Fifth Annual Award Program Recognizes Standout Solution Providers

St. Louis, MO – World Wide Technology (WWT) today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized WWT for earning it's 2018 Triple Crown Award. This year 46 solution providers in North America reached the qualifying revenue, growth and technical expertise to be named on three of CRN's prestigious solution provider lists, earning them the Triple Crown Award this year.

Each year CRN announces lists and rankings to distinguish solution providers who are outshining their peers in the IT channel. It is a great accomplishment for a solution provider to make any one of these lists; so being named in three, as this year's Triple Crown winners have been, deserves special acknowledgement. This year's CRN Triple Crown Award winners rank among the largest IT solution providers by revenue in North America on the Solution Provider 500 list; are among the fastest growing organizations in the channel today on the Fast Growth 150 list; and have made the Tech Elite 250 list by receiving the highest level certifications from leading vendors.

WWT, a global technology solution provider with more than $10 billion in annual revenue, provides integrated technology products, software, consulting and supply chain solutions to large public and private organizations around the globe.

"It's an honor to receive the CRN Triple Crown," said Bob Olwig, Vice President of Corporate Business Development of World Wide Technology. "This recognition validates our continued success helping our customers' across the globe on their digital transformation journeys."

"Each Triple Crown award-winner has simultaneously generated high enough revenue to be be ranked on the Solution Provider 500 List, achieved double- or triple-digit revenue growth for recognition on the Fast Growth 150, and devoted significant time and effort to top certifications to attain Tech Elite 250 status," said Bob Skelley, CEO of The Channel Company. "Congratulations to each one of these high-achieving companies who continue to raise the bar for success in the IT Channel."

The 2018 Triple Crown Award winners will be featured in the October issue of CRN and can be viewed online at www.crn.com/triplecrown.

About World Wide Technology

World Wide Technology (WWT) is a technology solution provider with more than $10 billion in annual revenue that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions to large public and private organizations around the globe. While most companies talk about delivering business and technology outcomes, WWT does it. Based in St. Louis, WWT employs more than 4,600 people and operates over 2 million square feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in more than 20 facilities throughout the world. For more information about World Wide Technology, visit www.wwt.com.

About the Channel Company

The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education, and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers and end users. Backed by more than 30 years of unequaled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelco.com

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FleishmanHillard

(314) 982-1725

Sara.Steindorf@fleishman.com