A Bellingham-based Data Doctors computer service business has reached an agreement with the national franchise to become a new independently owned company under the name Ovation Technical Services.

The company, which was previously known as MJK Services Inc., is located at 1019 Iowa St., and has been in business since 2006. It provides a full range of computer technology-related services for business and residential customers, including computer repair, networking, data backup and protection, security and monitoring.

Under its agreement with Data Doctors Franchise Systems Inc., which is effective immediately, Ovation will be able to offer its services to customers in Whatcom and Skagit counties.

“We are very pleased with this development. We are now in our seventh year of operation in Bellingham, and have established a solid reputation as a reliable provider of quality, affordable computer services—one of the largest in the region,” Mark Knittel, the company’s owner, said in a press release. “Over time our focus has shifted more toward business customers, and the majority of our growth has come from that area.”

Ovation Technical Services can be reached at its new phone number: 360-306-5261.

The company is online at www.ovationtech.net.