Microsoft Awards CDW Berbee Central Region Partner of the Year

Madison, Wis. – July 24, 2006 – Microsoft Corp. recognizes CDW Berbee Information Networks Corporation as winner of the 2006 Microsoft® Central Region Partner of the Year award for technical excellence, customer satisfaction and driving Microsoft solutions in the marketplace.

“CDW Berbee has been one of our region’s top go-to partners because of their high customer satisfaction, reputation for excellence and ability to work closely with Microsoft and our mutual customers to continually deliver the best solution,” said Geoff Nyheim, vice president of the Enterprise Sector for Microsoft Central Region.

CDW Berbee was selected by Microsoft as one of three national award winners because of its proven ability to innovate and provide outstanding customer solutions using Microsoft technologies. The winners were announced at Microsoft’s 2006 Worldwide Partner Conference, the company’s premier annual event for industry partners, held this year in Boston.

“Recognition as the Central Region Partner of the Year by the Microsoft is a great honor,” said Liz Eversoll, vice president of the CDW Berbee Microsoft practice. “It highlights exceptional work in competitive business scenarios, our dedication as a Microsoft partner and our exceptional customer delivery.”

The Central Region Partner of the Year award is the culmination of an annual partner awards program implemented by Microsoft and one of eight Central Region awards given in 2006. The winners are chosen from a group of finalists for engagements completed in Microsoft’s medium business and enterprise segments.

CDW Berbee was honored from a field of over 12,000 Microsoft partners in the Central Region, which covers 18 states. CDW Berbee has 11 offices in six of the Central Region states. Finalists for the Central region award were chosen from North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, Missouri, Wisconsin, Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois.

CDW Berbee has been a Microsoft Gold Partner for four years and has won multiple quarterly, regional and national awards from Microsoft. CDW Berbee also won the 2006 Central Region Compete award and 2006 Worldwide Partner award in Advanced Infrastructure which were also awarded in Boston.

About CDW Berbee

CDW Berbee is a proven partner for IT solutions, including network infrastructure, systems and storage, productivity applications, communication and collaboration, application development and security. CDW Berbee's data centers deliver hosted applications, co-location, and managed services to clients nationwide. CDW Berbee, 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 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.

For more information, press only:

CDW Berbee Information Networks Corporation
JoEllen Amato - CDW Berbee Microsoft Practice
608.298.1226
Joellen.amato@berbee.com
www.berbee.com

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