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CDW

CDW Corporation is an American multi-brand provider of information technology services, serving business, government, education, and healthcare sectors across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois, CDW is a Fortune 500 and generated $21 billion in annual net sales in 2023.

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Founded
1984; 42 years ago (1984)
Industry
B2B IT products and services
Headquarters
Vernon Hills, Illinois, U.S.
Founder
Michael Krasny
ISIN
US12514G1085
Key people
Christine Leahy (chairman & CEO)

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CDW

Nodes24
Edges23
Triples58
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
Components1

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CDW

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related to Acquisitions · 20
CDW → American, August, Berbee, Berbee Information Networks Corporation, CDW Advanced Technology Services, Eight, Fitchburg, Illinois, In October, Indiana, IT, Kelway, Kelway Ltd, London, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, On, Prior, Wisconsin
related to history · 10
CDW → BizTech, Computer Discount Warehouse, In, It, John Marks, Krasny, Marks, Michael Krasny, MPK Computing, The
Products · 8
CDW → Desktops, Laptops, Peripherals, Power, Servers, Software, Storage, Telephony products
related to External links · 3
CDW → CDW Corporation, GoogleReutersSEC, Official WebsiteBusiness
Traded as · 2
CDW → Nasdaq: CDW, S&P 500 component
Founded · 1
CDW → 1984; 42 years ago (1984)
Founder · 1
CDW → Michael Krasny
Headquarters · 1
CDW → Vernon Hills, Illinois, U.S.
Industry · 1
CDW → B2B IT products and services
ISIN · 1
CDW → US12514G1085

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illinois corporation vernon hills services berbee acquisition 500 billion 2006 company business products krasny net computer became october based american

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CDWFounded1984; 42 years ago (1984)1.00infobox
CDWFounderMichael Krasny1.00infobox
CDWHeadquartersVernon Hills, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
CDWIndustryB2B IT products and services1.00infobox
CDWISINUS12514G10851.00infobox
CDWKey peopleChristine Leahy (chairman & CEO)1.00infobox
CDWNet incomeUS$1.07 billion (2025)1.00infobox
CDWNumber of employees14,800 (2025)1.00infobox
CDWOperating incomeUS$1.66 billion (2025)1.00infobox
CDWProductsDesktops1.00infobox
CDWProductsServers1.00infobox
CDWProductsLaptops1.00infobox
CDWProductsPeripherals1.00infobox
CDWProductsSoftware1.00infobox
CDWProductsTelephony products1.00infobox
CDWProductsPower1.00infobox
CDWProductsStorage1.00infobox
CDWRevenueUS$22.4 billion (2025)1.00infobox
CDWTotal assetsUS$16.0 billion (2025)1.00infobox
CDWTotal equityUS$2.61 billion (2025)1.00infobox
CDWTraded asNasdaq: CDW1.00infobox
CDWTraded asS&P 500 component1.00infobox
CDWTypePublic1.00infobox
CDWWebsitecdw.com1.00infobox
CDWis aFortune 500 and generated0.90text

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