Ranking Makes NWN Corporation a Top 40 USA Account
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Waltham, MA – Hewlett-Packard Company, a $100.5 billion IT company, has recognized NWN Corporation with PartnerONE PLATINUM status based on revenue for August 1, 2006 through July 31, 2007. The platinum partner ranking is the top level that can be achieved by developers and solution partners and NWN Corporation is one of just 40 partners in the United States to achieve this ranking.

Comments president and CEO Mont Phelps, “To earn this ranking with HP we set aggressive growth targets and then achieved them. Our NWN sales and engineering teams in branches throughout the East Coast and especially in Texas have invested exemplary efforts to make this possible.”

NWN Corporation holds certifications to resell HP products to businesses in the public and private sector. Products include desktop, notebook and tablet PCs; servers and storage products; products for printing and imaging; and more.

About HP

HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers – from individual consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the world’s largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $100.5 billion forthe four fiscal quarters ended July 31, 2007. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.