8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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                                  MAY 18, 1999
                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)


                                  SYSTEMAX INC.
               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)


         DELAWARE                        1-13792                 11-3262067
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION       (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)    (IRS EMPLOYER
     OF INCORPORATION)                                       IDENTIFICATION NO.)

                 32 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON, NY 11050
          (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)

                                  516-625-1555
               REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE

                             GLOBAL DIRECTMAIL CORP
          (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)


ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS

     The name of the Company was changed on May 18, 1999 to Systemax Inc. Such
change of name was approved by the stockholders of the Company on May 18, 1999.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

  c.     EXHIBITS

         1   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of
             Global DirectMail Corp filed with the Secretary of State of
             Delaware on May 18, 1999



                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                       SYTEMAX INC.


                                       By:  /S/ STEVEN GOLDSCHEIN
                                            Name:  Steven Goldschein
                                            Title:  Chief Financial Officer



Dated: June 17, 1999


                                    EXHIBITS


           1      Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of
                  Global DirectMail Corp filed with the Secretary of State of
                  Delaware on May 18, 1999

EX-1

                                                                       EXHIBIT 1

                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                       OF
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                             GLOBAL DIRECTMAIL CORP


     GLOBAL DIRECTMAIL CORP (the "Company"), a corporation organized and
existing under and by virtue of the general corporation law of the State of
Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

     FIRST. That the Board of Directors of the Company, at a meeting duly
convened and held, adopted the following resolution:

     RESOLVED that the Board of Directors hereby declares it advisable and in
the best interest of the Company that Article FIRST of the Certificate of
Incorporation be amended to read as follows:

                     FIRST: The name of the Corporation is:

                                 "SYSTEMAX INC."

     SECOND. That the said proposed amendment was authorized by the holders of a
majority of the issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote thereon at the
annual meeting of stockholders held on May 18, 1999 at the Company's offices, 11
Harbor Park Drive, Port Washington, N.Y.

     THIRD. That the aforesaid amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the
applicable provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate to be signed by
its Secretary this 18th day of May 1999.


                                              /S/ CURT RUSH
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                                              Curt Rush, Secretary