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Company: Carahsoft Technology Corp., Reston, VA
Company Description: Carahsoft Technology Corp. is a B2G contractor and IT solutions provider. Formed by a group of seasoned professionals with decades of experience in government sales, government marketing and Federal GSA Contract program management, Carahsoft has built its reputation as a customer-centric organization.
Nomination Category: Sales Awards Department Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Sales Department of the Year - Computer Services

Nomination Title: Carahsoft Technology Corp.

Tell the story about what this nominated department achieved since the beginning of July 2010 (up to 500 words). Focus on specific accomplishments, and relate these accomplishments to past performance or industry norms. Be sure to mention obstacles overcome, innovations or discoveries made, and outcomes:

This is an honorary nomination as chosen by the Stevie Awards

Carahsoft Technology Corp. is a B2G contractor and IT solutions provider
delivering best-of-breed hardware, software, and support solutions to federal,
state and local government agencies. Carahsoft was formed by a group of
seasoned professionals with decades of experience in government sales,
government marketing and Federal GSA Contract program management.

Carahsoft's technology partners offer virtualization, data storage, cloud computing
resources, encryption and open-source software, and intelligence and human
resources technologies, among others. Company Website.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Revenues rose to $834.5 million in 2010, a gain of 264%. CEO Abod
said 2010 was also "an exceptional year in terms of revenue and team growth."
The company has been recognized for its strong sales performance:

•January 4, 2011- Receives Washington SmartCEO Future 50 Award for
Third Consecutive Year. Company Release

•July 8, 2011- Climbs to #74 on 2011 Washington Technology Top 100 -
Up from #99 in 2010 “In 2011, the company made a “quantum leap” according to
Washington Technology, to move up 25 spots on the Top 100 with a strategy
focused on customers, partners and technology vendors” . Company Release

•September 7, 2011 Named 2011 Business Development Partner of the
Year by HP. Carahsoft was chosen for its outstanding sales
and marketing collaboration with HP for public sector clients. Over the past two
years, Carahsoft’s team has conducted more than 100 marketing events and
collaborated with HP to win local, state and federal government clients around the
world.

•October 5, 2011- Listed on Inc. Magazine 2011 List of Fastest Growing
Companies for Fourth Consecutive Year “ It is an honor we share with our team
and our extensive ecosystem of customers, technology partners, resellers, and
consultants who make our success possible. Said President Craig Abod.
Company Release

•October 18, 2011- Named Fastest Growing Large Company on 2011
CRN Fast Growth 100 List Its two-year revenue growth rate was an impressive 140
percent, Will Jones, vice president of sales, accepted the award from
CRN: “Carahsoft has built our reputation as a customer-centric organization. The
Carahsoft team has a proven history of helping government agencies find the best
possible technology solution at the best possible value. Each customer works
directly with a dedicated account representative to determine a solution tailored
specifically to meet his or her needs”. CRN 10/12/11

•November 1, 2011 Earns Contractor of the Year (greater than $300 million) from
the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards.

•November 15, 2011- Carahsoft Makes Fifth Consecutive Appearance on
Washington Business Journal's Fast 50 List “Our consistently rapid growth year-
over-year speaks to the quality of the solutions and services we provide to our
government customers,” said President Craig P. Abod, .

MOVING FORWARD

“2010 has been an exceptional year for us in terms of revenue and team growth,
and we anticipate that 2011 will continue that trend, as we strive to enhance our
service to our government customers and technology partners.” said Craig P.
Abod,

2011 Revenue was another record $1.1 billion.

List hyperlinks to any online news stories, press releases, or other documents that support the claims made in the section above. IMPORTANT: Begin each link with http://, and enclose each link in square brackets; for example, [http://www.youraddress.com]:

http://www.carahsoft.com/about/profile.php

http://www.carahsoft.com/pdf/SmartCEOFG502011.pdf

http://www.carahsoft.com/pdf/press-CarahsoftWTTop1002011.pdf

http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2011/09/08/govcon-awards-finalists.aspx

http://www.carahsoft.com/pdf/CarahsoftInc5000-2011.pdf

http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/channel-programs/231900579/crn-2011-fast-
growth-100-award-winners.htm?pgno=6

Provide a brief (up to 100 words) biography about the leader(s) of the nominated sales organization:

Craig P. Abod, President

Chad Mills, Chief Operating Officer

Robert Moore, Vice President of Sales

Will Jones, Sales Director, VMware Solutions

Cortney Steiner, Sales Director, Adobe Government Solutions

Maryam Emdadi, Sales Director, EMC BRS Solutions

Michael Shrader, Sales Director, Intelligence Solutions

Natalie Gregory, Sales Director, Open Source Solutions

Patrick Gallagher, Sales Director, SAP and Cloud Solutions

Melany Smith, Sales Director, HP Software Solutions

Brian O’Donnell, Sales Director, Symantec Solutions

Terry Drinkwine, Sales Director, F5 Networks Solutions