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EDGE TECH CORP NAMED WINNER OF SMU BUSINESS SCHOOL ENTREPRENEUR AWARD
Dallas, TX - September 26, 2006
EDGE Tech Corp, a leading supplier of DRAM and flash memory upgrades, portable computing products, storage devices, and other experience-enhancing technology solutions, has been selected as a winner of the 2006 Dallas 100™ Entrepreneur Award. This award was given by Southern Methodist University's Caruth Institute of Entrepreneurship of the Cox School of Business in recognition of EDGE Tech Corp's status as one of Dallas' fastest-growing, most dynamic privately held companies.
This success story begins in Ada, Okla. in 1986 when 14-year-old Jeff Thompson began the company with $2,500 he had saved from a newspaper route. Placing classified advertisements in The Dallas Morning News, he bought and sold used computer equipment from the basement of his parents' home. Because of his business success at such a young age, Thompson and the company received a large amount of media attention on a local, regional, and national basis for many years.
When he entered the University of Oklahoma in 1990, Thompson managed the company remotely from his room in the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity house. In 1993, Thompson was one of three Oklahomans invited to attend President-Elect Bill Clinton's Economic Development Conference.
The company experienced explosive growth during Thompson's college years. He balanced his focus between work and school, and graduated with a B.S. Finance degree with honors in 1994. That same year, Thompson was named America's Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration, and in 1996, EDGE Tech Corp was named to the Inc. 500 list of America's fastest-growing private companies.
After receiving the 2006 Dallas 100™ Entrepreneur Award, Thompson said, "I am very proud to accept this honor on behalf of EDGE Tech Corp … it's great for our team to be recognized for our hard work and dedication to excellence within our industry and the DFW area." Thompson went on, "We patted ourselves on the back for about a minute, and then got back to work!"
EDGE Tech Corp's product lines consist of RAM memory upgrades, digital media, hard drive- and flash drive-based storage products, and accessories.
SALES:
EDGE products are available through resellers including CDW, Insight, PC Connection, PC Mall, Zones, TechDepot (an Office Depot Company), Walmart.com, and Staples.com, and through distribution at Tech Data, Ingram Micro and D&H Distributing. EDGE products are also available through the EDGE Tech Corp Web site.
ABOUT EDGE TECH CORP:
EDGE Tech Corp was founded in 1986 and is an ISO 9001:2000 Certified company. EDGE Tech Corp is a leading supplier of RAM and Flash memory upgrades, portable computing products, storage devices, and other experience-enhancing technology solutions. EDGE and DiskGO by EDGE are trademarks of EDGE Tech Corp. For more information, visit the company's website at www.edgetechcorp.com.
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