Company Profile
Updated: 19-OCT-09CDW Corp.
Private Company, Headquarters Location
200 N Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills, IL 60061-1577, United States
(847)465-6000, (847)465-6800 fax, http://www.cdw.com
Primary SIC: Mail Order Houses, Primary NAICS: Mail-Order Houses
Description: Retail: Direct marketer of microcomputer products, including hardware and peripherals, software, networking/communication products and accessories.CDW began with a three line classified ad that ran in the newspaper for three days in 1982. The ad was written by Michael Krasny to sell a used IBM personal computer. In 1987 the company joined the mail-order industry and published its first catalog. CDW University was established in 1990 to provide sales training for its account managers to meet the rapidly growing demands in sales. In 1995 their web site was launched and in 1997 subsidiary, CDW-G was created to offer service to government and education customers. In 1998 the company had revenues of $1.7 Billion and an employee base of 1500 workers. They have become the country's leading provider of direct computer solutions, offering complete, customized solutions to their customers nationwide. Michael Krasny still owns 55% of the company. A top competitor of CDW is Dell Computer.
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WHO'S WHO 20th ANNIVERSARY; TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOM.
Crain's Chicago Business; 12/28/2009; 1455 words; ...6 John A. Edwardson Chairman, CEO CDW Corp., Vernon Hills Age: 60 Business...services Senior location executive, IBM Corp., Chicago Age: 56 Business: Information...Judson C. Green Vice-chairman Navteq Corp., Chicago Age: 57 Business: Digital...
CDW Healthcare and Cerner Offer Physician Chance to Win Fully Equipped EHR System.
Health & Beauty Close-Up; 12/17/2009; 536 words; CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corp., and Cerner Corp., a global provider of healthcare solutions...winning physician practice will also receive CDW Healthcare and Cerner's support services...
Targus Ships USB Docking Station with Video Featuring DisplayLink DL-195 Technology.
Business Wire; 12/10/2009; 954 words; ...DisplayLink USB graphics technology, DisplayLink Corp. announced today that its latest chip...such as Ingram, TechData, Synnex and CDW at a suggested retail price of $159...targus.com. About DisplayLink DisplayLink Corp. (www.displaylink.com) is a semiconductor...
3D MICE HELP SOLIDWORKS 2010 ENGINEERS WORK FASTER/SMARTER.
CAD/CAM Update; 12/1/2009; 1068 words; ...Iwaskow, Manager of Alliances at Dassault Systmes SolidWorks Corp. "Using a 3Dconnexion 3D mouse with SolidWorks 2010 can help...professional CAD resellers and major online resellers including CDW, Insight, PC Connection, and PC Mall. For a complete list...
S&P affirms CDW Corp at B-, ups outlook to "stable".
ADP Debt News; 11/20/2009; 414 words; ...2009 - S&P on Thursday affirmed its ratings, including its B- corporate credit rating, on US technology products provider CDW Inc. The agency at the same time upgraded to "stable" from "negative" its rating outlook on the company to indicate recent...
Recent News Articles
- On the move.(NEWS)(Duff and Phelps Inc. appoints Glen Clarke)(Plante and Moran P.L.L.C. appoints Kathy M. Downey)(CDW Corp. appoints Thomas E. Richards)
Crain's Chicago Business - September 14, 2009 - Website provides mass notification guidance.(CDW-G Corp.)(Brief article)
T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) - April 01, 2009 - CDW Corp. Introduces Expanded Portfolio.
Wireless News - November 01, 2008 - U.S. Department of Labor Honors CDW Corporation with EVE Award for Equal Opportunity Programs.
Business Wire - October 16, 2008
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