About
Applied Computer Systems, Inc.
ACS was founded in 1971, by Electrical Engineer Donald D. Lacy and is classified as a private, veteran owned, small business. The company is located fifty miles north east of Columbus, Ohio. ACS is a veteran leader in the video and audio networking industry and manufactures video and audio switching and networking equipment.
The LINK Video Network
In 1983, ACS designed, patented, and manufactured the LINK Video Network. The company markets directly to the end user and has participated extensively as a sub contractor in the government/military arena. The LINK System has become extremely popular with instructors and teachers throughout the education, commercial, government and military environments.
LINK System Is Developed From Customer Feedback
Each generation of LINK System is the result of feedback from computer instructors just like you. Two important requirements underlie every LINK System purchased:
- provide each instructor with total control of every student computer station
- and keep the operation simple
As a result of this fundamental consideration, instructors using our systems continually tell us they experience a 20-35% increase in classroom efficiency. This is why a LINK System pays for itself in such a short period of time.
No Middle Men
We sell direct. There is no middleman involved to mark up the price. You deal directly with people who understand classroom technologies, the needs of instructors, and the LINK Video System. You can request a literature packet describing the LINK System in great detail. Our knowledgeable sales staff will discuss with you which systems best meet your needs.
Small Veteran Owned Business
ACS qualifies (small business, veteran owned) to participate in the Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 19.502-2 Total Set-Asides program. Any purchase of supplies or services using any type of Federal Funding that has an anticipated dollar value exceeding $2,500, but not over $100,000 is reserved exclusively for small business. We accept the I.M.P.A.C. government VISA card, along with MasterCard and VISA cards.
Our Milestones
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1971 Sep
Sept 24, 1971 Founded
ACS was founded by veteran, Electrical Engineer Donald D. Lacy.
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1983 Aug
First LINK System designed and sold
The elite, hardware-based, classroom management LINK System is released allowing absolute computer classroom environment.
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1987 Jul
Patent #4,682,164 was issued
The invention provides a master unit equipment to receive from any of the slave units and send these same signals to the remaining slave units.
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1998 Oct
SoftLINK Released
One of the most popular classroom management software packages ever released.
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2000 Oct
Doubled ACS Office Space
Constructed second office building doubling Applied Computer Systems, Inc. space to over 10,000 sq ft.
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2001 Aug
GSA # awarded
The General Services Administration assigned our number qualifying ACS as a trusted contractor.
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2007 Apr
Patent #7,233,690 issued
The invention relates to fraud detection for check cashing.
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2009 Apr
Patent #7,516,180 issued
The invention relates to a system providing instructor services using computing systems connected over a communication network.
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2013 Jul
Received Certificate of Networthiness
SoftLINK awarded Certificate of Networthiness (CoN) by NETCOM (U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command)
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2018 Feb
Received Certificate of Networthiness
SoftLINK Certificate of Networthiness (CoN) renewed by NETCOM (U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command)
What Our Customers Say
More TestimonialsIt has vastly improved our efficiency in the office for passing messages to classes and other members of staff.
Amy James, The Meadows Primary AcademyI've used Manager every working day for over 15 years, I couldn't support my customers without it!
Granero Data SystemsThe LINK System is ergonomically beneficial to all the students, an exciting and fun delivery of content, eliminates “bad seat” conditions, and is beneficial to instructor’s time and amount of content to be delivered. The most useful features are transmit, testing, student view, and keyboard/mouse control. My overall experience with the LINK System and Applied Computer Systems, Inc. is wonderful.
Mr. Sheehy, Buckeye Career CenterCustomer support is very helpful. Account manager is readily available. Easy to install the software.
Southwest AirlinesThank you for doing such a great job for us. The entire process, from the initial specs to the final installation was a breeze for us. And learning how to use the LINK System was easy with just a few minutes with Todd. Our instructors love the new LINK System.
Mr. Kazee, Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeWe currently use Notify and have done for a number of years now. It was a great find after we moved from a previous solution. It has been used during critical outages and planned downtime to inform our 6000+ users instantly.
David Smith, Whittington Health NHS TrustDNA has transformed the IT support, allowing speedy remote access, particularly helpful working on a 110 acre site.
Chris Wilson, Langley SchoolSince Notify was put in place here at Martin House, I have had no issues with the software. It is simple to use, effective and fast. Have already recommended it to others.
Johnny Fantauzzo, Martin HouseWe have been using Manager for years. It allows us to remote onto our clients computers with ease.
Bloor HomesExcellent software for pushing critical notifications out to staff.
Farmers State BankNotify is an important tool in our emergency plan.
Cotham SchoolLow resource demands, easily integrate into Active Directory. Great tool for getting important notifications right in front of staff when you need to.
Farmers State BankDNA has greatly reduced the burden on the IT team with its software deployment. The safeguarding tool has been invaluable.
Merchant Taylors PrepNotify helps us with our lockdown procedures.
Chris Wilson, Ormiston Forge AcademyWith DNA, I can generate reports to see results and savings. This is an important feature for us as we weren't able to do this with any other products we had tried before.
KCEOC Community ActionOpen the software, type in your message, select the users and off it goes. Invaluable piece of software to keep users informed of important notices or events.
Wayne County GovernmentDue to there being many automated processes within DNA, it really has saved the IT team a lot of time from device discovery to application monitoring and enterprise reporting, it has really improved our performance.
Dermont Woods, Cork National Roads OfficeWe were delighted at the ease with which DNA and ServiceDesk integrated and complemented each other. DNA has gone a long way to helping us resolve issues quickly.
LA FitnessNotify is easy to use and the messages are clear. People do not miss it unless they are away from their desks.
Monroe County GovernmentDNA is a product we couldn't live without in IT support - showing us all the information and the devices we have in an instant and giving us quick remote access to our devices to provide support.
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