CDW (Vernon Hills, Illinois, U.S.) has entered a partnership agreement whereby Constellation Energy Group (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) has consolidated its information technology (IT) buying with CDW.

Constellation Energy Group is competitive supplier of electricity to large commercial and industrial customers. It owns several energy-related businesses to market energy in North America and manages the associated risks. In addition, it owns and operates a fleet of generation plants throughout the United States. It also delivers electricity and natural gas through its regulated utility, the Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.

“We chose CDW as our one-stop shop because of its superior technical sales assistance, Web site functionality and shipping abilities,” said Beth Perlman, CIO, Constellation Energy. “Before we used CDW, it was difficult managing the IT purchases and assets of our various subsidiaries, each of which made their IT purchases in different places. Now, CDW helps me consolidate our purchases, allowing us to save time and money.”

Constellation Energy currently is using a DW@Work personalized Web site for customized procurement services, enabling the subsidiaries within Constellation Energy to order, ship and manage IT purchases under one account. The extranet and CDW's same-day shipping capability have reduced order cycle time and improved product delivery time. The various business units of Constellation Energy now benefit from speed, accuracy and reduced total acquisition costs for IT products.

Harry J. Harczak Jr., CDW's executive vice president of sales, said, “This relationship with CDW is a great example of how customers are benefiting from CDW's capabilities in streamlining their IT purchasing and improving their overall productivity and technology performance.”
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