Please direct your media and public relations inquiries to: mediarelations@cdw.com 800-800-4CDW CDW RANKS NO. 6 IN BUSINESS WEEK INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 100 Award latest in recent string of accolades VERNON HILLS, Ill. - June 16, 2000 - CDW Computer Centers, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDWC), the country's direct solutions provider of brand-name computing technology, today announced Business Week magazine ranked the company No. 6 on its annual list of the world's top 100 information technology companies. CDW's consistent financial growth, which led to this ranking, is directly attributable to the company's business model and emphasis on customer satisfaction. "Being named No. 6 by a prestigious business publication like Business Week demonstrates that our focus on total customer satisfaction is working," said Greg Zeman, president of CDW. "We've worked hard to center all our business practices around our customers. This stand-out rating among such impressive information technology companies including Cisco (No. 25), Microsoft (No. 75), Nokia (No. 1) and Sun Microsystems (No. 11) validates our high tech/high touch approach to business." The June 19 issue of Business Week ranked information technology companies according to traditional measures of fiscal strength - revenues, revenue growth, return on equity, total return and profits. As reported in Business Week, during the twelve-month period ending March 31, 2000, on which the list was determined, CDW achieved net sales of $2.9 billion, revenue growth of 52.8 percent, a 24 percent return on equity, 181 percent total shareholder return and profits of $113.7 million. The Business Week list caps a week of top honors for CDW. E-commerce authority Gomez Advisors, Inc. recognized CDW's Web site, www.cdw.com, No. 1 for Relationship Services in its Summer 2000 Internet Computer Store Scorecard. And Computerworld magazine, an information technology publication, ranked CDW No. 19 on its annual list of "100 Best Places to Work in IT." Gomez Advisors Internet Computer Store Scorecard CDW's e-commerce Web site, www.cdw.com, retained its No. 1 ranking for the third consecutive scorecard in the relationship services category, which measures site resources, personalization and the ease of making service requests and inquiries online. CDW.com also offers a system of personalized CDW@work™ extranets, which enable users to view special pricing, order and shipping status, look up purchase history and even see if their account manager is in the office. Computerworld Top 100 Places to Work in IT In Computerworld magazine's annual survey of the "100 Best Places to Work in IT" CDW moved forward 36 positions to No. 19 on this year's list. Taking pulse of this highly mobile workforce, the magazine ranked companies on benefits, individual training and development, salary, promotions, turnover, workforce diversity, types of projects and mentoring programs. "The ultimate goal of our IT department is to address the evolving needs of our customers by integrating the latest technology into our overall business model," said Jim Shanks, CIO of CDW. "It is essential that we both retain our current talent and attract the best and brightest candidates to develop leading-edge IT systems." About CDW CDW® (Nasdaq: CDWC - news), ranked No. 435 on the FORTUNE 500, offers complete, customized technology solutions for businesses, government agencies and educational institutions nationwide. CDW is a leading source of technology products and services from companies such as Cisco, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Sony, Toshiba and other top name brands. CDW was founded in 1984 as a home-based business and today employs more than 2,700 coworkers whose efforts generated net sales of $3.8 billion in 2000. CDW's direct model offers one-on-one relationships with highly trained account managers; purchasing via telephone, the award-winning www.cdw.com Web site, and customized CDW@work(TM) extranets; custom configured solutions and same day shipping; flexible financing solutions; and, telephone and online technical support with its factory-trained and A+ certified technicians. Additional information can be found by visiting http://www.cdw.com.