Welcome to the second annual CRN 50 Leading System Builders list. The list includes the top 50 system builders ranked by unit volume that participated in the CRN Leading System Builder Survey. The survey was conducted in March in cooperation with the Tech Builder XChange conference and was open to any company that built computing systems in 2003 and 2004, including solution providers, distributors, system houses, manufacturers and contract engineering firms
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Rank | Company | 2004 Units Per Month/
Chg From 2003 | 2004 Sales | Units |
Volume
1
Growth
46
| Systemax
Troy, Ohio
PRIMARY BUSINESS: Custom System Builder
PRIMARY/SECONDARY DISTRIBUTORS: Ingram Micro, Bell Micro
URL: www.systemax.com | '04 UNITS/
MONTH: 18,000
CHANGE FROM '03: 0% | More than $50M | DESKTOPS: 15,000
WORKSTATIONS: 0
NOTEBOOKS: 2,000
SERVERS: 1,000
STORAGE: 0
OTHER: 0 |
Volume
2
Growth
14
| Web Commerce
Brooklyn, N.Y.
PRIMARY BUSINESS: Custom System Builder
PRIMARY/SECONDARY DISTRIBUTORS: Bell Micro,GE Access
URL: www.webcom247.com | '04 UNITS/
MONTH: 15,100
CHANGE FROM '03: 42% | More than $50M | DESKTOPS: 15,000
WORKSTATIONS: 1,500
NOTEBOOKS: 1,250
SERVERS: 1,400
STORAGE: 1,000
OTHER: 950 |
Volume
3
Growth
35
| Equus Computer Systems
Minneapolis
PRIMARY BUSINESS: System Builder
PRIMARY/SECONDARY DISTRIBUTORS: Ingram Micro, Tech Data
URL: www.equuscs.com | '04 UNITS/
MONTH: 13,575
CHANGE FROM '03: 11% | More than $50M | DESKTOPS: 11,000
WORKSTATIONS: 250
NOTEBOOKS: 1,100
SERVERS: 1,100
STORAGE: 100
OTHER: 25 |
Volume
4
Growth
3
| Seneca Data
North Syracuse, N.Y.
PRIMARY BUSINESS: Custom System Builder
PRIMARY/SECONDARY DISTRIBUTORS: Synnex Tech Data
URL: www.senecadata.com | '04 UNITS/
MONTH: 4,080
CHANGE FROM '03: 88% | More than $50M | DESKTOPS: 3,350
WORKSTATIONS: 0
NOTEBOOKS: 460
SERVERS: 270
STORAGE: 0
OTHER: 0 |
Volume
5
Growth
2
| Radiant Systems
Alpharetta, Ga.
PRIMARY BUSINESS: Vertical Solutions
PRIMARY/SECONDARY DISTRIBUTORS: NA
URL: www.radiantsystems.com | '04 UNITS/
MONTH: 3,500
CHANGE FROM '03: 97% | 'More than $50M | DESKTOPS: 0
WORKSTATIONS: 500
NOTEBOOKS: 0
SERVERS: 100
STORAGE: 0
OTHER: 2,900 |
Volume
6
Growth
30
| Infotel Distributors
Fletcher, Ohio
PRIMARY BUSINESS: Distributor
PRIMARY/SECONDARY DISTRIBUTORS: Ingram Micro, Tech Data
URL: www.infoteldistributors.com | '04 UNITS/
MONTH: 2,905
CHANGE FROM '03: 16% | More than $50M | DESKTOPS: 2,500
WORKSTATIONS: 50
NOTEBOOKS: 250
SERVERS: 100
STORAGE: 5
OTHER: 0 |
Volume
7
Growth
16
| Microsel
Edina, Minn.
PRIMARY BUSINESS: Custom-System Builder
PRIMARY/SECONDARY DISTRIBUTORS: Tech Data, Synnex
URL: www.microtel.com | '04 UNITS/
MONTH: 2,435
CHANGE FROM '03: 39% | $20M-$50M | DESKTOPS: 2,000
WORKSTATIONS: 60
NOTEBOOKS: 200
SERVERS: 125
STORAGE: 0
OTHER: 50 |
Volume
8
Growth
20
| Chem USA
Newark, Calif.
PRIMARY BUSINESS: Specialized
PRIMARY/SECONDARY DISTRIBUTORS: ASI, Tangent Computer
URL: www.chemusa.com | '04 UNITS/
MONTH: 2,200
CHANGE FROM '03: 29% | $20M-$50M | DESKTOPS: 0
WORKSTATIONS: 0
NOTEBOOKS: 2,200
SERVERS: 0
STORAGE: 0
OTHER: 0 |
Volume
9
Growth
8
| Cheap Guys Computers
Longwood, Fla
PRIMARY BUSINESS: System and Components
PRIMARY/SECONDARY DISTRIBUTORS: D&H, Synnex
URL: www.cheapguys.com | '04 UNITS/
MONTH: 2,160
CHANGE FROM '03: 52% | $8M-$10M | DESKTOPS: 800
WORKSTATIONS: 40
NOTEBOOKS: 100
SERVERS: 20
STORAGE: 1,200
OTHER: 0 |
Volume
10
Growth
1
| ClearCube Technology
Austin, Texas.
PRIMARY BUSINESS: Specialized
PRIMARY/SECONDARY DISTRIBUTORS: NA
URL: www.clearcube.com | '04 UNITS/
MONTH: 2,000
CHANGE FROM '03: 208% | $20M-$50M | DESKTOPS: 0
WORKSTATIONS: 1,000
NOTEBOOKS: 0
SERVERS: 0
STORAGE: 0
OTHER: 1,000 |
