In September of 1979, Eugene “Gene” Higgins opened the doors at Electroline, Inc – a local distributor of electrical wire, cable and specialty products. Electroline’s customer base grew steadily as paper, mining, manufacturing and construction/contractor companies became familiar with their offerings. In the 1990s, the company added power protection and IT precision cooling, triggering significant growth as a value-added reseller of these critical infrastructure tools and services into the 2000s. In 1988, as a means to research expansion of Electroline’s focus, a market survey was conducted. Results showed need in the data communications field and, subsequently, Electroline Data Communications Inc., or EDCi , was born. In 1989, Glenn Higgins took over as president of the EDCi/Electroline companies and focused on growth and evolution towards becoming an enterprise-wide solutions provider. At Electroline, we commit to providing High Nines Reliability to all of our clients. This means you can expect 99.99999% system availability, or close to zero downtime, for mission critical applications. Each of the five power reliability needs – availability, protection, conversion/distribution,