Yorktel
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Yorktel is a managed services company headquartered in Wall Township, New Jersey that integrates AV, IT, and Voice technologies, and through its AIOps-Powered Managed Services, supports organizations worldwide through modern work services. The company is involved in video interoperability, cloud products, and managed services, as well as legacy video systems to large organizations. Yorktel focuses on energy conservation and waste reduction initiatives while fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within its workforce. The company's technology partners include Cisco, HP | Poly, Microsoft, Zoom and others.[1]
Yorktel has offices in New Jersey, UK, Canada, Washington, D.C., Virginia, California, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina & Ireland.[2] Ron Gaboury serves as the company’s CEO, Ken Scaturro is the President and COO, Judi Pulig is the CFO and Jeremy Short is the CTO.
History
Yorktel was founded in 1985 by Dr. York Wang as a company called York Telecom. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in solid-state physics from the University of Missouri and a specialist certificate in quantum electronics from the University of California. Dr. Wang was recognized in 2009 as Ernst & Young’s "Entrepreneur of the Year" for entrepreneurial excellence in the category of technology.[3]
In December 2006, York Telecom acquired Univisions Crimson Group, which specialized in audio and video-systems integration. UCG, formed in 2004 when Univisions of Syracuse, N.Y., merged with Crimson Tech of Wilmington, Massachusetts, held headquarters in Syracuse and in Boston.[4]
In April 2012, the company shortened its name to Yorktel. Also in that year, Yorktel acquired First Connections, a UK company with a presence in Ireland specializing in many of the same video conferencing capabilities. First Connections consolidated offices with Yorktel's existing Windsor, Berkshire, office in 2013. In 2014, the company acquired two more organizations; Expedite, located in the US, and MultiSense, a UK-based firm with a specialty in Telehealth. In Feb 2020, Yorktel announced the acquisition of Video Corporation of America's Business Assets – Founded in 1972, VCA has a history providing of Audio Visual, Post-Production and Broadcast, Digital Signage, and Unified Communications support services for organizations.[5]
Yorktel has won awards including the CRN SP 500 in 2024,[6] CRN MSP 500: Elite 150 in 2024,[7] CIOCoverage Top 10 Leading Microsoft Partners to Watch in 2023,[8] and CRN Inclusive Channel Leaders Winner – Judi Pulig, CFO.[9]
References
- ^ "Yorktel Partnerships - Partnerbase". Partnerbase. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "York Telecom Corporation Company Profile | Wall Township, NJ | Competitors, Financials & Contacts - Dun & Bradstreet". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Entrepreneur Of The Year". Ernst & Young. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "York Telecom Acquires Syracuse Company". 4 January 2007.
- ^ "Yorktel Announces Acquisition of VCA's Business Assets".
- ^ "2024 Solution Provider 500 Company Details". CRN. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "2024 Managed Service Provider 500 Details". CRN. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Yorktel – Top IT Managed Services Provider for Digital Transformation – CIOCoverage- Driven for Technology Leaders". CIO Coverage. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Inclusive Channel Leaders Awards | CRN". Retrieved 25 July 2024.