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Expanding Our Platform for Growth
CDW is a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government and education. We offer customers
a single source of IT products and services, selling more than 1,000 brands and providing services that enable
customers to optimize technology and solve business problems.
We are expanding our platform for growth to further help our customers win. We have continued to segment
our customer base, have increased our solutions-based offerings with the acquisition of Berbee Information
Networks, and have completed a full year of operations at our new state-of-the-art distribution center in North
Las Vegas, Nevada.
Focus.
We focus on the specific needs of our customers. Our dedicated account managers and industry-certified
technology specialists help customers identify the right technology to enhance business performance across a
broad range of technologies, including networking, security, power, storage, telephony and software.
Acquire.
We seek to strategically acquire capabilities to better serve our customers’ changing business requirements.
With our acquisition of Berbee Information Networks, we can provide customers world-class solutions and
engineering capabilities in advanced technologies, such as network infrastructure and unified communications,
systems and storage, security, productivity applications and managed services.
Reach.
We reach customers large and small with an extensive product and service offering while providing unmatched
customer service. At CDW, we are never satisfied, and we plan to continue to find new ways to deliver value to
our customers. By doing so, we seek to improve our ability to profitably outpace market growth.
Perform.
We perform with an emphasis on operational excellence throughout the organization. We can provide next-day
shipping from our two highly automated distribution centers and offer a range of configuration capabilities,
from upgrading PC memory to building a complex server rack. Our coworkers are committed to continuous
improvement to ensure we maintain a leading position in our industry.
At CDW, we are focused on our customers. We are acquiring additional capabilities to be our customers’
supplier of choice. We are reaching our customers with the products and services they need. In addition,
we are continually working to perform at the highest levels of operational excellence possible. At CDW,
we are expanding our platform for growth.