WWT Achieves VMware Premier Partner Status

ST. LOUIS--(Business Wire)--
World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator that
provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions, today announced it
has earned Premier partner status with VMware. The designation showcases World
Wide`s commitment and expertise in delivering virtual infrastructure solutions.

"Premier status recognizes WWT as a go to partner for virtualization solutions
based on the VMware virtualization platform," said Scott Miller, director of
business development for virtualization at WWT. "We continue to strengthen our
data center solutions portfolio to help organizations optimize their IT
environments from the desktop to the data center. Premier partner status with
VMware only enhances this effort."

VMware, the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop through
the data center and to the cloud, recognizes Premier status on partners who have
met its strict standards for certification. Companies must demonstrate rigorous
technical staff certifications and possess the resources to assess, design,
implement, manage and support virtualized environments.

"Virtualization is about bringing efficiency, flexibility and control to IT
infrastructure," said Joe Koenig, president of World Wide Technology. "WWT is
well positioned to create strategic and innovative virtualization solutions for
our clients. The additional support and services provided by VMware as a Premier
partner enhances our ability to transform inflexible IT environments into
private clouds that can bring tremendous cost savings and productivity gains to
our customers."

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. In addition
to VMware, the company maintains strong strategic partnerships with Cisco
Systems, HP, EMC, NetApp, Sun Microsystems and Citrix.

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. For more information on
World Wide Technology, visit www.wwt.com.

For World Wide Technology, Inc.
Edward Levens, 919-225-8328, eslevens@propelmg.com

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