CDW Ranks Sixth on Nationwide ''Best Places to Work In IT'' List; Technology provider is highest ranked Illinois-based company.VERNON HILLS, Ill. -- CDW CDW - data warehouse Corporation (Nasdaq:CDWC CDWC Computer Discount Warehouse (stock symbol) ) today announced it is ranked No. 6 on the annual IDG's Computerworld "Best Places to Work in IT" list. In its five years of making the list, this No. 6 ranking is the highest ever received by CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services to business, government and education. In addition, CDW is the highest-ranked Illinois-based company on the list. "We've developed highly automated systems designed around getting answers to our customers' questions quickly and meeting their daily needs," said Jonathan J. Stevens, chief information officer, CDW. "Whether it's our extranet tool that helps customers stay current on their software licenses In computing, software that is copyrighted and licensed under a software license is done under a variety of licensing schemes. For end-users there are proprietary licenses and there are free software licenses, and there are proprietary Within these schemes are further classifications. or simply our enhanced CDW.com search engine, everything we do revolves around getting our customers the information they need, when they need it. And we give our people the tools they need to make that happen." Members of the IT department receive IT-specific training throughout the year, in addition to professional development and business skills training offered to all CDW coworkers through CDW University. The IT department also holds periodic outings to help foster its collaborative culture. In addition, all CDW coworkers share in the fruits of the company's success. CDW offers stock options to all coworkers, as well as a subsidized childcare and fitness center at company headquarters, a tuition reimbursement program, a paid day off for community service, dry cleaning dry cleaning, process of cleaning fabrics without water. Special solvents and soaps are used so as not to harm fabrics and dyes that will not withstand the effects of ordinary soap and water. Dry cleaning began in France about the middle of the 19th cent. pickup, and a charitable donation match program. The company also awards tenured ten·ured adj. Having tenure: tenured civil servants; tenured faculty. Adj. 1. tenured coworkers with vacation trips when sales goals are met. The 11th Annual Best Places to Work feature appears in the June 14th issue of Computerworld and online at www.computerworld.com/2004bestplaces. Since 1994, the weekly IT publication has ranked the top 100 work environments for technology professionals, based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, diversity, career development, training and retention. In addition, this year Computerworld surveyed more than 17,000 IT workers for the list, and their responses factored heavily in determining the rankings. About CDW CDW(R) (Nasdaq:CDWC), ranked No. 376 on the FORTUNE 500, is a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. CDW is a principal source of technology from top name brands such as 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) , Microsoft, Sony, Symantec, Toshiba and ViewSonic. CDW was founded in 1984 and today employs approximately 3,700 coworkers. In 2003, the company generated net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight of approximately $4.7 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 more than 100 factory-trained and A+ certified technicians on staff. Additional information can be found by visiting CDW.com. |
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