E. Hartford IT provider acquires Cheshire division

East Hartford business IT provider Total Communications said it has acquired the voice-and-data division of Cheshire’s Business Electronics Inc.

Under the agreement, Total Communications — which providers telephone, Internet, data and other services — acquires BEI’s telephone customer base, inventory and technical and sales staff.

BEI said in a statement that the deal allows it to focus on maintaining and growing its call-recording business with larger corporations and municipalities.

Total Communications said the acquisition strengthens its position as a major Northeast provider of Mitel products and services.

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Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.