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For Immediate Release
World Wide Technology Acquires Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement III (SEWP) Contract from ECS Technologies Inc.
Contract Allows WWT To Sell Through SEWP III
St. Louis, Missouri – June 30, 2004 – World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT) today announced it has acquired selected assets of ECS Technologies Inc. including contract No. NAS5-02144 awarded in connection with NASA's Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement III (SEWP) program. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
"Acquiring these assets, including access to the SEWP program, is a strategic move for World Wide Technology," said Joe Koenig, president of WWT. "Combined with WWT's proven past performance and streamlined ordering process, this contract is a great fit for our distribution model. It is also a great addition to our current portfolio of contracts which includes GSA Federal Supply Schedule, NIH ECS III, SSG IT2 BPA, GSA FAST IDIQ's, State of Missouri Prime Vendor Contract and various agency specific contracts. Overall, it builds upon our current flexibility to serve federal customers and major prime contractors."
SEWP is a Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) consisting of 23 contracts, including 10 small business contracts, which enable purchasers to buy a wide selection of technology - from Unix, Linux, and Windows-based workstations and servers, to peripherals, network equipment, storage devices, and other technology products.
"With SEWP, WWT now offers federal agencies an additional avenue to purchase best-of-breed technology at the most competitive prices," said Bill McKeon, director of federal sales of WWT. "SEWP enhances WWT's ability to provide all of the necessary supporting technical and supply chain services based on our extensive experience and our established partnerships with multiple vendors."
Customers can access the SEWP contract online at www.sewp.nasa.gov.
About World Wide Technology, Inc.
Founded in 1990 with headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, World Wide Technology Holding Co., Inc. (WWT Holding), is a leading value added reseller (VAR) in the information technology industry. With over $1.2 billion in sales, WWT Holding, with its industry specific operating companies, World Wide Technology and Telcobuy.com, specializes in helping customers rapidly build and deploy technology infrastructure on-time and cost-effectively.
WWT is considered one of the top Federal value-added resellers in the industry and is currently ranked 51st out of the top 100 Federal Systems Integrators for 2004.
Building upon its success as a premier VAR, WWT's electronic procurement and logistics (e-PL) capabilities combine procurement services and logistics functions with state-of-the-art information systems technology, allowing partners to focus on core competencies, while maximizing supply chain efficiencies. Both customers and partners benefit from having WWT, a proven distribution and logistics company, manage their inventory while at the same time gaining anytime, anywhere access to WWT's web-based procurement, inventory management and deployment management applications.
WWT has headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, with remote sales and distribution facilities located in Livermore, Los Angeles and San Diego, CA; Detroit, MI; Reno, NV; Nashville, TN; Austin, Plano, and San Antonio, TX; McLean, VA and Seattle, WA. For more information please visit www.wwt.com.