| PC Connection, Inc. | |
| Type: | Public |
| Traded As: | NASDAQ: S&P 600 Component Russell 2000 Component |
| Founder: | Patricia Gallup |
| Key People: | Patricia Gallup (chairman) Timothy McGrath (president and CEO) Thomas C. Baker (SVP, CFO, and Treasurer) |
| Products: | Notebooks/Mobility, Software, Servers/Storage, Net/Com Product, Other Hardware/Services |
| Revenue: | $3.2 billion USD (2022) |
| Num Employees: | 2,600+ |
| Location City: | Merrimack, New Hampshire |
| Location Country: | U.S. |
PC Connection, Inc., doing business as Connection, is headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire. It has more than 2,600 employees[1] and sells more than 460,000 products.[2]
Founded in 1982, Connection has grown to include IT services to SMB, enterprise, and public sector markets.[3]
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.[4]
The company's first headquarters occupied a former woodworking mill in Marlow, NH population 542 at the time. 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.[5] 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.[6]
In March 1998, the company completed its initial public offering on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol PCCC.[7]
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.[8]
In addition to its corporate headquarters in Merrimack, PC Connection, Inc. has sales and support offices in Keene, New Hampshire; Rockville, Maryland; Dakota Dunes, South Dakota; Boca Raton, Florida; Schaumburg, IL; and Exton, Pennsylvania.[9] The company operates a 268,000-square-foot distribution and fulfillment complex, equipped with a technical configuration lab in Wilmington, Ohio.[10]
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.[11] Renamed GovConnection, Inc., the subsidiary serves all government and education customers.
In January 2000, Connection announced the agreement to acquire Merisel Inc.[12]
In 2002, Connection acquired MoreDirect, a Florida-based company specializing in Web-based eProcurement.[13]
In 2005, Connection purchased the business and selected assets of Amherst Technologies, Inc., a New Hampshire-based IT provider.[14]
In 2011, Connection acquired ValCom Technologies, a technology services company in the Chicago metropolitan area.[15]
In 2016, Connection acquired Softmart, a supplier of hardware and software.[16]
In 2016, Connection acquired GlobalServe, a global reseller.