MERRIMACK, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
PC Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCCC), a holder of companies that
specialize in providing end-to-end information technology (IT) solutions
to business, government, and education markets, announced today that it
has been recognized by VMware as an Americas winner of a VMware Partner
Network Award in the Corporate Reseller of the Year category. The award
was presented at VMware Partner Exchange 2011, VMware's annual partner
event in Orlando, FL.
"VMware's partners continue to be the foundation of our business, and we
are pleased to recognize the great work they have accomplished
throughout 2010," said Doug Smith, Vice President, Global Partner
Strategy and Operations, VMware. VMware Partner Exchange brings partners
together for training, education and networking with peers to help
deliver enterprise hybrid cloud solutions to customers—making this the
premier event to help them strengthen their virtualization and cloud
practices and distinguish themselves in the marketplace. We congratulate
PC Connection, and we look forward to continuing our success together."
"Winning the Corporate Reseller of the Year Award reflects the ability
of our companies—PC Connection, GovConnection, and MoreDirect—to provide
customers with end-to-end solutions that fit their unique requirements,"
said Tim McGrath, President and Chief Operating Officer of PC
Connection, Inc. "Our partnership with VMware brings an innovative
assortment of solutions to market—all backed by deep vendor support,
in-depth technical knowledge and outstanding customer service. We look
forward to building on our relationship with VMware as we continue to
deliver the highest possible levels of innovation, value, and service to
our customers."
About VMware Partner Exchange 2011
VMware Partner Exchange 2011 is the premier global event for
virtualization and cloud partners, offering more than 150 sessions and
an extensive exhibitor pavilion to demonstrate how partners can
transform their virtualization businesses to deliver enterprise hybrid
cloud solutions to customers. Partner attendees received a preview into
the next generation of programs and products coming from VMware and
offered partners an exclusive opportunity to hear from VMware executives
including Paul Maritz, Chief Executive Officer; Carl Eschenbach,
Co-President, Customer Operations; Raghu Raghuram, Senior Vice President
and General Manager, Virtualization and Cloud platforms; Tod Nielsen,
Co-President, Application Platform; Chris Young, Vice President and
General Manager, End User Computing; and Rick Jackson, Chief Marketing
Officer.
About PC Connection, Inc.
PC Connection, Inc., a Fortune 1000 company, owns four sales companies:
PC Connection Sales Corporation, MoreDirect, Inc., GovConnection, Inc.,
and PC Connection Express, Inc., headquartered in Merrimack, NH, Boca
Raton, FL, Rockville, MD, and Portsmouth, NH, respectively. All four
companies can deliver custom-configured computer systems overnight from
PC Connection Services' ISO 9001:2000 certified technical configuration
lab at its 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 the small- and medium-sized business sector,
is a rapid-response provider of IT products and services. It offers more
than 180,000 brand-name products through its staff of technically
trained sales account managers and catalog telesales representatives,
catalogs, and publications, and its website at www.pcconnection.com.
MoreDirect, Inc. (561-237-3300), www.moredirect.com,
provides corporate technology buyers with a comprehensive web-based
e-procurement solution and in-depth IT supply-chain expertise, serving
as a one-stop source by aggregating more than 300,000 products from the
inventories of leading IT wholesale distributors and manufacturers.
MoreDirect's TRAXX™ system is a seamless end-to-end interface that
empowers clients to electronically source, evaluate, compare prices, and
track related technology product purchases in real-time.
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, and publications, and online at www.govconnection.com.
PC Connection Express, Inc. (888-800-0323) is a rapid-response provider
of computer products and consumer electronics to home, home office, and
small office users. Customers can purchase the best-known brands in the
industry online at www.pcconnectionexpress.com
or order by calling a trained sales specialist. The subsidiary includes
the MacConnection brand (800-800-2222), one of Apple's largest
authorized online resellers at www.macconnection.com.
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impact of changes in market demand and the overall level of economic
activity and environment, or in the level of business investment in
information technology products, competitive products and pricing,
product availability and market acceptance, new products, fluctuations
in operating results, the ability of the Company to manage personnel
levels in response to fluctuations in revenue, and other risks that
could cause actual results to differ materially from these detailed
under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the period
ended September 30, 2010. The Company assumes no obligation to update
the information in this press release or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of any new information, future events,
or otherwise.
PC Connection, Inc.
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Source: PC Connection, Inc.
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