Computers and Networks

Planning is the key to success in rolling out a computer network. We help you plan and implement whatever computer technology is appropriate for your needs. Any hardware or commercial software you may need is obtained for you at our cost. Because of our knowledge of the marketplace, and the discounts we receive for doing substantial repeat business with our vendors, this can often mean a substantial savings for you, the client.

Telephone Services

Having Valueforge manage the entire relationship with your various telephone vendors can lead to significant savings for you. From local service, to long distance, Internet access, hardware, phone systems and data needs, we can tie all services into a neat, manageable bundle. We can relieve you of the hassle of having to deal with your telephone vendors ... all it takes is one call to us, and you are free to do what you do best ... GROWING YOUR BUSINESS!

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Outsourced CIO - Harold Poley

Harold Poley has over 21 years of experience in all facets of business operations with industry leading companies such as Bell-Northern Research, Litton Systems, Honeywell and Kobold Instruments. Now primary Outsourced CIO for Valueforge, Harold combines hands-on knowledge of research, manufacturing, distribution, sales, marketing and information technology, to provide balanced technology solutions to small companies. A thorough understanding of good business practices, as well as the needs of smaller businesses, allows Harold to maximize his customers' technology investment. By sitting down and planning technology roll-outs with his clients' executive team, Harold has consistently produced solutions that are reliable, on time, and priced below the costs of a piece-meal approach to hardware, software and service acquisition.

Hand-in-hand with his grasp of technology issues is a strong understanding of project management principles, allowing Harold to turn good ideas into real-life solutions. Some of his achievements include: producing a website for a multinational equipment manufacturer that now accounts for 40% of its US profits; converting unstable networks into reliable workhorses; and improving production and distribution efficiencies at various companies throughout the United States. Harold holds several patents related to the avionics and semiconductor industries. He injects much needed common sense into all the projects he undertakes, thereby helping his customers avoid the dead-ends and flights-of fancy that cause the costs of so many technology projects to skyrocket. Harold received his Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. For his business training he wishes to acknowledge his excellent mentors at Litton Systems Canada, Honeywell Incorporated, and Kobold Instruments Incorporated. In addition to English, Harold is also conversant in German.