cnxn industry national technology solutions provider founded 1982 headquarters merrimack new hampshire usa key people patricia gallup co founder chairman timothy mcgrath president and ceo joseph driscoll senior vice president treasurer and chief financial officer products notebooks mobility software servers storage net com product other hardware services revenue 2.6 billion usd 2015 number of employees 2 500 slogan we solve it website www.connection.com connection is a fortune 1000 1 national technology solutions provider headquartered in merrimack new hampshire . it has more than 2 500 employees 2 and sells more than 300 000 products . 3 the connection brand includes connection business solutions connection moredirect enterprise solutions and connection govconnection public sector solutions which provide it solutions and services for small to medium sized businesses enterprises and public sector markets respectively . 4 contents 1 history 2 locations 3 acquisitions 4 awards and accomplishments 5 references 6 external links history edit pc connection inc. was founded in 1982 by patricia gallup and david hall . the co founders met while serving as a support crew to hikers on the appalachian trail . 5 the company s first headquarters occupied a former woodworking mill in marlow nh . 5 to launch their business gallup and hall used gallup s savings of 8 000 to purchase inventory and take out a 1 9th page ad in byte magazine . 6 in 1987 pc connection was named to the inc. 500 as the second fastest growing company in the united states . 7 in march 1998 the company completed its initial public offering on the nasdaq exchange under the symbol pccc . 8 in september 2016 the company announced a corporate rebranding . the connection brand unites all subsidiaries pc connection govconnection moredirect and softmart under one brand name . nasdaq stock ticker changes from pccc to cnxn . 9 locations edit in addition to its corporate headquarters in merrimack nh pc connection inc. has sales and support offices in keene and portsmouth new hampshire ; marlborough massachusetts ; rockville maryland ; dakota dunes south dakota ; boca raton florida ; and itasca illinois shelton ct downingtown pa and schaumburg il . 10 the company operates a 268 000 square foot distribution and fulfillment complex equipped with an iso 9001 certified technical configuration lab in wilmington ohio . 11 acquisitions edit in 1999 connection purchased comteq federal a maryland based company serving the computing needs of federal government agencies including the navy federal deposit insurance corp the national security agency and internal revenue service . 12 renamed govconnection inc. the subsidiary serves all government and education customers . in january 2000 connection announced the agreement to acquire merisel inc. in alliance with its initiative to add infrastructure . 13 in 2002 connection acquired moredirect a florida based it solutions provider specializing in web based eprocurement . 14 in 2005 connection purchased the business and selected assets of amherst technologies inc. a new hampshire based it provider . 15 in 2011 connection acquired valcom technologies a technology services company in the chicago metropolitan area . 16 in 2016 connection acquired softmart a microsoft licensing solution provider lsp and global supplier of technology tools and service solutions . 17 awards and accomplishments edit continuum of care award premier inc. 2016 18 kaspersky lab large account reseller lar of the year award 2016 18 americas vmware partner innovation award in the renewals category 2016 18 hewlett packard enterprise hpe federal enterprise group partner of the year 2015 18 symantec growth partner of the year award 2015 19 microsoft operational excellence award 2015 20 dell partner of the year 2015 21 pc connection inc. places 20th on crn s solution provider 500 2015 22 adobe s global partner of the year 2014 23 pc connection named national solutions provider partner of the year at dell for fy15 2014 2015 24 pc connection named to inc. 500 1987 25 listed as one of 100 most influential companies in the computer industry by pc magazine 1997 8 ranked 7 on businessweek s world s top 100 technology companies 2000 26 debut on fortune 1000 2001 27 better business bureau of new hampshire torch award for marketplace ethics 2001 6 forbes america s most trustworthy companies highest ranking 2008 28 top supply chain innovation and retail industry awards ; 8 on informationweek 500 2008 7 winner of operational excellence award at microsoft worldwide partner conference 2010 7 references edit fortune 500 2015 825 . connection . forbes . pc connection new connection brand advances 35 year history of innovation . 4 traders . retrieved september 8 2016 . profile pc connection inc . reuters . retrieved november 15 2013 . pc connection new connection brand advances 35 year history of innovation . yahoo finance . retrieved september 8 2016 . a b you me and all those others just like us starting a business article inc.com a b new hampshire first in the nation powered by pageturnpro.com a b c new hampshire first in the nation powered by pageturnpro.com a b pc connection inc pccc ipo nasdaq.com https thejournal.com articles 2016 09 08 connection merges govconnection pc connection moredirect softmart into single brand.aspx connection merges govconnection pc connection moredirect softmart into single brand locations connection . pcconnection.com . retrieved 2016 09 09 . distribution and configuration center connection . pcconnection.com . 2016 06 08 . retrieved 2016 09 09 . johnston margret 1999 07 11 . pc connection buys comteq fed . fcw . retrieved 2016 09 09 . pc connection acquires merisel s call center . january 4 2000 . retrieved nov 20 2013 . pc connection pc mall make acquisitions . pc connection inc. acquires moredirect pc mall inc. acquires pacific business data systems inc. brief article highbeam business ... pc connection wins bidding war for amherst technologies pc connection buys valcom technology for 11.6 m businessweek pc connection acquires softmart marketwatch a b c d pc connection inc. pc connection receives industry accolades in first half of 2016 . ir.pcconnection.com . retrieved 2016 09 09 . pc connection inc. pc connection wins symantec growth partner of the year award . ir.pcconnection.com . retrieved 2016 09 09 . pc connection inc. pc connection wins microsoft operational excellence award . ir.pcconnection.com . 2014 12 31 . retrieved 2016 09 09 . pc connection inc. pc connection named dell partner of the year . ir.pcconnection.com . 2013 12 31 . retrieved 2016 09 09 . http www.crn.com sp 500 2015 index.htm pc connection inc. pc connection named adobe reseller partner of the year . ir.pcconnection.com . 2013 12 31 . retrieved 2016 09 09 . dell partnerdirect awards & recognition . partnerdirect.dell.com . 2013 08 14 . retrieved 2016 09 09 . pc connection inc. marlow nh 1 dead link 2 dead link ray john j. america s most trustworthy companies forbes . forbes . external links edit www.connection.com www.pcconnection.com blog retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pc connection & oldid 738492090 categories companies established in 1982companies based in merrimack new hampshirecompanies listed on nasdaq1982 establishments in new hampshirehidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from september 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 september 2016 at 07 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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