Home-grown high-tech firm a source of IT help

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

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.

All of this is happening, a lot more throughout the nation. "The goal is to utilize all the resources that you have;' Cavage said. "If you don't have an information technology person, why not use a team to do research and work hand-in-hand with the administrator in place?"

Cavage, 24, who was an honoree of the Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal's "Top 20 Under 40," sees an important future ahead for Archiventure, which has six fulltime employees, two part-time and three outside consultants.

"I see businesses utilizing technology a lot more in their daily practice, and I see Archiventure providing outsource needs for businesses and local and county governments," Cavage said. "Technology has become a big part of business, and companies need to implement these types of things."

Companies, he said, find it difficult to allocate funds for fulltime personnel to handle these kinds of IT services, and this is where Archiventure comes in, allowing companies to pay a monthly retainer or buy block time.

"Our company helps management and staff because they don't have to worry about the intricate parts of computers and their networks, and it allows them to focus on their daily business processes," Cavage said.

Many business offices, he said, have neither the staff nor the time to train someone, and there are very busy offices with multi-taking employees.

"That's where we fit in," Cavage said. "We help these companies implement solutions and figure out problems."

Archiventure's market areas include northeast Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey, southeastern New York and northern New York in the Binghamton area.

With the new computer generation moving swiftly, Cavage said," Archiventure hopes to see northeast Pennsylvania continue with its growth and with technology supplying jobs for the region."

In the future, Cavage looks for steady growth for Archiventure in its market regions, adding more employees and clients.