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ITW Linx Creates Distribution Partnership with HD Supply

Carol Stream, Illinois - March, 2007 - ITW Linx is pleased to announce a new distribution partnership with Home Depot Supply. ITW Linx will be selling its entire product line of surge protection and cable clip solutions, including SurgeGate, through the HD Supply Datacom branches throughout the U.S. “This matches our strategic growth plan for distribution products,” says Richard Halliday, Business Unit Manager for ITW Linx. “HD Supply offers high quality, high value and easy to install solutions throughout the marketplace, and that is exactly in line with our philosophy and our goals.” ITW Linx has already created stocking packages of the most popular products for branches in strategic regions of the country.

ITW Linx is located in Carol Stream, Illinois. The company is a member of TIA/EIA, MMTA, BICSI, and Wideband Gigabit Network Alliance. Linx products carry UL and CSA Listings for protection devices. Linx provides engineered solutions to the telecommunications and IT industries that exceed standards for protecting sensitive electronic equipment. ITW Linx is ISO9001 Registered. More information on ITW Linx can be found at www.itwlinx.com. More information of SurgeGate can be found at www.surgegate.com.

ITW Linx is a division of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW). ITW is an approximately $13 billion diversified manufacturer of highly engineered components and industrial systems. The company consists of more than 700 decentralized operations in 44 countries and employs approximately 54,000 people. More information can be found at www.itw.com. ITW Linx and ITW are Trademarks of Illinois Tool Works Inc. HD Supply provides professional customers with superior products, support and services for the entire project lifecycle from infrastructure to construction to lifetime maintenance, repair & remodel. With nearly 1,000 locations and more than 26,000 associates,

HD Supply is one of the largest diversified wholesale distributors in North America. For more information about HD Supply, visit www.hdsupplyinc.com.