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OST Featured in CRN Utilizing New Site to Market its Services

Solution providers see TheBench.net driving down the high cost of acquiring qualified customer leads that will ultimately pay off in new business. Dan Behm, president of Open Systems Technologies, Grand Rapids, Mich. solution provider whose professional services sales are up nearly 40 percent this year, sees TheBench.net saving him significant time, money and resource spent on marketing his business.

OST Adds 35 New Jobs in 2011; Sets the Tone for West Michigan

OST's reputation for technology services and products is providing more opportunities for hiring and increases in revenue which has lead to 35 new hires in 2011.

Pay It Square: Perfect for the Holidays

By a simple click of the mouse you can begin raising money for personal fundraisers, charity donations and holiday gifts. Michael Lomonaco, Marketing Director of OST & Pay It Square and Tina Derusha from Spotlight616 stop by the Weekend Morning News to talk about the website.

OST Helps Michigan Lead the Way in Technology Job Growth

Firms like OST are helping Michigan lead the nation in terms of growth in technology jobs, defying a national trend that saw tech jobs decline as a whole last year, according to a new report.

Building Secure “Guest Network” WiFi into Healthcare Facilities

A growing trend in healthcare technology is to implement “guest” wireless networks within and around the healthcare facility. However, this trend does pose some potential security concerns, if not implemented after considerable planning.

OST Secures Spot on Inc 5000 List for 5th Year in a Row

OST makes the list of the fastest growing small businesses in America for the fifth year in row with a 3-year growth rate of 80%.

OST's Dan Behm: Great Lakes Innovation & Technology Report

Today, OST is a technology company driven by software and service in four growing economic sectors: healthcare, manufacturing and distribution, finance and insurance, and enterprise technology.

Pay It Square Experiences Momentum

Using a step-by-step process, the site allows organizers of an event, fundraiser, club or other activity to set up a payment collection page, notify people who are involved with the event and then collect money.

OST Continues to Expand & Grow

The company’s open-minded and employee-first approach has contributed to its expansion from $33 million in sales in 2009 to this year’s projected sales of $70 million and hiring of 12 additional Grand Rapids-based employees this year. It hopes to hire five more workers by the end of the year, spokespersons said.

Culture Is Key At OST

A casual stroll through the new offices of Open System Technologies reveals plenty about the company without a word being said.

OST - On the Cutting Edge

Anyone at OST can start a new business practice if it fits into the existing business and makes sense financially. OST’s investment in those startups gives those with a notable idea the chance to build that business with the company’s support. However, despite the company’s explosive growth, Behm is careful to maintain the company’s culture, stressing things such as “Don’t get too big for our britches,” “Be genuine,” “Make everyone feel welcome” and “Support one another.”

OST Named to Everything Channel’s VAR500 List 3 Years in a Row

For the third year in a row, OST has been named to the VAR 500, an annual list of the 500 largest value added resellers in the U.S. OST has moved up the list from number 483 in 2009 and number 425 in 2010 to number 273 in 2011.

Dan Behm of OST in Grand Rapids Honored as an Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young

Dan Behm, President of OST, has been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Michigan and Northwest Ohio Award in the Technology category.

Digital Reside: IT Firms Grow in W. Michigan; incentive to Set Roots Mostly Not From Government

Crain's Detroit Business features OST as one of the premier IT consulting companies in the state of Michigan as well as a recruiter of top talent in the areas of application & software development, services and more.

OST #1 Software Developer In West Michigan

OST is ranked #1 software developer in West Michigan by the Grand Rapids Business Journal for the second year in a row.

OST & Pay It Square

Grand Rapids, MI – March 8, 2011 – Local software development firm Open Systems Technologies (OST) completed its merger recently with Pay It Square (www.payitsquare.com), a web-based group collections site built on the PayPal platform.

Win/Win: Pay it Square and OST Merge

The Grand Rapids technology scene continues to expand nationally with the recent merger of Pay It Square, a web-based tool to help people raise & collect money, and OST, a Grand Rapids-based technology firm.

OST: Service with a Smile

The OST company video was created with one goal in mind: "Don't be like other I.T. company corporate videos. In other words, don't be boring.”

OST Wins Two Awards at the Arrow Alliance Summit

OST won the HP Blade Award and the prestigious HP Growth Award at the Arrow Alliance Summit in Miami. This is the first time that OST has won two awards in one year at the Alliance Summit; it is also the first time we have won the HP Growth Award.

OST Does Radio

Meredith Bronk, talk show guest on the Good News and Success Morning Show, discusses OST's company culture and work environment.

OST on TV

OST is profiled to be one of the best places to work at in Grand Rapids.

OST Ranks #1 for Top Area Software Developers

Technology Growth - Enabling Industry Trends

"VanderMey, the company's chief technology officer, sees one thing in common among all clients: They haven't been afraid to invest in today's technology trends in order to preserve their business far into the future."

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."

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."

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

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."

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."

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.

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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."

$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."

Save, Sustain and Simplify

"Reduce Costs and Improve Availability with HP ProLiant Servers and BladeSystems and VMware Virtualization Solutions - Open Systems Technologies"

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."

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."

Techonomics

"Behm said attraction and retention are usually the top two problems for technology companies, but they're OST's top tow strengths.."

LeftHand Steak and Storage Event

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."

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."

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OST Named to 2009 INC5000

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."

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.

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."

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."

GRBJ Article- Successful Entrepreneur says 'it's all in the people'

"I have this philosophy to play hard and work hard"

Demystifying the Virtual Desktop for Hospitals

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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."

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."

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."

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 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 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."

OST Named to CRN 2008 Fast Growth 100

"Two–Year Revenue Growth, 2005–2007, 153%, Rank #39."

Data Recovery Even Without a Building

“We look at disaster recovery and business continuity as two separate things but related,” said Kurt Stevens...

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

OST Named to 2007 INC5000

“Why it's growing: This employee-owned company enjoys virtually no turnover”.

OST Named to CRN 2007 Fast Growth100

“Percentage change in net sales, 2004 – 2006, 118.15%, Rank #52”

Big Storage Opens Up

“Open Systems Technologies (OST) could be the poster child for solution providers in the high-end enterprise storage space.”

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.”

OST Named to CRN 2006 Fast Growth100

“Percentage change in net sales, 2003 – 2005, 153.12%, Rank #41”

Channel Innovator: Mass Storage Winner Open Systems Technologies

“Open Systems Technologies (OST)...has grown its business significantly by leading with storage consulting services.”

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.”