Aspen Consulting was formed in Chicago in 1993 by Stephan Moen and Stewart Booden. The company provided IT infrastructure services and became an IBM and Tivoli Premier Business Partner. In 1998, the company was named to the Inc. 500 as the 24th fastest growing company in the U.S. and was named to the Inc. 500 again in 1999. In 2003, the company was sold to Optimus Solutions, which is now a part of SoftChoice.