| Anyone with a home office, computer or kids in need | | | | store-within-a-store'. They have made it available at all |
| of school supplies is most likely familiar with a store | | | | of the OfficeMax locations and online through the |
| called OfficeMax. The company was founded in April | | | | Business Services area of |
| 1988 and the first OfficeMax store opened in | | | | OfficeMax's chairman and chief executive officer, |
| Cleveland, Ohio in July of that same year. The | | | | Michael Feuer said basically, that they chose EarthLink |
| superstore chain now has over 900 locations in the | | | | because of it strong customer focus. OfficeMax was |
| United States and Mexico with just about every kind | | | | further impressed by Earthlink's operation because |
| of office supply item you'd ever need from electronics, | | | | they stand behind their customer service commitment |
| furniture and software to post-its and pencils. | | | | and constantly offer new technology to help small |
| Over the years, OfficeMax has taken on business | | | | business customers become more efficient and |
| ventures with several well-established companies such | | | | effective. Additionally, EarthLink agreed to and |
| as Hewlett-Packard. Their goal is to provide | | | | continues providing training to OfficeMax employees |
| consumers with the highest rated state-of-the-art | | | | on concepts that are designed to provide both of their |
| services and products. | | | | customer bases with awareness and accessibility to |
| In addition to their partnership with Hewlett-Packard, | | | | the latest internet services. |
| another undertaking OfficeMax took on was a | | | | OfficeMax and Earthlink view their combined business |
| business venture with the Earthlink internet provider | | | | venture a win/win opportunity for both the companies |
| service in 2001. The two companies decided to hook | | | | and their customers. Earthlink feels that through their |
| up and market a wide variety of internet services to | | | | agreement with OfficeMax, they will be achieving a |
| focus on the small business customer. As a result of | | | | solid, retail-level method for reaching millions of small |
| this enterprise, Earthlink became the preferred provider | | | | business customers. Both corporations also have the |
| of internet services to OfficeMax's customers. Web | | | | opportunity to provide their customers with new |
| hosting, dial-up and broadband connectivity are some | | | | services they can use for accessing the internet which |
| of the Internet services the two companies offer by | | | | will increase productivity for their businesses. |
| what OfficeMax refers to as 'an interactive | | | | |