Telcobuy

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{{Infobox company

| name = Telcobuy.com

| industry = Technology
Information Technology

| founded = {{Start date and age|1999}}

| founders = David Steward
Jim Kavanaugh

| hq_location_city = St. Louis, Missouri

}}

TBX (formerly known as Telcobuy) is a technology and supply chain management company founded by David Steward and Jim Kavanaugh in 1999.{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzfile.com/business/Telcobuy-314-569-7000|title=TBX|work=Buzzfile.com|accessdate=2015-05-22}} The company provides enterprise networking services and data center security. It is also a reseller of information technology hardware.

Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, the company operates more than 2 million square feet of warehousing, distribution, and integration space throughout the United States. It is a privately held Minority Business Enterprise (MBE).

History

In 1999, World Wide Technology spun off its telecommunications division to form Telcobuy.com (now known as TBX).{{cite web|url=http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/biography/S-Z/Steward-David-L-1951.html|title=David L. Steward 1951— Biography - Early influences, Built corporate career, Started first business|work=Referenceforbusiness.com|accessdate=2015-05-22}}{{Unreliable source?|date=April 2015|certain=y|reason=Source is an unreliable self-published or questionable source}} During its first year of business, the company sold 94 percent of its equipment inventory to SBC Communications Inc., Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE Corp.{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2000/03/27/story1.html?page=all|title=Telcobuy dials up to $100 million|work=St. Louis Business Journal|accessdate=2015-05-22}}

Operations

TBX has included supplier diversity in its supply chain — spending more than $57 million with minorities, women, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB) since 2001.{{Cite web |url=https://www.attsuppliers.com/sd/downloads/success/success05.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924152241/https://www.attsuppliers.com/sd/downloads/success/success05.pdf |archive-date=2018-09-24 |url-status=dead }}

In October 2009, the company partnered with IBM for Cisco systems as a Cisco Certified Gold Partner. The company ships in-stock Cisco equipment directly from its inventory, while non-stocked items are processed and drop-shipped from Cisco.{{cite web |url=https://www.eandi.org/IBM_Telcobuy_Oct09.htm |title=Earn Minority Credits on Your Ci |publisher=Eandi.org |accessdate=2015-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417161353/https://www.eandi.org/IBM_Telcobuy_Oct09.htm |archive-date=2015-04-17 |url-status=dead }}

References

External links

[https://www.telcobuy.com/ Official website]

Category:Information technology companies of the United States

Category:Companies based in St. Louis