WWT Honored in 2010 HP Americas Partner Conference

ST. LOUIS and LAS VEGAS – April 29, 2010 – World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions, today announced that it has been recognized as a winner of the prestigious Partner in Excellence Award for Personal Systems Group Top Revenue Growth above $5M during the 2010 HP Americas Partner Conference Partner Recognition Awards ceremony in Las Vegas.

Selected by a panel of executives from the HP Solution Partner Organization, the HP Partner Recognition Awards were given to 19 HP partners who exhibited substantial wins in the marketplace and demonstrated outstanding performance in the delivery of HP products and solutions, as well as partners who exhibited innovative philanthropic practices and embraced HP's key corporate objectives of global citizenship and social responsibility.

Recognized by HP Solution Partner Organization leadership executives, the Partner in Excellence Award for PSG Top Revenue Growth above $5M honors World Wide Technology, Inc. for its superior merits within the HP Personal Systems Group.

"World Wide appreciates the high value HP places on our partnership and is pleased to accept this recognition on behalf of our dedicated and talented employees," said Joe Koenig, president of World Wide Technology. "Recognition like this is not only an honor, but also an affirmation that we are bringing solutions to our customers that bring value and solve real business problems."

"The winners of HP's Partner Recognition Awards represent the best our partners have to offer in each business unit and region, whether that's through sales leadership and marketplace differentiation, or by demonstrating global citizenship in giving back to the community," said Stephen DiFranco, vice president and general manager, HP Solution Partners Organization Americas. "We thank all our partners for their contributions and congratulate our award-winning partners for their ongoing leadership."

WWT currently provides technology products from more than 3,000 manufacturers and maintains over 1,000 certifications to ensure it provides the latest in IT solutions and services to solve business problems for its customers.

About WWT

World Wide Technology, Inc. is a systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions to the commercial, government and telecom sectors. The company brings to market a powerful blend of knowledge, infrastructure and technology to help its customers manage the planning, procurement and deployment of IT products and solutions. Based in St. Louis, WWT works closely with industry leaders including Boeing (NYSE: BA); Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA); Dell (NASDAQ: DELL); Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO); EMC (NYSE: EMC); HP (NYSE: HPQ); AT&T Inc., (NYSE: ATT); VMware (NYSE: VMW); Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS‎); NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP); Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and the U.S. Air Force. WWT employs over 1,200 people and operates more than 1.5 million square-feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in 20 facilities throughout the world.