Press Release - DirectNET Attains Preferred Supplier Status with Lockheed Martin Corporation

Broomfield, CO—December 29, 2008 -- DirectNET (www.DirectNET.us) the nation’s largest, vendor-independent value-added reseller of data center infrastructure solutions, today announced it has successfully achieved preferred supplier status with Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT). This status recognizes DirectNET as qualified supplier throughout all of Lockheed Martin’s subsidiaries and locations, allowing the organizations to further expand their business relationship.

“We are pleased with our position as an approved supplier for LMCO and the opportunities this status will bring to us as we strive to provide efficient solutions to all of our clients,” commented Steve Lewis, Director of Sales for DirectNET.

DirectNET attained this preferred status after completing a thorough quality assurance audit. During this time, their business operations— including sales processes, order placement, order tracking, and quality control—were examined to ensure compliance with Lockheed’s purchasing standards. Passing the audit creates additional opportunities with Lockheed both domestically and abroad for the full scope of DirectNET’s data center efficiency products.

“Passing the survey allows us to be a supplier in the Lockheed systems across the world which is an incredible opportunity,” remarked Candice Oh, Operations Manager for DirectNET.

In addition, DirectNET’s survey performance affirms the organization’s commitment to prompt, dependable service and support for all of its customers.
 

About DirectNET
Founded in 1995, DirectNET has grown to become an environmentally conscious technology group and a leader in providing data center efficiency solutions to clients, including a majority of Fortune 100 companies and US government entities. DirectNET comprises three distinct companies/business units: 42U provides Facilities and Data Center managers with trusted, vendor-agnostic, independent advice and solutions for datacenter infrastructure efficiency measurement, KVM over IP lights out management as well as data center power and cooling best practices to improve power consumption efficiency, reducing the carbon footprint of the data center, through its relationships with the leading manufacturers of data center infrastructure products; KVM Switches Online, the largest KVM switch e-commerce store in the US; and Server Racks Online, the largest “click-and-build” server rack superstore.