FORTUNE Ranks CDW First in Wholesalers: Electronics on America's Most Admired Company...

FORTUNE Ranks CDW First in Wholesalers: Electronics on America's Most Admired Company List

Distinction honors CDW as best-in-class for the Industry
VERNON HILLS, Ill.--(Business Wire)--
CDW Corporation, a leading provider of technology products and
services to business, government and education, announced today that
it ranked first on FORTUNE's 2008 List of Most Admired Companies in
Wholesalers: Electronics.

"This ranking solidifies CDW's reputation as a company that
listens to its customers, is dedicated to its community and is
committed to its coworkers," said John A. Edwardson, CDW Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer. "Our unique industry vantage point helps us
keep our customers focused on what matters most - building their
business."

CDW ranked first in half of the eight key attributes FORTUNE uses
to measure reputation. These characteristics include: innovation,
people management, social responsibility, and quality of products and
services.

CDW was one of five companies from Illinois that ranked first in
their respective categories. In total, 317 companies, including 21
Illinois companies, made the prestigious FORTUNE Most Admired
Companies list.

FORTUNE's list of America's Most Admired Companies will be
featured in the March 17 issue of FORTUNE magazine, available on
newsstands March 10 and currently available online at Fortune.com.

About CDW

CDW(R), ranked No. 342 on the 2007 FORTUNE 500 and No. 39 on
Forbes magazine's list of America's Largest Private Companies, is a
leading provider of technology solutions for business, government and
education. CDW is a principal source of technology products and
services including top name brands such as Acer, Adobe, APC, Apple,
Cisco, EMC, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Panasonic, Quantum,
Samsung, Sony, Symantec, ViewSonic and Xerox.

CDW was founded in 1984 and as of December 31, 2007 employed
approximately 6,300 coworkers. In 2007, the company generated sales of
$8.1 billion. For more information, visit CDW.com.

About FORTUNE's list of America's Most Admired Companies

FORTUNE's America's Most Admired Companies list is the definitive
report card on corporate reputations. FORTUNE's survey partners at Hay
Group started with the FORTUNE 1,000--the 1,000 largest U.S. companies
ranked by revenue--and the top foreign companies operating in the U.S.
They sorted the companies by industry and selected the ten largest
companies in each. To create the 64 industry lists, Hay Group asked
executives, directors, and analysts to rate companies in their own
industry on eight criteria, from investment value to social
responsibility. This year only the best are listed: A company's score
must rank in the top half of its industry survey.

A total of 622 companies in 65 industries were surveyed. Due to an
insufficient response rate, the results of ten companies in the energy
industry are not reported. In addition, for 46 companies, only the
aggregate scores and ranks are published due to the distribution of
responses in the following five industries: (1) Internet Services and
Retailing, (2) Mortgage Services, (3) Oil and Gas Equipment, Services,
(4) Wholesalers: Diversified, and (5) Wholesalers: Food and Grocery.

About FORTUNE

FORTUNE is a global leader in business journalism known for its
unrivaled access to industry leaders and decision makers. Founded in
1930, FORTUNE magazine has a worldwide circulation of more than 1
million and a readership of nearly 5 million and is home to some of
the strongest business franchises, including: FORTUNE 500, FORTUNE 100
Best Companies to Work For, America's Most Admired Companies, Fastest
Growing Companies and Most Powerful Women. The FORTUNE Conference
Division extends the brand's mission into live settings, hosting a
wide range of annual conferences for top-level executives, including
the FORTUNE Global Forum and the Most Powerful Women Summit. FORTUNE
magazine's online home is CNNMoney.com, the most visited and utilized
business destination website, attracting nearly 8.0 million unique
visitors per month, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. FORTUNE, along
with MONEY, FSB: FORTUNE Small Business, and CNNMoney.com, is part of
The Fortune/Money Group, a division of Time Inc, a subsidiary of Time
Warner, a leading media and entertainment company.

CDW Corporation
Gary Ross
(847) 371-5048
garyross@cdw.com
or
Ogilvy PR
Katie Busch
(312) 397-6025
katie.busch@ogilvypr.com

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