Northstar Computer Systems was founded in 1991 by Eric A. Smith. Starting out as a custom developer of software for the PC, NCS began selling software and hardware as a reseller. In addition, NCS provided consulting services to users getting their first PCs and to some small businesses requiring custom solutions to business problems.

With the explosive growth of the Internet starting in 1995, NCS seized the opportunity and started providing web hosting and design services in 1996. NCS provides even more services today and can offer a variety of programming platforms to host your sites. We have also added Managed Web Hosting for those clients who just don't have the time or expertise to maintain high-quality web sites. Future offerings will make it easier for more companies to do business on the web without expensive custom sites that never quite seem to work.

Eric started writing technical books in 1996 and has since written, contributed, or edited 15 books covering topics such as Visual Basic, SQL Server, Active Server Pages, and more. Unlike many authors who are simply rewriting the manuals, he is able to bring real-world expertise to help solve real-world business problems in these books.

In the past few years, NCS has added a significant number of training classes to its repetoire. Eric A. Smith is a certified MCSD, and MCSE and teaches at a number of Indianapolis CTECs, as well as out-of-town through several national training agencies. Since 2000, we have provided training to thousands of students through both classroom and online training mediums. NCS was accepted as a member of the Microsoft Certified Partner program in 2004 as a result of our expertise on the Microsoft platform.

Through all these changes, the one thing that hasn't changed is our respect, appreciation, and responsiveness to our customers. In many cases, the bigger companies get, the worse the service becomes. While we may never be the biggest specialty ISP or product reseller, we will ensure that our customers are ecstatic about our products and services and will refuse to go anywhere else.

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