{"id":2,"date":"2008-11-06T03:22:29","date_gmt":"2008-11-06T09:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2021-04-29T16:19:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T21:19:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Other World Computing (OWC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Other World Computing (OWC) has been providing quality hardware products and support to the computer industry since 1988 and features one of the largest online catalogs of computer, iPod, and iPhone enhancement products through its e-commerce portal&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.macsales.com\/\">www.macsales.com<\/a>. As an Apple Certified Developer, OWC also provides extensive expert technical support for Macintosh users around the world as well as Internet access via&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastermac.net\/\">www.fastermac.net<\/a> and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.owc.net\/\">www.owc.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OWC\u2019s industry awards and recognition include:&nbsp;<strong><em>Crain\u2019s Chicago Business <\/em><\/strong>2009 \u201cFast 50\u201d List of 50 Fastest Growing Companies in the Chicago Area;&nbsp;<strong><em>Computerworld Magazine<\/em><\/strong> Top Green-IT Companies for 2008;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><em>Inc. 5,000<\/em><\/strong> Top 100 Computers &amp; Electronics Companies 2007 to 2009;&nbsp;<strong>Reseller Ratings<\/strong> Elite Member 2009; and&nbsp;<strong>McHenry County Economic Development Corporation <\/strong>2008 Business Champion Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By activating an on-site wind&nbsp; turbine in October 2009 at its Woodstock, IL corporate headquarters, OWC became the first technology manufacturer\/distributor in U.S. to become 100% on-site&nbsp; wind powered. The turbine cleanly generates more net energy than is consumed by OWC\u2019s operations&nbsp; and datacenter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Other World Computing corporate campus was awarded LEED Platinum Certification in March 2010 by the Green Building Certification Institute. Platinum is the highest achievable level of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Program, which began in 1998. Out of more than 14,000 LEED projects engaged worldwide since the program&#8217;s inception, OWC is one of less than three hundred to achieve the Platinum standard. With this recognition, OWC also became the first privately owned light manufacturing\/assembly building in Illinois to obtain LEED Platinum status.. 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