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CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), a leading provider of technology products and services to business, government and education, today announced the launch of ConduIT@CDW (www.cdwconduit.com), an online community offering peer interaction to information technology (IT) professionals employed by small businesses, which often employ only one or two people for technical support. The site features technology news, views and forums, as well as online technical resources and contests for registered users. CDW was honored by the Information Technology Services Marketing Association last November for innovative use of online communities to strengthen customer relationships. ConduIT@CDW is another advancement of the community concept by CDW, underscoring its leadership in the small business IT marketplace with a specific combination of valuable social networking features for this largely cloistered audience. �An �IT department of one� is not at all unusual in small businesses. As such, these isolated IT professionals often miss out on peer networking, which is an important source of education and technical perspective,� said CDW Vice President of Marketing Mark Gambill. �Without the informal communication that happens at coffee machines and in lunch rooms at larger companies, small business IT experts have no one to talk to who understands their challenges.� Key features of ConduIT@CDW include: Tech Forums � Peer-to-peer correspondence on topics ranging from technology to management to skills development News & Views � A customizable, interactive feed of articles on topics of interest to the user, providing the opportunity to submit and comment on articles and rate or recommend them to friends CDW Connections � White papers, case studies, podcasts and webinars on a wide range of technology topics from CDW experts, manufacturers and software providers Thought Leaders � Insider perspectives from experts on what�s new in technology Polls � Bi-weekly polls on technology, technology-related business issues, technology news topics and other matters, with real-time display of poll results for participants Contests � Throughout 2007, ConduIT@CDW will collect �user stories� ranging from unusual or amusing technical support anecdotes to �hero stories� about extraordinary IT support accomplishments. Stories may submitted in written or digital video format �ConduIT@CDW was developed with input from the people it serves, and it will help small business IT staff deliver smart solutions with their limited resources,� added Gambill. �It�s another way that CDW can help its customers provide the �right technology� for their internal clients.� About CDW CDW�, ranked No. 342 on the FORTUNE 500, is a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government and education. CDW is a principal source of technology products and services including top name brands such as Acer, Adobe, APC, Apple, Cisco, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Panasonic, Quantum, Samsung, Sony, Symantec and ViewSonic. CDW's direct model offers customers one-on-one relationships with knowledgeable account managers and access to approximately 820 on-staff engineers and advanced technology specialists who customize solutions for customers� complex technology needs. CDW also provides same-day product shipping and post-sales technical support. CDW was founded in 1984 and as of March 31, 2007, employed approximately 5,640 coworkers. In 2006, the company generated sales of $6.8 billion. For more information, visit CDW.com. CDW Corporation will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the �SEC�), and furnish to its shareholders, a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the meeting of its shareholders to be called with respect to the proposed merger between CDW and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC. CDW SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT IS FINALIZED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THEM BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. CDW shareholders and other interested parties will be able to obtain, without charge, a copy of the proxy statement (when available) and other relevant documents filed with the SEC from the SEC�s website at http://www.sec.gov. CDW shareholders and other interested parties will also be able to obtain, without charge, a copy of the proxy statement (when available) and other relevant documents by directing a request by mail or telephone to CDW Corporation, 200 N. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061, Attention: Corporate Secretary, telephone: (847) 465-6000, or from CDW�s website, http://www.cdw.com. CDW and certain of its directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be �participants� in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders of CDW with respect to the proposed merger. Information regarding the persons who may be considered �participants� in the solicitation of proxies will be set forth in CDW�s proxy statement relating to the proposed merger when it is filed with the SEC. Information regarding certain of these persons and their beneficial ownership of CDW common stock as of March 31, 2007 is also set forth in CDW�s proxy statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 16, 2007. Statements about the expected timing, completion and effects of the proposed merger between CDW and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, and all other statements in this filing other than historical facts, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, each of which is qualified in its entirety by reference to the following cautionary statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and are based on current expectations and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. CDW may not be able to complete the proposed merger because of a number of factors, including, among other things, the failure to obtain shareholder approval, the failure of financing or the failure to satisfy other closing conditions. Other risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements are described in the reports filed by CDW with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including without limitation CDW�s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.