The Northstar Group partners with some of the leading companies in the computing industry. Our relationship with these companies allows us to give you the most complete solution, regardless of your needs.

The Northstar Group sells and installs Canobeam Free Space Optics devices.  These allow the transfer of data and voice at gigabit speeds across open spaces via laser.  Canon U.S.A., Inc., headquartered in Lake Success, New York, is a leader in professional business and consumer imaging equipment and information systems. Canon's extensive product line and digital solutions enable businesses and consumers worldwide to capture, store, and distribute information. The Company is listed by Fortune as one of the 'Most Admired Companies in America,' and is ranked #39 on the Business Week list of 'Top 100 Brands.'

The Northstar Group licenses Citrix ICA Technology to provide customers with best-of-breed software solutions for Windows-based Terminals. Citrix Systems, Inc. is a global leader in providing application server software and services for the enterprise.

If you need to get access to your applications and bandwidth is a problem, Citrix's MetaFrame product may be able to help. Using technology based on Citrix's proven WinFrame product and Microsoft's Terminal Server product, you can have multiple users running application software on a single server using nearly any type of client system. Supported environments include all major platforms and up to the current version of Windows. Even use a browser to run application software remotely without changing a line of code.

MetaFrame is a centrally managed, windows based application system that can host multiple users on a single system in a seamless environment using Thin Client and Windows Terminal technology. Depending on your business needs, Citrix's MetaFrame may make sense for you.

Cisco Systems, Inc. is a world leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco's Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of the Internet and most corporate, education, and government networks around the world. Cisco provides the broadest line in solutions for transporting data, voice and video within buildings, across campuses, or around the world.

Cisco was founded in 1984 by a group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been prominent in advancing the development of IP- the basic language to communicate over the Internet and in private networks. The company's tradition of innovation continues today with Cisco creating leading products and key technologies that will make the Internet more useful and dynamic in the years ahead. These technologies include: advanced routing and switching, voice and video over IP, optical networking, wireless, storage networking, security networking, security, broadband, and content networking.

The Northstar Group is a Cisco Premier Certified Partner with over eight years of partner experience. Our Cisco engineers offer the highest level of experience in network design, implementation and technical support.

Compaq Computer Corporation ('Compaq') is a leading global provider of enterprise technology and solutions. Compaq designs, develops, manufactures and markets hardware, software, solutions and services, including industry-leading enterprise storage and computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, communication products, and desktop and portable personal computers that are sold in more than 200 countries.

Covad owns the only nationwide broadband DSL network.  Covad broadband services are currently available across the nation in 44 states and 235 Metropolitan Areas.  Covad offers a variety of communications and broadband services, including Voice Over IP (VoIP).

Companies can reduce costs by up to 40%, simplify administration and management and increase employee productivity with Covad VoIP, a business-class broadband service that truly integrates high-speed Internet and telephone service.

With Covad VoIP, small and medium sized businesses can now enjoy the same services traditionally afforded larger companies without investing in expensive hardware. For companies that already have a PBX, Covad’s services can work with existing equipment - and still save on monthly telecom expenditures.

Nortel Networks is an industry leader and innovator focused on transforming how the world communicates and exchanges information. The company is supplying its services provider and enterprise customers with communication technology and infrastructure to enable value-aded IP data, voice and multimedia services spanning Metro and Enterprise Networks, Wireless Networks and Optical Long Haul Networks. As a global company, Nortel Networks does business in more then 150 countries. Nortel Networks has offices and facilities in Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Caribbean and Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and the United States.

Packeteer is a leading provider of application performance infrastructure systems that give enterprises and service providers a new layer of control for applications delivered across intranets, extranets, and the Internet. Packeteer's products - powered by PacketWise™ software - ensure end-to-end quality of service (QoS) for networked applications and managed services. This provides comprehensive bandwidth, content and traffic monitoring and control. Packeteer's products are deployed by Global 2000 corporations and service providers and are available through The Northstar Group.

RSA Security helps organizations protect private information and manage the identities of the people and applications accessing and exchanging that information. RSA Security’s portfolio of solutions—including identity & access management, secure mobile & remote access, secure enterprise access, secure transactions and consumer identity protection —are all designed to provide the most seamless e-security experience in the market. Their strong reputation is built on a history of ingenuity, leadership, proven technologies and our more than 15,000 customers around the globe.

SHUNRA is the leading developer of Wide Area Network (WAN) emulation technology. It is the only company to provide business with the ability to recreate the internet in order to ensure reliable and safe development of the e-business applications.

SHUNRA develops forecasting tools that predict how applications and technologies will work once deployed over a WAN. Using innovative WAN Emulation technology, these tools emulate the network behavior so that any product or application can be tested before deployment. The SHUNRA Storm and SHUNRA Cloud products are being used by leading Global 2000 companies, technology startups and independent testing labs.