Our Story
Like the “big boys,” IBM and Microsoft, who have invested heavily in the fast-emerging collaboration software market, Boardwalk chairman Ben Tse decided that the time was ripe for a revolutionary new software collaboration platform that would capitalize on the virtually limitless upside potential of this hot new market – Boardwalk Collaboration Software!
With collaboration technology now extending into nearly every conceivable “vertical” niche, Tse saw a unique opportunity to not only fulfill the needs of most industry-specific markets “right out of the box,” but to offer a visionary product that could be quickly and easily customized as a specialized application for those markets.
Building upon this foundation, Tse and president John Conkle decided to do something that has never been done before – deliver one collaboration software system that offers the best of both worlds – deployment both as a “distributed” and as an “ASP” solution. Having access to the advantages of both models helps to level the playing field between small business and large corporations. More people get more benefits across the board.
Boardwalk Collaboration Software addresses the major concerns of SMB companies of all types that want to achieve higher levels of efficiency, security and profitability, while keeping ongoing costs to a minimum. It’s a winner. Check it out.
The Principals
Ben Tse
Over the last 21 years, Boardwalk Chairman Ben Tse has amassed a sparkling track record of achievements in the business software arena. In 1984, Ben Tse co-founded AccountMate Software Corporation and as president and CEO, led a “mom and pop” start-up business into an internationally acclaimed company with over 100 employees, 3000 resellers and offices throughout Asia and North America.While leading AccountMate, Tse’s vision and entrepreneurial spirit attracted both IBM and Microsoft to enlist AccountMate as a strategic partner to help them in the launch of new products and platforms. IBM actually asked Tse to act as spokesman for the national rollout of their AS/400 platform for the mid-market with full-page advertisements in national trade publications, while Microsoft lavished numerous awards on AccountMate for their innovations in product design. These strategic partnerships helped propel AccountMate onto the international stage and achieve greater success.
Since selling AccountMate to a multinational South African enterprise in 2000, Tse has diversified his portfolio of companies and investments into a wide variety of sectors and countries that span the globe.
(Click here for a news story on Ben Tse that was published in the San Francisco Chronicle.)
John Conkle
Ben Tse recruited long-time computer industry entrepreneur and business owner John Conkle to join the Boardwalk’s executive team as the company's new president and CEO in early 2005. Conkle brings a wealth of software industry experience to Boardwalk, having worked with over 100 software developers in a vast array of successful ventures during his career. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, he served three years active duty in the U.S. Navy. Conkle commenced his sales career at IBM Corporation in 1973, with subsequent sales and management positions at Litton Industries, American Standard, Visa, MicrGraphics and Rocky Mountain Banknote.
