County governments, municipalities and the private sector are turning more to contracting out information technology and network management services to highly specialized companies, according to Bryan Cavage, vice president of development for Archiventure Inc.

An information technology company with offices in Scranton and Honesdale, Archiventure has signed a contract with Wyoming County that will allow the county to keep up with fast-paced, growing technologies that statewide offices and programs are using in their everyday business, Cavage said.

The results are aimed at more accurate record-keeping, computer network maintenance, updated software programs and updated use of hardware, with an annual savings of about 50 percent for the county.

Cavage said that where Wyoming County previously had various information technology personnel doing the job, it now has one company with an information technology team helping on a daily basis.

The arrangement, he said, is not meant to replace network administrators or information technology directors, but instead to allow them to have outside consultations on implementation of new initiatives.