ASCII Group

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The ASCII Group
TypePrivate
Industry Information technology
Founded1984 (1984)
Founder Alan Weinberger
Headquarters
Area served
Global
Key people
  • Alan Weinberger, CEO, chairman, founder
  • Jerry Koutavas, president, executive director
  • Doug Young, COO, senior vice president
Number of employees
10,000 [1]
Website ascii.com

Founded in 1984, The ASCII Group, Inc. is the oldest and largest group of independent information technology (IT) solution providers, systems integrators, managed service providers (MSP) [2] and value added resellers (VAR). [3] ASCII is the largest paying community of independent computer solution providers, system integrators, and valued added resellers in the world. [3]

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History

The original ASCII business model was created in 1984 by Alan Weinberger [4] who forged the network out of a failing franchise of software retail stores owned by Ashton-Tate, a major software publisher. [5] 40 independent software retailers decided to join together as a buying group and pay monthly fees to support their organization, in turn supporting each other and their programs for mutual benefit. [6]

Debuting in 2000, ASCII holds 9 annual Success Summits each year throughout the United States and Canada. [7] [8] [9] In 2015, ASCII partnered with TTR, Inc. and announced a support service for sales tax questions. [10]

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