History
Formed in 1987, BSG began in its trading history as an IT reseller, selling hardware and software to its clients in London and the South East. BSG is now an Advanced Computer Software Plc Group Company (ACS), focussing on the delivery of managed services, application development and Software as a Service (SaaS), utilising its application development capabilities as a unique differentiator to create exceptional business advantage for their customers.
1987
- Business Systems Group formed by Phil Buckingham and Nick Gerard.
2000
- Purchased Webgenerics Ltd, a provider of hosting and ASP software.
- Floated on the London Stock Exchange as Business Systems Group Holdings Plc July as a constituent of the TechMark Index, raising £15m to finance the ongoing development of the group.
- Nick Gerard becomes CEO of the new Plc.
2001
- Purchased the Experience Design team of Atomic Tangerine to extend user experience capabilities of the consulting practice.
2004
- Acquisition of the managed hosting and IT maintenance services of GNS Europe Ltd.
2008
- Appoint Vin Murria as Non Executive Chairman
2009
- BSG acquired by Advanced Computer Software Plc to focus on managed services, application development and SaaS.
- Neil Cross announced as Managing Director, Nick Gerard becomes Executive Chairman.
The other companies in the ACS group include: