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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$37.5M
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- US
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A critical success factor in today's market is the ability to obtain a strong IT infrastructure that your company can rely on. CBE Technologies helps our customers to meet business challenges by providing them with a strong IT Environment they can rely on. As a leading provider of OneSource IT services we'll help you reduce your costs, increase your systems uptime, and get back to focusing on your business. With 5 offices throughout New England, we offer a comprehensive suite of "OneStop, One View, One Price" automated IT solutions that include system planning and design, integration, support, remote monitoring, and proactive system maintenance. CBE Technologies employs over 100 IT professionals with over 1000 certifications. Our expertise has allowed us to gain top level partnerships with Cisco, Citrix, HP, Microsoft, Fortinet, Lenovo, WMWare and many more.
Chairman and CEO
Peter CowieNumber of Employees 74
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Custom Computer Programming Services: 541511
Recent Events
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Global Equity unit acquires GreenPages Government Division
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CBE Technologies acquires GreenPages Government Division
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CBE Technologies Sells Government and Education Division: Forms CBE Managed IT to Service Core SMB Customers
BOSTON -- CBE Technologies, a leading provider of managed IT services to the small and mid-sized business, education, and government markets, announced today that it sold its government and education business division to Gores Equity, LLC. As part of the transaction, the company also sold its remote office operations located...
Gores Equity, LLC Purchases CBE Technologies
BOULDER, Colo. -- Gores Equity, LLC, announced the acquisition of CBE Technologies CBE, the leading provider of managed IT services for state governments, municipalities, educational institutions, and leading small to mid-size businesses. Founded in 1984, CBE Technologies employs over 100 IT professionals with 1,200 certifications, including those in information...
State of Connecticut Awards CBE Technologies State-Wide Personal Computer Implementation Contract
GLASTONBURY, Conn. -- CBE Technologies announces today its selection by the State of Connecticut Department of Information Technology to provide personal computer deployment services to state agencies, municipal governments, and state-run higher education institutions, as well as nonprofit agencies under contract to the state. "CBE Technologies' experience with deploying...
Microsoft Windows Defect Poised to Cause Wide-Ranging Attacks; Security Expert from CBE Technologies' FireTower Division Offers Advise on How Organizations Can Secure Systems from Remote Web Site Hacks
BOSTON -- Today the simple act of visiting a web site can compromise your computer, even if you are working behind a firewall. The cause of the most recent threat is a newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Metafile files (".wmf") that impacts how your windows handles graphics files. Attacks...
CBE Technologies' FireTower and Martin's Point Health Care Complete Testing of Biometrics System for Electronic Health Records
PORTLAND, Maine, and BOSTON -- CBE Technologies and its subsidiary FireTower recently completed proof-of-concept testing of a biometrics and access application that speeds and secures admission to electronic health records EHR by health care providers, while lowering management costs. The new system is a critical component in the rollout of...
CBE Technologies to Help Deploy PCs for Hurricane Katrina Victims at Camp Edwards
Wireless News 09-12-2005 CBE Technologies to Help Deploy PCs for Hurricane Katrina Victims at Camp Edwards WIRELESS NEWS-September 12, 2005-CBE Technologies to Help Deploy PCs for Hurricane Katrina Victims at Camp Edwards C2005 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com ...
CBE Technologies to Assist State in Deploying PCs and Internet Access for Hurricane Katrina Evacuees Housed on Camp Edwards; Establishes Essential Communications Link for Guests
BOSTON -- CBE Technologies is working with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to put in place over 150 computers and laptops and Internet access that will be used by Katrina refugees housed at Camp Edwards at the Massachusetts Military Reservation in Bourne. The computer center will give the displaced guests access...
Ntirety Appoints Recognized Oracle Expert and Author Michael Abbey Database Officer
BOSTON -- Ntirety, a CBE Technologies, Inc. company, today announced the appointment of Oracle expert and author Michael Abbey to its new database officer post at the database administration DBA services firm. In the new position, Abbey will be responsible for assessing late-breaking Oracle server technology and mentoring Ntirety's staff...
CBE Technologies Earns Platinum Certification from Citrix and Joins Citrix Partner Technical Expert Council
BOSTON -- CBE Technologies, Inc., the New England region's leading independent technology infrastructure firm for small- and medium-sized organizations, today announced that it has achieved the Platinum Citrix Solution Advisor designation from Citrix Systems, Inc. and that CBE Technologies' chief information officer Randy Becker now sits on the 16 seat...
CBE Technologies Makes Strategic Investment in Ntirety
BOSTON -- Deal Adds Ntirety's Remote Database Administration Services to CBE's Portfolio of OneStop Managed Services CBE Technologies, Inc. today announced a strategic investment in Ntirety, the provider of remote database administration services for the Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle database platforms that was based in Newton, Mass. ...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| George Mellor | President |
| David Barter | CIO |
| David S. Rembis | CFO |
| Philip Kubat | Chief Technology Officer |
| Randy Becker | Chief Information Officer |
| Robert Brace | Chief Financial Officer |
| Bill Willett | Vice President of Commercial and Alliance Sales |
| John Mann | Vice President of Sales |
| Jon Whitlock | Vice President Market Development |
| Robert Pesa | Vice President of Managed Service & Support |
| Sean Kelley | Vice President Ip Communcations |
| Warren Nelson | Vice President Government & Education Sales |
| Lori Koch | Director of Marketing and Communications |
| Fred Collett | Practice Manager |
| Claude Cestaro | |
| Michael Corey |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Peter Cowie | Chairman and CEO |
Peter is Chairman and CEO of Managed Technology Partners (MTP), formerly CBE Technologies. Peter joined MTP/CBE Technologies as Chairman and CEO in 2001 and oversaw its growth from $20 million in 2001 to over $75 million in 2008 revenue to become the areas leading Managed IT Services provider. Peter oversaw the 2008 sale of CBE's government and education division to Gores Equity, LLC. at which time he and his partner renamed the company to Managed Technology Partners, and now operate the company solely focused on the IT needs of the small and medium-size business community. Peter currently serves on partner advisory boards for several of MTP's key partners, including HP and Microsoft. Prior to CBE, Peter was managing partner of Reach Ventures an early stage technology fund. Prior to Reach Ventures, Peter founded Charter Systems in 1984, a provider of enterprise network services. As chairman and CEO, he built Charter into a leading network service provider to Fortune 1000 clients and expanded its presence throughout the United States. Charter was ranked 4th in 1995's Info World 100 and Vice President Al Gore recognized Charter in 1996 as one of six winners of the National Information Infrastructure Award. During this time, Peter served on advisory boards to Microsoft, Novell and Cisco Systems. In 1997, he successfully merged Charter with The BISYS Group, Inc. (NYCE: BSG) and served as president of the merged organization's Network Services division through January 1999. Peter serves on the board of several technology companies including, BrandMuscle www.brandmuscle.com, Blacksmith www.blacksmithapps.com and BrainShark www.brainshark.com. Peter was also chairman of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, NFTE /New England from 1996 through 2006. NFTE is an organization devoted to teaching entrepreneurship to at risk youths across the US.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Firetower, Inc. | Chairman and CEO | Current |
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Chairman and CEO | Current |
| Blacksmith Applications, Inc. | Chairman, Blacksmith Applications | Current |
| Systems, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Brandmuscle, Inc. | Former | |
| IT LLC | Former | |
| The BISYS Group, Inc. | Former | |
| Systems, Inc. | chairman | Former |
| National Foundation | Chairman | Former |
| Brainshark, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | President | Current |
| Netivity Solutions, Inc. | President | Former |
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Vice President of Customer Service and Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | CIO | Current |
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Territory Manager, Northern New England | Former |
David Rembis has over 20 years of professional experience developing and managing financial, administrative and operational systems within organizations of varying sizes and in various industries. Before joining CBE Technologies in early 2009, David was COO, after serving as CFO, of a major non-profit organization in New England, overseeing human resources, financial and operational professionals . He has held several senior financial roles in both public accounting and private accounting and served as Controller for an IT firm in the early 2000s.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | CFO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ntirety LLC | Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| CB&E | Chief Technology Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Chief Information Officer | Current |
| CB&E | CIO | Former |
| CB&E | Senior Systems Engineers | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Ai Entertainment | President | Former |
| CB&E | CFO | Former |
| BankBoston International | Former |
Bill is responsible for all of commercial sales throughout New England. Bill also oversees all sales with CBE Technologies' channel partners. Previous to his current position, Bill was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the technical engineering staff, field staff deployment, inventory management, dispatch and CBE's national network of service partners. Prior to joining CBE, Bill spent twenty-four years at Data General in various technical and management roles where he developed the company's service partner network.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Vice President of Commercial and Alliance Sales | Current |
| CB&E | Former | |
| Data General Corporation | Former |
John Mann is our Vice President of Sales for southern New England, responsible for managing vendor and customer relationships in that area. John has been in the IT industry working with Education, Government and Commercial markets for over 27 years. The leadership and expertise he has brought to CBE coupled with his Erate and government funding experience has helped to grow our education business. Prior to working in the IT Industry he was in K12 education as an administrator and teacher.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Vice President of Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Firetower, Inc. | Vice President Market Development | Current |
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Vice President Market Development | Current |
| CB&E | Current | |
| Competitive Computing, Inc. | Director of Sales and Marketing | Former |
Robert Pesa brings over 20 years of experience in the technology industry to CBE Technologies. As the Vice President of Managed Service and Support, Robert works to refine our IT practices and improve customer satisfaction. Before coming to CBE, Robert began his career as a systems engineer, quickly moving up the ranks at New England Systems. He moved on to become a founding partner at Prominence Group Inc., joining CBE through acquisition of that company.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Vice President of Managed Service & Support | Current |
Sean Kelley heads the IP Communications division at CBE Technologies. The IPC team at CBE leads New England in the number of pure IP Telephony and IP Call Center installations. Sean's team has redefined scope definition, installation, training and support of this evolutionary technology. The team also works with customers to find hard dollar savings as well as productivity enhancements to benefit their business. Sean has been published in several trade magazines including Business Communications Review (BCR). Prior to his employment at CBE, Sean was the president of the Prominence Group for nine years. Prominence Group was the leading IP Communications firm in New England. Sean holds an MBA and a bachelors of science degree from Boston College.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CB&E | President | Current |
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Vice President Ip Communcations | Current |
| IP Communications | Former | |
| Boston College | Bachelors of Science Degree | Former |
Warren joined CBE in 1991 having sold his office equipment business to CBE. He has been actively involved in all aspects of sales and business development within the company and has played key roles in integrating acquired companies into CBE. His current responsibilities include the oversight of all government and educational activities and relationships.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Vice President Government & Education Sales | Current |
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Sales Executive | Former |
Lori Koch is the Director of Marketing and Communications for CBE Technologies, responsible for marketing strategy and execution. Joining CBE technologies in 2006, Lori utilizes her marketing skills to build awareness of the CBE Technologies brand. Prior to joining CBE Lori began her career at Kessler Financial Services working on credit card campaigns for Norwegian Cruise Lines, Bass Pro Shops and Staples, among others. She moved on to Elsevier where she quickly gained momentum in the marketing department, helping to increase their computer engineering line sales by 8% each year.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Director of Marketing and Communications | Current |
Fred Collett is the Practice Manager in Connecticut and is responsible for Project Integration and Technology Services in that area. Since 2000 Fred has maintained his routing and switching CCIE. Fred joined CBE Technologies 2005 as the Practice Manager for Connecticut and has been designing and implementing some of the largest Networks in the area ever since. Prior to joining CBE Technologies, Fred held management, pre-sales and client development positions for over 10 years with consulting companies such as Jannon Solutions and Alpine Computer Systems.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Practice Manager | Current |
| Connecticut, Inc. | Practice Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Current | |
| Burroughs Co | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cbe Technologies, Inc. | Current | |
| CB&E | Former | |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | Former |
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