We’ve been on a wild ride for the past few years. Inc. 5,000 put us on their lists of fastest growing private companies for nine straight years. And we were named to the CRN Tech Elite 250 list in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Why? Our culture and focus on empathetic technology guides our decisions and interactions every day.
1997
Grand Rapids, Michigan
OST launched. We were primarily delivering UNIX/NT environments that were designed to support commercial applications.
2000
Y2K
Y2K and the dot.com bust. Nearly 5,000 tech companies started in 1997-2000 went out of business. (Some just ahead of their time.)
2003
Buying In
Seven OST employees come together to purchase the company.
2008
Expanding West
Acquired CBS solutions which launched our Application Development practice.
Opened our Minneapolis office in the old John Deere Factory in the North Loop.
2012
Growing to Detroit
Hired our 100th employee.
Opened our SE Michigan office in Downtown Detroit.
2013
London Calling
Expanded across the pond with an official office in London.
2014
All Hail the Chief
Meredith Bronk becomes the President of OST.
2016
Forward Thinking Design
Hired our 200th employee.
Expanded to Hong Kong and Singapore.
Acquired Visualhero and launched our design practice.
2017
Reaching New Heights
Helped Amway launch their first ever connected product.