LANsultants, Inc. was founded in September of 1990 by John Miller as Center City Computer Consultants, Inc. (C4) with the purpose of providing general computer support and networking services to businesses in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Among our early activities was the development of our own law office management software, The Legal System.
Over the next three years, we continuously re-evaluated the services we offered. This led us to draw up a new business plan which focused on our core strengths and the market opportunities we perceived. We decided to specialize in a single industry (legal) and a single segment of that market (firms of 9 to 99 PC’s). We also limited the geographic area we would service to Center City, Philadelphia, and New Jersey’s Cherry Hill and Haddonfield suburbs. As part of our new focus, in the fall of 1993 the company was re-incorporated as LANsultants, Inc..
Our new strategic vision contributed to LANsultants, Inc.’s many advantages over our competitors: we have been able to develop superior expertise in computer-related issues unique to the practice of law and to obtain certification in numerous legal industry applications. As we limit ourselves geographically, we can respond rapidly and with the appropriate skills and spare parts to resolve almost any computer-related issue confronting our clients.
Due to the successful implementation of our new strategy LANsultants enjoyed steady and continuous growth from 1994 through 2005. In 2006 we realized that growth had been to fast and we needed to refocus. Fortunately, we had already laid the ground work for such a possibility.
In 2004, LANsultants started the transition to being a managed services provider. As a managed services provider, LANsultants focuses on preventive maintenance and predictive service, not reacting to problems. Of course, we are also ready to provide emergency service, too. As managed services were fully implemented, the company was able to downsize while providing the same high level of service. This positioned the company well for the recession of 2008. The The move to managed services has also allowed LANsultants to reduce our dependence on hardware and software sales by focusing on service and consulting, providing additional protection from the 2008 recession. The recession continued through 2009 and 2010, and while it is too soon to say it is over, so far we are seeing an up tick in business in 2011.
Looking to the future, LANsultants is ideally positioned to assist our clients make the transition to the next generation of technology whether that is Microsoft Small Business Server 2011, Microsoft Exchange 2010, 64-bit applications, or cloud computing using Google Apps. We have an experienced, stable, and dedicated staff; we implement the latest technology in a prudent and controlled manner; the company is financially strong, enjoys no debt, and runs lean; we have excellent relationships with strategic partners, providing seamless IT solutions to our clients; and we have the industry certifications to assure we have the necessary skill set to support our clients.
The principals of LANsultants are John Miller, George Miller, Jim Bennett and Cliff Wagner. John Miller is a graduate of Columbia University School of Engineering, where he earned a BS in 1980. From 1980 through 1989, John worked at a number of mining, petroleum and environmental companies where he was responsible for the implementation of PC-based computer systems. John founded C4, the predecessor to LANsultants, in 1990.
George joined the company in January 1994 and has a BA from Adelphi University. Jim joined us in early 1995 and Cliff in 1996. They both have associate degrees in electrical engineering. Four long time employees recently acquired small ownership positions in the company as we prepare for the next generation to lead the company in the 21st century.
