IT company buys Sikeston outfit

Business Today

SCOTT CITY -- When owner Jay Butler decided to close the doors to Software Hardware, an information technology company in Sikeston, he was determined not to leave his customers without tech support. So he chose to sell his company to Scott City's Technology and Networking Inc.

As a result, when Software Hardware closed its doors Sept. 1, its phones began ringing at the Scott City office. Technology and Networking owners Jason and Shawn Eftink said they think their new Sikeston contingent will find their company to be more than adequate caretakers.

Technology and Networking began in August 1997 as an Illinois-based corporation, later becoming a registered foreign corporation in Missouri and Kansas. The company will be able to provide its new customers with structured cabling, computer/printer repair, firewall/router programming and GoldMine/HEAT support. The company also provides packaged services such as network security, virus protection, URL filtering and spam filtering.