onShore began in 1991 as a free-lance adjunct to Stel Valavanis´ job as Network Analyst at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. With Stel´s technical expertise backing the growing team, onShore´s suite of services expanded significantly over the next few years. As our reputation as systems integrators grew, onShore also developed a number of opportunities to incubate a fledgling application, database and Web development team that has since been rolled out into a separate entity. In 1997, onShore purchased and renovated a hundred year old building strategically located at 1407 W. Chicago Avenue to better provide the 2-hour emergency response our clients have come to expect. From this location, close to downtown and with proximity to the Kennedy, onShore consultants can reach most clients very quickly. In addition, we have a permanent, comfortable space for our remote management, monitoring and administrative teams to work in and for our clients to visit.