World Wide Technology recently announced today it has been award a $110 million IT procurement contract with the state of Missouri. The prime vendor procurement mechanism will minimize the state’s administrative efforts, maximize its buying power, and satisfy the varying needs of its end users with a full range of IT products and services.

To read the complete press release, click here.

Enterprise Consolidation

In conjunction with Sun Microsystems™, World Wide Technology will host an educational Web Seminar on Enterprise Consolidation online October 26, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. This complimentary Webcast will discuss how an organization can use Sun Fire x64TM servers and virtualization technology to consolidate servers, increase hardware utilization, improve operational efficiency and decrease costs.

For more information or to register for this complimentary Webcast, click here.

World Wide Technology Opens Maryland Office

World Wide Technology has opened a sales office Lanham, Maryland. The company now operates more than 1.5 million square-feet of warehousing, distribution, integration and office space in 20 facilities throughout the United States.

For a listing of World Wide Technology’s office locations, click here.

Today’s IT organizations are being asked to perform a nearly-impossible juggling act. Deliver more applications but at lower cost. Increase performance but reduce the number of systems to manage. Buy the best server for the job but maintain the flexibility to change which operating systems you support at a moment’s notice. Support Microsoft Windows today, the Solaris™ Operating System tomorrow, and keep your Linux skills well-honed. This white paper from Sun Microsysems will showcase an innovative solution to do more with less by utilizing Sun servers and virtualization technology from VMWare®.

To read the complete white paper from Sun Microsystems, click here.