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"Right
then I should have vowed to become the first mover in what now
ranks among the fastest-growing entrepreneurial niches: exploiting
the epidemic called computer rage by helping hotheads - like me - fix the
source of (or clean up after) their tantrums.
In
other words, I wish I'd had the foresight of Ken Smith. "Digi-rage
has absolutely fueled the growth of the in-home IT business,"
says Smith, the 40-year-old co-founder of Digiticians
in Waltham, Mass., which sells preventive-maintenance software for
computer users."
Joshua
Hyatt, Fortune Small Business, July/August 2005

"Given
the challenges that consumers are facing with home computers,
Internet services, and home networks, we anticipate significant
interest among both home network OEM players and broadband
carriers in deploying a host of more advanced products and
services."
Kurt
Scherf, Parks Associates, June 2005
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"Since
most small businesses don't need and can't afford a full-time IT
person, SMBs frequently relied on Fred, the receptionist's
flaky-but- computer-savvy cousin to handle the support. But as IT
becomes mission critical to small businesses, a quiet revolution
is taking place. As networks and security issues become
increasingly sophisticated and state and federal compliance
regulations affect more and more SMBs, many companies have found
that turning over their support function to a company that
specializes in providing such services is a better option.
Digiticians
offers desktop support over the phone and through their Web site.
The price is great, you can purchase help in 15-minute
blocks..."
Beth
Cohan, Sm. Business Computing, Jan. 2005

"Mass
High Tech has announced the honorees in the 2005 Women to Watch
program, in which 10 New England Women in fields from
biotechnology to software are honored as future leaders and
innovators." This year's awardees include: Anne Marie
Biernacki, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Digiticians.
Mass
High Tech, Jan. 2005

"The
Digiticians hopes to take the lead by taking a high-tech approach.
It's planning to launch PCCare Premium, a new remote support
system that will replace the technician with a computer that will
keep computers healthy without human intervention."
Hiawatha
Bray, The Boston Globe, International Herald Tribune, Jan. 2005

"Home
and small business networks are becoming increasingly complex,
incorporating multiple PCs, digital networks, and myriad
peripheral devices. Once set up these networks are largely
invisible to consumers until they stop working. Interruption of
Internet service, printing capability, or content sharing will
immediately precipitate calls to the ISP. This presents both
opportunities and challenges. The panelists will discuss these
issues and the potential for remote management of home PCs,
networks, virus protection, and other services."
Kurt
Scherf, Parks Associates, Jan. 2005

"The
Digiticians' sophisticated technology has taken the house calls
out of at-home service."
Kim
Blanton, The Boston Globe, Mar. 2004

"Meanwhile,
the demand by small businesses for IT outsourcing is growing,
noted Smith. "It's not just a larger enterprise
anymore," he said. "Now you have a 10-desktop company
running a Netgear router over broadband, trying to sync up with a
new document server and share email calendaring across all parties
and enable each individual to synch their Palm Pilot to that
calendar."
Kevin
Ferguson, SmallBizPipeline, 2004

"Small
business owners wear many hats. But for some, the IT-support
doesn't fit so well. After "reboot" or
"uninstall/reinstall the software," some owners and
employees are stumped on how to troubleshoot problems. And if you
have to call the software or hardware manufacturer out of
warrantee, prices can be exorbitant."
Jeff
Zbar, NetworkWorld, 2003

"If
you want to get a glimpse of the modern startup...the Digiticians
claim to be New Age electricians...the Digiticians... service and
maintain 'customer' machines from a distance,
electronically."
Joshua
Hyatt, Fortune Small Business, 2002
"As
home networking grows, there will be a need for what the
Digiticians do."
Dominic
Ainscough, The Yankee Group (as quoted in Fortune Small
Business), 2003

"A
broadband connection, for example, leads almost inevitably
to...networking -- you want to attach all your computers to that
fast pipe. And then there are printers, scanners, CD-burners,
wireless devices, personal digital assistants -- pretty soon
you've got an entire...network going, a system that is
exponentially more complicated than the stand-alone PC you started
with."
DC
Dennison, Digital Mass, 2002
"...we
need an army of on-call techies to help us keep 'new technologies'
running and bug-free."
Scott
Kirsner, The Boston Globe, 2001
Press
Releases
February
28, 2005
Digiticians
Launch PCCare Premium 1.0; Software is Proven to Cut Tech Support
Incidents by Up to 70% Through Automated, Proactive Maintenance
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Release
January
26, 2005
Digiticians
CTO Named One of Top Ten “Women to Watch 2005” by Mass High Tech
>>
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January
3, 2005
Digiticians
CEO to Speak at CES 2005 >>
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April
21, 2004
SMB
& Home Office Spending on the Rise; Digiticians® Revolutionary New
Internet Delivery Model Sees 581% Increase >>
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July
29, 2003
Digiticians
Kicks off Enhanced Partner Program with 18 Partners; establishes
the foundation of an online business service network for small
business >>
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May
30, 2002
Digiticians
Launch PCCare, Automated Computer Maintenance and Managed Service
Solution >>
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May
23, 2002
Professor
Clayton Christensen of the Harvard Business School joins
Digiticians Board of Directors >>
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May
20, 2002
Digiticians
Reaches 1500 systems services in first year of operation >>
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March
12, 2001
Digiticians
Launch Innovative New Service Offering Low Cost Tech Support for
Small Business and Residential Customers >>
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