CDW Again Claims Top Industry Ranking on Fortune's ''Most Admired'' List.VERNON HILLS, Ill. -- CDW CDW - data warehouse Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CDWC CDWC Computer Discount Warehouse (stock symbol) ), a leading provider of technology products and services to businesses, government and education, once again has earned the top ranking in its industry in FORTUNE magazine's "America's Most Admired Companies A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies. " list. This marks the third consecutive year and fourth time in five years that CDW has been named "most admired" in its industry. The 2006 list issue will be available on newsstands Monday, February 27 and is online at www.fortune.com/. "We are pleased to be recognized once again by FORTUNE as one of America's most admired companies," said John A. Edwardson, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , CDW. "This honor is a direct result of CDW coworkers' commitment to respond to our customers' IT needs with a sense of urgency. We continue to work hard every day to earn their trust." Considered the definitive report on corporate reputation, FORTUNE's "Most Admired" list is based on opinion research by the Hay Group  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . consultancy, which asks 10,000 executives, directors and securities analysts to rate the companies on eight criteria that together make up the elements of corporate reputation. In total 611 companies in 70 industries were surveyed. In the Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment industry, CDW ranked first in all of the eight attributes measured, including innovation, employee talent, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, quality of management, financial soundness, long-term investment and quality of products/services. For CDW, the "Most Admired" list is the latest link in a growing chain of honors for the company. CDW is again the highest-ranking FORTUNE 500 company on FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work for in America," at No. 34, and has been on the list for eight consecutive years. The company is a perennial member of the FORBES Global 2000, the InformationWeek 500 and the FORBES 400 Best Big Companies in America. About CDW CDW(R), ranked No. 347 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 Adobe, APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. , Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Lenovo, Microsoft, Sony, Symantec, Toshiba and ViewSonic. CDW was founded in 1984 and today employs approximately 4,300 coworkers. In 2005, the company generated sales of $6.3 billion. CDW's direct model offers one-on-one relationships with knowledgeable account managers; purchasing by telephone, fax, the company's award-winning CDW.com web site, customized CDW@work(TM) extranets, CDWG CDWG Computer Discount Warehouse Government CDWG Collection Development Working Group CDWG Controls and Displays Working Group .com web site and macwarehouse.com web site; custom configured solutions and same day shipping; and pre- and post-sales technical support, with approximately 120 factory-trained and A+ certified technicians on staff. CDW is a registered trademark and CDW@work is a trademark of CDW Corporation. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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