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In 1993, Merisel announced it would purchase the ComputerLand name and all franchise holdings and its Datago aggregation division for $110 million.<ref name=SeattleTimes>{{cite web|title=Computerland Merisel Reach Franchise Pact|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930925&slug=1722797|publisher=Seattle Times|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref><ref name=NewYorkTimes>{{cite web|title=COMPANY NEWS; MERISEL TO PURCHASE A COMPUTERLAND DIVISION|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/25/business/company-news-merisel-to-purchase-a-computerland-division.html|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref> The new Merisel ComputerLand unit was operated by the then-president of Computerland's franchise and distribution business, [[Martin Wolf (investment banker)|Martin Wolf]].<ref name=LATimes>{{cite web|last=Harmon|first=Amy|title=PC Wholesaler Merisel to Acquire Computerland Distribution Outlets : Competition: The deal could raise fears among other retailers that the company will favor its franchisees over them.|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-09-25/business/fi-38908_1_merisel-computerland|publisher=LA Times|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref> The following year, "Vanstar" was selected as the name for the ComputerLand corporate company-owned stores stemming from the Nynex acquisition. ([[Pleasanton, California]]) after the sale of split-off franchisor to Merisel.<ref name=NewYorkTimes2>{{cite web|last=Fisher|first=Lawrence|title=COMPANY NEWS; Computerland, Now Vanstar, Shifts Focus|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/22/business/company-news-computerland-now-vanstar-shifts-focus.html|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref><ref name ="Network World Mar 28, 1994">{{Cite journal | last = Burns | first = Christine | title = ComputerLand drops name and retail stores become service giant | journal = Network World | volume = 11 | issue = 13 | page =24 | date = March 28, 1994 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=aBAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA24 | issn = 0887-7661}}</ref>
In 1997 Synnex Information Technologies, a national distributor of microcomputers and communication, networking, peripheral and storage products, purchased substantially all the assets of Merisel FAB Inc., including the ComputerLand franchise. Synnex created ComputerLand Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Synnex, consisting of the ComputerLand and Datago businesses.<ref name = "Bloomberg News Release March 31, 1997">{{cite journal | last=News | first=Bloomberg | title=SYNNEX ACQUIRES COMPUTERLAND AND DATAGO FROM MERISEL | journal = Bloomberg.com | date = March 31, 1997 | url=
On October 9, 1998, Inacom purchased Vanstar for a reported $465 – $480 million. The resulting company employed nearly 12,000 and was estimated to generate $7 billion in revenue.
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