CDW Berbee Earns Microsoft Enterprise Project Management Specialization

New specialization distinguishes CDW Berbee Information Networks Corporation as expert in EPM solutions

MADISON, Wis. – April 20, 2006 --CDW Berbee Information Networks Corporation has become the first Microsoft Gold Certified Partner headquartered in the Midwest to achieve the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) specialization. The specialization, achieved in April 2006, recognizes CDW Berbee’s expertise in project management consulting for businesses needing tools and processes to effectively manage projects across entire organizations.

“The EPM specialization represents the advanced expertise we offer to our customers,” said Liz Eversoll, vice president of the CDW Berbee Microsoft practice. “EPM is a solution that helps our customers manage resources and projects to timelines and budget requirements helping them achieve widespread organizational efficiencies.”

In order to achieve this specialization, CDW Berbee had to have multiple staff with specific EPM certifications as well as significant client references.

“The benefits of this total EPM solution has changed they way VCPI does business,” said Mike Cashman, director of project management for Virtual Care Provider, Inc., a recent CDW Berbee EPM customer. “The Microsoft EPM expertise CDW Berbee brought to this project was invaluable to the success of our implementation.”

CDW Berbee is a “managed” Gold Certified Partner, Microsoft’s highest partnership level. In addition, CDW Berbee is one of only a few companies in the world with seven Microsoft competencies and specialties. Microsoft introduced the Specialty program in November 2005 and the EPM specialization is one of the newest certifications offered by Microsoft under the Information Worker Solutions competency. This is CDW Berbee’s first specialization since Microsoft introduced the program in November 2005.

About CDW Berbee – www.berbee.com

CDW Berbee is a proven partner for IT solutions, including network infrastructure, server and storage infrastructure, productivity applications, communication and collaboration, application development and security. CDW Berbee’s EPM consulting is generally recognized as a leader in this complex combination of solutions. This requires attention to, not just technology, but rather requires growth of people, processes, project management maturity, as well as the tools to support them.

CDW Berbee's data centers deliver hosted applications, co-location, and managed services to clients nationwide. CDW Berbee is a leading Midwest provider of technology for business is among a handful of companies worldwide to achieve the highest level of partnership with our strategic partners Microsoft, Cisco and IBM. CDW Berbee has offices in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Additional information about CDW Berbee is available at www.berbee.com.

For more information about Microsoft’s solution for EPM please see: http://www.microsoft.com/office/project/prodinfo/epm/overview.mspx

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