wayside technology group is an international technology channel company that markets software, hardware and services – directly and through resellers – to software development and information technology professionals worldwide. the company, which is headquartered in eatontown, new jersey, was incorporated in 1982 and has been public since 1995 (nasdaq:wstg). wayside technology group has the spirit of a silicon valley startup combined with the drive of an east coast company. it’s a philosophy that has contributed to wayside being named one of the best places to work in new jersey in 2017! wayside operates through two segments – value added distributor lifeboat distribution and value added solutions provider techxtend. lifeboat distribution is a distributor of software and appliances for virtualization, security, networking, application lifecycle management, and other technically sophisticated domains. lifeboat helps vendor partners recruit multinational networks of resellers, value-adde