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42U Becomes GSA Schedule Provider of Upsite Technologies' KoldLok Grommets and HotLok Blanking Panels
Broomfield, CO – April 18, 2008: 42U, the nation's
largest, vendor-independent valued-added reseller of data center
infrastructure solutions today announced it is a provider of
Upsite Technologies' products on their GSA Schedule.
Alan Mamane, Founder and President of 42U commented: "We are
very pleased to provide Upsite Technologies'
KoldLok and
HotLok solutions on
our GSA schedule. These products are a perfect fit for the
government market and provide the solutions necessary for
handling the above- and below-the-floor air recirculation
challenges of today's data center."
The comprehensive features of Upsite's products are designed to
optimize cooling capacity, lower energy bills, and enhance
equipment reliability.
Upsite's KoldLok raised floor grommets are specifically designed
to address bypass airflow by sealing cable opening. Using the
KoldLok grommets, data center managers can achieve several
benefits including:
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Increased cooling unit capacity of existing
equipment
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Reduced needs to purchase additional cooling
units
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Improved equipment reliability and extended
equipment life
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Increased static pressure under the raised
floor and improved cool air delivery through perforated
tiles or floor grates
"When you consider that 50 - 80% of valuable
conditioned air is not reaching the air intake of IT equipment,
it's clear that there is a significant opportunity for data
centers to optimize the cooling capacity of their existing
customer room," notes Patrick Cameron. "Providing these products
on schedule is a great way to help government agencies meet the
goals of their greening initiative."
Upsite's HotLok blanking panels are patent-pending,
snap-in/pull-out, stackable blanking plates for IT equipment
cabinets. Using the HotLok panels, data center manages can
achieve several benefits including:
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Elimination of exhaust air recirculation
within the cabinet, allowing for the optimization of
cooling, the lowering of energy consumption, and reduction
of operating expenses
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Reduction and stabilization of equipment air
intake temperatures
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Reduction of the number and severity of
hotspots within equipment cabinets
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Increased availability, performance, and
reliability of IT equipment within the cabinets
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The possibility of deferring capital
expenses used to add cooling capacity
42U's
GSA contract
number is GS-35F-0180U and can be found under Schedule
Information Numbers (SINs) 132-8 (Purchase of Equipment). For
more information please visit www.42u.com.
About 42U
42U's team of technology specialists provide unbiased,
independent expertise and solutions for Data Center
infrastructure. They provide best practices and products for
Data Center builds, expansions, and consolidations. For thirteen
years, the majority of Fortune 500 companies have engaged the
42U team to resolve their data center management challenges. 42U
(http://www.42u.com) and its sister companies, are value-added
resellers that provide expert independence advice and solutions
around enterprise kvm switches, remote power, data center
cooling and power solutions, server racks and green data center
solutions.
About Upsite Technologies
Upsite Technologies, Inc. develops energy-efficient,
high-availability solutions specifically designed to optimize
your data center's critical physical infrastructure and ensure
site uptime, reliability, and flexibility. As the innovator of
engineered sealing solutions, Upsite continues to research and
develop products and services to complement and enhance the
already extensive lines of patented KoldLok® products and
KoldWorksSM services. Their inventions optimize thermal load
capacity, target hotspot remediation, reduce intermittent
equipment failures, improve equipment reliability, minimize
bypass airflow, and diminish capital costs associated with
installing additional cooling equipment. Upsite's
well-engineered solutions are employed by data centers worldwide
to help reduce their carbon footprint and minimize energy and
operating costs. Upsite's products and services currently
optimize more than 6 million ft2 (550,000 m2) of data center
space.
About DirectNET, Inc.
DirectNET, founded in 1995, is comprised of three independent
business units: 42U, Server Racks Online and KVM Switches Online.
42U is the leading VAR of enterprise KVM Switch Solutions. KVM Switches
Online is the largest KVM Switch e-commerce store in the US. Server
Racks Online 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.
For corporate information please visit our DirectNET Web site at
www.directnet.us.
For data center infrastructure solution information please visit our 42U Web
site at www.42U.com.
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