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27
MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Under the supervision
and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief
financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation
under the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our
internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2006.
Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2006 excluded Berbee Information Networks Corporation, which was
acquired by the Company in October 2006 in a purchase business combination. Berbee Information
Networks Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company whose total assets and total net
sales represented 16.6% and 1.6%, respectively, of consolidated total assets and consolidated net
sales of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006. Companies are allowed to
exclude acquisitions from their assessment of internal control over financial reporting during the first
year of an acquisition under guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Our management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as
of December 31, 2006 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent
registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is included herein.
CDW Corporation
Vernon Hills, Illinois
March 1, 2007