Celebrating 35 years in IT

OGL Computer, author of prof.ITplus, for stockists and distributors in the catering and janitorial industry, is celebrating its 35th anniversary.

OGL was founded in 1976 where it serviced and repaired Olivetti typewriters for businesses in the Midlands. In the seventies and early eighties the company also began software development with its own early stock control and accounts package.

Today, prof.ITplus now has more than 4000 individual users spread across the UK. prof.ITplus hosts features including sales order processing, stock control, accounts and modules including CRM (Customer Relationship Management), business intelligence and eShop ecommerce.

Progressing from its e-commerce software module, OGL has launched WebServices that is said to give a commercial advantage to businesses in the catering and janitorial sector wishing to build their on-line strength.WebServices offers e-commerce,website development and SEO (Search Engine Optimisation).

In addition, OGL provides IT support and IT solutions to over 1000 organisations primarily throughout central England and Wales, including its managed disaster recovery service.

Neil Morris, operations director, commented:"It is a great achievement for OGL to be celebrating our 35th anniversary.

Looking back at the technologies we used to sell compared to what we are able to offer now shows how technology has developed over the 35 years OGL have been trading."