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Introduction

5350 Tech Data Drive
Clearwater, Florida 33760-3122
U.S.A.

Telephone: (727) 539-7429
Toll Free: (800) 237-8931
Fax: (727) 538-7803
Web site: http://www.techdata.com

Public Company
Incorporated: 1974
Employees: 8,500
Sales: $19.79 billion (2004)
Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol: TECD
NAIC: 421430 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Wholesalers

Tech Data Corporation is one of the world's largest distributors of computer products. The company's customer base is composed of over 90,000 value-added resellers and retail dealers located in more than 100 countries. Its product line contains more than 75,000 different items, including computers, printers, monitors, disk drives, networking equipment, and software. Tech Data distributes products from 1,000 manufacturers and publishers. Tech Data was Florida's largest publicly held firm, according to Florida Trend. Keys to the company's success in a low-margin, rapidly changing market include attention to detail and low debt levels.

1. Introduction
2. Company Formed in 1974
3. Early 1980s Shift to Wholesale
4. Struggles and Successes in the Early 1990s
5. International Expansion in the Mid- to Late 1990s
6. Post-Bubble Survival
7. Principal Subsidiaries
8. Principal Competitors
9. Further Reading
10. Copyright Page
11. About Page