Talk:World Wide Technology

Proposed Revisions/Rewrites of WWT Article
NOTE: I am proposing these edits for FleishmanHillard on behalf of World Wide Technology I am a paid editor and aware of the COI guidelines. With the existing page’s information being either out of date or in need of better sourcing, the full text of our edit request/proposed rewrite is below. We look forward to the community’s thoughts and are hopeful to gain consensus on how to proceed with the proposed re-writes. I’ll flag this request for editors engaged in the article’s WikiProjects as well. Thanks for your time and consideration. Jon Gray (talk) 15:48, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

World Wide Technology (WWT) is a privately-held technology services provider based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company has an annual revenue of $12 billion and employs more than 6,500 people.

History
World Wide Technology was founded by David Steward and Jim Kavanaugh in July 1990 as a reseller of technology equipment.

In 1994, WWT entered into a partnership with Cisco to resell hardware and software. WWT also established partnerships with technology companies including Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise , Intel, Microsoft , NetApp , F5 , Tanium and VMware.

WWT opened its first warehouse in 1996 and now operates more than 20 facilities with two million square feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space.

WWT created its first large-scale integration lab in St. Louis to increase capacity for secure system configuration. Additional integration labs were established in Europe and Asia, with locations in Amsterdam and Singapore opening in 2015, and Mumbai in 2019.

In 2009, WWT opened its Advanced Technology Center to allow engineers, customers and partners to evaluate hardware and software. The Advanced Technology Center was made accessible online.

In 2015, WWT acquired St. Louis software company Asynchrony.

WWT received a Webby Award in the Apps, Mobile, and Voice category for its St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Patient Care App in 2020.

WWT has been named to Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list from 2012-2020.

Sponsorships
In 2018, WWT signed a sponsorship agreement with Richard Petty Motorsports driver “Bubba” Wallace, Jr.

In 2019, WWT announced a naming rights sponsorship of Gateway Motorsports Park, now known as the World Wide Technology Raceway.

WWT also sponsors PGA golfer Graeme McDowell and PGA Tour Champions golfer Billy Andrade.

Please provide a list of changes you wish to have made, with each cited separately, and not simply a new version of the article. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:40, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your recommendation. I’ve reformatted the edit request to provide more clarity on the specific changes/revisions we’re proposing. I'll submit that soon as a separate edit request to ensure it’s in the queue. Thanks again. Jon Gray (talk) 16:16, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Updated the info box, lead and history section per your edit request. Updated the Webby reference and sentence because the previous reference had a dead link. Replaced 'on' with 'to' in final sentence of history section.Heartmusic678 (talk) 14:18, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks very much! Jon Gray (talk) 15:26, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

Edit Request (revised)
NOTE: I am proposing these edits for FleishmanHillard on behalf of World Wide Technology. I am a paid editor and aware of the COI guidelines. With the existing page’s information being either out of date or in need of better sourcing, I have submitted recommended edits to the page below. Thanks for your time and consideration! Jon Gray (talk) 17:42, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

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Infobox
 * WWT's revenue figures have increased to $13.4 billion . Suggest updating revenue figure currently in infobox ($12 billion) to $13.4 billion.


 * The company's number of employees has increased to 7,000 . Suggest updating Number of employees field of infobox from "6,500 (2019)" to “7,000 (2021)”

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Lead Section
 * Suggest revising the lead paragraph to provide a more concise overview of the article and company and a more accurate representation of the updated revenue and staff figures (as sourced in infobox section above). Propose replacing the existing lead section with the revised version, which would read as follows:

World Wide Technology (WWT) is a privately-held technology services provider based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company has an annual revenue of $13.4 billion and employs 7,000 people.

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History
 * Propose adding a new “History” section beneath the lead section to better organize information about the company’s background within the article.


 * Fourth through sixth sentences (“Based in Maryland Heights, Missouri…” through “…more than 20 facilities throughout the world”). We propose removing this paragraph and replacing with independently sourced information that that follows a more historical account of the company’s early history as opposed to the existing collection of facts in this paragraph. Revised, the first portion of the new “History” section would read (proposed new copy in bold for ease of review):

'''World Wide Technology was founded by David Steward and Jim Kavanaugh in July 1990 as a reseller of technology equipment. '''

'''In 1994, WWT entered into a partnership with Cisco to resell hardware and software. WWT also established partnerships with technology companies including Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise , Intel, Microsoft , NetApp , F5 , Tanium and VMware.'''

'''WWT opened its first warehouse in 1996 and now operates more than 20 facilities with two million square feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space. '''

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 * Seventh through ninth sentences (“In 1999, World Wide Technology spun off its telecommunications division…” through “…World Wide Technology Holding Company as the parent company for the two firms.”) Currently, this paragraph lacks proper sourcing and could also be removed in favor of additional company history during the 2000s and 2010s under the new “History” section. Propose removing this paragraph and replacing with the following information (proposed new copy in bold for ease of review):

'''WWT created its first large-scale integration lab in St. Louis to increase capacity for secure system configuration. Additional integration labs were established in Europe and Asia, with locations in Amsterdam and Singapore opening in 2015, and Mumbai in 2019.'''

'''In 2009, WWT opened its Advanced Technology Center to allow engineers, customers and partners to evaluate hardware and software. The Advanced Technology Center was made accessible online.'''

In 2015, WWT acquired St. Louis software company Asynchrony.

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 * Propose removing tenth sentence (“WWT’s annual revenue is estimated to be greater than $12 billion…”) to avoid duplication as that recent information would be covered both in the new lead section and in the updated infobox proposed above.


 * Also propose removing the eleventh and twelfth sentences (“The organization has also been recognized…” through “…UK’s Best Workplaces: Small Category 2017.”) and replacing with two awards the company has received that are independently notable. Proposed removing the aforementioned sentences and replacing with the following (proposed new copy in bold):

WWT received a Webby Award in the Apps, Mobile, and Voice category for its St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Patient Care App in 2020.

WWT has been named to Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list from 2012-2020.

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 * Also propose removing the thirteenth sentence (“In addition to growth overseas, WWT expanded…”).

Sponsorships
 * Propose adding a new “Sponsorships” section beneath the “History” section to better organize information about the company’s sponsorships and partnerships and including the following bullets beneath, the second of which would replace the existing bullet about WWT’s naming rights of Gateway Motorsports Park (proposed new copy in bold):

In 2018, WWT signed a sponsorship agreement with Richard Petty Motorsports driver “Bubba” Wallace, Jr.

In 2019, WWT announced a naming rights sponsorship of Gateway Motorsports Park, now known as the World Wide Technology Raceway.

WWT also sponsors PGA golfer Graeme McDowell and PGA Tour Champions golfer Billy Andrade.

Photo Change Request
NOTE: I’m proposing the following edit and photo change request for FleishmanHillard on behalf of World Wide Technology. I am a paid editor and aware of the COI guidelines.

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Logo Update

The logo currently used on World Wide Technology’s article is outdated. An updated version of the company logo can be found at the link below. Can the existing logo be updated to this new version?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:World_Wide_Technology_(New_Logo).jpg

I know editors with a COI may update article photos, and I’m happy to do so, but wanted to see if it’s preferred that I turn this over to another editor to handle. Please let me know how I should proceed. Thank you! Jon Gray (talk) 01:05, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Lightoil (talk) 12:34, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
 * @Lightoil Will do. Thank you! Jon Gray (talk) 13:48, 18 May 2023 (UTC)