World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT) is a

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American technology services company based in

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. The company has an annual revenue of $20 billion (the 19th largest private company in the US and the biggest black-owned company in the US) and employs over 10,000 people. WWT works in the areas of

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s, data

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and

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development,

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networking, and

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services.

History

World Wide Technology was founded by David Steward in July 1990 as a reseller of technology equipment. In 1994, WWT entered into a partnership with

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to resell hardware and software. WWT also established partnerships with technology companies including

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, F5, Tanium and VMware. WWT opened its first warehouse in 1996 and operates more than 20 facilities with two million square feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space. In 1999, Telcobuy.com, LLC, was founded as separate company, owned by WWT, Steward and Kavanaugh. Telcobuy planned an

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of about $100 million, but as the

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burst, the plan was withdrawn in the

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. In January 2003, it was merged back into WWT under a holding company. WWT created its first large-scale integration lab in St. Louis to increase capacity for secure

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. Additional integration labs were established in Europe and Asia, with locations in Amsterdam and Singapore opening in 2015, and Mumbai in 2019. In 2009, WWT opened its Advanced Technology Center to allow engineers, customers and partners to evaluate hardware and software. The Advanced Technology Center was made accessible online. In a lawsuit filed in March 2025, it was alleged that Missouri state officials in the Office of Administration unlawfully favored World Wide Technology when awarding lucrative IT contracts in a manner that bypassed competitive bidding laws.

Golf

World Wide Technologies hosts the

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, a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The tournament debuted in 2007 and is played on the El Cardonal golf course at the Diamante Cabo San Lucas resort.

Acquisitions

World Wide Technology purchased Baltimore, Maryland-based Performance Technology Group in January 2010 for an undisclosed amount. In 2015, WWT acquired St. Louis software company Asynchrony. In 2024, acquisition of Softchoice Corporation.

Awards & recognition

In 2020, WWT received

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in the Health & Fitness and People's Voice categories for its

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Patient Care App. WWT has been named on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list from 2012 to 2024. In 2021,

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named WWT among the 100 Most Influential Companies, in the "Leaders" category.

Sponsorships

In 2018, WWT signed a sponsorship agreement with

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driver “Bubba” Wallace Jr In 2019, WWT announced a naming rights sponsorship of Gateway Motorsports Park, now known as the

World Wide Technology Raceway Gateway Motorsports Park (currently known as World Wide Technology Raceway for sponsorship reasons) is a motor racing facility in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, close to the Gateway Arch. It features a oval that hosts the NASCAR Cup ...

WWT also sponsors PGA golfer

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and

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golfer

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References

{{reflist Information technology companies of the United States Companies based in St. Louis County, Missouri Technology companies established in 1990 1990 establishments in Missouri Black-owned companies of the United States