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Our HistoryBeginningsCustom Computers started in the early 1990s as a small operation building and fixing systems for friends and aquintences. We were primarily focussed on building small networks to provide educational software to children and teens. As time went on we developed relations with business and government cutomers providing hardware and network gear. Some of our larger customers included the U.S. Navy, Olympic College, Magnolia HiFi and Vallen Cities Counselling. Migration from Hardware to ServiceIn the late 90s, the margin on hardware was so thin, it was unprofitable to simply resell. Our existing customers were requesting more service anyway, so it was a natural process to migrate to a more services-oriented business. During this period we trained and received certifications with Sonicwall and NeverFail. Current ServicesAs our cutomers matured, we found ourselves supporting ever newer and more complex infrastructures. As such, we were compelled to learn ever newer disciplines as well, such as CRM, Sharepoint Portal Server and Softricity. We also invested heavily in strengthening our core competency, which has been network maintenance and support. Custom Computers partnered with N-Able Technologies to aquire the PrimeTime network management package, allowing us to provide real-time monitoring and support for our existing customers. This has been a turning point in our development. This Year and The FutureTraining and CompetenciesWe have set an ambitious goal for 2006 to raise the level of each employee's certification and competency. Some employees are undertaking certification training in Softicity, while the rest will be working with New Horizon Training Center to upgrade their Microsoft certifications. Application Virtualization and StreamingWe have been working on developing an application server for streaming software applications with Softricity. We have a Softgrid environment, which virtualizes and streams applications to the desktop. We would like to develop this model for large scale implementation for business and education use. The challenge at the moment is to develop licensing relationships with software vendors and a client base willing to give it a try. Network Monitoring ServicesMeanwhile, we are strengthening and further developing our core managed network services business. |
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