CDW Wins Nine Cisco Awards at Cisco Partner Summit 2012

VERNON HILLS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

CDW LLC (CDW), a leading provider of technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare, announced today that it received Cisco Partner Summit award for Global Partner of the Year Americas. CDW also received national and theater awards for Americas Partner of the Year Commercial and Public Sector, U.S. Public Sector Partner of the Year, U.S. Nationals Architectural Excellence Collaboration, U.S./Canada Central Area Partner of the Year, U.S./Canada Central Cisco Capital Partner of the Year, U.S./Canada East Commercial Partner of the Year, and U.S./Canada West Architectural Excellence Borderless Networks. Cisco announced the winners at its annual Partner Summit on April 17 in San Diego, Calif.

Cisco Partner Summit global awards are designed to recognize exemplary channel partners who demonstrate best-in-class business practices and serve as a model to the industry. Areas of consideration include innovative practices, applications successes, unique programs problem-solving and sales approaches. All winners are selected by a group of Cisco worldwide channels and regional executives.

Cisco is privileged to work with some of the best channel partners around the world, and it is my honor to recognize CDW as a Cisco Partner Summit global award recipient, said Edison Peres, senior vice president, Worldwide Channels at Cisco. The awards presented to CDW recognize its outstanding achievement as a Cisco channel partner in 2011.

Each of the nine Cisco Partner of the Year awards, reinforced by our Cisco Master Certifications in Unified Communications, Managed Services and Security, recognize CDW and Ciscos hard work and dedication to deliver industry-leading technology and solutions to our customers, said Thomas E. Richards, president and chief executive officer of CDW. Our strong partnership with Cisco enables us to successfully support our customers needs across all of our markets with powerful collaboration, communications and data center technology.

Cisco Partner Summit awards are presented at three levels: global, geo and theater. Cisco Partner Summit awards reflect the top-performing channel partners within a specific technology market across several geographic regions.

About CDW

CDW is a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government, education and healthcare. Ranked No. 32 on Forbes list of Americas Largest Private Companies and No. 270 on the FORTUNE 500, CDW features dedicated account managers who help customers choose the right technology products and services to meet their needs. The companys solution architects offer expertise in designing customized solutions, while its advanced technology engineers assist customers with the implementation and long-term management of those solutions. Areas of focus include software, network communications, notebooks/mobile devices, data storage, video monitors, desktops, printers and solutions such as virtualization, collaboration, security, mobility, data center optimization and cloud computing. CDW was founded in 1984 and employs more than 6,800 coworkers. For the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2012, the company generated net sales of $9.8 billion. For more information, visit http://www.CDW.com.

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CDW Wins Nine Cisco Awards at Cisco Partner Summit 2012