{{Short description|American technology and logistics company}} {{Multiple issues| {{Refimprove|date=May 2015}} {{Unreliable sources|date=April 2015}} }} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox company | name = TBX | logo = TBXlogo.png | logo_size = 180 | industry = Technology<br />Information Technology | founded = {{Start date and age|1999}} | founders = David Steward<br />Jim Kavanaugh | hq_location_city = St. Louis, Missouri | website = {{URL|https://www.tbxservices.com/|tbxservices.com}} }}
'''TBX''' (formerly known as '''Telcobuy''') is an American technology and supply chain management company founded by David Steward and Jim Kavanaugh in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzfile.com/business/Telcobuy-314-569-7000|title=TBX|work=Buzzfile.com|accessdate=2015-05-22}}</ref> The company provides enterprise networking services and data center security. It is also a reseller of information technology hardware.
Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, the company operates more than 2 million square feet of warehousing, distribution, and integration space throughout the United States. It is a privately held Minority Business Enterprise (MBE).
==History== Telcobuy.com, LLC was created in 1999 by World Wide Technology (WWT) and its founders David Steward and Jim Kavanaugh as a telecom-focused affiliate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/biography/S-Z/Steward-David-L-1951.html|title=David L. Steward 1951— Biography - Early influences, Built corporate career, Started first business|work=Referenceforbusiness.com|accessdate=2015-05-22}}</ref> During its first year of business, the company sold 94 percent of its equipment inventory to SBC Communications Inc., Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE Corp.<ref>{{cite web |title=Telcobuy dials up to $100 million |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2000/03/27/story1.html?page=all |accessdate=2015-05-22 |work=St. Louis Business Journal}}</ref>
The company filed a registration statement for an initial public offering in 2000 remained privately held. In 2022, WWT rebranded the Telcobuy business as TBX.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Experience the New … Telcobuy is Now TBX |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220823005595/en/Experience-the-New-Telcobuy-is-Now-TBX |website=businesswire.com}}</ref>
==Operations== TBX has included supplier diversity in its supply chain — spending more than $57 million with minorities, women, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB) since 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.attsuppliers.com/sd/downloads/success/success05.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924152241/https://www.attsuppliers.com/sd/downloads/success/success05.pdf |archive-date=2018-09-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In October 2009, the company partnered with IBM for Cisco systems as a Cisco Certified Gold Partner. The company ships in-stock Cisco equipment directly from its inventory, while non-stocked items are processed and drop-shipped from Cisco.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eandi.org/IBM_Telcobuy_Oct09.htm |title=Earn Minority Credits on Your Ci |publisher=Eandi.org |accessdate=2015-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417161353/https://www.eandi.org/IBM_Telcobuy_Oct09.htm |archive-date=2015-04-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.telcobuy.com/ Official website]
Category:Information technology companies of the United States Category:Companies based in St. Louis
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