PC Connection

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 1984, they started selling Macintosh products under the MacConnection brand.

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, MacConnection, GovConnection, MoreDirect, and Softmart) under one brand name. NASDAQ stock ticker changes from PCCC to CNXN.[9]

In addition to its corporate headquarters in Merrimack, 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; Shelton, Connecticut; Exton, Pennsylvania, and Schaumburg, Illinois.[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]

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 hardware and software technology, tools, and service solutions.[17]

In 2016, Connection acquired GlobalServe, a global reseller aggregator that provides contract-bound procurement options across most areas of the world.