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CDW Corporation (NASDAQ: CDWC), a leading provider of technology
products and services to business, government and education, today
announced that it ranked No. 58 on IDG's Computerworld "Best Places to
Work in IT" list. CDW's ranking placed it among the top ten firms with
headquarters in the Chicago area and marked its eighth consecutive year
on the list.
"We are honored to make Computerworld’s “Best
Places to Work in IT” list again this year,"
said Jon Stevens, chief information officer, CDW. “Our
coworkers are the foundation of our company and our continued presence
on this list is strong evidence of our commitment towards making CDW an
attractive place to work.”
The 14th Annual Best Places to Work list in Computerworld magazine
evaluated companies on measures including: average salary and bonus
increases, the percentage of IT employees receiving promotions, IT staff
turnover rates, training and development opportunities and the
percentage of women and minorities in IT staff and management positions.
Additional information was collected on company reward and retention
programs, child care, tuition reimbursement and flextime perks.
CDW coworker benefits include tuition reimbursement for college and
technology certification courses and IT-specific and business skills
training offered through CDW University. Last year CDW also launched
REACH (Rewarding Excellence, Achievements, Commitments and Helping
others), a coworker recognition program that provides new
performance-based incentives for coworkers. Other CDW benefits include
telework opportunities, adoption assistance, paid days off for community
service, spouse/partner benefits, subsidized childcare and a fitness
center.
"A happy coworker means a happy customer and customer experience is at
the forefront of everything we do at CDW," Stevens said. “It
is our coworker friendly environment that drives our continued success
with our customers.”
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 Acer, Adobe, Apple, APC, 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 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 employs approximately 5,640 coworkers. In
2006, the company generated sales of $6.8 billion. For more information,
visit CDW.com.
CDW Corporation will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC"), and furnish to its shareholders, a proxy statement
soliciting proxies for the meeting of its shareholders to be called with
respect to the proposed merger between CDW and Madison Dearborn
Partners, LLC. CDW SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT
WHEN IT IS FINALIZED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THEM BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. CDW shareholders and other interested parties
will be able to obtain, without charge, a copy of the proxy statement
(when available) and other relevant documents filed with the SEC from
the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
CDW shareholders and other interested parties will also be able to
obtain, without charge, a copy of the proxy statement (when available)
and other relevant documents by directing a request by mail or telephone
to CDW Corporation, 200 N. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061,
Attention: Corporate Secretary, telephone: (847) 465-6000, or from CDW's
website, http://www.cdw.com.
CDW and certain of its directors, executive officers and other members
of management and employees may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be
"participants" in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders of CDW
with respect to the proposed merger. Information regarding the persons
who may be considered "participants" in the solicitation of proxies will
be set forth in CDW's proxy statement relating to the proposed merger
when it is filed with the SEC. Information regarding certain of these
persons and their beneficial ownership of CDW common stock as of March
31, 2007 is also set forth in CDW's proxy statement for its 2007 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 16, 2007.
Statements about the expected timing, completion and effects of the
proposed merger between CDW and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, and all
other statements in this filing other than historical facts, constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 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 to obtain shareholder
approval, the failure of financing or the failure to satisfy other
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 for the
year ended December 31, 2006.