HillSouth Announces
Partnership with CDW Corporation
HillSouth joins CDW
SolutionEdge® program to offer clients world class IT product
fulfillment
FLORENCE,
SC—February 9, 2006— HillSouth announced today that it has
joined the CDW SolutionEdge® program, an alternative for
technology product fulfillment. HillSouth will continue to
provide professional technology services to its growing customer
base, but will now work jointly with its customers and CDW
Corporation to develop total solutions that can be delivered
most efficiently.
CDW, a Fortune 500 provider of technology solutions to
business, government and education recently launched the CDW
SolutionEdge program to join forces and strategically align
themselves with solution providers such as HillSouth. Under the
agreement, HillSouth will provide their broad range of services
to their customers, while CDW will offer those customers access
to their world-class fulfillment capabilities and the industry’s
largest in-stock inventories.
“Participating in the CDW SolutionEdge program will allow us
to develop our role as a solutions company – offering more
turnkey technology implementations than ever before,” said
HillSouth president Robby Hill. “Our customers expect the most
innovative technologies from HillSouth – now with our CDW
partnership we are delivering an innovative business model as
well. This relationship allows us to offer a superior product
and services bundle for our customers through the many resources
and logistical expertise of CDW. All of us at HillSouth are
particularly proud to be part of the growing CDW SolutionEdge
program.”
This innovative partnership program capitalizes on the unique
combination of strengths of CDW and its growing network of
solution providers such as HillSouth. It allows each solution
provider to focus on selling solutions, serving customers and
building their business, while CDW does the “heavy lifting” in
product inventory and fulfillment. The combination of CDW and
HillSouth improves the ultimate customer experience by
delivering to each customer the right technology in the fastest
time frame, along with high quality professional services and
support expertise.
“We are very impressed with HillSouth’s commitment to
providing their clients with the broadest array of technology
solutions in the marketplace and at the same time an
unparalleled procurement experience,” said Norm Lillis, CDW Vice
President of Sales – New Markets. “Together HillSouth and CDW
have a more robust and truly unique offering to bring to area
businesses.”
The CDW SolutionEdge program is designed to deliver upon the
most demanding customer requirements. CDW and HillSouth have
opened the door to an exceptional experience where product,
technical support, and customized interaction all meet and
literally are available at the customer’s fingertips. Their
innovative partnership gives customers the best technology and
solutions to meet their ever changing IT needs.
CDW offers a one stop source to the largest selection of
brand name information technology products at competitive prices
based on the leverage of CDW’s volume buying power and industry
relationships. CDW’s state of the art distribution center
delivers the right product solutions accurately and efficiently
to the doorsteps of customers. Customers doing business with
HillSouth as a CDW SolutionEdge partner also have access to
CDW’s Enterprise Configuration Center that performs custom asset
tagging, imaging and hardware and software configuration so that
HillSouth’s onsite services can be quickly implemented.
Online CDW@work® extranets deliver a customized view to
quickly create quotes, place orders and compare product
manufacturers so that HillSouth’s customers can view
preconfigured solutions while comparing single or bundled
products with one click. Customers also can view negotiated
contracts in real time, receive bids and use the exclusive CDW
software license tracker to simplify software tracking and
compliance.
About HillSouth
HillSouth was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Florence,
South Carolina. HillSouth works with companies to select,
deploy, and support leading-edge information technology products
and services. For companies large and small – HillSouth is a
trusted partner for developing information technology strategy
and seeing it implemented to meet the challenges ahead.
There is a particular emphasis on small business networking
needs using Microsoft Small Business Server product as well as
voice over IP using industry leader 3Com’s hardware and software
solutions. HillSouth has earned small business partner
designation with HP and Microsoft, respectively. In addition to
IT consulting, the company is especially adept at meeting
website programming and design needs for companies in a wide
variety of industries; from economic development, non-profit
sector, the public utility industry, and beyond.
For additional information call 877-292-9070 or visit
hillsouth.com
About CDW
CDW (NASDAQ: CDWC), ranked No. 347 on the FORTUNE 500, is a
leading provider of technology solutions for business,
government and education. CDW is a principal source of
technology products and services from top name brands such as
Adobe, APC, Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Sony,
Symantec, Toshiba and ViewSonic.
CDW was founded in 1984 and employs approximately 4,300
coworkers. In 2005 the company generated sales of approximately
$6.3 billion. CDW's direct model offers one-on-one relationships
with knowledgeable account managers; purchasing by telephone,
fax, the company's award-winning CDW.com Web site, customized
CDW@work® extranets, CDWG.com Web site and macwarehouse.com Web
site; custom configured solutions and same day shipping; and
pre- and post-sales technical support, with approximately 120
factory-trained and A+ certified technicians on staff.
Additional information can be found by visiting CDW.com.
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