World Wide Technology history, profile and corporate video
Co-founded in 1990 by David Steward and Jim Kavanaugh, World Wide Technology, based in St. Louis, Missouri, provides information technology and supply chain solutions as a value-added reseller of such products and services. The company’s supply chain solutions consist of a full range of procurement and logistics services, including product warehousing and distribution; equipment staging and configuration; and just-in-time shipping.”
“World Wide Technology History
2014
- February – WWT Named to CRN MSP500 Managed Service Provider Elite 150 List
- February – WWT Named 2013 EMC BRS/DPAD NorCal Partner of the Year
- January – WWT received Cisco Channel Customer Satisfaction Excellence distinction.
- January – Ranked #34 on FORTUNE Best Companies to Work For® List
2013
- $6 billion in sales, over 2,400 employees
- December – Ranked #71 on Forbes America’s Largest Private Companies List
- December – NetApp U.S. Public Sector Partner of the Year
- November – WWT & Telcobuy.com Named Top 25 African-American Business in he St. Louis Region
- November – Named Western Region Class IV Supplier of the Year by NMSDC
- September – Recognized as a Top Diversity Employer for Women by Professional Woman’s Magazine
- September – Ranked #114 on CRN Fast Growth 150 List
- September – Placeed #91 on InformationWeek 500 List
- August – Ranked #13 on CRN’s 2013 Solution Provider 500 List
- August – #1 on Black Enterprise Magazine’s Largest Black-Owned Firms
- June – #63 on Washington Technology Top 100 Government Contracting List
- June – Ranked #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 – Achieved Platinum Solution Advisor Status with Citrix
- May – Awarded 2012 EMC National Partner of the Year (North America)
- May – Awarded 2012 VCE Partner of the Year (North America)
- April – 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 – Named to the CRN Tech Elite 250 List
- January – Received Cisco Master Cloud Builder Designation
- January – Named 2012 APC Federal Partner of the Year
- January – Named 2012 ClearCube Federal Partner of the Year
- January – Ranked #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 – 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”
*Informations from Forbes.com and Wwt.com
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