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42U once again achieves Platinum Elite VAR
status with
Avocent
Broomfield, CO – January 21, 2005:
Avocent
Corporation, the nation’s largest supplier of
enterprise
KVM and connectivity solutions, has applauded
42U DirectNET,
a National Value-Added Reseller (VAR) of
KVM Switch
Solutions, for once again achieving the Platinum
Elite VAR status for a second consecutive year. The Platinum
Elite VAR status is only given to the top five VARs who generate
the most sales for
Avocent
within a given year.
"On behalf of
Avocent,
I would like to congratulate
DirectNET
on their continued growth and record sales year for our
Take
Command solutions” said Dudley DeVore, VP of
Branded Sales America at
Avocent.
“Clearly DirectNET’s in-depth technical knowledge and superb
customer service has paid off in 2004 and we expect even greater
returns in 2005."
“The credit should go to both our
enterprise
KVM division,
42U,
and our
KVM
ecommerce store,
KVM Switches
Online,” said
Alan Mamane, CEO of
DirectNET. “Our web sites,
www.42u.com and
www.kvm-switches-online.com provide the most current
information on the
KVM
industry and our sales engineers are trained and certified
regularly on the latest
KVM
and
datacenter
technology. This unparalleled level of expertise easily sets us
apart from our competition.”
“We are pleased with our
Avocent
sales performance this year.” said Jon Inaba, Director of Sales
and Operations for the
42U
enterprise
KVM
division. “Avocent
continues to provide innovative
KVM
solutions to the
datacenter.
With the newly released
DSView 3.0
Datacenter
Management Software and expansion of the
DS Series
KVM over IP
product lines, we are confident that we will see greater growth in
our enterprise
Avocent
sales for 2005.”
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.
To
purchase
Avocent KVM
switches, please visit our ecommerce store
KVM Switches
Online or contact
42U
for your free
KVM
or
KVM over IP
consultation.
About Avocent
Corporation
Avocent (www.Avocent.com) was formed in 2000 from the merger
of the world’s two largest KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) switch
manufacturers: Apex and Cybex Computer Products Corporation.
Today, with more than two decades of experience,
Avocent
is the leading global provider of KVM switching and network
connectivity solutions for data centers of all sizes.
Avocent
has grown through product innovations, global expansion and
strategic acquisitions.
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