Ashton ITC Corporate Profile

Corporate Information

Brief History
Ashton ITC was founded in 1970 as a corporate communications company specializing in electronic media and consulting services for marketing and training. We recognized early on the advantages of integrating the personal computer with other media.

In 1978 Ashton ITC developed InterAct™ for Apple (and later IBM) computers as a software tool designed to produce interactive multimedia presentations and computer-based-training. InterAct was one of the first programs to give content authors with no programming knowledge the ability to develop interactive multimedia presentations on PCs that included text, graphics, animation, sound and video segments. This tool enjoyed international sales success and was also used internally by our staff for custom client projects. In the early eighties Digital Equipment Corporation and Monroe Systems for Business contracted with the company to produce versions of InterAct that ran on their proprietary PC operating systems as well.

Our company has a rich history of conducting business on-line. In 1979 we developed dial-up communications software for internal use. It allowed our employees to communicate from field offices via e-mail and more importantly served to deliver up to the minute news and product information to our staff and customers. There was even an ability to generate on-line proposals and orders. This was a very early example of a Corporate Intranet and although the software was developed for internal use, many of our clients requested custom versions for their business.

Today
Over the years Ashton ITC has stayed at the forefront of multimedia and on-line technology. Our staff regularly participate in industry seminars and training programs. Couple this with our years of experience and programming expertise and you see that we can deliver powerful Interactive Multimedia Marketing, Training and Business Solutions on-line. What's more, we truly understand the elements that make using new media different from the techniques used in traditional media. We know how to make your project successful, and because of our experience and the tools we have developed along the way we do it more effectively than others.

Future
With on-line commerce or "e-commerce" and data driven web sites becoming more common place, Ashton ITC is in a position to assist our clients with their needs. We can provide powerful on-line business solutions that integrate an organization's data, providing secure on-line transactions.