Systemax, Inc.

Systemax, Inc. is a Fortune 1000 company based in Port Washington, New York that sells personal computers, computer supplies, consumer electronics and industrial products through multiple e-Commerce web sites and retail stores, as well as through relationship marketers and direct mail catalogs that are circulated in North America and Europe. It also operates ComputerTV, an online video channel, and manufactures and sells computers and accessories under the Systemax and Ultra brands. The company was founded in 1949 as Global Equipment Company, a materials handler. It first entered direct marketing in 1972 and began marketing computer equipment in 1981. It changed its name to Global Directmail in 1995 and to Systemax in 1999.