| Systemax, Inc. operates as a direct marketer of personal desktop computers, notebook computers, computer related products, and industrial products in North America and Europe. It also assembles personal computers and sells them under Systemax, Tiger, and Ultra brands, as well as markets and sells computers manufactured by other companies. The company offers a range of computer related products, including laser printer toner cartridges and ink jet printer cartridges; recordable disks and magnetic tape cartridges; peripherals that include hard disks, CD-ROM and DVD drives, printers, and scanners; memory upgrades; data communication and networking equipment; monitors; digital cameras; plasma TVs; and packaged software. Systemax offers various industrial products, including storage equipment, such as metal shelving, bins, and lockers; light material handling equipment that include hand carts and hand trucks; furniture, small office machines, and related supplies; and consumable industrial products, such as first aid items, safety items, protective clothing, and OSHA compliance items. It serves business customers and individual consumers, including large businesses, small and midsized businesses, educational organizations, and government entities. Systemax markets its products through direct mail catalogs, e-commerce Internet sites, and personalized relationship marketing. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Port Washington, New York. |