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Merisel, Inc.
Nasdaq: MSEL
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 NEWS FROM THE WIRES
Taiwan's Mitac-Synnex unit buys Merisel Canada
Aug 01 2001 03:19 AM PDT

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 PROFILE
Merisel is going soft. Once one of the world's largest wholesale distributors of computer hardware and software, the company is dropping hardware from its US operations' lineup to focus on selling software licenses. The company's Canadian branch will continue to distribute both hardware and software. Merisel's Optisel unit provides product fulfillment services. Amid years of financial losses, Merisel sold its overseas operations to focus on North America. It also sold its Merisel Open Computing Alliance (MOCA) business unit, a reseller and provider of support for Sun Microsystems servers and software. Investment firm Stonington Partners owns 62% of Merisel.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: IMRglobal Partners With Merisel
Date Announced: 04.08.99
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 0
Description: Consultancy teams with hardware distributor in pact to develop business strategies.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 2,093.50
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (59.7)%
Employees: 570
Revenue per employee: $3,672,807.02

 KEY PEOPLE
• Timothy N. Jenson
    CEO
• Timothy N. Jenson
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
200 Continental Blvd.
El Segundo, CA 90245
US
Phone: 310-615-3080
Fax: 310-615-6435
Online: Web Site

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