| | DirectNET Inc. Receives 2008 Bike to Work Day Business Challenge AwardBroomfield, CO - July 17, 2008. DirectNET (www.DirectNET.us) the nation's largest, vendor-independent value-added reseller of data center efficiency solutions, today announced it has received a 2008 Bike to Work Day Business Challenge Award. DirectNET ranked first in its home county (Jefferson) in Category A (businesses up to 29 employees). Lead by the Denver Regional Council of Governments, Bike to Work Day encourages friendly competition among Denver area counties and companies while promoting the personal health and environmental benefits of bicycle commuting. An estimated 35,000 cyclists participated in this year's event, a 43% increase over 2007. The award aligns with DirectNET corporate mission of energy efficiency. Through its services and consulting arm, the company educates IT organizations and their parent companies about green practices, using the latest technologies to minimize their carbon footprints. 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.
About Bike to Work Day
Bike to Work Day in the Denver Metro area is organized by the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), in partnership with a large and enthusiastic group of community partners including RTD and the Colorado Department of Transportation.
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