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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                               PC CONNECTION, INC.

                                  NEWS RELEASE

              PC CONNECTION, INC. COMPLETES MOREDIRECT ACQUISITION

MERRIMACK, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2002--PC Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ:
PCCC - news), a leading direct marketer of information technology (IT) products
and solutions, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of
MoreDirect, Inc., a premier e-procurement supplier of IT products for
medium-to-large corporate and government organizations nationwide.

Ken Koppel, Chief Executive Officer of PC Connection, Inc., said, "The
acquisition of MoreDirect is consistent with our strategy of acquiring
businesses that give us the opportunity to reach new market segments, as well as
add talent to our management team. We believe Russell Madris, President of
MoreDirect, has developed a high quality sales force and a very successful
e-procurement system that effectively services medium-to-large corporate and
government customers."

MoreDirect's Internet-based system enables corporate and government customers to
fefficiently source, evaluate, purchase and track a wide variety of IT products.
The Company will operate under the MoreDirect trade name as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of PC Connection from its current facilities in Boca Raton, Florida.

Commenting on the acquisition, Russell Madris said, "Joining the PC Connection
family of companies will allow MoreDirect access to additional capital,
marketing programs and other resources. Our customers will benefit from PC
Connection's wide range of service offerings, including overnight custom
configuration, as well as their additional inventory and logistics capabilities.
We look forward to pursuing new growth opportunities as a subsidiary of PC
Connection, one of the largest and best-known IT direct marketing companies in
the industry."

About PC Connection, Inc.

PC Connection, Inc., a Fortune 1000 company, has two sales subsidiaries, PC
Connection Sales Corporation of Merrimack, NH and GovConnection, Inc. of
Rockville, MD. PC Connection Sales Corporation is a rapid-response provider of
IT products and solutions offering more than 100,000 brand-name products to
businesses through its staff of technically trained outbound sales account
managers and catalog telesales representatives, its comprehensive web sites at
www.pcconnection.com and www.macconnection.com, and its catalogs PC Connection
(1-800-800-5555) and MacConnection (1-800-800-2222). GovConnection, Inc. is a
rapid-response provider of IT products and solutions, offering more than 100,000
brand-name products to federal, state and local agencies and educational
institutions (1-800-800-0019). Both subsidiaries can deliver custom-configured
computer systems overnight.

About MoreDirect, Inc.

MoreDirect, Inc. provides corporate technology buyers with a comprehensive
web-based e-procurement solution and in-depth IT supply-chain expertise.
MoreDirect serves as a one-stop source by aggregating more than 350,000 products
from the inventories of leading IT wholesale distributors and manufacturers.

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MoreDirect has a web-based system that enables IT corporate buyers to view the
inventories of multiple wholesale distributors and manufacturers at a single
source and provides valuable IT supply-chain knowledge and asset management
functionality.

"Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks
and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the impact of changes in
market demand and the overall level of economic activity, or in the level of
business investment in information technology products, competitive products and
pricing, product availability and market acceptance, new products, fluctuations
in operating results and other risks detailed under the caption "Factors That
May Affect Future Results and Financial Condition" in the Company's 2001 Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the
year ended December 31, 2001. Such risks and uncertainties include the ability
to realize the expected advantages of the proposed merger, market demand for and
competitive pricing pressures on the products and services marketed by the
Company, the continued acceptance of the Company's distribution channel by
vendors and customers, continuation of key vendor relationships and support
programs and the ability of the Company to hire and retain qualified sales
account managers and other essential personnel.

Contact:

   PC Connection, Inc.
   David Beffa-Negrini
   (603) 423-2167

