Connection is a Fortune 1000, National Technology Solutions Provider, headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire. It has more than 2,500 employees and sells more than 300,000 products.
The Connection brand includes Connection Business Solutions, Connection MoreDirect Enterprise Solutions, and Connection GovConnection Public Sector Solutions, which provide IT solutions and services for small- to medium-sized businesses, enterprises, and public sector markets, respectively.
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History
PC Connection, Inc. was founded in 1982 by Patricia Gallup and David Hall. The co-founders met while serving as a support crew to hikers on the Appalachian Trail.
The company's first headquarters occupied a former woodworking mill in Marlow, NH. To launch their business, Gallup and Hall used Gallup's savings of $8,000 to purchase inventory and take out a 1/9th-page ad in Byte magazine.
In 1987, PC Connection was named to the Inc. 500 as the second fastest growing company in the United States.
In March 1998, the company completed its Initial Public Offering on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol PCCC.
In September 2016, the company announced a corporate rebranding. The "Connection" brand unites all subsidiaries (PC Connection, GovConnection, MoreDirect, and Softmart) under one brand name. NASDAQ stock ticker changes from PCCC to CNXN.
Locations
In addition to its corporate headquarters in Merrimack, NH, PC Connection, Inc. has sales and support offices in Keene and Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Marlborough, Massachusetts; Rockville, Maryland; Dakota Dunes, South Dakota; Boca Raton, Florida; Shelton, CT; Downingtown, PA, and Schaumburg, IL. The company operates a 268,000-square-foot distribution and fulfillment complex, equipped with an ISO 9001 certified technical configuration lab, in Wilmington, Ohio.
Acquisitions
In 1999, Connection purchased ComTeq Federal, a Maryland-based company serving the computing needs of federal government agencies, including the Navy, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, the National Security Agency, and Internal Revenue Service. Renamed GovConnection, Inc., the subsidiary serves all government and education customers.
In January 2000, Connection announced the agreement to acquire Merisel Inc. in alliance with its initiative to add infrastructure.
In 2002, Connection acquired MoreDirect, a Florida-based IT solutions provider specializing in Web-based eProcurement.
In 2005, Connection purchased the business and selected assets of Amherst Technologies, Inc., a New Hampshire-based IT provider.
In 2011, Connection acquired ValCom Technologies, a technology services company in the Chicago metropolitan area.
In 2016, Connection acquired Softmart, a Microsoft Licensing Solution Provider (LSP) and global supplier of technology, tools, and service solutions.
In 2016, Connection acquired GlobalServe.
Awards and accomplishments
- Continuum of Care Award, Premier Inc., 2016
- Kaspersky Lab Large Account Reseller (LAR) of the Year Award, 2016
- Americas VMware Partner Innovation Award in the Renewals category, 2016
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Federal Enterprise Group Partner of the Year, 2015
- Symantec Growth Partner of the Year Award, 2015
- Microsoft Operational Excellence Award, 2015
- Dell Partner of the Year, 2015
- PC Connection Inc., Places 20th on CRN's Solution Provider 500- 2015
- Adobe's Global Partner of the Year - 2014
- PC Connection named National Solutions Provider Partner of The Year at Dell for FY15(2014-2015)
- PC Connection named to Inc. 500 (1987)
- Listed as one of 100 Most Influential Companies in the Computer Industry by PC Magazine (1997)
- Ranked #7 on Businessweek's World's Top 100 Technology Companies (2000)
- Debut on Fortune 1000 (2001)
- Better Business Bureau of New Hampshire Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics (2001)
- Forbes' America's Most Trustworthy Companies, Highest Ranking (2008)
- Top Supply Chain Innovation and Retail Industry Awards; #8 on InformationWeek 500 (2008)
- Winner of Operational Excellence Award at Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (2010)
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