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CDW Taps William Weaver to Lead Medium/Large Segment Sales.


VERNON HILLS, Ill. -- CDW CDW - data warehouse  Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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:CDWC CDWC Computer Discount Warehouse (stock symbol) ), a leading provider of technology products and services to business, government and education, today announced William "Bill" Weaver has joined the company as group vice president, medium/large segment sales.

In this role, Weaver, 53, will lead CDW's sales efforts for the company's Medium (100-499 employees) and Large business (500+ employees) market segments, within the Corporate segment. His primary focus is to further strengthen CDW's position in these segments and expand into new markets and customers. Weaver reports to James R. Shanks, executive vice president.

"The medium/large business sector represents a key growth area for CDW. Bill's strong leadership and vast experience in enterprise and mid-market sales will be an invaluable asset that will help us establish and grow trusted, long-term and strategic relationships with our customers," Shanks said. "We are excited to have Bill join us and are confident in his ability to lead this team to new heights."

With 21 years of experience, Weaver most recently served as vice president, U.S. enterprise sales, Technology Solutions Group for Hewlett-Packard, where he was responsible for revenue and margin growth for enterprise, mid-market and public sector businesses. He led the U.S. Enterprise Team's transformation to a "solutions-based" sales force and was also responsible for the technology group call centers, system integrator team and several industry verticals. During his tenure, he focused on driving significant customer relationships, developing the field team's go-to-market strategy, and developing and managing a high-performance sales team.

Prior to this role, Weaver acted as regional vice president of Compaq Computer, which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2002.

Weaver holds a bachelor of political science degree from University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ranked as one of America’s top 25 public research universities and in the top 50 of all American research universities,[2]  in Cincinnati, OH.

About CDW

CDW[R], ranked No. 342 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, 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, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , 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, ViewSonic and Xerox. CDW's direct model offers customers one-on-one relationships with knowledgeable account managers and access to approximately 820 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 as of June 30, 2007, employed approximately 5,880 coworkers. In 2006, the company generated sales of $6.8 billion. For more information, visit CDW.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements about the expected timing, completion and effects of the proposed merger between CDW and a subsidiary of VH Holdings, Inc. and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
 provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, each of which is qualified in its entirety by reference to the following cautionary statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and are based on current expectations and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. CDW may not be able to complete the proposed merger because of a number of factors, including, among other things, the failure of financing or the failure to satisfy the remaining closing conditions. Other risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements are described in the reports filed by CDW with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including without limitation CDW's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

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 for the year ended December 31, 2006, and the definitive proxy statement Proxy Statement

A document containing the information that a company is required by the SEC to provide to shareholders so they can make informed decisions about matters that will be brought up at an annual stockholder meeting.
 dated July 13, 2007, relating to the special meeting of shareholders that was held on August 9, 2007.
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