History
Each location we’ve added has not only strengthened our story and portfolio of capabilities, but allowed us to provide you with local, personal service wherever you are.
Company incorporates and changes its name to US itek. Establishes larger offices in Kenmore. US itek expands business into Educational Sales. Begins national distribution of Computers and IT to dealers. Company doubles in size.
Y2K Hysteria
US itek is incorporated and begins national distribution of computers and IT.
Mails out 15,000 Catalogs Monthly.
Company doubles again. Expansion of our Wholesale showroom and warehouse facility
US itek purchases assets of Black Cat Computer.
US itek arranges acquisition of User-Friendly PC Customers. Forerunner in US to debut Digital Video Surveillance product line at Las Vegas International Security Conference. Created customer leasing program. Become AMD, 3Com and Western Digital Partners.
Dot Com Bubble Burst
Company doubles in size and expands wholesale showroom.
David travels to China to start importing hardware.
Acquires User Friendly PC & Black Cat Computer.
Move to the new Suites Expansion of our Wholesale showroom a second time. Announcement of Xerox authorization. Announcement of Panasonic tough book authorization. Further expansion of computer assembly facility. First Contract with Fortune 500 firm to provide custom IT manufacturing and logistics. Became Intel Product dealer and Microsoft System Builder. Created customer leasing program. Online Order and account lookup. Web hosting program developed.
Apple introduces iPod Windows XP
Dylan is born.
Buildout of manufacturing facility, capable of 1000 PCs/month.
Debuts Digital Video Surveillance.
First Business First Fast Track 50 award of Fastest growing firms in Buffalo Niagara. Created position of Marketing Director. Creation of itek case line of premium computer chassis. Creation of itek Kiosk Division of Custom Manufacturing. Sony Vaio Authorized Reseller. New York State OGS contract awarded. Expansion of Government sales division. Expansion of Educational Sales division. Qualification of NYS Empire Zone.
Xbox launches
First Fast Track Award of Fastest Growing firms in Buffalo Niagara.
US itek develops first branded products made in China and proudly stamped Buffalo as final destination.
Second Business First Fast Track 50 award of Fastest growing firms in Buffalo Niagara. Creation of new Business Development Group. David Stinner was nominated for “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Buffalo Business First. Creation of Computer Recycling Division. Became Microsoft Authorized Educational Reseller. Itek ACCESS program to offer Joint sales with Government and Educational accounts. Awarded contract with Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Creates Employee Purchase program with local large companies. Offers personal financing for retail showroom. Introduced Small Form Factor computing at GTC East Conference held in Albany. Developed itek Custom Manufacturing and itek Contact Manufacturing to build upon itek CASE and relations built in China and Taiwan. Based on Buffalo Business First, The US itek, Inc. ranked no. 19 among computer companies by Western New York Employees.
Skype Videocalling
US itek is a pioneer in e-waste and starts computer recycling division with HSBC contract to recycle all their hardware on the east coast.
Awarded NYS OGS contract.
Third Business First Fast Track 50 award of Fastest growing firms in Buffalo Niagara. Merger with Electric.com & Expansion of IT Services. Creation of itek Communications offering IP Telephony. Creation of itek Cabling offering LAN, video and datacenter installations. Creation of itek LAN Security and itek IT Policy. Development of itek Document Management Systems. Expand IT service to a staff of 50 across New York State, New Jersey, New England, including offices in New York City. First to have Windows Media Center Showroom in Buffalo Niagara. Based on Buffalo Business First, The US itek, Inc. ranked no. 26 among computer companies by Western New York Employees.
US itek publishes and distributes Computer Magazine to over 1500 locations.
Mark Clift joins US itek and becomes the critical element in the evolution to Managed and Security services.
Dan Hark is born.
Creation of itek Game Server Hosting. Creation of itek Marketing, custom design and printing online Creation of itek Video Conferencing Solutions. Fourth Fast Track 50 award based on Buffalo Business First, Buffalo-Niagara's Fastest Growing Companies, Awarded to US itek, Inc. and ranked no. 25 among computer companies by Western New York Employees.
Google Maps, Youtube, Windows XP Media Center
Creation of itek Game Server hosting.
David is invited to Microsoft Partner Advisory Council.
Fifth Fast Track 50 award based on Buffalo Business First, Buffalo-Niagara's Fastest Growing Companies, Awarded to US itek, Inc. and ranked no. 20 among computer companies by Western New York Employees.
David attends the Managed Services Workshop in Los Angeles and brings back the Managed Services concept.
First Managed Service agreement.
Sixth Fast Track 50 award based on Buffalo Business First, Buffalo-Niagara's Fastest Growing Companies, Awarded to US itek, Inc. and ranked no. 22 among computer companies by Western New York Employees.
First iPhone
David and Dawn become parents to triplets.
6th Fast Track 50 award based on Buffalo Business First’s Fastest Growing Companies.
Based on Buffalo Business First, The US itek, Inc. ranked no. 24 among computer companies by Western New York Employees.
Bitcoin, First Android, Google Chrome
US itek becomes Microsoft Gold Partner and sells first Cloud services.
Intel Gold Provider.
Based on Buffalo Business First, The US itek, Inc. ranked no. 24 among computer companies by Western New York Employees.
Books go digital, App Mania, Windows 7
David attends UB Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Helpdesk Surpasses 50 Tickets per day.
Based on Buffalo Business First, The US itek, Inc. ranked no. 24 among computer companies by Western New York Employees.
Internet of Things
US itek installs Connectwise ticketing system.
To this day, we’ve received 2,188,444 tickets.
Based on Buffalo Business First, The US itek, Inc. ranked no. 36 among computer companies by Western New York Employees.
Apple launches Siri, the first virtual voice assistant
US itek installs remote automation system.
US itek buys out remains of Great Lakes Electronic Distributing, a former PC manufacturer with an annual revenue of $65M.
Microsoft Partner of the Year.
Based on Buffalo Business First, The US itek, Inc. ranked no. 27 among computer companies by Western New York Employees.
Windows 8, Microsoft Surface released
US itek builds out new facility on Niagara Falls Boulevard with a new showroom, Data Center, and training facility.
Top 250 MSP by MSP Mentor
Seventh Fast Track 50 award based on Buffalo Business First, Buffalo-Niagara's Fastest Growing Companies, Awarded to US itek, Inc. and ranked from no. 19 to ranked no. 16 among computer companies by Western New York Employees.
Throwback to the 2013 Showroom Debut
Netflix releases House of Cards and starts binge streaming television
US itek moves into new state of the art facility.
US itek becomes autonomous system on the Internet.
David Stinner Interview with Jonas. Based on Buffalo Business First, Buffalo Niagara's Best Companies to Work for; HONOREE awarded to the US itek, Inc. and ranked no. 19 among computer companies by Western New York Employees.
Throwback to Intel System Building Interview 2012
Target Hack, Rise of Uber, Drones
End of US itek white box computer manufacturing.
US itek hits the streets with its first electric vehicle.
US itek has been recognized by Buffalo Business First as one of the Top 25 and the Fast Track companies that offer Cloud | Managed IT | Cybersecurity | Compliance | VoIP. And with consistent ranking among other computer companies by Western New York Employees.
Windows 10
Nicola joins US itek.
US itek starts selling Lenovo PCs and servers.
Intel Gold System Builder.
In May US itek completes the acquisition of PC Housecall Inc. which supports many clients in Buffalo region. Leading Technician Gary White joins US itek staff with the acquisition.
Pokemon Go becomes a global cultural phenomenon
US itek is recognized by Buffalo Business First as one of the Top 25 and the Fast Track companies that offer Cloud, Managed IT, Cybersecurity, Compliance, VoIP.
In the same year in June, purchase of PC Housecall.
Based on Buffalo Business First, US itek was able to receive multiple recognitions: The Info Tech WNY Tech Awards, The Largest Technology Companies Services, The TOP Technology Companies Services, and The Largest Cloud-Computing Companies.
Bills make the playoffs for the first time since 1999
In April, US itek is nominated as a InfoTech WNY Beta Award Finalist.
Nelson joins US itek.
Showroom closes, no more retail store.
As Published in Buffalo Business First, the company received recognition as one of the TOP Technology Companies Services, the TOP Cloud-Computing Companies, and The Fast Track Company, and was featured in the Article Nimble and Growing.
Airpods, Tesla Model 3
Carson and Jeff start working at US itek on the same day.
US itek begins offering Cybersecurity.
After a rigorous selection process held by Cloud Tango as one of the Top 100 Managed Service Providers, US itek was one of those who demonstrated a good track record highlighting technical excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction and was recognized as the Largest Cloud Computing Companies.
VR games take off
Named Top 100 Managed Service Provider by Cloud Tango for a good track record highlighting excellence, innovation and customer satisfaction.
As Published in Buffalo Business First, the company received acknowledgments as one of the Largest Technology Companies, the Largest Cloud-Computing Companies, and the TOP 100 Managed Service Providers in the United States. US itek was also selected as one of the technology industry's Top-Performing Providers of Managed Security Services by ChannelE2E.com. With continued innovation in managed services, it was also recognized by two prestigious organizations, Clutch.co and Cloudtango.org, named as the TOP Managed IT Service Providers in the United States.
Covid-19 pandemic changes the world
Covid hits: US itek gets customers to work remote within a few days.
One of the first MSPs to debut ThreatLocker, Protecting Client from attack.
As Published in Buffalo Business First, US itek has received multiple recognitions consistently: as the Largest Cloud-Computing Company and the TOP Managed IT Service Provider and ranked 22 among all MSPs.
Colonial Pipeline
Dan Tirone becomes Chief Operating Officer.
The Top 100 Vertical Market MSPs list and research, according to ChannelE2E, identified and honored the Top 100 managed services providers (MSPs) in healthcare, legal, government, financial services, manufacturing, and additional vertical markets. US itek was ranked among the Top vertical market MSPs and originally listed by Buffalo Business First as one of the Largest Buffalo Technology Companies and the Largest Cybersecurity Companies. MSSP Alert offers sponsorship programs for companies targeting the MSSP, IT professional, and IT Channel ecosystem. US itek received, for the second time as one of the Global Top 250 MSSPs in the United States.
Launch of ChatGPT
Ron, Kim, and Marc become our first Filipino team members.
Top 100 MSP in healthcare, legal, government, financial services, and manufacturing.
Dan Hark, William and Dylan join the technical team.
AI offers promise and peril
First time participating in the Corporate Challenge and the 11 Day Powerplay.
Frank joins the team from South Africa.
Erica becomes our Customer Success Liaison. Marvin and Rico join the helpdesk.
Microsoft Co-Pilot
Sean is the latest US itek employee.
Debut of Business Intelligence for SMB
Celebrating 25 years of Business.