CSSI The Support Group (which does business as Buchanan Associates) hopes that you come to associate it with good service. The company provides a variety of IT services, such as consulting, application development, managed network services, network design and implementation, systems integration, training, and support. Buchanan Associates also resells and distributes a variety of computer hardware and software. Clients come from fields such as education, electronics, financial services, government, health care, manufacturing, retail, and transportation. The company has offices in Bulgaria, Canada, and the US. Jim Buchanan, president and CEO, founded Buchanan Associates in 1988.