WWT Strengthens North Carolina Presence with New Hires

February 15, 2011

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Leading Systems Integrator Adds Charlotte-Based Staff to Enhance Service Capabilities in the Carolinas

ST. LOUIS & CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions, today announced that it is strengthening its North Carolina presence with the addition of two experienced account managers in Charlotte, N.C.

Donald J. (D.J.) Valeri and Tara Huddleston will join 11 current North Carolina-based WWT employees to enhance the company’s service capabilities in the Carolinas. WWT’s North Carolina team includes technical engineers, IT specialists, system administrators, senior project managers, business managers and supply chain analysts.

“The addition of D.J. and Tara to our team in North Carolina will allow us to better respond to the growing demand for WWT’s advanced technology capabilities and end-to-end supply chain services,” said Joe Olwig, commercial sales director at WWT. “We’re excited to welcome them to the growing WWT family and know that their deep IT experience across multiple industry sectors will serve our clients well.”

Tara Huddleston brings 25 years of successful enterprise-level technology sales and account management to WWT. Prior to joining WWT, she served in senior-level account management roles selling data center and complex enterprise computing solutions, including virtualization, consolidation, security, disaster recovery and business continuity across multiple industries and to such well-recognized Fortune 1000 companies as Wachovia, TIAA-CREF, Duke Energy, Lowes Home Improvement, American Tire Distributers and Family Dollar. Huddleston is a certified sales professional with HP, Symantec and NetApp. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Kelly School of Business at Indiana University.

D.J. Valeri brings 20 years of IT management and sales experience to WWT. Prior to joining the company, he served in various senior-level account management roles providing technology and data center solutions including virtualization, consolidation, security, storage and network infrastructure to financial, health care, government, education, retail, energy and manufacturing clients.

WWT specializes in delivering and supporting advanced technology solutions in the areas of data center and virtualization, security, mobility and borderless networks, and unified communications and collaboration. The company offers technology products from more than 3,000 manufacturers and maintains over 1,000 certifications to ensure it provides the latest in IT solutions and services to customers around the globe. WWT is one of the world’s largest Cisco’s Gold partners and is consistently recognized by Cisco for demonstrating technical excellence and delivering customer value. In addition to its strong Cisco expertise, WWT has strategic partnerships with Citrix, HP, EMC, NetApp and VMware. The company also offers a complete array of configuration and integration services and a full suite of advanced logistics, inventory management and supply chain solutions.

About World Wide Technology

World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT) is a systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions to the commercial, government and telecom sectors. The company brings to market a powerful blend of knowledge, infrastructure and technology to help its customers manage the planning, procurement and deployment of IT products and solutions. Based in St. Louis, WWT works closely with industry leaders including Boeing (NYSE: BA); Dell (NASDAQ: DELL); Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO); EMC (NYSE: EMC); HP (NYSE: HPQ); AT&T Inc., (NYSE: ATT); VMware (NYSE: VMW); Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS); NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP); Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and the U.S. Air Force. WWT employs over 1,400 people and operates more than 1.5 million square-feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in 20 facilities throughout the world. For more information on World Wide Technology, visit www.wwt.com.