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Boise Office Solutions Honored by SBC Communications

June 04, 2004
ITASCA, Ill.  -- Commitment to excellence has earned Boise Office Solutions recognition as an outstanding supplier to SBC Communications Inc. , one of the world's leading data, voice and Internet services providers.
"SBC is proud of its longstanding tradition of Going Beyond the Call(TM) for its customers," said Maureen Merkle, President, SBC Procurement. "We succeed at that because strategic supply chain partners like Boise Office Solutions consistently go above and beyond in meeting our needs."

Boise Office Solutions was one of a select group of 39 suppliers honored for their work in helping SBC deliver outstanding service to its customers during the past year. Boise Office Solutions was recognized in the Teamwork Category for its efforts and focus in supporting SBC's minority and women-owned business enterprise programs (MWBE).

"Boise Office Solutions is proud that SBC recognizes our strength in working effectively with its employees, enabling them to focus on what they do best," said Chris Milliken, president and CEO of Boise Office Solutions. "We are committed to providing superior service and supporting diversity across all aspects of our business, and are honored to be recognized for our efforts."

About Boise Office Solutions and OfficeMax
Boise Office Solutions, a leader in business-to-business office product solutions, has combined with OfficeMax, a leading office products retailer, to provide office supplies, technology products and solutions, paper and furniture to large, medium and small businesses and consumers. The combined business serves all customers through direct sales, catalogs, Internet and nearly 1,000 superstores. Combined, the business had revenues of $8.3 billion in 2003, more than 40,000 employees, and more than 1,000 retail outlets. Boise Office Solutions is a division of Boise Cascade Corporation .

About Boise Cascade Corporation
Boise, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, provides solutions to help customers work more efficiently, build more effectively, and create new ways to meet business challenges. We own or control more than 2 million acres of timberland, primarily in the United States, to support our manufacturing operations. Boise had sales of $8.2 billion in 2003. Visit the Boise website at http://www.bc.com/ .

Boise Office Solutions Contact Media Contact
Bill Bonner Cari Trayner, Bader Rutter & Associates
630 438 8584 262 784 7200

Boise Office Solutions; OfficeMax

CONTACT: Bill Bonner of Boise Office Solutions, +1-630-438-8584, or CariTrayner of Bader Rutter & Associates, +1-262-784-7200

Web site: http://www.bc.com/ http://www.boiseoffice.com/

Source: TMCnet.com
 
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