Metro Information Services, Inc. was acquired by Keane, Inc. on 11/30/2001. Metro Information Services, Inc. provided information technology consulting, and custom software development services and solutions in 35 metropolitan markets in the United States and Puerto Rico. Services and solutions performed by Metro included application systems development and maintenance, IT architecture and engineering, systems consulting, project outsourcing (including managed services), and general support services. Metro's clients operated in a wide variety of industries including communications, distribution, retail, financial services, government, health care, information technology, manufacturing, transportation, leisure, and utilities. IT services were provided by the company, primarily, through supplemental IT services arrangements and, to a lesser extent, through project outsourcing arrangements.