WWT Considering Headquarters Expansion; Exploring Economic Development Programs with the State of Missouri, Missouri Development Finance Board and St. Louis County

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

World
Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator
that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions, today
announced that the Company is considering expanding its St. Louis
headquarters and has been in conversations with a number of state and
local agencies, including the State of Missouri, Missouri Development
Finance Board and St. Louis County regarding possible incentives.

WWT employs more than 1,700 highly trained employees with the majority
of them residing in the St. Louis and St. Louis County areas. The
Company has added over 300 jobs in 2011 including more than 100 at its
headquarters location, and sees the opportunity for further workforce
expansion in the months and years to come.

Currently, WWT is in the early planning stages for the potential
expansion of its global headquarters. As part of the expansion process,
WWT is looking to various state and county agencies for the traditional
range of support and incentives.

“WWT has a long history in the St. Louis area,” said Bob Olwig, vice
president of business strategy. “We are eager to partner with the local
and state governments to ensure WWT's continued and growing presence and
investment in this region.”

About World Wide Technology

World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT) is a systems integrator that provides
innovative technology and supply chain solutions to the commercial,
government and telecom sectors. The company brings to market a powerful
blend of knowledge, infrastructure and technology to help its customers
manage the planning, procurement and deployment of IT products and
solutions. Based in St. Louis, WWT works closely with industry leaders
including Boeing (NYSE: BA); Dell (NASDAQ: DELL); Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO); EMC (NYSE: EMC); HP (NYSE: HPQ); AT&T Inc., (NYSE: ATT); VMware
(NYSE: VMW); Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS); NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP); Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and the U.S. Air Force. WWT employs over
1,700 people and operates more than 1.5 million square-feet of
warehousing, distribution and integration space in 30 facilities
throughout the world. For more information on WWT, visit www.wwt.com.

For WWT
Edward Levens, 919-346-5531
eslevens@propelmg.com