13 Facts About Ciber

Ciber Global, now a part of HTC Global Services, is a global information technology consulting, services and outsourcing company with commercial clients.

Ciber was called the "Consultants in Business Engineering Research" .

Ciber was founded in 1974 by three individuals, one of whom would remain with the company and guide its fortunes for its crucial first two decades.

Ciber grew at a modest pace initially, then embraced a new business strategy during the mid-1980s that ignited prolific growth.

Ciber did not remain wedded to the automotive industry for long, however.

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The following year, Ciber relocated its corporate headquarters to Englewood, Colorado.

Year after the move to Englewood and 15 years after its founding, Ciber competed in the burgeoning industry of computer consulting services as a minor player.

Ciber consultants wrote and maintained software that performed a host of chores, including inventory control, accounts payable, and customer support.

Ciber was too small to realize the growth potential that surrounded it.

Growth was achieved largely by purchasing established computer consulting firms, as Ciber embarked on an acquisition program that ranked it as the most active computer consulting acquirer in the nation during the first half of the 1990s.

Equally as important as the growth achieved through acquisition was the added expertise Ciber gained by swallowing up established computer consulting firms.

The majority of the acquisitions that helped Ciber expand its services and broaden its national presence were completed after the company's initial public offering of stock in March 1994.

In May 1996, Ciber acquired Practical Business Solutions, Inc, an information technology company with offices in Boston and Providence, Rhode Island.