Higher Education Institutions to Realize Significant Cost Savings through CDW-G and Horizon Resource Group Partnership
September 27 2006 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW
Corporation [NASDAQ:CDWC] and leading source of Information
Technology (IT) solutions to governments and educators, announced
today that the group purchasing organization Horizon Resource Group
(Horizon) has selected CDW-G to be its exclusive technology
provider. The Nashville, Tenn.-based Horizon leverages the buying
power of higher education institutions to drive savings in
purchasing and lower overall operating costs. Its exclusive
national partnership with CDW-G will enable Horizon�s over 700
higher education member institutions, many of whom are faced with
IT budget cut-backs, to purchase software, software licensing and
maintenance, hardware and peripherals at competitive prices �
ensuring that higher education institutions can continue to provide
students with the highest quality technology. The agreement also
will help Horizon members streamline their purchasing processes
since they can address all technology needs with CDW-G, rather than
dealing with multiple vendors. �Today, colleges and universities
face mounting financial pressures as costs rise and budgets shrink.
They also must deal with unique purchasing challenges when
acquiring technology to support campus programs. The new
partnership between CDW-G and Horizon Resource Group will enable
higher education institutions to address these challenges more
effectively,� said Julie Smith, director of higher education for
CDW-G. �Each Horizon member institution will be able to purchase
best-in-class technology at prices competitively solicited for the
entire group, as well as to take advantage of CDW-G's
industry-leading customer service.� �In addition to thousands of
technology products, CDW-G offers institutions the highest quality
technology advice and customer service. Our members will benefit
from the company�s expertise in the market, as well as from our
exclusive national technology partnership for higher education
institutions,� said M. Todd Abner, president and chief executive
officer, Horizon Resource Group. Beginning immediately, Horizon
members, representing four-year and community colleges in 32
states, can purchase best-in-class technology products from CDW-G
with no change in their purchasing processes in order to benefit
from the new agreement. About CDW-G A wholly owned subsidiary of
CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), a FORTUNE 500 company, CDW
Government (CDW-G) is a trusted�technology advisor to federal,
state and local government agencies,�as well as to educational
institutions at all levels. CDW-G offers best-in-class technology
products and services from top-name brands such as Acer, Adobe,
Cisco, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony,
Symantec, and Toshiba. For more information about CDW-G product
offerings, procurement options, service and solutions, call
1.800.863.4239, or visit the CDW-G Web site at CDWG.com. About
Horizon Resource Group Horizon Resource Group is the first and only
group purchasing organization (GPO) of its type for institutions of
higher education. By leveraging the national purchasing power of
hundreds of institutions nationwide, Horizon provides an expanding
portfolio of competitively solicited agreements in order to drive
savings and lower overall operating costs. The resulting supplier
agreements are available for all member institutions and provide
significant savings to institutions, regardless of size or
location. There is no fee to become a member of Horizon Resource
Group. Alan Kuebler, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive
Director for Resource Management at Washington University says,
�Washington University in St. Louis is a strong proponent of group
purchasing and finds great value in its relationship with Horizon
Resource Group. Horizon has brought us countless opportunities to
save money, streamline processes and realize benefits that are the
result of the collective purchasing power of the group's nationwide
membership.� For more information about Horizon Resource Group,
visit the Web site at www.horizonrg.com. CDW Government, Inc.
(CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC)
and leading source of Information Technology (IT) solutions to
governments and educators, announced today that the group
purchasing organization Horizon Resource Group (Horizon) has
selected CDW-G to be its exclusive technology provider. The
Nashville, Tenn.-based Horizon leverages the buying power of higher
education institutions to drive savings in purchasing and lower
overall operating costs. Its exclusive national partnership with
CDW-G will enable Horizon's over 700 higher education member
institutions, many of whom are faced with IT budget cut-backs, to
purchase software, software licensing and maintenance, hardware and
peripherals at competitive prices - ensuring that higher education
institutions can continue to provide students with the highest
quality technology. The agreement also will help Horizon members
streamline their purchasing processes since they can address all
technology needs with CDW-G, rather than dealing with multiple
vendors. "Today, colleges and universities face mounting financial
pressures as costs rise and budgets shrink. They also must deal
with unique purchasing challenges when acquiring technology to
support campus programs. The new partnership between CDW-G and
Horizon Resource Group will enable higher education institutions to
address these challenges more effectively," said Julie Smith,
director of higher education for CDW-G. "Each Horizon member
institution will be able to purchase best-in-class technology at
prices competitively solicited for the entire group, as well as to
take advantage of CDW-G's industry-leading customer service." "In
addition to thousands of technology products, CDW-G offers
institutions the highest quality technology advice and customer
service. Our members will benefit from the company's expertise in
the market, as well as from our exclusive national technology
partnership for higher education institutions," said M. Todd Abner,
president and chief executive officer, Horizon Resource Group.
Beginning immediately, Horizon members, representing four-year and
community colleges in 32 states, can purchase best-in-class
technology products from CDW-G with no change in their purchasing
processes in order to benefit from the new agreement. About CDW-G A
wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), a FORTUNE
500 company, CDW Government (CDW-G) is a trusted technology advisor
to federal, state and local government agencies, as well as to
educational institutions at all levels. CDW-G offers best-in-class
technology products and services from top-name brands such as Acer,
Adobe, Cisco, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony,
Symantec, and Toshiba. For more information about CDW-G product
offerings, procurement options, service and solutions, call
1.800.863.4239, or visit the CDW-G Web site at CDWG.com. About
Horizon Resource Group Horizon Resource Group is the first and only
group purchasing organization (GPO) of its type for institutions of
higher education. By leveraging the national purchasing power of
hundreds of institutions nationwide, Horizon provides an expanding
portfolio of competitively solicited agreements in order to drive
savings and lower overall operating costs. The resulting supplier
agreements are available for all member institutions and provide
significant savings to institutions, regardless of size or
location. There is no fee to become a member of Horizon Resource
Group. Alan Kuebler, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive
Director for Resource Management at Washington University says,
"Washington University in St. Louis is a strong proponent of group
purchasing and finds great value in its relationship with Horizon
Resource Group. Horizon has brought us countless opportunities to
save money, streamline processes and realize benefits that are the
result of the collective purchasing power of the group's nationwide
membership." For more information about Horizon Resource Group,
visit the Web site at www.horizonrg.com.
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