CDW Revs Up Its First-Ever Race Car Sponsorship.TORONTO -- 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 name-brand technology products and services to business, government and education, today announced it will be hitting the streets of Toronto and Edmonton, Canada with its first-ever professional race car sponsorship. The #9 Ford-Cosworth/Lola Champ Car of British driver Justin Wilson will proudly carry the red and white CDW logo at two stops of the Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford. The car debuts at the 20th anniversary Molson Indy Toronto this weekend. "This is an exciting opportunity for CDW Canada to participate at the top level in an event that has become a summertime institution in Canada," said Jon Stevens, general manager of CDW Canada and CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of CDW Corporation. "We're working hard to grow our business in Canada, and this sponsorship will help us build brand awareness. The speed, performance and efficiency that auto racing delivers are perfect parallels to the professionalism and urgency we bring to meeting our customers' needs on a daily basis." For this sponsorship, CDW, based Vernon Hills, Ill, is partnering with the RuSPORT racing team, which is entering its second season of competition with a two-car team in the Champ Car World Series. Drivers A.J. Allmendinger, Reigning Roshfrans Rookie of the Year Rookie of the Year may refer to:
"RuSPORT is very pleased to be partnering with CDW at the Toronto and Edmonton Champ Car events," added team president Jeremy Dale. "What better way to celebrate the long history of a great Canadian event and the growing emergence of a great company in the Canadian marketplace than with the 20th anniversary of the Molson Indy Toronto." The #9 CDW/RuSPORT car will first take to the streets of Toronto in Friday's Champ Car practice and then for provisional qualifying at 2:00 PM (ET). Final qualifying will begin on Saturday, July 9 at 1:45 PM. The green flag will drop on Sunday, July 10 at 1:00 PM for the 20th anniversary running of the Molson Indy Toronto and can be seen live on the CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. network in the U.S. and on the Global network in Canada. The car will again participate in the Grand Prix of Edmonton The Grand Prix of Edmonton is a round of the Champ Car World Series held at an improvised track set up at the Edmonton City Centre Airport near the downtown area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. from July 15 through July 17. About CDW CDW(R) (NASDAQ: CDWC), ranked No. 347 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 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) , Microsoft, Sony, Symantec, Toshiba and ViewSonic. CDW was founded in 1984 and today employs approximately 3,800 coworkers. In 2004 the company generated net sales of approximately $5.7 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 120 factory-trained and A+ certified technicians on staff. CDW Canada Inc., located in Etobicoke, Ontario, provides brand-name technology products and services to business and public sector customers in Canada. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CDW. Additional information can be found by visiting CDW.com. |
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