CDW Berbee Information Networks Named as a Top Supplier for Sears Holdings Corporation
Company Recognizes Top Suppliers as "Partners In Progress"
June 18, 2007 – Sears Holdings Corporation, of Hoffman Estates, Ill., today announced that CDW Berbee Information Networks, a CDW Company, was one of the select companies to receive top honors at the Sears Holdings’ 2006 Partners in Progress awards. CDW Berbee President Greg Sliwicki received the award.
The prestigious Partners in Progress award is presented annually to a select group of supplier companies that provide Sears Holdings with quality products and services, from apparel, appliances and tools to marketing, facilities design and technology. Less than one percent of Sears Holdings’ more than 41,000 suppliers earn the coveted award each year.
The winning companies were hosted by Aylwin B. Lewis, chief executive officer and president of Sears Holdings Corporation.
“Partners in Progress was started more than 20 years ago and is a testament to the importance we place on having strong supplier relationships,” said Lewis. “The Sears Holdings culture is one that places a high priority on teamwork and a focus on customers. The Partners in Progress program allows our company to recognize those suppliers who have gone above and beyond to support Sears Holdings’ in our efforts to better serve our customers and grow profitably by working together.”
“We are extremely proud to have an organization like Sears Holdings Corporation honor us with this award,” states Sliwicki. “This validates the investments we’ve made in our capabilities to provide advanced technology solutions to our clients and confirms what CDW Berbee clients have experienced for years - rock solid IT services reliability.”
The Partners in Progress program recognizes suppliers for product or service quality, innovation, diversity and overall market performance. The winners were selected from nominations submitted by Sears’ associates who purchase goods and services for the company in 2006.
About CDW Berbee
CDW Berbee, a CDW company, is a proven partner for IT solutions, including unified communications, security, remote managed services, information worker solutions, and virtualization and optimization. CDW Berbee's data centers deliver hosted applications, co-location, and managed services to clients nationwide. CDW Berbee is a leading provider of technology for business and is among a handful of companies worldwide to achieve the highest level of partnership with our strategic partners Cisco, IBM, and Microsoft. CDW Berbee has offices in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Additional information about CDW Berbee is available at www.berbee.com.
About CDW
CDW®, 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 APC, Acer, Adobe, Apple, Cisco, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, 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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Keith Hoffman, Marketing Communications Manager
CDW Berbee Information Networks Corporation
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