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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

|(Mark One)                                    |                                                                                         
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|/x/                                           | Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
|For the quarterly period ended: June 30, 2000
|or                                           
|/ /                                           | Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|For the transition period from  to           
|                                              |                                                                                         

Commission file number:00029758

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DATALINK CORPORATION(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

MINNESOTA(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)

41-0856543(IRS Employer Identification Number)


7423 WASHINGTON AVENUE SOUTH
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55439(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(952) 944-3462(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes X  No

As
of August 8, 2000, 8,799,871 shares of issuer's common stock, $.001 par value, were outstanding.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for certain forward-looking statements. This report on
Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company's views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those identified below, which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. The words "aim,"
"believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate" and other expressions which indicate future events and trends identify forward-looking statements. Actual future results and trends may differ
materially from historical results or those anticipated depending upon a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: our ability to hire and retain key technical and other personnel;
competition and pricing pressures that may adversely affect our revenues and profits; the level of continuing demand for data storage; our dependence on key suppliers; the strain placed on our
resources by growth and expansion; our ability to adapt to rapid technological change; risks associated with possible future acquisitions; fluctuations in our quarterly operating results; future
changes in applicable accounting rules; and volatility in our stock price.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Datalink Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            | June 30,
2000                              |       | December 31,
1999
|-------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ----- | -----------------
|
|Current assets                                           |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            |       |                  
|                                                         | Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                  |                                            | $     | 9,551            
|                                                         | Accounts receivable, net                                                                                                                                                   |                                            |       | 13,146           
|                                                         | Inventories                                                                                                                                                                |                                            |       | 6,312            
|                                                         | Inventories shipped but not installed                                                                                                                                      |                                            |       | 4,138            
|                                                         | Other current assets                                                                                                                                                       |                                            |       | 349              
|                                                         | Deferred income taxes                                                                                                                                                      |                                            |       | 1,884            
|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            |       |                  
|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            | Total current assets                       |       |                  
|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            |       |                  
|Property and equipment, net                              |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            | 3,331 |                  
|Intangibles, net                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            | 3,003 |                  
|Other assets                                             |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            | 66    |                  
|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            |       |                  
|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            | Total assets                               |       | $                
|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            |       |                  
|Current liabilities                                      |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            |       |                  
|                                                         | Accounts payable                                                                                                                                                           |                                            | $     | 12,424           
|                                                         | Accrued expenses                                                                                                                                                           |                                            |       | 2,713            
|                                                         | Income taxes payable                                                                                                                                                       |                                            |       | 480              
|                                                         | Note payable to former stockholder, current portion                                                                                                                        |                                            |       | 705              
|                                                         | Capital lease obligation, current portion                                                                                                                                  |                                            |       |                 
|                                                         | Deferred compensation, current portion                                                                                                                                     |                                            |       | 34               
|                                                         | Distribution payable to S corporation stockholders                                                                                                                         |                                            |       |                 
|                                                         | Deferred revenue                                                                                                                                                           |                                            |       | 1,385            
|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            |       |                  
|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            | Total current liabilities                  |       |                  
|Note payable to former stockholder, less current portion |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            | 704   |                  
|Deferred income taxes                                    |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            | 626   |                  
|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            |       |                  
|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            | Total liabilities                          |       |                  
|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            |       |                  
|Stockholders' equity                                     |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            |       |                  
|                                                         | Common stock, $.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 8,792,043 and 8,772,537 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively |                                            |       | 9                
|                                                         | Additional paid in capital                                                                                                                                                 |                                            |       | 18,359           
|                                                         | Retained earnings                                                                                                                                                          |                                            |       | 4,341            
|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            |       |                  
|                                                         | Total stockholders' equity                                                                                                                                                 |                                            |       | 22,709           
|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            |       |                  
|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            | Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |       | $                
|                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                            |       |                  

The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Datalink Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)

|                                                                                        |                                                                               | Three Months Ended
June 30, |        | Six Months Ended
June 30, |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------- | -
|
|
|Net sales                                                                               |                                                                               | $                           | 34,911 |                           | $
|Cost of sales                                                                           |                                                                               |                             | 25,071 |                           |  
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|                                                                                        | Gross profit                                                                  |                             |        | 9,840                     |  
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|Sales and marketing                                                                     |                                                                               |                             | 3,958  |                           |  
|General and administrative                                                              |                                                                               |                             | 2,387  |                           |  
|Engineering                                                                             |                                                                               |                             | 853    |                           |  
|Offering costs                                                                          |                                                                               |                             | 381    |                           |  
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|                                                                                        | Total operating expenses                                                      |                             |        | 7,579                     |  
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|Income from operations                                                                  |                                                                               |                             | 2,261  |                           |  
|Interest income (expense), net                                                          |                                                                               |                             | 123    |                           |  
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|Income before income taxes                                                              |                                                                               |                             | 2,384  |                           |  
|Income taxes                                                                            |                                                                               |                             | 978    |                           |  
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle                     |                                                                               |                             | 1,406  |                           |  
|Cumulative impact of change in accounting principle, net of income taxes                |                                                                               |                             |       |                           |  
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|                                                                                        | Net income                                                                    |                             | $      | 1,406                     |  
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|Net income per share:                                                                   |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|                                                                                        | Basic:                                                                        |                             |        |                           |  
|                                                                                        | Income per share before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle |                             | $      | 0.16                      |  
|                                                                                        | Loss per share from the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle |                             |        |                          |  
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|Net income per share                                                                    |                                                                               | $                           | 0.16   |                           | $
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|                                                                                        | Fully diluted:                                                                |                             |        |                           |  
|                                                                                        | Income per share before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle |                             | $      | 0.15                      |  
|                                                                                        | Loss per share from the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle |                             |        |                          |  
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|Net income per share                                                                    |                                                                               | $                           | 0.15   |                           | $
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|Weighted average shares outstanding:                                                    |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|                                                                                        | Basic                                                                         |                             |        | 8,776                     |  
|                                                                                        | Fully diluted                                                                 |                             |        | 9,192                     |  
|Pro forma data:                                                                         |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|                                                                                        | Pro forma income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle |                             | $      | 1,406                     |  
|                                                                                        | Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of income taxes    |                             |        |                          |  
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|Pro forma net income                                                                    |                                                                               | $                           | 1,406  |                           | $
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|Pro forma income per share before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle |                                                                               | $                           | 0.15   |                           | $
|Cumulative effect per share, of a change in accounting principle, net of income taxes   |                                                                               |                             |       |                           |  
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|Pro forma net income per share                                                          |                                                                               | $                           | 0.15   |                           | $
|                                                                                        |                                                                               |                             |        |                           |  
|Weighted average shares used in calculating pro forma net income per share:             |                                                                               |                             | 9,192  |                           |  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Datalink Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

|                                                 |                                                                                             | Six Months Ended
June 30                              |      
|------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | -----
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|
|Cash flows from operating activities:            |                                                                                             |                                                       |      
|                                                 | Net income                                                                                  |                                                       | $    
|                                                 | Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |                                                       |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Depreciation                                          |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Amortization of intangibles                           |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Deferred income taxes                                 |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle |      
|                                                 | Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                                |                                                       |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Accounts receivable                                   |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Inventories                                           |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Inventories shipped but not installed                 |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Other current assets                                  |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Other assets                                          |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Accounts payable                                      |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Accrued expenses                                      |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Income taxes payable                                  |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Deferred compensation                                 |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Deferred revenue                                      |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             |                                                       |      
|                                                 | Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                                         |                                                       |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             |                                                       |      
|Cash flows from investing activities:            |                                                                                             |                                                       |      
|                                                 | Purchase of property and equipment                                                          |                                                       |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             |                                                       |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Net cash used in investing activities                 |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             |                                                       |      
|Cash flows from financing activities:            |                                                                                             |                                                       |      
|                                                 | Proceeds from borrowings on line of credit                                                  |                                                       |      
|                                                 | Principal payments on line of credit                                                        |                                                       |      
|                                                 | Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                                      |                                                       |      
|                                                 | Distributions paid                                                                          |                                                       |      
|                                                 | Payments on note payable to former stockholder                                              |                                                       |      
|                                                 | Principal payments on capital lease obligations                                             |                                                       |      
|                                                 | Book cash overdraft                                                                         |                                                       |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             |                                                       |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             | Net cash used in financing activities                 |      
|                                                 |                                                                                             |                                                       |      
|Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |                                                                                             |                                                       | 3,036
|Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   |                                                                                             |                                                       | 6,515
|                                                 |                                                                                             |                                                       |      
|Cash and cash equivalents, end of period         |                                                                                             | $                                                     | 9,551
|                                                 |                                                                                             |                                                       |      

The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Datalink Corporation

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

1.  Basis of Presentation

Company

Datalink Corporation (the "Company") is an independent provider of networked data storage solutions. The Company analyzes, custom designs, integrates, installs
and supports high-end networked data storage solutions for its customers.

Accounting

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments necessary to present fairly the
financial position, results of operations, and changes in cash flows for the interim periods presented.

The
results of operations for the six-month period ended June 30, 2000, do not necessarily indicate the results to be expected for the full year. Certain footnote
information has been condensed or omitted from these financial statements. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and
accompanying footnotes included in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

Revenue Recognition

In December 1999, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 101, "Revenue Recognition," which clarified the SEC staff's views
regarding the recognition and reporting of revenues in certain transactions. In consideration of the views expressed in SAB No. 101 and effective as of January 1, 2000, the Company
modified its revenue recognition policy related to products when the Company provides any installation or configuration services in connection with the sale. The Company now recognizes revenue from
hardware and software product sales when it completes its installation and configuration services. Under the transition provisions outlined in SAB No. 101, the Company accounted for this change
in accounting policy prospectively as of January 1, 2000 and recorded a charge to earnings of $753 representing the cumulative effect, net of income taxes, of the change in
accounting policy. Prior to January 1, 2000, the Company recognized product revenue when the hardware and software was shipped to its customers or after they accepted products under evaluation.

Effective
as of January 1, 2000, the Company also modified its revenue recognition policy related to service contracts to defer revenues and direct costs resulting from these
contracts, and to amortize such revenues and expenses into operations over the term of the contracts, which are generally twelve months. These contracts are maintenance service agreements which are
fulfilled by the Company primarily through underlying maintenance service contracts with hardware and software vendors. Under the transition provisions outlined in SAB No. 101, the Company
accounted for this change in accounting policy prospectively as of January 1, 2000 and recorded a charge to earnings of $574 representing the cumulative effect, net of income taxes, of this
change in accounting policy. Prior to January 1, 2000, the Company recognized revenues and expenses related to sales of service agreements upon execution of the contract.

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The cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle recorded at January 1, 2000 included the deferral of $11.6 million of revenue of which $3.0 million and
$10.0 million was recognized in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2000.

The
Company recognizes installation and consulting service revenue as it renders these services.

2.  Additional Public Offering

On March 7, 2000, the Company filed a registration statement with the SEC for a second public offering of 2,500,000 shares of its common stock to the
public. On May 15, 2000, the Company withdrew this registration statement due to market conditions. As required, the Company expensed the previously deferred costs of $381 related to the
offering.

3.  Inventories

Inventories, principally consisting of data storage products and components (finished goods), are valued at the lower of cost or market with cost determined on
a first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. The inventories shipped but not installed category includes inventories that have been shipped to customer locations but have not yet been
fully installed. For more information, see Revenue Recognition under Note 1 of this report.

4.  Net Income Per Share

Basic and diluted

Basic
net income per share has been computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding. The diluted net income per share includes the effect of common stock equivalents
for each period. The number of shares utilized in the denominator of the diluted net income per share computation, as compared to the basic net income per share computation, has been increased by
416,000 equivalent shares for the three month period ended June 30, 2000 and 408,000 equivalent shares for the six month period ended June 30, 2000.

Pro
forma

Concurrent
with the initial public offering ("IPO") on August 6, 1999, the Company terminated its status as an S corporation and became subject to federal and state
income taxes. Accordingly, for informational purposes, the accompanying statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, include a pro forma adjustment for the
estimated income taxes that would been recorded had the Company been a C corporation during the first and second quarter of 1999, based on then applicable tax laws.

Pro
forma net income per share is computed by dividing pro forma net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the applicable period, including common stock
equivalents after giving effect to the weighted average number of shares that would have been required to be sold at the IPO price, after deducting the underwriting discount, to fund the distribution
to the

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S corporation stockholders of all previously taxed, but undistributed, S corporation earnings totaling $9,128.

5.  Income Taxes

Concurrent with the completion of the IPO on August 6, 1999, the Company's S corporation status was terminated and the Company's taxable income
became subject to federal and state C corporation income tax regulations.

Prior
to January 4, 1999, Direct Connect Systems, Inc. ("DCSI") was a C corporation and accordingly, was subject to corporate income taxes. Effective
January 4, 1999, DCSI merged into the Company and, therefore, became part of the S corporation. Accordingly, from January 4 to August 6, 1999, none of the consolidated
income of the Company was subject to federal corporate income taxes and, as of January 4, 1999, all of the deferred tax assets and liabilities related to DCSI were eliminated. This resulted in
a one-time tax benefit of $580 that is included in the Company's results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 1999.

6.  Comprehensive Income

The Company's comprehensive income is equal to its net income for all periods presented.

7.  Lease Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has signed a 15-year lease, commencing on April 1, 2001, for a 97,000 square foot mixed office and warehouse facility built to its specifications
in Chanhassen, Minnesota, which will function as its corporate headquarters. The lease provides for base rental payments of $1,003 for the first twelve months and a 2% increase for each subsequent
12-month period plus a management fee equal to 2% of base rent. The lease requires the Company to pay insurance, property taxes and other operating expenses related to the leased facility. The
Company, which has purchased land adjoining the leased facility, anticipates that the property will be adequate for its needs for the foreseeable future.

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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following information should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Item 1
of this Quarterly Report and with the "Forward-Looking Statements" section in this filing and other Company filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

We
are an independent provider of networked data storage solutions. We derive our revenues principally from designing and installing data storage systems. Our solutions can include
hardware products, such as disk arrays, tape systems and interconnection components, and storage management software products. Prior to January 1, 2000, we recognized revenues for product and
software sales when we shipped the products and software to our customers or after they accepted products under evaluation. However, in December 1999, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin ("SAB") No. 101, "Revenue Recognition," which clarified the SEC staff's view regarding the recognition and reporting of revenues in particular transactions. In light of SAB
No. 101, we modified our revenue recognition policy related to hardware and software products when we provide any installation or configuration services in connection with the sale. We now
recognize revenue from hardware and software product sales when we complete our installation and configuration services. This change was effective as of January 1, 2000. Under the SAB
No. 101 transition provisions, we accounted for this change in accounting policy prospectively. As of January 1, 2000, we recorded a charge to earnings of $753,000, representing the
cumulative effect, net of income taxes, of this change in our accounting policy.

As
indicated above, our customers usually engage us for assistance in the installation of our solutions. Occasionally, they also engage us for consulting services. We recognize
revenues for this work as we render these services.

We
also sell service contracts to some of our customers. We fulfill our obligations under these service contracts primarily through agreements with third party hardware and software
vendors. Prior to January 1, 2000, we recognized revenues and expenses for our service contracts upon execution. However, in light of SAB No. 101, we modified our revenue recognition
policy related to service contracts. This change was effective as of January 1, 2000. We now defer revenues and direct costs from these contracts and amortize them over the contract term, which
is generally 12 months. Under the SAB No. 101 transition provisions, we also accounted for this change in accounting policy prospectively. Accordingly, as of January 1, 2000, we
recorded a charge to earnings of $574,000, representing the cumulative effect, net of income taxes, of this change in our accounting policy.

In
the past, we have experienced fluctuations in the timing of orders from our customers, and we expect to continue to experience these fluctuations in the future. These fluctuations
have resulted from, among other things, the time required to design, test and evaluate our data storage solutions before customers deploy them, the size of customer orders, the complexity of our
customers' network environments, necessary system configuration to deploy our solutions and new product introductions by suppliers. Completion of our installation and configuration services may also
delay recognition of revenues. As a result, our net sales may fluctuate from quarter to quarter.

Prior
to our initial public offering in August 1999, we were an S corporation. The only income tax expense we reported prior to August 1999 resulted from the
C corporation taxable income of Direct Connect Systems, Inc., or DCSI, allocated to us between July 1998, when we acquired DCSI, and January 1999, when we merged DCSI into
us. Upon our August 1999 initial public offering, we became a C corporation and began reporting income tax expense. This change in tax status complicates comparison of our historical
operating results.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Sales.Our net sales increased $5.1 million, or 17%, to $34.9 million for the second quarter ended
June 30, 2000, from $29.8 million for the comparable quarter in 1999. Our net sales increased $7.4 million, or 13%, to $62.9 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2000 as compared to the revenue for the six months ended June 30, 1999. As described above, we changed our revenue recognition policies in response to an SEC staff accounting
bulletin. As a result, our 2000 operating results are not directly comparable with 1999 results. Our increased sales represent our larger volume of data storage solution installations for our
customers as well as the increasing complexity (and related increasing prices) of our data storage solutions. We believe that growing data storage needs and the emergence of new technologies for
networked data storage has increased customer demand for our solutions. We have continued to hire additional sales and engineering personnel and open sales offices in new geographic locations.
Approximately 26% and 18% of our sales were derived from one customer during the three and six months ended June 30, 2000, respectively. We cannot assure that this customer will account for any
substantial portion of our future sales.

Gross Profit.Our gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased to 28.2% for the second quarter ended
June 30, 2000, from 25.6% for the comparable quarter in 1999. Our gross profit percentage for the six months ended June 30, 2000 increased to 27.9% as compared to 25.7% for the six
months ended June 30, 1999. These increases were primarily due to the increasing percentage of our sales generated from large storage systems solutions sold to end-user customers.
We typically generate higher margins on solutions we provide directly to end-user customers than sales we make through value-added resellers and original equipment manufacturers. Also, as
the complexity of our data storage solutions has increased, we have been able to generate higher gross margins.

Sales and Marketing.Sales and marketing expenses include wages and commissions paid to sales and marketing personnel,
travel costs, advertising, promotion, and hiring expenses. Sales and marketing expenses totaled $4.0 million, or 11.3% of net sales for the second quarter ended June 30, 2000, compared
to $3.0 million, or 10.1% of net sales for the second quarter in 1999. Sales and marketing expenses totaled $7.4 million, or 11.8% of net sales for the six months ended June 30,
2000 and were $5.5 million or 10.0% of sales for the six months ended June 30, 1999. The increase in our sales and marketing expenses was principally attributable to an increase in
commissions paid to our sales representatives on sales to end-user customers and to the hiring of eleven new sales representatives during the first six months of 2000. New sales
representatives are usually less productive than more seasoned sales personnel. New sales representatives typically receive a fixed salary for a period of time after hire. We expect to continue adding
new sales representatives as we open new offices and expand our business.

General and Administrative.General and administrative expenses include wages for administrative personnel,
professional fees, depreciation and amortization, communication expenses and rent and related facility expenses. General and administrative expenses were $2.4 million, or 6.8% of net sales for
the second quarter ended June 30, 2000, as compared to $1.9 million, or 6.4% of net sales for the second quarter in 1999. For the six months ended June 30, 2000, general and
administrative expenses were $4.5 million or 7.2% of net sales as compared to $3.6 million or 6.5% of sales for the six months ended June 30, 1999. The increase in general and
administrative expenses was primarily due to additions to our administrative staff to support our planned growth. We have also incurred significant public company reporting and insurance costs that we
did not have in the first six months of 1999. Our rent and communication expenses also have increased as we have expanded and added sales offices.

Engineering.Engineering expenses include employee wages and travel, hiring and training expenses for our professional
engineers and technicians. Engineering expenses were $853,000, or 2.5% of net sales for the second quarter ended June 30, 2000, as compared to $614,000, or 2.1% of net sales for the second
quarter in 1999. Engineering expenses were $1.4 million, or 2.3% of net sales for the six

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months ended June 30, 2000, as compared to $1.4 million, or 2.5% of net sales for the six months ended June 30, 1999. The increase in expenses during the second quarter of 2000 is
primarily due to travel expenses related to the continued geographic expansion of our business and the hiring of new engineers as well as increased competition for our existing engineers. For the six
months ended June 30, 2000, our expenses as a percentage of net sales were lower as compared to the same period in 1999 primarily because of increased success in 2000 of recovering engineering
costs we incur to prepare for and make customer installations. Our higher recovery percentage was partially offset by the addition of new engineering personnel and the increased compensation levels
for our engineers to more effectively compete for qualified engineers with networked storage solutions experience. Competition for these engineers is intense and we expect that future compensation
levels may continue to increase. Our engineering travel expenses will also continue to increase as we expand our business geographically.

Offering Costs.During the second quarter ended June 30, 2000, we expensed approximately $381,000 of costs
associated with a proposed secondary public offering of our common stock. The second public offering was delayed due to market conditions. We incurred approximately $173,000 of expenses during the
first quarter ended March 31, 1999, in conjunction with our initial public offering. Our initial public offering was twice delayed by market conditions. As required, we expensed these
previously deferred costs each time we determined that the offerings would be delayed more than 90 days.

Income Taxes.Our income tax expense for the second quarter of 2000 and for the six months ended June 30, 2000
was $978,000 and $1,616,000, respectively, representing an effective tax rate of 41%. Until August 1999, when we became a public company, we were an S corporation and were not taxed on
our income with the minor exception of a few states that do not recognize S corporations. The income tax credit we recorded for the six months ended June 30, 1999 resulted from the
merger of DCSI into us. DCSI was a C corporation that had deferred tax assets and liabilities. When we eliminated these items, we received a one-time tax benefit. For more
information, see Note 6 to our Consolidated Financial Statements filed with our report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We expect our 2000 effective
income tax rate to be approximately 41%.

Cumulative Impact of Change in Accounting Principle.In the first quarter of 2000, we incurred a one-time,
non-cash charge of $1,327,000 representing the cumulative effect, net of income taxes, of the accounting changes we made effective as of January 1, 2000 to our revenue recognition
policies.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Net cash provided by operating activities was $6.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000. The cash provided in 2000 resulted primarily
from our net income and a reduction in inventories. Operating activities used $1.9 million of cash during the six months ended June 30, 1999. We used this cash primarily to reduce our
accounts payable by $5.2 million, partially offset by $3.9 million of net income.

Net
cash used in investing activities was $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000. The use resulted primarily from expenditures for engineering laboratory
equipment. We used $400,000 of cash in investing activities due primarily to expenditures for property and equipment during the six months ended June 30, 1999.

Net
cash used in financing activities was $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000. We used this cash to make final dividend distributions of $884,000 to the
ten pre-initial public offering stockholders. We also made a scheduled payment of $705,000 on a note due to a former S corporation stockholder. For the six months ended
June 30, 1999, net cash used by financing activities was $537,000

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primarily from $3.6 million of distributions to the pre-initial offering stockholders offset by borrowings of $3.0 million on our line of credit.

We
have signed a 15-year lease for new corporate headquarters commencing on April 1, 2001. We have purchased the land adjacent to the new headquarters for future expansion. See
footnote 7 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

Effective
June 30, 2000, we entered into a credit agreement with a commercial bank that provides for a $10 million revolving line of credit for financing potential acquisitions and a
$5 million revolving line of credit for financing our working capital needs. The agreement allows us to borrow at a rate equal to prime minus one percent. Borrowings under the lines of credit are
subject to certain financial and operating covenants, including various financial covenants requiring us to maintain a minimum current ratio, debt-net worth ratio, tangible net worth and level of
profitability. The term of the agreement is for one year. As of August 14, 2000, there were no borrowings outstanding under this agreement.

We
believe that funds generated from operations together with the available credit under our revolving credit agreement, will be sufficient to finance our current operations and
planned capital expenditures for at least the next twelve months.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

All of our operations are based in the U.S. and all of our transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars. Our interest income is sensitive to changes in the
general level of U.S. interest rates. Due to the nature of our short-term investments, we have concluded that there is no material market risk exposure. Therefore, no quantitative tabular
disclosures are required.

The
following discusses our exposure to market risk related to changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and equity prices.

Interest rate risk.As of June 30, 2000, we had $9.6 million of cash and money market accounts. A
decrease in market rates of interest would have no material effect on the value of these assets. We have no short or long-term debt with variable interest rates. Therefore, an increase in
market rates would not significantly affect our financial results.

Foreign currency exchange rate risk.We develop and sell all of our products in the United States. Therefore, we are
not currently exposed to any direct foreign currency exchange rate risk.

Equity price risk.We do not own any equity investments. Therefore, we are not currently exposed to any direct equity
price risk.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

As of the date of this filing, we are not involved in any material legal proceedings. We also were not involved in any material legal proceedings that were
terminated during the second quarter of 2000.

Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a vote of Security Holders.

We held our annual meeting of stockholders on May 15, 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Of the 8,772,537 shares outstanding as of the record date,
6,088,080 were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. The results of the voting on the matters submitted to the stockholders are as follows:



Item 5.  Other Information.

None

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.



|10.1 |  | Lease agreement with Hoyt/DTLK LLC                    
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|10.2 |  | Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.
|27.1 |  | Financial Data Schedule                               



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.

|Dated: August 14, 2000 |  | DATALINK CORPORATION                                           
|---------------------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------
|                       |  | /s/DANIEL J. KINSELLADaniel J. Kinsella,Chief Financial Officer

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