History

Silveredge was established in 1987 by Janet Haas, Ambrose Marton, and Sue Boers.  With a commitment to quality, the company has changed with technology to encompass IBM i (formerly AS/400 or System i), networking, personal computing, web services and the generally diverse environments of our customers.  The talented and diverse staff of Silveredge shares the vision of its founders.

 

For our clients, effective management of information is the competitive edge in their marketplace.  Companies who evaluate and implement IT projects properly are rewarded with lower costs, higher customer satisfaction, and the ability to recognize and adjust to changing market conditions.  They deliver management tools to run the business.  We help our customers identify and deliver well thought out solutions.  We believe that our approach is the cornerstone of our success.

 

Silveredge keeps abreast of changes in technology as well as changes in business.  We provide a balance between the ability to analyze and re-engineer a business process and to implement new technological solutions.  Our years of experience in information technology have exposed us to many challenging situations and solutions.  Our ability to resolve problems has earned us an outstanding reputation and provides us with many long-term, loyal customers and employees.

 

 

Silveredge Facts

Company Name:  The Company was founded in 1987 just before the AS/400 was introduced.  The IBM internal code name for the project was “Silverlake”, a lake in Rochester Minnesota.  We applied the “silver” concept to the business “edge” for technology and the theme was born!


Ownership:  With two of the three shareholders being women, Silveredge is certified as a Woman's Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women's Business Development Center (WBDC) and Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

 

Logo:  Silveredge’s logo has changed over the years.  Today we use a chocolate color block as our main logo.  There is a mascot of sorts which is a tech guy with a computer head and a “T”, representing IT.  The tech guy is known fondly as “Buck”.  This comes from Sue speaking with the graphic designer about the mascot via cell phone one day.  A large male deer suddenly ran across the road and Sue exclaimed “Buck!” which the designer took to mean he had a name.  And so it was.

 

Structure:  Silveredge has three shareholders, a management team of six, and a technical team of around 40 full time consultants.


Office:  We have about 5600 square feet of space in the Chicago suburbs.  Visit the Office Tour section of our website for more.

 

Customers:  Since 1987, we have touched over 200 customers, some of our first clients still doing business with us today.

 

Early Offices:  The Company started with a spare door spanned across two file cabinets in an extra bedroom in one of the shareholders’ homes.

 

Our Charity:  After September 11, 2001 Silveredge ceased sending out client gifts during the holiday season and provides a sizeable donation to Chicago’s Off the Street Club.