Lastar's History

Founded in 1984 by entreprenuers Mike Shane, Geoff Hyman, and Jeff Fourman, Lastar has been part of the computer technology industry since its earliest stages. But we've experienced dramatic growth since our simple beginnings in the back of a retail computer store. Since then we've added hundreds of employees, opened new facilities in the U.S., Asia, and most recently in the United Kingdom, and have become a market leader. However, throughout our 25 years in the business, one thing has remained constant - our commitment to provide extraordinary customer experiences.

Lastar Milestones

1984 - Computer Expressions, a computer retailer found by Mike Shane, is closed so that he and business partners Jeff Fourman and Geoff Hyman can focus on the manufacturing of computer cables. Cables To Go is born.

1988 - Cables To Go begins sourcing some products from Asia in order to remain competitive while expanding the product portfolio.

1992 - Cables To Go wins a major contract from Reynolds+Reynolds to provide IT materials for their automotive dealer IT deployments.

1993 - Cables To Go acquires the Lastar Group and begins to provide infrastructure installation services in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Michigan.

1996 - Cables To Go successful penetrates IT distribution by signing Ingram Micro, Tech Data, Merisel, and Pinnacor.

1998 - Due to our growing business diversification, Cables To Go changes its corporate name to Lastar, Inc. Cables To Go and Lastar Datacomm Solutions remain as business units of Lastar.

1999 - Lastar opens its manufacturing facility in mainland China.

2002 - Contigent Network Solutions, the former Lastar Datacomm Solutions, is divested.

2004 - Lastar acquires Quiktron to add domestic fiber and copper network cable production. Quiktron provides Lastar entry into the Industrial/Electrical distribution channel.

2005 - Lastar introduces RapidRun, the industry-leading modular audio/video cabling system. The product wins numerous awards over the next three years including two awards from the Consumer Electronics Association.

2009 - Lastar introduces TruLink wireless USB and wireless VGA solutions. TruLink wins several prestigous industry awards.