Company set-up

Establishment of Delaware Computing, a computer services company.

Bekaert acquires Delaware

The company grows to be a full-fledged Belgian IT services provider.

Arthur Andersen

Sale of Delaware Computing Group to Arthur Andersen (professional services) and HP (infrastructure).

Arthur Andersen becomes Deloitte & Touche

After the implosion of the Andersen network, the Belgian Andersen partners decide to merge with the Deloitte partnership.

Delaware Consulting

After a management buy-out, Luc Van Aelbroeck, Jan Delaere and Peter Oyserman relaunch Delaware Consulting as an independent consulting partnership with 124 consultants.

Delaware goes to China

Opening of the first office abroad: Suzhou, China

Offshore software development

Opening of the second Belgian branch in Antwerp. The company now employs some 180 people.
Opening of the second office in China: Harbin Kepler Delaware Software Development starts as offshore software factory.

Delaware goes US

Wouter Fransoo becomes the 4th Delaware Consulting partner.

Opening of the first office in the United States in Atlanta.

e-Kenz and Delaware Information Solutions

Start of e-Kenz in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with Amal Choury as local partner.
Delaware Consulting now counts some 350 professionals.
Start of Delaware Information Solutions, with Patrick Andersen and Wim Van Eyken as partners.

Delaware Consulting International

Jan Vets becomes the 5th Delaware Consulting partner.
Dutch SAP partner XAPlogistics becomes Delaware Consulting BV. Arie van der Veer and Jacko Obels are the local partners. 
New office in France, Lyon, with local partners Patrick Dassaud, Didier Galland and Jean-Philippe Lasbroas.
Set up of Delaware Consulting International.

The expansion continues...

Toon Vermeersch becomes the 6th Delaware Consulting partner.
Delaware Consulting acquires Harbin Kepler Delaware in full.
Delaware Consulting and Exaserv (Wim Desmet) set up a joint venture to provide SAP solutions in North America.
Delaware Consulting China opens new office in Shanghai.

450 professionals

Worldwide the Delaware Group now counts some 450 professionals.