IBM names SCS, Inc. #1 in 2002 growth

Syracuse, N.Y. -- IBM ranked SCS Inc. as one of its top 13 resellers in North and South America and awarded the company with the 2002 IBM Business Partner Leadership Award at the IBM PartnerWorld Global Business Partner Conference earlier this month. IBM also recognized the company as their number one U.S. partner in Y2Y storage growth and presented it with the 2002 IBM Storage Team Award.

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February 24, 2003

Syracuse, N.Y. -- IBM ranked SCS Inc. as one of its top 13 resellers in North and South America and awarded the company with the 2002 IBM Business Partner Leadership Award at the IBM PartnerWorld Global Business Partner Conference earlier this month. IBM also recognized the company as their number one U.S. partner in Y2Y storage growth and presented it with the 2002 IBM Storage Team Award.

SCS, headquartered in Syracuse, N.Y., provides business customers in the northeastern United States with servers, storage solutions, networked infrastructure, website development and technical support, among many other things. SCS carries 125 professional I/T certifications, of which close to 90 come from IBM.

SCS competes in the complicated supply chain structure of the B2B computer technology market by acting as more than just a go-between for manufacturers and customers. SCS number one priority is to demonstrate to clients the unknown benefits and savings opportunities of I/T usage - educating businesses on how technology can digitize processes, streamline communications and improve customer service.

The company attributes its success to hiring the best people while providing the best solutions.

We have been growing at rapid speed, almost doubling our 2001 revenues," said Jim Carrick, president and owner of SCS. And there isnt necessarily a financial goal as much as there is a goal of continuing to attract and retain the best people in the industry. They are our assets."

By giving employees autonomy plus the tools to do their job, SCS keeps customers happy and makes the company a place where top professionals want to work. This basic formula implemented by Carrick and his management team transformed the company since he became president in 1999 and owner in 2002. SCS grew from experts on one product to experts on multiple platforms such as iSeries, pSeries, Storage and xSeries, as well as Websphere, Domino and Tivoli software solutions.

Instead of carrying the attitude of 'what are you going to do for us today? theyre actually grateful for what we do," said John Berresford, sales representative for SCS in central Pennsylvania. They always tell us what a great job were doing, and it really makes a difference."
Andy Gorelik, eastern sales manager and chief operating officer at SCS, said the company has even larger goals for 2003. SCS will continue to diversify its portfolio, build its services and software practice, improve company operations and attract more clients.

Were built on a commitment to deliver superior skills and offerings to help our clients in an ever increasingly competitive marketplace," he said.

About the Awards:
Americas Business Partner Leadership Awards are given by IBM annually to several Business Partners who are recognized as top sellers and influencers of systems among IBM Business Partners in the Americas. Recipients are selected based on their achievements with regard to business contribution, competency, customer satisfaction and commitment. For their 2002 accomplishments, only 13 companies received this award from IBM, from among the more than 1,500 firms selling IBM servers in the Americas. This is the Premier award for the Premier partners that the IBM Americas Business Partner organization chooses to recognize.
The Storage Team Award was given to SCS for growing the storage sales 270 percent and leading all partners in the Americas in Y2Y growth.

About SCS, Inc:
SCS supports clients throughout the Northeastern United States with sales and technical resources located in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and New Jersey.

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