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CDWC News CDW Ranks # 1 on the 2006 ''Vendor Value Study'' by CIO Insight
VERNON HILLS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), a leading provider of technology products
and services to businesses, government and education, has been ranked
first on CIO Insight’s 4th
annual “Vendor Value Study,”
a ranking of the most important information technology vendors by value,
reliability and loyalty.
“Answering our customers’
questions quickly and efficiently and meeting their daily needs is our
primary goal,” said John A. Edwardson,
chairman and chief executive officer, CDW. “Whether
it’s the personal touch of the account
manager, our extranet tool that helps customers stay current on their
software licenses or simply our enhanced CDW.com search engine,
everything we do revolves around getting our customers the solutions
they need, when they need them.”
CDW was included on the “Vendor Value Study”
this year as a result of suggestions offered by respondents to the 2005
survey. In its first year on the list, CDW ranked first in key
categories, including: meeting time and budget commitments, and
remaining flexible and responsive.
CIO Insight magazine's “Vendor Value
Survey” asks U.S.-based IT executives how
they perceive the value of their vendors' product and service offerings,
as well as their overall satisfaction with the support these vendors
provide. Scores are calculated from respondents’
ranking of companies in seven categories of satisfaction. The full
ranking is available online at http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1540,2068336,00.asp.
For CDW, the top ranking on CIO Insight’s Top
40 Vendor Value in 2006 list is the latest of numerous honors achieved
by the company.
CDW is listed at No. 34 on FORTUNE magazine’s “100
Best Companies to Work for in America” and
has been on the list for eight consecutive years. FORTUNE magazine’s
“America’s Most
Admired Companies” list again included CDW,
marking the third consecutive year and fourth time in five years that
the company has been named “most admired”
in its industry. CDW was included in “Top 50
Most Military-Friendly Employers” by G.I.
Jobs Magazine. CDW also is a perennial member of the FORBES Global 2000,
the InformationWeek 500 and the FORBES 400 Best Big Companies in America.
About CDW
CDW®, ranked No. 343 on the FORTUNE 500, is a
leading provider of technology solutions for business, government and
education. CDW is a principal source of technology products and services
including top name brands such as Acer, Adobe, Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM,
Lenovo, Microsoft, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, Symantec, Toshiba and
ViewSonic. CDW's direct model offers customers one-on-one relationships
with knowledgeable account managers and access to more than 600 on-staff
engineers and advanced technology specialists who customize solutions
for customers’ complex technology needs. CDW
also provides same-day product shipping and post-sales technical support.
CDW was founded in 1984 and employs approximately 5,250 coworkers. In
2005, the company generated sales of $6.3 billion. For more information,
visit CDW.com.
