Press Release DirectNET Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

Broomfield, CO – January 17, 2005:  DirectNET, the nation’s leading provider of centralized datacenter management solutions, proudly celebrated its 10-Year Anniversary today. The anniversary celebrations included a celebratory dinner at Maggiano's and an employee and family ski trip.

"Our commitment to customer astonishment and striving for excellence has allowed us to enjoy substantial growth in our client base and market share." said Alan Mamane, DirectNET CEO and founder. "The goal in starting DirectNET was to provide innovative solutions for our customers, while providing a rewarding work environment for our employees."

The company has grown from a handful of employees and dozens of customers to dozens of employees and thousands of customers. DirectNET's clients now include most of the Fortune 1000. According to Alan Mamane “Our growth is driven by each one of our extremely talented and highly motivated employees. We have an exceptional team that is focused and dedicated to providing “outstanding” solutions and support.” This formula has driven the company towards a 400% growth rate over the last five years.

DirectNET's standing in the KVM industry is equally impressive. The company holds the highest certification levels from the industry's two leading KVM manufacturers, Avocent (Platinum Elite) and Raritan (Platinum). In 2004, DirectNET earned Raritan's #1 VAR status and has maintained this status for the past three consecutive years. Additionally, in 2004, DirectNET achieved Minicom's # 1 VAR status.

About DirectNET, Inc.
DirectNET (www.DirectNET.us), founded in 1995, is comprised of three independent business units: 42U, Server Racks Online and KVM Switches Online. 42U (www.42U.com) is the leading VAR of enterprise KVM Switch Solutions. KVM Switches Online (www.KVM-SWITCHES-ONLINE.com) is the largest KVM Switch e-commerce store in the US. Server Racks Online (www.SERVER-RACK-ONLINE.com) is the one and only online rack superstore in the US. All three companies were developed as a response to the overwhelming need for independent datacenter and server management solutions. As a result of the success of all three business units, DirectNET has over the last couple of years, become the number one reseller of the major KVM and server rack brands in the market.

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