Press Release 42U DirectNET is proud to announce its fourth consecutive year as Raritan's Top Selling Reseller

Broomfield, CO – January 23, 2006: 42U DirectNET is recognized as a National Value-Added Reseller (VAR) of Enterprise KVM Switch Solutions. We at 42U DirectNET are delighted to announce that 42U obtained the #1 VAR status for Raritan Computer for year 2005! This is the fourth consecutive year that 42U DirectNET has achieved the top VAR status for Raritan Computer, one of the nation’s leading provider of centralized server management solutions.

"For the past 4 years we have held this prestigious honor, and we are extremely pleased," said Alan Mamane, CEO of DirectNET. "The credit has to go to our 42U KVM Switch Solutions sales division in achieving this status. Raritan has been the leader in Cat5 KVM Technology and our 42U sales force worked very hard in 2005 to maintain our technological lead over our competition. Our commitment to providing superior service, support and value for our customers has fueled our double digit growth each year for the past 6 years."

“DirectNET once again has demonstrated outstanding performance in delivering Raritan solutions to customers looking for cost-effective and efficient ways to manage their distributed IT infrastructures,” said Richard Moscioni, Vice President of Sales at Raritan. “DirectNET and its team are successful because they are customer focused, are experts in IT management and have in-depth knowledge of our remote access-and-control solutions and CommandCenter Secure Gateway centralized service management offerings. DirectNET has a track record of satisfying customers by consistently going the extra step – such as setting up Raritan solutions in DirectNET labs prior to shipping to customers. We applaud DirectNET for their success, and we look forward to growing together in 2006.”

Jon Inaba, Director of sales and operations for 42U states, “We have to thank Raritan for working with us so closely throughout 2005 and aiding us in supporting our customers. Every year they continue to produce excellent products that help us close our enterprise KVM sales a lot faster than before. Their Dominion KX KVM over IP products and Raritan’s Paragon II remain some of our most popular server management solutions.”

About DirectNET
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-RACKS-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.

To purchase Raritan KVM switches, please visit our ecommerce store KVM Switches Online or contact 42U for your free KVM or KVM over IP consultation.

About Raritan Computer
Raritan, based in Somerset, N.J., is a leading provider of products for managing IT equipment and the mission-critical applications and services that run on it. Raritan’s highly reliable and responsive IT management solutions – based on KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switches, serial console servers, management software and remote connectivity products – enable companies to proactively monitor and manage system health and vulnerability, as well as troubleshoot, access and repair faults from anywhere, at anytime. This simplifies and accelerates data center work processes – improving service uptime and staff productivity. Raritan's solutions are used to manage more than 50,000 data centers and other IT sites around the world. Raritan’s Peppercon OEM division develops, manufactures and markets advanced, hardware-based, remote-management components based on digital KVM over IP and IPMI technology. Founded in 1985, Raritan is celebrating 20 years of technical innovation. Raritan has 35 offices worldwide, and its products are distributed in 76 countries. For more information, please visit Raritan.



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