In 1984, it was making sure your clunky
desktop computer was functioning and the
blocky neon-green text lined up on the
black screen.
While retro ’80s computers have gotten
sleeker, re-emerging as slim-line notebook
laptops, Network Technologies Inc. has
bulked up instead.
Since the company’s inception, the developers at NTI have kept up with the times
and the expanding demand for computer
equipment, such as keyboard-video-mouse
(KVM) and audio/video switches, splitters
and extenders.
The Aurora-based manufacturer first physically expanded in 1991, when it moved to its
current headquarters. The facility kept
sprouting new additions in 1995, 2003 and,
most recently, 2006, when 10,200 square feet
of production space was added.
Each stage of growth also ushered in more equipment and personnel. Since the 2003
expansion, for example, NTI has nearly doubled its number of employees to about 92
last year. On the company’s Web site, pictures of several smiling office assistants and
customer service representatives accompany brief biographies next to their contact
information. These dedicated team members have facilitated another facet of NTI’s
growth by doubling the company’s revenue
in the past five years.
Under President Carl Jagatich, NTI developers have continued to add new products to
the company’s catalog. Four years ago, for
example, came the advent of monitoring systems that manage server room conditions
like high temperature, smoke and intrusion.
Though the company is firmly rooted in
Portage County, where the products are manufactured, NTI’s reach is global. In addition to
national online resellers, distributors are
spread around the globe from Russia to
Iceland and Singapore to Australia.
NTI products are used in nearly every industry, including transportation, retail, education
and manufacturing — even government agencies and branches of the military. Some clients
include NASA, the Boeing Company, General
Electric, the Central Intelligence Agency and
UCLA, but even home offices depend on NTI
for their KVM needs.
NTI strives to offer solutions that
improve efficiency, reduce equipment and
energy costs, and make the most of space
— whether you sport a decades-old IBM
green-screen monitor or a much newer
model with multiple attachments.
HOW TO REACH: Network Technologies Inc., (330) 562-7070
or www.networktechinc.com‘ target=’_blank’>www.networktechinc.com
