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Since our humble beginning in 1999 … … we have come a long, long way …
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1999
We are two people working out of a garage, installing networks in our spare time.
The first Blackberry device (the 850) is launched as a two-way pager
And we may occasionally find time for a game of Virtua Tennis on our Sega Dreamcast console
We are ‘dialling up’ to connect to the internet!
2001
We survive Y2K, the client base is growing, and we have employees!
Some of us are playing The Sims while awaiting the launch of the Nintendo Game Cube AND Microsoft’s XBOX
Apple unveils its Mac OS X operating system and Microsoft rolls out Windows XP
ADSL launches and one telephone line is split into voice and data. At the trial we watch a 1MB file download in less than a minute!
2003
IT support is in demand. We're still in the garage, but it's a busy garage – we have 4 engineers on the team.
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We get our first animation client – 2DTV; the satirical animated TV show that was the successor to Spitting Image
25% of voice calls are now made using VoIP, and Skype is launched
The first 64-bit processor, AMD's Athlon 64, is available to the consumer market
2004
Mozilla's Firefox 1.0 challenges the dominant web browser – Microsoft's Internet Explorer
Thefacebook launches – social networking will never be the same again
2005
The team continues to grow – the bookkeeper is kicked out to make room!
Google acquires Android, a Linux-based mobile phone operating system
AMD, the microprocessor manufacturer, announce the first multicore microprocessor and shortly after, Intel follows suit
YouTube, a video sharing service, is founded
Microsoft launches the XBOX 360
2006
We keep doing what we do best, and all this happens …
Apple introduces the MacBook Pro
Nintendo's Wii game console hits the market and the Sony PlayStation 3 is released
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The amount of traffic on the internet outpaces the increase in capacity (by 75% to 47%) for the third consecutive year
Apple releases the iPhone in the US and we ‘jailbreak’ two of them to make them usable in the UK
2008
We've bought an office! Well, it’s a shell but it is a start …
We poured cement into this hole …
… and put these breeze blocks here!
The team is now nine strong and the garage is cosy. We’re playing with hypervisors on our test servers and begin rolling out virtualised servers to clients
Google releases the Chrome browser
Assassin's Creed is released for XBOX 360 and Playstation 3
Facebook games seem to be a thing. Farmville sows the seeds for social gaming and Angry Birds take off
2009
"Hello, Technica Solutions" – we’re feeling professional and swapped garage for office!
Microsoft launches Windows 7
Nintendo DSI released
Craig Fisher arrives to make us take sales and marketing seriously, starting with our telephone manner! Our team of 10 moves into the new office.
… and one with Chicken and pineapple please. Hang on I don't eat pineapple?
2010
The number of bespoke tools keeps increasing, for server checks, self-healing, secure client data and more.
Apple unveils the iPad
We have multiple staircases …
… and a large genius expert bar
2011
We’re using Autotask (professional automation) and N-able (remote monitoring) to give the team the best tools to deliver outstanding service and support.
Google releases the Chromebook
Nintendo 3DS released
2012
2012 and we’re a team of 14.
Sony PS Vita and Nintendo Wii U released
2013
We make our first acquisition – Freedom One, a predominantly Mac-based support company
Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch launches
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Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft XBOX One released
2014
Client advocates introduced.
Withings Smart Blood Pressure Sleeve
Growth in popularity of the ‘internet of things’ with companies capitalising on networks of SMART devices
Growth in popularity of the ‘internet of things’ with companies capitalising on networks of SMART devices
Philips Hue Smart Bulbs
GOJI Smart Lock
A nailed-on spare
Paul receives the first of numerous awards for (very) long service
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The back-office team is introduced – providing IT support to the team providing IT support. Sort of.
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There are now 22 of us!
The first reprogrammable quantum computer is created
We’re 11 times our start size, enough for a game of football! (Having the right number isn't essential to kicking a ball round the office!)
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Desk Director (AKA Technica Rapid Assist) further streamlines the support process.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a new "Molecular Informatics" program that uses molecules as computers
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Demand for cloud-based data and phone systems continues to soar. Working from home, office or beach is seamless.
Home …
… the office …
… and the beach.
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We’ve come a long way personally and professionally since our early garage days. There have been ups, downs, highs and lows. Staff have come and gone, helped us on our journey and moved on to continue theirs, as have a few clients, though a good number of those that helped convince us to start the business have stuck with us since the very start.
Our Clients
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