About DBLY Group, LLC...
DBLY Group was formed to harness the knowledge, abilities, and business relationships of Donn Bly and his associates.
Started in 1983 as a sole proprietor when Mr. Donn Bly landed his first custom programming contract (survey analysis software for Fort Wayne Community Schools that ran on the then band-new IBM XT platform) the DBLY name in its various forms as been in use ever since.
By the end of the 1990's D. Bly Consulting had grown to have an increased focus on computer and networking service, was based in DeKalb County, and was often called upon by other Northeast Indiana computer stores to solve the "hard problems" that their own staff couldn't handle either because they were overtaxed or due to lack of specialized training or knowledge.
With the explosive growth of the network service sector of the business, the company was hard-pressed to keep up with demand. In order to meet that need at the end of 1999 Mr. Bly took on a business partner and merged D. Bly Consulting with Tipton Computer Consulting, the combination forming the Fort Wayne based Technology Specialists (Tspec). While the original intent was to provide an enhanced level of coverage for their respective clients and to allow for more personal time, the combination resulted in explosive business growth.
As a business principal and technologist at Technology Specialists, Mr. Bly initially focused on the training and expansion of the network support personnel, but the primary responsibility in the later years of his tenure focused on building Technology Specialists into a premier business-oriented Internet Service Provider, providing reliable Internet access and services.
In March 2007 after spending 23 years of working 60 to 80 hours a week, Mr. Bly sold his ownership position in Technology Specialists so that he could slow down and pursue other entrepreneurial interests, however, as part of the terms of the sale Mr. Bly retained the "DBLY" name, marks, rights to the customer lists, and various other technologies.
DBLY Group, LLC was formed to act as a repository of those assets, and opened an office on Main Street in Auburn Indiana.