Corporate Timeline
Navigating Milestones: Our Corporate Journey Unveiled
The Fourth Wave
Founded a year earlier by James Smith, The Fourth
Wave opens first store front location in Emporia KS selling NCR Microcomputers.
Mr. Computer
The Fourth Wave acquires "Mr. Computer", a Connecting Point Franchise, in Emporia KS and acquires IBM and Apple "Medallions"
A Future in K-12
Susie Smith partners with James in management, and the company transitions into a MicroAge franchise. During this time, the company experiences growth in K-12 educational sales and begins installing some of the first networks for small businesses, schools, and state government agencies across Kansas. These early networks utilized pioneering technologies such as Novell and Golden Bow, marking a significant milestone in the state's tech landscape.
Corporate Restructuring
After establishing itself as one of the largest Apple and IBM resellers in the Midwest, specializing in both corporate and educational networking, the company undergoes a corporate restructuring. As part of this shift, Woodard Technologies and Investments acquires The Fourth Wave.
Changing Names
In 1995, MicroAge, Inc. acquired all the corporate business of WTI/MicroAge. As a result, the K-12 Group of WTI separated from the acquisition, relocating to Wichita, KS, and operating under the new name of TCPI, The Computer Professional Incorporated.
On The Move
A year after relocating to Wichita, TCPI rebrands as Stonebridge Technologies to better align with the growing demand for internet services. The Wichita branch then moves to the North Rock Road Business Park, where it expands its offerings to include computers, networks, and internet services for businesses and schools across Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
Twotrees
While WTI retained ownership, Stonebridge Technologies sold off its K-12 business and managed circuit operations, leading to the formation of Twotrees Technologies in Wichita, KS, and SageNet in Tulsa, OK.
Shelterbelt
James Smith develops the Shelterbelt Internet Management and Filtering System, along with email services, to help schools manage internet access. Shelterbelt is quickly adopted by over 300 school districts and nearly 1 million users across the Midwest, providing enhanced control, security and EMail services for educational institutions.
E-Rate
Twotrees participates in the inaugural year of the federal E-Rate program for schools, and has proudly maintained a "green light" status for 22 years.
Web Crawlers
Twotrees moves from North Rock Business Park to Equity Bank Building on Kellogg and Rock in Wichita and install 2 Silicon Graphics Supercomputers to run the "Willow and Blackjack web crawlers" indexing billions of web pages for the Shelterbelt Filtering services.
WSCA & DIR Contracts
Twotrees fulfills requirements to become a provider of Lenovo WSCA contracts for the states of Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisanna and Colorado and DIR in Texas.
Platinum Partner
Twotrees achieves Sophos Platinum Partner Status.
Westward Expansion
Twotrees expands its operations into Arizona and New Mexico, securing the Mohave in Arizona and CES Contract in New Mexico to supply computers and devices to local governments and schools across both states.
NASPO Expansion
Twotrees expands its sales teams into Colorado to support Lenovo under the NASPO contracts, previously known as WSCA.
New Corporate Offices
Twotrees moves the Corporate Headquarters to Silicon Valley style offices in Wichita at the 200 N. Emporia location in the Old Town district.
Going National
Twotrees is awarded the TIPS (The Interlocal Purchasing System) contract which is cooperative purchasing program that allows government agencies, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations to procure goods and services across the US.
Modernization
Twotrees restores a historic 1930's Firestone Tire store and moves to Silicon Valley style offices in Old Town area of Wichita KS.
Future in Chromebooks
Twotrees begins delivering bulk order of Chromebooks for 1:1 programs in Schools.
Sophos Partner of the Year
Twotrees Awarded 2017 Syncronized Partner of the Year
FightSong!
Twotrees introduces FightSong! at ISTE and is voted #2 most promising product in the incubator.
Sophos Partner of the Year
Twotrees awarded the 2022 Syncronized Partner of the Year
Connecting Point Acquisition
Twotrees expands its presence in the Great Plains region, adding 50 employees and nearly doubling the size of the company through the acquisition of Ultra/Connecting Point, which has five locations across South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota.
Nebraska
Twotrees adds a presence in Lincoln Nebraska bringing the total number of locations to 13