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History

2013

June - WWT #63 on Washington Technology Top 100 Government Contracting List
June - WWT Ranks #5 on Computerworld Best Places to Work in IT List
June - Cisco Partner Summit 2013 (7 Awards)
May - Highest Ranked VAR on CRN's "Top 10 Tech Companies Student Want to Work For" List
May - WWT Achieves Platinum Solution Advisor Status with Citrix
May - WWT Awarded 2013 EMC National Partner of the Year (North America)
May - WWT Awarded 2013 VCE Partner of the Year (North America)
April - WWT Awarded 2012 NorCal MSDC Class IV Supplier of the Year
March - Americas and Global MVP Executive VMware Partner Network Award
March - #3 on St. Louis Business Journal "Top 150 Privately Held Companies" List
February - WWT Named to the CRN Tech Elite 250 List
January - WWT Receives Cisco Master Cloud Builder Designation
January - Named 2012 APC Federal Partner of the Year
January - Named 2012 ClearCube Federal Partner of the Year
January - Ranks #24 on FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For List

2012

$5 billion in sales, 2,200 employees
December - Ranks #1 as St. Louis' Largest Owned Minority-Owned Business
November - Ranks #93 on Forbes America's Largest Private Companies List
October - Class IV Regional Supplier of the Year by NMSDC
September - #86 on 2012 InformationWeek 500
September - Class IV Supplier of the Year by Houston MSDC
July - Gold Partner of the Year for 2011 by Citrix
July - #1 on Black Enterprise Magazine's Largest Black-Owned Firms
June - Achieved FlexPod Premium Partner Standing
June - #16 on CRN’s 2012 Solution Provider 500 List
May - Received EMC Velocity National Partner of the Year Award
April - Cisco Partner Summit 2012 Award Winner - 6 Awards
April - Named one of the Best Places to Work - St. Louis Business Journal
April - #46 on Washington Technology Top 100 Government Contracting List
April - WWT Wins a NCMSDC Excellence in Supplier Diversity Award
February - WWT Named to the CRN Tech Elite 250 List
January - #50 on FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® List
January - Fastest Growing Partner of Any VMware Desktop Focused Partners in 2011
January - Second Largest Partner of All the VMware Desktop Focused Partners in 2011

2011

$4.1 billion in sales, 1400 employees
December - NetApp Partner of Excellence Award: The Dave Hitz Storage Efficiency Award
December - NetApp Partner of Excellence Award: Team Award
November - #140 on Forbes America's Largest Private Companies list for 2011
November - #1 Cisco Collaboration Partner in the U.S. at the End of Cisco FY12 Q1
September - WWT Ranked on this Year's InformationWeek 500 List
June - Ranked #18 on the VAR 500 List
June - Telecobuy Awarded Global Quality Excellence Award by Alcatel-Lucent
March - One of "The Best Places to Work" in St. Louis by the St. Louis Business Journal
March - Cisco Partner Summit 2011 Award Winner - 9 Awards
February - VMware Global Government Partner of the Year Award
January - National Minority Business Council "Outstanding Technology Partner of the Year"

2010

$3.3 billion in sales, 1205 employees
October - EMC Enterprise Partner of the Year
June - VAR500 Best Partnership Award
May - #53 Washington Technology Top 100 Government Contractors
May - #201 Forbes America’s Largest Private Companies
April - Cisco Partner Summit 2010 Award Winner - 4 Awards
April - WWT received HP partner in Excellence Award for Personal Systems Group Top Revenue Growth
January - WWT acquires Performance Technology Group

2009

$2.3 billion sales, 1139 employees
Opened new facilities in Sumare, Brasil and Tampa, FL

June - received three awards at the 2009 Cisco Partner Summit Global Awards
March - WWT introduces TG500 Cisco TelePresence Movable Solution
February - WWT completes VoIP project for the State of Alaska
August - WWT acquires Server Centric Consulting
October - WW achieves Gold Solution Advisor Status with Citrix

2008

$2.53 billion sales, 1008 employees
Opened new facilities in Las Vegas, Nevada and Tempe, Arizona
August - reached $1 billion in sales with Cisco Systems
June - received 2008 Supplier Recognition Award for Customer Service from AT&T
May - hosted President George Bush at St. Louis headquarters
May - VAR Business 50 ranks WWT No. 36
April - awarded Enterprise Partner of the Year, DVAR of the Year and Mobility Partner of the Year from Cisco Systems
February - achieved Master Unified Communications and Security Specializations from Cisco Systems

2007

$2.5 billion sales, 1008 employees
December - St. Louis Commerce Top 50 Businesses Shaping our Future Award
November - CIPTUG Application Bake-off Winner
May - VAR Business 50 ranks WWT No. 39
April - Cisco US/Canada Theatre Partner of the Year
April - awarded SEWP contract from NASA
March - won ITES-2H contract from U.S. Army

2006

$2.1 billion sales
March - Cisco Public Sector Partner of the Year
June - No. 43 on the VAR Business 500

2005

$1.8 billion sales, 900 employees
WWT bought out venture capital firms ($27.5 million) Highland Capital Partner and Summit Partners
Opened new facilities in Phoenix, Ariz.; Granite City, Ill.; Earth City, Mo.; Greensboro, N.C.; Westchester, Ohio; and Virginia Beach, Va.
Facilities were expanded in Compton, Calif.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Austin, Texas
October - Deloitte Technology Fast 500 List ranks WWT No. 248
June - VAR Business 50 ranked WWT No. 45
May - Washington Technology Top 100 Federal Prime Contractors - Ranked No. 58
April - SBC 2005 Supplier Recognition Award for Customer Service
April - Cisco named World Wide Technology its Federal Direct VAR of the Year

2004

$1.4 billion sales
August - WWT achieved Cisco® Metro Optical Transport Advanced Technology Certification
June - WWT acquired Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement III (SEWP) Contract from ECS Technologies, Inc.
January - opened warehouse in Detroit, Mi
January - SDE Business Partnering became World Wide Technology - Automotive
Black Enterprise Magazine - WWT named largest black-owned business in United States
Washington Technology Top 100 Federal Prime Contractors - Ranked No. 51
SBC Communications Inc. - Outstanding Supplier Customer Service Award
Hewlett-Packard PartnerOne Platinum

2003

$1.1 billion sales
October - opened offices in Rancho Dominguez, CA
May - opened offices in Tuscaloosa, AL
February - opened offices in Reno, NV.
January - World Wide Technology Holding Co., Inc. created
Jim Kavanaugh took CEO position at WWTHC
WWT and Telcobuy are merged together
Tom Strunk named CFO of WWTHC
St. Louis Regional Technology Top 50 Company
Washington Technology Top 100 Federal Prime Contractors - ranked No. 50
Cisco Systems Growing with Technology Awards - Operational Excellence
OSHA Certificate of Appreciation
GSA "Industry Partner Award"
Dell Corp. "Best Customer Experience" Supplier Award
St. Louis Business Journal Largest Privately Held Companies - ranked No. 14
VAR Business 500 - ranked No. 67
Black Enterprise BE Industrial/Service 100 - WWT ranked No. 2

2002

$714 million sales
November – opened offices in Nashville, TN
October – opened offices in Austin, TX.
January - Joe Koenig named President of WWT
January – created SDE Business Partnering
RCGA Fast 50 Technology Company
Washington Technology Top 100 Federal Prime Contractors – ranked No. 42
Black Enterprise BE Industrial/Service 100 – WWT ranked No. 7
Black Enterprise BE Industrial/Service 100 – Telcobuy ranked No. 2
St. Louis Business Journal - World Wide Technology Inc. ranked the No. 2 diversity-owned business in the United States by Div2000.com

2001

$924 million sales
January – opened offices in Livermore, CA
April – opened offices in Aberdeen, MD
August – opened offices in McLean, VA
RCGA Fast 50 Technology Company – ranked No. 10
Washington Technology Top 100 Federal Prime Contractors – ranked No. 51
VAR Business 500 – ranked No. 67
Black Enterprise BE Industrial/Service 100 – ranked No. 1
SBA "Hall of Fame" – David L. Steward
St. Louis Business Journal – In Depth: 2001 e-business Awards, 1st place: Telcobuy.com

2000

$802 million sales
April – opened offices in Plano, TX
Oracle Release 11 Upgrade
Telcobuy registered to TL9000
RCGA Fast 50 Technology Company – ranked No. 14
Washington Technology Top 100 Federal Prime Contractors – ranked No. 41
VAR Business 500 – ranked No. 87
Black Enterprise BE Industrial/Service 100 – ranked No. 1
Joe Koenig promoted to president of WWT
Mark Catalano appointed to president of Telcobuy

1999

$413 million sales
WWT spins out its telecommunications division to create Telcobuy.com LLC
RCGA Fast 50 Technology Company
Washington Technology Top 100 Federal Prime Contractors – ranked No. 66
VARBusiness 500 – ranked No. 97
Jim Kavanaugh takes position of CEO Telcobuy
Tom Strunk named CFO Telcobuy
Telcobuy raises $27.5 million from Highland Capital and Summit Partners
Telcobuy files IPO
Ernst& Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist - Jim Kavanaugh

1998

$202 million sales
Installed Oracle Release 10.7
Purchased buildings 58, 60, 62, 64 and 131 Weldon Pkwy in St. Louis to create WWT/Telcobuy Campus
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award – David L. Steward
US SBA Region VII Minority Small Business Person of the Year – David L. Steward
RCGA Fast 50 Technology Company
Washington Technology Top 100 Federal Prime Contractors – ranked No. 64
VAR Business 500 – ranked No. 109

1997

$135 million sales
US SBA Region VII Minority Small Business Person of the Year – David L. Steward
RCGA Fast 50 Technology Company
Washington Technology Top 100 Federal Prime Contractors – ranked No. 45
VARBusiness 500 – ranked No. 142
Inc. 500 – ranked No. 394

1996

$81 million sales
Opened office in Herndon, VA
Southwestern Bell Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Winner
NMSDC Supplier of the Year – Regional Award Winner
RCGA Fast 50 Technology Company
VAR Business 500 – ranked No. 159

1995

$74 million sales
Southwestern Bell Minority Supplier of the Year Award

1994

$17 million sales

1993

$9 million sales

1992

$8 million sales

1991

$3 million sales

1990

WWT Founded by David Steward and Jim Kavanaugh
July 23 – Incorporation of World Wide Technology, Inc
$812,000 sales