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ISP, WEB DEVELOPER AND WEB BRANDING
Rob Semaan, CEO
Victor Mattison, President & Chairman
712 N. 2nd St., Suite 300
St. Louis, MO 63102
314/655-7700
www.accessus.net
Since 1995, Access US has been one of the fastest growing Internet
Service Providers in the Midwest. The two-time Top 50 winner, which
ranked last year as the region’s fourth fastest growing technology
company with five-year growth of 1,416%, is dedicated to providing
people and businesses with the highest quality Internet services.
Rob Semaan, CEO, says the company continues to grow because of its
local focus. “We consider ourselves a regional ISP with a hometown
flavor. Our services are priced lower than most national providers,
yet we offer higher quality customer service, since we know the
people and communities we serve,” he notes.
Even with the slower economy, the company has “managed to keep most
of our customers happy by continuing to provide good, quality service.”
And the key to that service is Access US’s employees. “We are most
proud of our employee team at Access US … for having grown our company
rapidly into the number one spot for ISPs based in St. Louis and
for staying in business despite the tough economic times,” Semaan
states.
CONVERGENT CUSTOMER CARE, BILLING AND ORDER MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
Nissam Daunov, Division President
1390 Timberlake Manor Parkway
Chesterfield, MO 63017
314/212-7000
www.amdocs.com
Amdocs (NYSE: DOX) provides information solutions to the leaders
of the communications and IP industry worldwide, offering CRM, billing
and order management systems for communications providers, and business
support systems for directory publishing companies.
With a 20-year track record of successful delivery of large-scale,
mission-critical systems and more than 9,100 employees worldwide,
Amdocs supports a global customer base of more than 200 communication
providers. These customers are serviced with more than a dozen offices
in the U.S., U.K., Brazil, Australia, Germany, Japan, Israel, and
Poland, among others. Amdocs revenues exceeded $422 million in the
first quarter of 2002. It spends $100 million annually in research
and development. This is the third year the company has made the
Top 50.
MICROFILM CONVERSION
Pete Gallagher, CEO
11833 New Halls Ferry Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63033
314/837-4000
www.amsi-hits.com
PETE GALLAGHER, AMSI/HITS |
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A newcomer to the Top 50, AMSI/HITS was founded by Pete Gallagher
in 1997 to provide microfilm conversion services. From that humble
beginning out of a storefront on Florissant Road in Ferguson, the
company has grown to a multi-million dollar operation employing
more than 100 people in a half dozen locations throughout the United
States. The operation today revolves around the conversion of business
records (paper, film, fiche) to digital format (CD and DVD).
According to Mike Polak, CFO, there are two areas that set the company
apart. “First we use standard Windows technology so there is no
additional hardware or software investment required to use our services.
Anyone with a PC running Windows with a CD or DVD has the hardware
and software needed to view the converted documents. The second
thing that sets us apart is that we approach our clients’ problems
from their points of view,” he states. In April AMSI/HITS moved
into its new headquarters, which quadrupled the size of its previous
location.
EMPLOYEE TRAINING SERVICES
Dean Pichee, President
745 Craig Rd., Suite 210
St. Louis, MO 63141
314/432-3077
www.bizlibrary.com
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DEAN PICHEE
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A Top 50 first-timer, Dean Pichee, president, founded Business Training
Library in January 1997 to provide small and mid-sized organizations
affordable access to the best and most up-to-date employee training
resources available. The company’s subscription-based video and
CD-ROM lending library has proven to be very successful, serving
more than 50,000 employees in thousands of small and mid-sized organizations
throughout the United States. Once companies join Business Training’s
video and CD-ROM lending library, their employees have complete
access to thousands of training programs. Employees order the program
via fax, phone, mail or e-mail and learn at their leisure. In the
last year, Business Training Library added 500 new programs to its
system.
DOCUMENT-CENTRIC SOLUTIONS PROVIDER
Jeffrey L. Haller, Managing partner
9915 Kennerly Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63128
314/842-1155
www.DataServASP.net
When DataServ started in 1994, it was the first Application Service
Provider (ASP) in the country. “That’s been our biggest competitive
advantage,” says Jeff Haller, managing partner. “Our experience
and time in the industry makes a big difference to our clients.”
They include Marsh@Work Solutions, Washington University School
of Medicine, Sony Pictures, and Petco. The company has 50 employees.
“Listening to our clients has been the key to our success—we understand
what they need, figure out the problem and offer them solutions,”
he notes. Since Sept. 11, companies are thinking more about electronically
storing documents. “We typically scan and store new documents for
clients, but now they’re sending us older documents that they want
to make sure are preserved.” An expanded function offered by DataServ
is an automatic cash application that allows clients to receive
payments through scanning versus data entry. This new service highlights
the challenge for DataServ—keeping up with technology. “Our clients
are counting on us to be up-to-date. Technology changes quickly
and it is driving further changes as clients are demanding systems
to be more efficient,” he states. This is DataServ’s second year
on the Top 50.
BUILDING AUTOMATION AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT
Gregory A. Sanford, President
10A Worthington Dr.
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
314/576-2990
www.eaglestl.com
Established in 1984, Eagle provides sales, installation and service
of professional building automation systems. Eagle’s concept of
absolute customer satisfaction and integrated projects has provided
the basis for development and growth of a loyal customer base. Through
the years, the company has grown with this concept to include approximately
400 local and more than 1,000 nationwide installed systems. Eagle
continues to expand its professional services throughout the Midwest
and Southeast.
They specialize in industrial/commercial, retail and financial/banking
markets, providing applications such as card access, temperature
control (HVAC), security management and CCTV. Experience with LAN/WAN
communications has allowed Eagle to provide new, creative and effective
solutions to many of its clients’ needs. Eagle is a three-time Top
50 winner.
MANUFACTURING FACILITY AUTOMATION
Matthew J. Quinn, Partner
John R. Schott, P.E., Partner
11124 Towne Square, Suite 102
St. Louis, MO 63123
314/845-0077
www.epicsystemsinc.net
Making the Top 50 for the second year, EPIC Systems, Inc. is an
engineering firm dedicated to providing innovative consulting, engineering,
and fabrication services to the manufacturing environment. The company
was started in 1995 when Matthew J. Quinn and John R. Schott became
partners. “Our goal is to expand our clients’ capabilities
and increase their productivity by providing solutions to their
manufacturing automation and data acquisition requirements,”
says Matt Quinn, partner. “We pride ourselves in applying solid
fundamental engineering principles to every application in order
to furnish solutions that truly meet our clients’ objectives.
We provide recommendations and solutions that cover a wide variety
of engineering fields. Our expertise is the ability to successfully
apply electrical, mechanical, and process engineering principles
in an objective manner.”
EPIC Systems has 22 full-time employees and operates out of two
facilities in South County—a main office and a fabrication facility.
Quinn states that even though there’s been an economic and manufacturing
slowdown the last two years, the company has adapted. “Being a small
organization gives us the ability to quickly change our strategy
and direction.” It has changed its typical engineering consulting
services to offer more “turnkey” solutions to clients and increased
its fabrication capabilities.
E-BUSINESS SOLUTION PROVIDER
Greg Sullivan, CEO
55 West Port Plaza, Ste. 100
St. Louis, MO 63146
314/213-5600
www.gasullivan.com
GREG
SULLIVAN,
G.A. Sullivan |
One of only two seven-time Top 50 winners, G. A. Sullivan is a global
e-business solution company. Since 1982, G. A. Sullivan professionals
have consistently delivered complex enterprise solutions and provided
strategic consulting in specific vertical industries including financial
services, health care, manufacturing, government, and others. The
company focuses on delivering quality software development consulting
services. “We do one thing and do it very well,” says Greg Sullivan,
president and CEO. “Another distinguishing characteristic of G.
A. Sullivan is the top-notch caliber of our consulting talent. We
employ some of the best technology and business experts in the business.”
G. A. Sullivan has 250 employees in 10 locations including St. Louis,
Kansas City, Cincinnati, Nashville, San Antonio, Fairview Heights,
Ill., Detroit, Boston, Atlanta, and Seattle. It will celebrate its
20th anniversary in December.
“I’m most proud of G. A. Sullivan’s track record for delivering
challenging solutions to our customers with a high level of satisfaction,”
he states. “We have never wavered on our commitment to provide the
best quality of service possible. This has resulted in numerous
long-term relationships and an excellent repeat client base that
has been key to our long-term growth.”
HEALTH CARE REIMBURSTMENT
Tim Fogerty, President & CEO
9201 Watson Road, Suite 200
St. Louis, MO 63126
314/961-2720
www.gatewayedi.com
Also making the Top 50 in 2000, Gateway EDI helps doctors and insurance
companies improve the reimbursement process through the use of technology.
“For example, we help physicians move to electronic claims processing.
Today we process more than 1.7 million claims a month. Providers
use our services to check patient eligibility and the status of
claims submitted to us. We help reduce the provider inquiries to
insurance companies by moving these inquiries to the web. Two of
the most common calls to an insurance company by a provider, are
for benefit information and checking the status of a claim,” explains
Tim Fogerty, president & CEO. The company is also actively involved
with providers and payers to help them become HIPAA compliant.
Fogerty says the key to the company’s success is two-fold. “First
our outstanding customer service, and secondly, our flexibility
and speed. We actively seek customer input and quickly implement
their suggestions.” Founded in 1984, Gateway EDI employs 49 people.
IT SOLUTIONS PROVIDER
John Deters, President & CEO
403 Axminister Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63026
636/343-2002
www.gsgi.com
JOHN DETERS, Global Solutions
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Global Solutions Group Inc. started in 1996 with three partners.
Today the company employs 50 and is one of the fastest growing IT
companies in the United States. A second-time Top 50 winner, it
ranked last year as the second fastest growing technology company
in the St. Louis region with 11,814% revenue growth between 1996
and 2000.
The company has developed substantial core expertise in enterprise
level security solutions and recently purchased Enterprise Security
Corp. This acquistion continues the company’s deep commitment to
offering the most effective and advanced Internet security available.
Enterprise Security Corporation, formed in October 2001, owns three
proprietary risk management products that together protect core
information assets from the inside or the outside with previously
unachievable levels of confidence. “This addition is an enormous
step,” says John Deters, president. “We now offer a suite of proprietary
products that will truly revolutionize security for forward facing
devices with Internet connections.”
INTERACTIVE SOLUTIONS PROVIDER
Don Christy, President & CEO
4814 Washington Blvd., Suite 300
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/361-8500
www.LWM.com
Formed in 1994, LiveWire combines leading-edge interactive technology
with communications strategy to help companies communicate more
efficiently and profitably with their employees, clients, investors,
and partners. Through advanced Web-based applications, LiveWire
provides solutions for the fundamental elements of today’s competitive
marketplace such as employee self-service, performance management,
corporate portals, electronic commerce, financial modeling, survey
systems, and personalized employee communications.
Don Christy, president and CEO, says the company was prepared for
the economic downturn. “We prepared for this by continuing to follow
our business plan of maintaining a diversified client base in a
variety of industries and focusing on developing applications that
allow companies to operate more efficiently, and hopefully prosper
through these difficult times. In addition, we have continued to
excel in two specific industries, healthcare and human resources.
These industries thrive even in economic downturns,” he states.
In 1999, LiveWire Media became a Buck Solutions Partner. Approximately
20 employees serve clients such as Anheuser-Busch, BJC HealthCare,
Continental Tire, Dow Corning, Mellon Financial Corp., and St. Louis
Children’s Hospital. LiveWire also ranked on the Top 50 last year.
TRANSPORTATION OPTIMIZATION
Dennis Schoemehl, Co-Owner, President & CEO
John McHugh, Co-Owner, COO & CFO
One City Place Dr., Suite 415
St. Louis, MO 63141
314/692-8886
www.lmslogistics.com
Logistics Management Solutions (LMS) is a third-party logistics
firm specializing in transportation optimization. Using the latest
technology and innovative logistics practices, LMS delivers millions
of dollars in savings to some of the world’s best-known companies
including, Emerson, Monsanto and BASF Corp. The company designs
and executes innovative transportation strategies for mid- and large-sized
companies throughout North America. “Most companies using our service
will save between 10 to 15 percent of their transportation costs,”
says Dennis Schoemehl, president and CEO.
Founded in 1996, the company has 45 employees in St. Louis and an
additional 45 at client sites throughout the US. LMS developed a
proprietary, web-enabled transportation management solution, called
TOTAL (Transportation Optimization Through Analysis and Leverage)
that allows companies to cut transportation costs. TOTAL performs
a variety of functions, including shipment optimization, load planning,
load tendering, rate management, shipment tracking and tracing,
on-line reporting, logistics data warehousing, freight rating and
a freight payment interface. Through TOTAL, users can accurately
build, route, assign, and track shipments via the Internet. This
newcomer to the Top 50 was recently named a “2002 Top 100 Logistics
IT Provider” by Inbound Logistics magazine.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Joseph M. Blomker, President
540 Maryville Centre, Suite 300
St. Louis, MO 63141
636/519-4100
www.maryville.com
Maryville Technologies is on the list again this year, after placing
third in the Top 50 in 2000 and seventh in 2001 locally; they also
ranked in the national FAST 500—40th and 268th in 1999 and 2000,
respectively. Founded in 1994, Maryville Technologies is a professional
consulting firm. The company’s focus since inception is to assist
clients with the performance and reliability of enterprise level
business critical applications. The firm’s initial client engagement
is typically to troubleshoot and address performance issues associated
with enterprise applications served via very complex technology
infrastructures. After demonstrating its expertise, Maryville Technologies
earns a continuing role with its clients as a trusted resource to
architect and engineer applications environments that enable enterprise
performance.
Joe Blomker, president, outlines what sets the company apart. “Maryville
Technologies’ approach has consistently emphasized optimizing clients’
existing technology investments. As an authorized integrator for
all of the major technology manufacturers, the company is able to
knowledgeably recommend, source and integrate incremental technology
when required. The firm’s independence ensures that its recommendations
reflect client need,” he says. The company has 150 professionals
delivering services in nine markets in the central United States.
CUSTOM CONSULTING TO THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
Richard Martin, President
11960 Westline Industrial Dr., Ste. 180
St. Louis, MO 63146
314/469-7600
www.mattsonjack.com
Making the Top 50 for the 7th consecutive year, The Mattson Jack
Group (MJG) was founded in 1986 to provide strategic services to
the healthcare industry, mainly the pharmaceutical segment. The
company employs more than 100 professionals at offices in St. Louis,
Kansas City, Pennsylvania, Arizona, New Jersey, Tokyo, and Europe.
MJG provides custom strategic direction services and products. Since
inception, it has completed projects for more than 400 companies,
covering a wide variety of strategic issues and opportunities such
as identification of the potential of new products/technologies;
market modeling of therapeutic classes and product opportunities;
assessment of the potential for several unique drug delivery systems
and evaluation of co-promotion options.
A growth area for the company is its promotional response modeling
method. “We take all the elements of the promotional mix and do
a complex analysis to identify what is the best return for the client’s
money in promotional spending,” says Richard Martin, president.
Another growth area is the company’s proprietary web-based database,
CancerMETRIC, that details cancer disease treatment data to help
pharmaceutical clients decide what compounds to develop and forecast
their uses.
OPERATIONAL CONSULTING AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
Paul Galeski, Chairman & CEO
504 DD Road
Columbia, IL 62236
618/281-9100
www.mavtech.cc
Returning to the Top 50 for the second time, Paul Galeski, chairman
and CEO, founded MAVERICK Technologies, a systems integration and
consulting firm, in November 1999, with a vision to provide integrated
industrial automation and information technology solutions. These
solutions help manufacturing, processing and service customers improve
operating efficiency, product quality, safety performance and asset
utilization. MAVERICK’s key strength is the ability to convert client
data into real time management tools for large and small companies
in a variety of industries, including food and beverage, utilities,
manufacturing, chemical, oil and gas products.
The trademarked MAVERICK i2i Process enables corporate manufacturing
and IT to provide information solutions “from the plant floor to
the annual report,” Galeski says. “Our ability to combine plant
floor operations with IT systems is the key to our success.” MAVERICK
employs 125 engineers and IT professionals across the United States
that work in numerous client areas such as pharmaceutical, food
and beverage, aerospace, manufacturing, financial services, healthcare,
and utilities.
IT CONSULTING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Brenda D. Newberry, President & CEO
2440 Executive Dr., Suite 208
St. Charles, MO 63303
636/928-9944
www.thenewberrygrp.com
BRENDA D. NEWBERRY, The Newberry Group, Inc. |
The Newberry Group is an information technology and systems project
management and consulting firm providing support to corporations
and government agencies. The company has three groups: Commercial
Services Group, Project Services Group and Government Services Group.
Each of these is targeted towards specific lines of business, so
the services are supporting the needs of those clients. Founded
in 1996, the company, which also made the Top 50 last year, ranking
number three, has 60 employees.
Brenda Newberry, president and CEO, credits her employees with the
company’s success. “The dedicated and talented corporate team along
with our great, technically qualified staff that have the goal to
meet and exceed our clients’ expectations,” she says. “The combination
of experience, background, knowledge, maturity, reputation, and
a dynamic staff, along with competitive pricing, is the catalyst
that works for us.” She states that she’s most proud of the corporate
culture the company is developing. “The core values are important
in building a company that exercises a sense of responsibility to
all they serve. Our team knows that they serve our clients and each
other and they know that ultimately, we all must account for our
actions. With that understanding, we work to ensure that our actions
are right.”
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING
Scott A. Schaffer, President & CEO
4679 S. Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 631111
314/752-7999
www.networkzinc.com
Networkz Consulting Group, Inc., founded in 1996, provides industry-certified
technology solutions to small- and mid-sized businesses in the St.
Louis metropolitan area. The company focuses on network infrastructure
design, implementation, and support services. This encompasses network
servers and operating systems (Windows 2000, NetWare), messaging
systems (Microsoft Exchange, Novell GroupWise), local and wide-area
connectivity, Internet connectivity, network security, server-based
networking/thin-client computing (Citrix MetaFrame), and IP-based
telephony solutions (3Com NBX).
Scott Schaffer, president & CEO, says the company’s clients are
looking for specific services. “Our customers realize that outsourcing
their information technology needs to our firm results in a quick
return on their investment, allowing them to focus on their core
business, not on maintaining their technology infrastructure. With
our remote monitoring and administration tools, we frequently can
identify and correct problems faster than their existing technical
staff, resulting in a quicker resolution of the issue. This synergy
with our customers and their IT or help desk staff has proved to
be an example of how a consulting firm can form a productive partnership
between themselves and their customers.” Networkz Consulting is
a newcomer to the Top 50 this year.
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION PROVIDER
Harish Sundaram, CEO
Kurt Lord, President
1015 Locust St., Suite 850
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/641-3000
www.onlylink.com
OnlyLink provides IT consulting, software, hardware, and offers
a robust data center.
OnlyLink partners with TechData Corporation, the largest software
and hardware supplier in the United States. As the only St. Louis
TechSelect member, OnlyLink provides sophisticated IT procurement
and management solutions. OnlyLink is also the only St. Louis agent
for TATA Consultancy, Asia’s largest global IT services provider
(with 6,000 certified IT personnel in the United States).
As a solutions provider, OnlyLink first evaluates short- and long-term
customer needs, then consults with business partners, researches
requirements, and recommends the most efficient combination of solutions.
Customers save an average of 25 percent on IT costs. Harish Sundaram,
CEO, says the key to the company’s success is persistence and demonstrating
IT cost savings to its customers.
Founded in 1996, the company has 10 employees in its downtown office
and is one of 162 TechSelect members nationwide and ranks in the
Top 50 for the first time.
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Stephen B. DeVaney, CEO
Ricki McGuire, President
2001 S. Hanley Rd., Suite 250
St. Louis, MO 63144
314/644-2880
www.optitekinc.com
RICKI
MCGUIRE, Optitek, Inc. |
Optitek, Inc. is a document imaging and systems integration company
that provides software, hardware and service bureau services to
its clientele. Founded in 1992, the four-time Top 50 company has
30 employees in St. Louis and Chicago. Optitek works across several
areas such as healthcare, insurance, financial, legal, and government.
Innovation is the key to Optitek’s success, notes Ricki McGuire,
president. “Our eagerness to be innovative, take on new challenges,
develop new products, and work with our customers to find the solution
that best fits their needs is what sets us apart. For instance,
in 2001 we were subcontracted to provide a remittance-processing
center along with support of that center. We designed a building
interior that would accommodate highly sensitive government applications
that could only be touched once. We installed a network for
the building; recommended and installed workstations, scanners,
envelope-opening equipment, and postage equipment; wrote programs
for highly complicated workflows and for the integration of three
software packages; we designed and installed redundant, highly secure
servers to house the applications along with many switches, routers,
firewalls; and finally, we provided technical support for the entire
building that housed 150 workers. Because of this experience, we
now have a new product called AP/PROSYS, which is a remittance processing
software that can be adapted to any remittance processing application.”
INTERNET PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Randy Schilling, President & CEO
117 S. Main
St. Charles, MO 63301
636/947-9393
www.quilogy.com
Quilogy celebrated its 10th anniversary in August and it has come
a long way in the last decade. Started with a personal investment
of just $5,000 by founder Randy Schilling, today the company employs
more than 350 people and reached $45 million in revenue in 2001.
“Our goal is to have 20 locations with 50 employees in each and
$100 million in revenue by 2005,” Schilling states. The company
provides total business solutions through digital consulting, advanced
hosting and technical education. Serving middle-market companies,
Quilogy has a specialized industry focus in healthcare and insurance;
public-sector education and government; corporate middle- markets
and technical education.
Schilling says the key to the company’s success is its culture and
flat management structure. “We work to promote an environment that
people are excited about.” Quilogy completed 750 client projects
and trained 20,000 IT professionals in 2001. Headquartered in historic
downtown St. Charles, Mo., Quilogy has 16 locations in St. Louis,
Fairview Heights, Ill., Kansas City, Omaha, Des Moines, Louisville,
Nashville, Memphis, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Detroit, Sacramento,
San Diego, Portland, Seattle, and Chicago. They’ve been one of the
Top 50 fastest growing technology companies in the St. Louis region
for five years.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTING
Himanshu “Sue” Bhatia, CEO
16401 Swingley Rd., Ste. 300
Chesterfield, MO 63017
636/532-3126
www.roseint.com
HIMANSHU
"SUE" BHATIA, Rose International |
Founded in 1993, Rose International is a leader in providing information
technology solutions to corporations and government agencies nationwide.
The company’s numerous branch offices have a broad geographic reach,
allowing Rose to work with organizations across the country. The
company has consistently been recognized as one of the pre- eminent
IT consulting firms in the country, and its CEO, Himanshu “Sue”
Bhatia, is considered a leader in the industry. In 2001, Bhatia
was named the SBA Small Business Person of the Year for the State
of Missouri, and was also recognized with the Working Woman Entrepreneurial
Excellence Award.
The company has four service lines, including staff augmentation,
project solutions, managed outsourcing and strategic consulting.
It has numerous technology lines as well, including client server,
e-commerce, project management, desktop support and help desk. Rose
has 300 employees that work with clients such as Anheuser-Busch,
the Department of Defense, Southwestern Bell, the State of Missouri,
and Toyota. They’ve not only made the Top 50 five years in a row,
but have ranked high on the list: number 6 in 2001, with 1,231 percent
growth; number 1 in 2000; and number 2 in 1999.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Dayakar “Day” Veerlapati, President & CEO
400 Chesterfield Center, Suite 630
Chesterfield, MO 63122
636/530-9286
www.s2tech.com
S2Tech is an information technology firm that provides innovative,
high-quality, timely and cost-effective software solutions to enable
its clients to meet and exceed their business objectives. S2Tech’s
current focus includes providing Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance solutions. Clients include
the Consultec, CACI, and Sallie Mae. Employees are the key, says
Dayakar “Day” Veerlapati, president & CEO. “Recruiting high-caliber,
well-qualified and highly motivated employees provides S2Tech a
competitive edge in the marketplace. S2Tech takes care of employees
by providing training, fully paid medical benefits for employees’
families, and involving employees and their families in various
sports and recreational activities.”
Several client projects were cancelled because of Sept. 11 and the
economic downturn. The company responded by narrowing its focus,
increasing marketing efforts and reducing operational expenses.
“In some ways, the slowdown was a blessing in disguise, because
it made us focus sharply on our clients’ needs and provide more
value to them by reducing our operational expenses,” Veerlapati
notes. He and his wife, Shanta, started the company in 1997 and
it currently has 24 employees. They’re a newcomer to the Top 50
this year.
EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE
Timothy J. Tegeler, Chairman & CEO
Bodie Marx, President
325 N. Kirkwood Rd., Suite 310
St. Louis, MO 63122
314/909-1670
www.siboney.com
Siboney Corp. is engaged through its subsidiary, Siboney Learning
Group, in the publishing of educational software primarily for schools.
The company’s software products help students in grades K -12 master
key skills and concepts stressed in textbooks and assessed on standardized
tests. The company’s Orchard Teacher’s Choice Software product line
and new Orchard for Your State product line are fueling its rapid
growth in sales. Orchard is positioned to respond to the recently
passed national education bill that will require state-specific
testing of all students in grades 3 through 8. Orchard for Your
State provides each state with state-specific software designed
to identify problem areas that each student has in reading, language
and mathematics.
“We’re most proud of our ability to produce and deliver research-based
and effective instructional software solutions to classrooms, school
buildings and to school districts looking for district-wide improvement
in test scores,” says Bodie Marx, president. More than 50 percent
of Orchard sales come from current customers seeking to add new
Orchard programs to their existing collection. The company employs
54 people and ranked on the Top 50 last year as well. Siboney Corp.
was founded in 1955 and established the Siboney Learning Group in
St. Louis in 1995.
IT CONSULTING FOR HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
Richard Stockell, President
15400 S. Outer Forty
Chesterfield, MO 63017
636/537-9530
www.stockell.com
Stockell Healthcare Systems grew from Stockell Consulting, a four-time
Top 50 IT consulting company founded more than 20 years ago by Chip
Stockell. This healthcare company, headed by Rick Stockell, develops
IT solutions for the healthcare industry. In 2000, it launched e-Care,
an e-Commerce web-based tool linking physicians and hospitals instantaneously.
The site offers a secure interaction between external entities and
the hospital.
e-Care is a Microsoft-based, business-to-business Internet healthcare
solution that encourages “physician bonding” with hospitals using
a Web browser. The major difference between this product and other
physician access methods is the interactive nature of the product.
The company has identified the primary areas of traditional correspondence
between the private practice physician and acute or hospital-based
medical services and made this interaction possible on the Web.
The physician is able to pre-admit patients, schedule visits and
tests, place orders for patient care, and review computerized medical
record information using the World Wide Web.
SECURE EXTRANET SOLUTION PROVIDER
George Brill, President
12655 Olive Boulevard., Suite 500
St. Louis, MO 63141
314/317-7700
www.talisentech.com
Founded in 1991, Talisen’s initial business model involved building
secure off-ramps from the information superhighway. A manufacturer’s
off-ramp would lead suppliers to its virtual factory, while a healthcare
network’s off-ramp would allow doctors and insurers to access patient
information securely. Talisen expanded its offerings through the
recent purchase of two small companies, TAP and Consultrix. TAP
is a technology-staffing company and Consultrix is working on technology
to move voice traffic over the Internet. The company also acquired
a facility with a $1 million network center and moved its corporate
headquarters to Creve Coeur, where it employs 65 people.
In addition to expanding its service offerings, the company has
new partnerships and customer-service areas. “We’ve signed partnerships
in Greece and Australia in the last year and now work with customers
in the banking and finance industry,” notes George Brill, president.
The company already has partnerships in Finland, England and Holland
and works primarily in the automotive, defense and heavy manufacturing
industries. They’re a five-time Top 50 winner.
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKING
Phil White, President
953 Harmsted Court
St. Charles, MO 63301
636/949-8889
www.tsi-inc.com
Telcom Services Installation (TSI) specializes in design and installation
of voice and data LAN, CATV, CCTV and card access, audio/video systems
and OSP fiber and copper splicing. “Our clients have selected TSI
as a reliable source of quality contract labor in the telecommunications
industry,” notes Phil White, president. TSI currently provides services
for all types of facilities such as commercial industries, school
districts, universities and government institutions, and offers
turnkey solutions in design, project management, consulting, installation,
and testing.
Quality is the key for TSI. “We’re proud of our sacrifices for uncompromising
quality. It is the key to our growth,” notes White, president. “We
capitalize upon the depth of our field experience to create new
technologies and techniques. Our customers, our company and our
industry benefit from TSI’s drive to always be the best,” he states.
Founded in 1987, the company, which made the Top 50 last year as
well, employs 80 people.
TOTAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS
Frank Foster, Managing Partner
Patricia Beseda, Managing Partner
707 Spirit 40 Park Dr., Suite 100
Chesterfield, MO 63005
636/681-1400
www.trinitycos.com
FRANK
FOSTER, The Trinity Companies, LLC |
The Trinity Companies is one of the leading providers of computer-based
business systems and services in the Midwest. “We develop and support
mission-critical systems for our clients involving software development,
network design, security and long-term continuous support of daily
operations,” says Frank Foster, managing partner.
Founded in 1994, the company has 40 employees in its St. Louis and
Houston offices. Foster says what sets the company apart from the
competition is its work environment and employees. “With an employee
retention rate of more than 85 percent, Trinity has been able to
attract some of the best and brightest IT consultants in the St.
Louis area. We were recently named as One Of The Best Places to
Work In St. Louis, the only information technology firm selected
for that honor this year,” he notes. Foster is proud of the company’s
employee relationships as well as “honesty and integrity in all
our business associations.” This is their fourth year as a Top 50
winner.
EVENT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Dieter K. Ungerboeck, President
87 Hubble Rd.
St. Charles, MO 63304
636/688-2000
www.ungerboeck.com
Founded in 1985, Ungerboeck Systems has become the leading provider
of enterprise software for the event and meeting industries. Today
the company serves its clients on six continents from its facility
in the high-tech corridor along Highway 40 in St. Charles and regional
subsidiaries in London, Paris, Sydney, and Hong Kong. USI’s client
list includes the world’s leading convention and congress centers,
stadiums, performing arts venues, and show managers, such as the
Sydney Opera House, Hong Kong Convention Center, Stadium Australia,
Cannes Palais de Festival, Rotary International, Industrial Electrical
Engineers Association, Nike, Ford Field, San Francisco Convention
and Visitors Bureau, and St. Louis’ America’s Center.
“We attribute our success to our industry specialization, continuous
massive reinvestment in our product (now in its third generation),
harnessing industry expertise from around the world, reliance on
in-house personnel and company-owned resources for just about everything,
closely-held ownership, sheer hard work, and large doses of good
luck,” states Dieter Ungerboeck, president and four-timer on the
Top 50.
VIDEO ENCODED BROADCASTING
Edward J. “Ted” Koplar, President & CEO
1 Memorial Drive
St. Louis, MO 63102
314/345-1000
www.veilinteractive.com
EDWARD
J. "TED" KOPLAR, Veil Interactive Technologies |
Developed by Interactive Systems, Inc. of Beaverton, Ore., VEIL’s
technology was acquired by Edward J. “Ted” Koplar and relocated
to St. Louis in 1996 as Koplar Interactive Systems, Inc. In January
2000, the name was changed to VEIL Interactive Technologies reflecting
the enabling technology—video encoded invisible light. VEIL is an
encoded data stream in the broadcast video signal that is invisible
to the human eye and allows users to interact with a broadcast on
television using electronic devices.
Commercial applications of VEIL technology include promotional events,
viewer loyalty programs and commercial verification. Recently, VEIL
enabled an interactive marketing promotion for AT&T and Ericsson
Mobile Phones during an ABC Network prime-time television show.
Everyday, VEIL is used in more than 100 U.S. TV markets to track
the occurrence of television programming and commercials within
hours of airing. “Few times in a lifetime do you come across an
idea that can change people’s behavior and enhance their daily lives.
Voltron was one of those things, and I believe that VEIL, if successful,
will be another,” says Ted Koplar, president and CEO. The company
employs 25 people.
This is their first appearance on the Top 50.
WEB SITE MARKETING STRATEGIES
Chris Copeland, Partner & Managing Director
3221 McKelvey, Suite 100
Bridgeton, MO 63044
314/209-1005
www.wgi.com
Webster Group International, doing business as Outrider since April
1, 2002, is one of the premier search-marketing firms. This is their
second year on the Top 50. The company was founded in 1995 as a
search engine optimization firm to help build traffic on websites
and to conduct online marketing activities.
Outrider was established in 1994 as part of the London-based Tempus
Group and since then has established a reputation as an expert in
the field of search marketing. Outrider’s practice is expansive
and services the world’s leading companies via offices in 13 countries,
including multiple locations in the United States, United Kingdom,
Spain, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, France, and Asia. In 2001,
Tempus Group was acquired by WPP, one of the world’s largest communications
group with 67,000 people working out of 1,400 offices in 103 countries.
MARKETER OF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
David L. Steward, Chairman & CEO
127 Weldon Parkway
St. Louis, MO 63043
314/919-1401
www.wwt.com
Dave Steward founded World Wide Technology with a focus on providing
procurement contracts and sourcing services for IT equipment to
the federal government. What sets the company apart from the competition
is “listening to our customers’ needs and creating innovative solutions
to solve business problems. We believe we are unique in the application
of Internet-based technology to improve overall communications and
to streamline our customers’ supply chain processes,” Steward says.
In the mid ’90s, WWT expanded into the telecommunications and general
commercial markets. In 1999, Telcobuy, a business unit of WWT, was
created to focus exclusively on the telecommunications industry.
With more than $300 million in sales last year, WWT focuses on government
agencies and Fortune 1000 commercial accounts including U.S.
Air Force, IKON Office Solutions, Computer Sciences Corp., Edward
Jones, State of Missouri and MasterCard. With more than $600 million
in revenue in 2001, Telcobuy provides innovative supply chain services
to communications service providers including SBC, Cingular Wireless,
BellSouth, Qwest, AT&T and Verizon. With combined revenues more
than $900 million in 2001, WWT was recognized by Black Enterprise
Magazine as the largest African-American owned enterprise in
the United States. WWT has 450 employees in five locations: St.
Louis; Plano, Texas; Aberdeen, Md.; Washington, D.C.; and Livermore,
Calif. They’ve been named on the Top 50 as one of the fastest growing
technology companies in the St. Louis region for six years.
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Sciences Companies
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Manufacturing Companies
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