NEWS & EVENTS.
HP Tries to Speed Up EHR Adoption with Support, Training, Financing Package
"As a complete solution with unique elements such as marketing services and support, HP's EHReady will make it simpler for us to help our physician practice customers achieve their EHR vision," said Jim VanderMey, chief technology officer, Open Systems Technologies Inc. "The program is helping hospitals that have implemented enterprise EHR applications extend the advantages of this investment into their affiliated physician practices."
IT Channel Planet – Article featuring OST – July 13, 2010
Open Systems Technologies feels at home in renovated Drueke building
"I want you, when you walk in the door, to feel really welcome," said Behm, president of the local information technology and business process services company. "(The employees) are all busy, but they can relax and feel at home."
West Michigan Business – Article on OST – July 13, 2010
OST Named to VAR 500 for Second Consecutive Year
The VAR 500 is an annual list of the 500 largest value added resellers in the U.S.; this includes IT consultants, solution providers, traditional resellers and vendor services arms. OST has moved up the list from number 483 in 2009 to number 425 in 2010
CRN Magazine – OST Ranking – May 21, 2010
OST & HP Next Gen Series Event
OST Events – April 20, 2010
Hard Work, Local Focus
"The full-service I.T. provider recently created a new advisory board to help spur revenue and employee growth, and it's planning to move to the regurbished Drueke Building in May."
Business Review – Article on OST – April 8, 2010
Open Systems Technology is preparing to occupy renovated landmark on Grand Rapids' West Side
"We love Michigan and we're trying to find ways to add employees here," Behm says.
Rapid Growth Magazine – Article on OST – April 1, 2010
Ohio healthcare system leans on OST to manage its Epic rollout
"Once fully deployed, Kettering Health Network will have redundant data centers thereby ensuring the EMR's rigorous application availability."
OST Press Release – April 1, 2010
Names and Faces in Business
New Hire Announcement – Grand Rapids Press – March 25, 2010
Names and Faces in Business
New Hire Announcement – Grand Rapids Press – March 4, 2010
Metro Health Goes Entirely Electronic: First West Michigan Hospital to Have Integrated EMR
"The new system, MetroConnect, provides instant access for both patients and participating healthcare providers to medical records, including health history, test results, medications, diagnoses and treatments. MetroConnect makes it safer and easier to provide - and to receive - better healthcare, allowing patients to renew subscriptions online, correspond with their doctors via e-mail for basic questions, review bills and schedule appointments online."
Metro Health Press Release – February 11, 2010
$34M Grand Rapids Tech Firm Names Global Industry Leaders to New Advisory Board
"Mac Reynolds, Ph.D., recent CEO and chairman of the board of Dart Energy Corporation and founder of ERL LLC, and Frank J. Feraco, managing partner of Chicago-based Great Lakes Equity Partners, form the two-person advisory board."
OST Press Release – January 28, 2010
Save, Sustain and Simplify
"Reduce Costs and Improve Availability with HP ProLiant Servers and BladeSystems and VMware Virtualization Solutions - Open Systems Technologies"
Webinar – OST Recording – January 13, 2010
Technology firm OST will be anchor tenant of renovated Drueke Building on Grand Rapids' West Side
"Moving where we are, where we don't have the river right across the street and we're a little farther from downtown, we want to make it really special for employees,’ said company President Dan Behm. Some of the features will be ‘ridiculously over the top,’ he said."
Grand Rapids Press – Article on OST – December 17, 2009
Grand Rapids technology firm's growth momentum generates 19 new jobs
"At a time when technology firms are downsizing, one Grand Rapids company is expanding three of its service areas and hiring employees and contractors."
RapidsGrowth Magazine – Article on OST – December 17, 2009
Techonomics
"Behm said attraction and retention are usually the top two problems for technology companies, but they’re OST’s top tow strengths.."
MiBiz – Article on OST – December 7, 2009
LeftHand Steak & Storage Event
OST Events – November 12, 2009
OST Named to CRN's 50 Up-And-Coming VARs for 2009
"In an economic climate in which flat is the new up, measuring any revenue growth is an achievement. But what about the companies with growth in the very enviable range of 20 percent to 54 percent? Those are certainly companies to watch in 2010."
CRN Magazine – OST Ranking – October 19, 2009
Kettering Health Network selects OST to help launch new clinical information solutions
"OST was selected by Kettering Health Network because of its extensive experience in deploying complex and highly available server, storage and backup solutions that meet the rigorous standards demanded by Epic."
OST Press Release – September 21, 2009
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Eight West Michigan businesses make Inc. Magazine's list of fastest growing private companies
"No. 2,199 -- Open Systems Technologies, Grand Rapids; IT services, $33.3 million sales, 143.6 percent growth."
West Michigan Business – Article on OST – August 21, 2009
OST Named to 2009 INC5000
INC Magazine – Article on OST – August 21, 2009
ITIL V3 Foundations Course
This essential 3-day course introduces the core concepts of the ITIL framework and serves as a point of departure for more in-depth mastery of proven IT Service Management practices. Under the expert guidance of OST instructor, students acquire broad familiarity with the IT Service Lifecycle, as well as key ITIL processes, principles, concepts, and models.
This course helps participants understand the ITIL Service Lifecycle, major ITIL processes, functions, core concepts, principles, and models. The course also helps students prepare for the ITIL Foundation exam delivered on the last day of the class.
OST Events – June 1 – 3, 2009
Wood Radio 1300 – West Michigan's Money
"One of the advantages that we have had as a small company is that we have been able to adapt very quickly as economical conditions have changed. We have added practices, added lines of businesses, and we have also added new services as demand has changed in the information technology world."
Wood Radio Show – OST Interview with Jim Vandermey – May 2, 2009
Michigan 50 Companies to Watch honors OST
"OST is thrilled to be recognized as one the emerging companies in our state," said OST President Dan Behm. "We are excited at our rapid growth in West Michigan and look forward to putting the national spotlight on our region."
OST Press Release – April – 6, 2009
GRBJ Article- Successful Entrepreneur says 'it's all in the people'
"I have this philosophy to play hard and work hard"
Grand Rapids Business Journal – Article on President, Dan Behm – March 9, 2009
Demystifying the Virtual Desktop for Hospitals
OST Events – Webinar – February 27, 2009
VMWare on NetApp Event
OST Events – February 19, 2009
VITO Article- Hot on the Outsourcing Trail
"In response to many companies downsizing and letting go of their technology managers, OST developed what it's calling a "virtual information technology officer" (VITO) service."
MiBiz – Article on OST – February 2, 2009
Computers: Playground for Corporate Thieves - Act Now to Protect Your Company's Greatest Assets
"In today's world, a corporation's greatest assets are not the physical objects in a factory or office, but rather the information and collective wisdom captured in electronic format and stored in computers."
Corp! Magazine – Article on OST – October 15, 2008
Grand Rapids tech firm diversifies with virtual executive program, adds 16 jobs
"The VITO program fills a number of diverse needs a company might have, such as creating a three-year IT plan, creating a detailed capital budget, providing project management expertise to manage important IT projects, providing temporary executive leadership when workload is above capacity, and assessing and designing an effective IT organizational structure."
RapidGrowth Magazine - Article on OST - October 9, 2008
Demystifying the Virtual Desktop Seminar
This is your chance to go beyond the basics on one of the hottest topics in IT Desktop Virtualization. You may have heard the terms: Virtual Client, Hosted Desktop, Virtual Desktop, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Blade PC's, VDI, CCI, or Client Virtualization...
OST Events – October 3, 2008
OST Honored as One of West Michigan's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
"This award has been established to highlight companies that recognize employees as their greatest asset."
OST Press Release – August 22, 2008
OST Named to 2008 INC5000
"Why it's growing: Mergers, including the March 2008 merger with CBS Solutions, have helped the company expand into application development and other services."
INC Magazine – Article on OST – August 21, 2008
OST Named to CRN 2008 Fast Growth 100
"Two–Year Revenue Growth, 2005–2007, 153%, Rank #39."
CRN Magazine – OST Ranking – August 20, 2008
Data recovery even without a building
“We look at disaster recovery and business continuity as two separate things but related,” said Kurt Stevens...
West Michigan Business Review – OST Quoted – July 10, 2008
OST Joins Forces with CBS Solutions
“Open Systems Technologies, Inc. (OST) announces today the merger of OST and CBS Solutions, Inc. (CBS), strengthening OST's position as one of the fastest growing companies in the IT industry.”
OST Press Release – March 19, 2008
Merger of Two Leading Grand Rapids Software Firms Spurs 12 Area Jobs
“With the addition of CBS Solutions we can now provide customers with end-to-end IT services because CBS fills the gaps between what we were able to provide and what we can now provide.”
RapidGrowth Magazine – Article on OST – April 3, 2008
HP Expands BladeSystem Portfolio with Integrity Blade for Large Data Center Workloads
“Open Systems Technologies, an HP Platinum Certified solutions provider and systems integrator based in Grand Rapids, Mich., has successfully helped many organizations move business-critical applications to an HP bladed environment.”
HP New Release – OST Quoted – February 12, 2008
Grand Rapids Tech Firm Ranked as Fastest Growing Company in West Michigan
“They incorporated in India. But Behm is quick to say that it's not for outsourcing; it's to build a company similar to the parent company to sell software and tech services, and resell Hewlett-Packard hardware to India, China, and Singapore.”
RapidGrowth Magazine – Article on OST - September 6, 2007
OST Named to 2007 INC5000
“Why it's growing: This employee-owned company enjoys virtually no turnover”.
INC Magazine – Article on OST - August 23, 2007
OST Named to CRN 2007 Fast Growth100
“Percentage change in net sales, 2004 – 2006, 118.15%, Rank #52”
CRN Magazine – OST Ranking - July 11, 2007
Big Storage Opens Up
“Open Systems Technologies (OST) could be the poster child for solution providers in the high-end enterprise storage space.”
VAR Business Magazine – OST Quoted - June 27, 2007
HDS Adds Thin Provisioning To Its Virtualization With New Enterprise Array
"The 4-Gbit Fibre Channel enhancement is a bonus, but the software is why I'm excited," said Jim VanderMey, vice president of technical operations at Open Systems Technologies.”
VAR Business Magazine – OST Quoted - May 14, 2007
OST Named to CRN 2006 Fast Growth100
“Percentage change in net sales, 2003 – 2005, 153.12%, Rank #41”
CRN Magazine – OST Ranking - July 21, 2006
OST Ranked as Second Fastest Growing Storage Reseller in the Nation
“To study the success of OST, just open the door and walk into the solution provider’s Grand Rapids, Mich., office. Company President Dan Behm said the secret to the company’s growth is the employees that can be found there.”
CRN Magazine – Article on OST - September 23, 2005
Channel Innovator: Mass Storage Winner Open Systems Technologies
“Open Systems Technologies (OST)...has grown its business significantly by leading with storage consulting services.”
Buisness Solutions Magazine – Article on OST – February 1, 2006
