MBX Systems

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MBX Systems is a privately held designer and manufacturer of server appliance hardware. The company builds the hardware that independent software vendors (ISVs) can use to deliver their software as an appliance. Its headquarters are in Wauconda, Illinois.

History

The company that has become MBX Systems was started in April, 1995 by Tom Crowley under the name Drive Express. Its business at that time was selling hard drives to consumers through mail order ads in computer enthusiast magazines. This business quickly expanded to components besides hard drives, and in October 1995 the name of the company was changed to “Drive and Motherboard Express” to reflect this expanded lineup of products.

In 1996 the name was shortened to simply “Motherboard Express.” By this time the company was selling products that encompassed the entire PC. As the world wide web gained popularity as a buying and selling vehicle, Motherboard Express began selling its entire catalog online. The company also found itself in the business building custom “white box” computer hardware for customers on-demand. This business included both PCs for personal use and server hardware.

In the year 2000, MBX built its first server appliances. In March of that year an ISV customer requested MBX’s assistance on a white box project that involved building the hardware for a new line of server appliances it wanted to offer.

Today, MBX has divested itself of the consumer component supply business and is focused solely on designing, building, and Providing support for server appliances. The company is a pure OEM supplier and does not market any products under its own name or brand. The company is certified to ISO 9001:2000 for its quality management systems.

Services provided by the company are listed on its website in four areas:

  • Design, which includes product development, branding, and marketing
  • Production, from manufacturing to inventory management of components
  • Deployment, which includes stocking to inventory management of finished goods
  • Support for the hardware or hardware and software on deployed units

Awards

In 2006, the company was named a finalist in the Most Innovative Company – Up to 100 Employees in the American Business Awards Stevie Awards competition.

Key People

  • Tom Crowley, CEO and President
  • Len Petty, CFO
  • Jill Bellak, Vice President of Sales
  • Carl Nothnagel, Manufacturing Manager
  • Kevin French, Manager of Support Services
  • Justin Formella, Director of Technical Operations

References

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