CDW Named Among Best Corporate Citizens by CRO Magazine.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, has been named to CRO Magazine's list of "100 Best Corporate Citizens." CDW is ranked No. 64 on the list, which identifies companies that excel at serving a variety of stakeholders well and embrace higher standards with responsible practices on environmental and social issues. Stakeholder categories include shareholders, community, governance, diversity, employees, environment, human rights and product quality. The list is drawn from more than 1,100 of the largest U.S. publicly traded companies. "Being named to the list this year is reflective of our corporate culture that is about more than just making financial contributions to community organizations," said John A. Edwardson, CDW 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. . "Whether we are assisting our customers during a crisis or as they expand their enterprises, we understand their needs and want to personally empower them to realize their full potential." CDW responded to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina with a commitment to serving citizens of the Gulf Coast region. It created fund and food drives, provided volunteer efforts, and donated technology equipment resulting in contributions of more than $1.8 million in cash, supplies and technology. CDW also worked with American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. , America's Second Harvest America's Second Harvest is a United States based nonprofit organization. It consists of a nation-wide network of more than 200 food banks and food-rescue organizations that serve virtually every county in the United States as well as Puerto Rico. , Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. and the Salvation Army through its coworker fund drives for hurricane relief. CDW offered a four to one match on coworkers' contributions that resulted in a $623,000 donation to these organizations. One of CDW's technology contributions in 2006 resulted in more than $119,000 in computers donated to the families of U.S. service men and women through a partnership with Operation Homelink[TM]. The initiative helps connect families to service members deployed overseas. In addition to financial contributions, CDW partnered with American Red Cross of Greater Chicago through its "Ready When the Time Comes Adv. 1. when the time comes - at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in due course" in due course, in due season, in due time, in good time " program, which trained over 100 CDW coworkers on local emergency response initiatives. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens list uses data from Socrates, the online social research database created by KLD KLD Kullback-Leibler Divergence KLD Kullback-Leibler Distance KLD Këshilli I Lartë I Drejtësisë (Albanian: High Council of Justice) Research & Analytics in Boston, an independent research firm serving investment management professionals, to put a numerical rating on companies' service to various stakeholders. More details regarding the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list are available on the CRO web site at www.thecro.com. For CDW, the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list is the latest link in a growing chain of honors for the company. CDW is listed at No. 82 on FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work for in America" and has been on the list for nine consecutive years. The company is also on 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, ranked No. 1 in its industry for the three consecutive years and four out of the last five years. Additionally, CDW ranked No. 39 on G.I. Jobs magazine's "Top 50 Most Military-Friendly Employers" in 2006. 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[R], 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, Fujitsu, 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, Panasonic, Quantum, Samsung, Sony, Symantec and ViewSonic. CDW's direct model offers customers one-on-one relationships with knowledgeable account managers and access to more than 760 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 5,480 coworkers. In 2006, the company generated sales of $6.8 billion. For more information, visit CDW.com. |
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