New Agreement Extends Managed Integration and Staff Augmentation
Services to All E&I Member Institutions
MERRIMACK, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
PC Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCCC), a national provider of a full range
of information technology (IT) solutions to business, government,
healthcare, and education markets, today announced that its subsidiary,
GovConnection, Inc., has been awarded a new professional services
contract by Educational & Institutional Cooperative Services, Inc.
(E&I). This national agreement enables GovConnection to provide Managed
Integration and Staff Augmentation services to all participating E&I
member institutions.
Chief Executive Officer of E&I Purchasing Cooperative, Tom Fitzgerald,
said, "GovConnection has a long history of providing E&I members with
exceptional service and support. We're confident this new agreement will
build on that trusted partnership and ensure our members have access to
the valuable technology solutions and services they need to educate,
innovate, and reduce costs."
This 5-year agreement enables GovConnection to supply E&I members with
professional services through February 28, 2019, building on a
previously awarded contract extension to supply computer hardware,
software, peripherals, and services through March 31, 2017.
"We're pleased to offer E&I members a broader selection of professional
services. Our Managed Integration and Staff Augmentation services will
enable E&I members to advance their IT initiatives, adopt the latest
technologies, and achieve their strategic goals on time and on budget,"
said Bob Howard, President of GovConnection, Inc. "We look forward to
strengthening these relationships and collaborating closely with our
education customers to solve their unique IT challenges and create
effective 21st century learning environments."
About E&I
Established in 1934 by members of The National
Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP), Educational &
Institutional Cooperative Purchasing (E&I) is a buying cooperative that
serves colleges and universities. E&I uses the combined purchasing power
of nearly 2,400 member institutions to lower costs on a wide range of
products and services. The organization provides members with access to
a diverse portfolio of high quality national and regional contracts from
best-in-class suppliers. E&I's member-driven competitive solicitation
process has been validated by the National Institute of Governmental
Purchasing (NIGP). For more information, please go to: www.eandi.org.
About PC Connection, Inc.
PC Connection, Inc., a Fortune
1000 company, has three wholly-owned sales subsidiaries: PC Connection
Sales Corporation, MoreDirect, Inc., and GovConnection, Inc.,
headquartered in Merrimack, NH; Boca Raton, FL; and Rockville, MD;
respectively. All three companies can deliver custom-configured computer
systems overnight from our ISO 9001:2008 certified technical
configuration lab at our distribution center in Wilmington, OH.
Investors and media can find more information about PC Connection, Inc.
at http://ir.pcconnection.com.
PC Connection Sales Corporation (800-800-5555), the original business of
PC Connection, Inc. serving primarily the small- and medium-sized
business sector, is a rapid-response provider of IT products and
services. It offers more than 300,000 brand-name products through its
staff of technically trained sales account managers and telesales
specialists, catalogs, publications, and its website at www.pcconnection.com.
This company also serves consumer and small office users and is, under
its MacConnection brand (800-800-2222), one of Apple's largest
authorized online resellers at www.macconnection.com.
MoreDirect, Inc. (561-237-3300), www.moredirect.com,
provides corporate technology buyers with best-in-class IT solutions,
in-depth IT supply-chain expertise, and access to over 300,000 products
and 1,600 vendors through TRAXX™, our proprietary cloud-based
eProcurement system. Backed by over 500 technical certifications,
MoreDirect's team of engineers, software licensing specialists, and
project managers help reduce the cost and complexity of buying hardware,
software, and services throughout the entire IT lifecycle.
GovConnection, Inc. (800-800-0019) is a rapid-response provider of IT
products and services to federal, state, and local government agencies
and educational institutions through specialized account managers,
catalogs, publications, and online at www.govconnection.com.
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