Berbee
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Berbee Information Networks Corporation, until its purchase by CDW
in 2006, was a privately-held company in the United States of America. Berbee was founded in 1993 by James G. Berbee and it grew to over 300 million USD
in revenue and more than 800 employees at the time of its sale in October 2006. The company had its headquarters in Fitchburg, Wisconsin
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. The purchase was closed on October 11, 2006. Subsequent working capital purchasing adjustments brought the final price to about $185 million. It became a division of CDW
and is now known as CDW Advanced Technology Services.
The Berbee Voice-Over IP software product group, creator of the InformaCast family of IP notification solutions, was spun off to form the new company Singlewire Software
in April, 2009.
Industry awards granted to Berbee include:
CDW
CDW Corporation, headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois, is a reseller of computer hardware, software and supplies. Along with its warehouse-attached showroom in Illinois, CDW takes orders from its catalog via mail order, telephone and the Internet....
in 2006, was a privately-held company in the United States of America. Berbee was founded in 1993 by James G. Berbee and it grew to over 300 million USD
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in revenue and more than 800 employees at the time of its sale in October 2006. The company had its headquarters in Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Fitchburg is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 25,260 at the 2010 census. Fitchburg is a suburb of Madison and is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
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History
In October 2006, Berbee accepted an $175 million all-cash acquisition offer from CDWCDW
CDW Corporation, headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois, is a reseller of computer hardware, software and supplies. Along with its warehouse-attached showroom in Illinois, CDW takes orders from its catalog via mail order, telephone and the Internet....
. The purchase was closed on October 11, 2006. Subsequent working capital purchasing adjustments brought the final price to about $185 million. It became a division of CDW
CDW
CDW Corporation, headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois, is a reseller of computer hardware, software and supplies. Along with its warehouse-attached showroom in Illinois, CDW takes orders from its catalog via mail order, telephone and the Internet....
and is now known as CDW Advanced Technology Services.
The Berbee Voice-Over IP software product group, creator of the InformaCast family of IP notification solutions, was spun off to form the new company Singlewire Software
Singlewire Software
Singlewire Software, LLC develops and supports ip-based voice applications for emergency communication with mass notification capabilities. The company is located in Madison, Wisconsin in the United States of America.-History:...
in April, 2009.
Products
Berbee's IT solutions included network infrastructure, systems and storage, productivity applications, communication and collaboration, application development and security. Its data centers delivered hosted applications, co-location, and managed services. Berbee had offices in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.Industry awards granted to Berbee include:
- 2004 Cisco Global IP Communications Partner of the Year
- 2005 Cisco U.S. IP Communications Partner of the Year
- 2006 Cisco Global Solution Innovation Partner of the Year
- 2006 Cisco U.S. Technology Excellence Partner of the Year for Unified Communications and Security
- 2006 IBM Sales Leadership Award
- 2006 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Award
- 2006 Microsoft Central Region Partner of the Year
- 2007 IBM Competitive Leadership Award