OUR STORY

CAS Severn, a company of continuous growth, change, and reinvention, has prospered by fulfilling a need in the business community: helping companies solve the most challenging business problem with the best IT solution.

Our clients come to us to solve the really hard problems, not sell a solution in a box.

Carson Soule and Doug Gerstmyer founded the company in 1978. At the time, Mr. Gerstmyer was expanding a company in the automotive industry. While trying to acquire software for an IBM System/32 computer, he realized how difficult procuring small business software could be. He and Mr. Soule saw the need for a technology business to create software products and provide services for small businesses.

Beginning as Computer Applications Specialists, with a small team of five programmers, the company has grown with the marketplace. The early 1980s presented the opportunity to expand our offering with software applications development for retail, distribution, and non-profit organizations. This move helped to expand the client base and establish a network engineering practice. In the 1990s we became an IBM hardware reseller to complement the software and service offerings. 1995 brought an important milestone when the company moved into a 31,000 square foot facility in Laurel, Maryland to accommodate the growth. A second location in Richmond, Virginia was opened in 1998 to provide closer resources to the southern region.

In 2001, Severn Companies, Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of CAS, a move that expanded industry coverage to the public sector, federal government, and higher education accounts.

Today, as a result of steady growth, we have 59 employees working in offices in different locations throughout the country.

Our company has thrived, regardless of economic climate, because our clients know that our expertise is invaluable.

Our focus has been simple: Provide clients with the intelligent answers they need to get the job done. Whether it’s helping a client to augment their staff, advising on products that will fulfill their business needs, or aiding them to more efficiently use the resources that they have, the team at CAS has been there to answer the call.