Please direct your media and public relations inquiries to: mediarelations@cdw.com 800-800-4CDW CDW Computer Centers Selected as E-commerce Site of the Week VERNON HILLS, IL-June 18, 1998--CDW Computer Centers, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDWC) won Web Site of the Week honors this week from Computer Retail Week. One of the country's largest and most successful direct marketers of brand name microcomputer products, CDW, a Fortune 1000 company, was recognized for its outstanding Web site www.cdw.com, where more than 40,000 unique users log on daily to save time and money by searching the virtual storefront. With more than 400,000 hits daily, CDW brings online commerce to new heights with automated pricing and availability alerts, online shopping lists, sophisticated search capabilities, and exciting promotions and product giveaways. "We are thrilled to be recognized for our innovative Web design and sophisticated features," said James Shanks, CDW's vice president of information technology. "In addition to amassing awards and accolades, cdw.com is rewarding CDW with significant bottom line results. Every month, we are consistently seeing growth in direct and indirect sales from cdw.com and this channel is truly a critical element in our business strategy." The Web Site of the Week selection is based on the site's easy navigation, breadth of products and creative Web merchandising. CDW.com, with information on more than 30,000 products, includes dozens of unique features and capabilities including CDW Compare, a powerful search tool that enables users to create side-by-side comparisons within a variety of product categories. Another new feature, Buyer's Alert, allows shoppers to build a shopping list of items they would like to purchase and define certain criteria such as a specific price point or availability. CDW.com will automatically notify the shopper via email when the items they want are in stock and/or have reached their target price. In addition to saving shoppers time and money by doing price comparisons and checking in stock status online, cdw.com features daily hot deals and specials, and the Every Day Giveaway, a contest where one lucky winner takes home valuable computer products each day. About CDW From its founding in 1984 as a one man, home-based business with CEO Michael Krasny at the helm, CDW today boasts more than 1,300 coworkers whose efforts resulted in 1997 net sales that topped the $1.2 billion mark. The No. 1 authorized source for IBM, Compaq, Microsoft and Toshiba, CDW direct markets more than 30,000 brand name computer products from these and other manufacturers to business, government, educational, institutional and home office users. CDW prides itself on its unparalleled technical support and customer service, with more than 50 factory-trained and certified technicians on hand who complete approximately 10,000 custom configurations each month, free of charge. Additional information can be found by visiting CDW.com.