For the third year in a row, MXOtech’s Summer Social and Appreciation event did not disappoint. Held on August 8th at City Winery in the West Loop, MXOtech’s network of clients, vendors, and friends gathered together to swap stories and support one another in this yearly tradition.

In the article "The Pros and Cons of Custom Software Development", we outlined the difference between commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) packaged solutions and custom application development. For the average business owner, this decision of purchasing COTS software or building a custom application from scratch is a daunting one.

Companies generally have two choices in seeking the most appropriate line of business applications to enhance their efficiency and productivity: They can look to the market for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) packaged solutions, or they can hire specialists to help them with custom application development.

Modern businesses rely on various technologies to keep their companies up and running. Today, most of them need an internet connection and multiple apps and software to help their staff get things done.

At first glance, all the different technologies you use may seem unrelated to one another — after all, the software your accounting department uses is different from what your research and development team has and so on.

by Joanna Sobran

One of my favorite people is Nido Qubein. For those of you who don’t know, he’s a businessman, motivational speaker, and the President of High Point University in High Point, North Carolina. Nido places extreme importance on providing his students and their families with extraordinary experiences.

MXOtech had an amazing turn out for our second annual Client Appreciation and Summer Social event at City Winery on August 2nd. Clients old and new, as well as supporters and business partners, came together last Thursday evening to mingle, share stories and connect with other Chicagoland business leaders.

BYOD (bring your own device) is quickly becoming the workplace standard. Today, 82 percent of companies allow employees to use personal devices for work, and that number will only grow.

But before you turn your employees loose with their smartphones and tablets, you have to lay some ground rules.

Since 2005, one of our core values has been to exceed client expectations and deliver the right solution to evolve a client’s business. Our determination compliments our managed services and application development expertise, allowing us to boast a 98% client retention rate.

CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Joanna to its Women of the Channel list for 2018. Joanna says, “We leverage innovative training and mentoring efforts to help our women grow because at MXOtech, gender equality is a priority.”

MXOtech is proud to announce we have added the Illinois Business Enterprise Program (BEP) certification to our credentials. The Business Enterprise Program assists businesses owned by minorities, women and people with disabilities, to gain access to the State of Illinois procurement process.