CDW-G Provides McAfee Total Protection for Enterprise Solutions to Federal Agencies under First Agreement for Anti-Virus Software Through SmartBuy Program

CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation [NASDAQ:CDWC] and leading source of Information Technology (IT) solutions to governments and educators, today announced that it was awarded a SmartBuy Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to offer McAfee® Total Protection for Enterprise solutions and services to Federal agencies at lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) compared to off-the-shelf purchasing. Launched by the Office of Management and Budget in 2003, SmartBuy is the Federal government-wide software enterprise-licensing program focused on leveraging the government’s purchasing power to reduce the cost of software for all agencies. The General Services Administration (GSA) manages the program and has inked SmartBuy agreements for a variety of software, including automated messaging, database management, geographic information systems and networking infrastructure. All Federal civilian and Defense agencies are able to purchase off of CDW-G’s SmartBuy BPA, a one-year agreement with two one-year options. Only CDW-G is offering the highest level of discount on McAfee’s Total Protection for Enterprise suites to all agencies, regardless of their size. McAfee Total Protection for Enterprise suites provide anti-spyware, anti-virus, anti-spam, firewall, and intrusion prevention with single-console management. According to GSA, all Federal agencies purchasing the Total Protection for Enterprise Advanced suite, which includes all of the above plus McAfee Network Access Control, must do so through a SmartBuy BPA, absent a compelling justification to do otherwise. "Because of our long-standing partnership with McAfee, CDW-G is able to offer preferred pricing to Federal agencies under the SmartBuy agreement,” said Andy Lausch, director of federal sales for CDW-G. "This new agreement will enable all Federal agencies to improve their information system security while conserving funds for other equally critical IT needs.” The SmartBuy agreement offers the best value to agencies, while enabling them to meet the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requirement to use Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certified encryption modules in their security products. All McAfee products include FIPS 140-2 certified cryptography modules, providing Federal agencies with an added measure of information security assurance. "Through the new SmartBuy agreement with CDW-G, both large and small Federal agencies will be able to deploy full systems security solutions – including anti-spyware, anti-virus, anti-spam, firewall, intrusion prevention, single-console management and advanced network access control – at the same price they would typically pay for off-the-shelf antivirus software alone,” said Mike Carpenter, vice president of Federal Operations for McAfee, Inc. "Beyond cost savings, purchasing through SmartBuy will eliminate software license duplication, consolidate annual payments, and simplify license management, saving agencies considerable time and administrative effort.” For Federal agency customers looking for more information, please call 1-888-31-SMART (1-888-317-6278), visit http://www.cdwg.com/smartbuy or e-mail SmartBUY@cdwg.com. About CDW-G CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), a FORTUNE 500 company, is a trusted technology advisor and solutions provider to federal, state and local government agencies, as well as to educational institutions at all levels. CDW-G responds with a sense of urgency to customer technology needs, delivering best-in-class solutions from top-name brands such as Adobe, Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Sony, and Toshiba. CDW-G focuses on building strong customer relationships with its knowledgeable account managers and technical specialists who provide extensive pre- and post-sales support. For more information about CDW-G product offerings, procurement options, services and solutions, call 1.800.863.4239, or visit the CDW-G Web site at CDWG.com.