Raritan

(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 16, 2006 ) Broomfield, CO -- 42U, the nation’s largest independent value-added reseller (VAR) of datacenter and server management solutions, announces that Raritan’s CompuSwitch-PENT KVM Switch, which provides single-user access to two, four, or eight servers from a single KVM console, is being evaluated for Common Criteria EAL4 Certification.EAL4 Certification is an internationally recognized security standard that certifies products for “sensitive” and “classified” use. During the certification process, a product’s security is independently reviewed and analyzed against a defined set of requirements.Some U.S. government agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Defense, require that products be Common Criteria validated. In addition, the standard has been adopted by the IEEE and is recognized by the European Union.According to Raritan, the CompuSwitch-PENT KVM Switch is the first product in its category to undergo this level of testing..For the past four years, Raritan has recognized 42U as its #1 value-added reseller. As a multi-vendor VAR, 42U has also been recognized as Avocent’s Platinum Elite VAR for the past four years, Rose Electronics’ Platinum VAR for the past four years, and Mincom’s #1 VAR for the past two years.About DirectNET, Inc.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. About RaritanRaritan, 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. All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property of their respective holders. Safe Harbor StatementThis press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements as defined within the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements regarding market opportunity, product development, engineering and design activities, and product availability and operability. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made, including the risks associated with general economic conditions, risks attributable to future product demand, sales, and expenses, risks associated with product design efforts and the introduction of new products and technologies, risks associated with reliance on a limited number of component suppliers and single source components, and risk associated with obtaining and protecting intellectual property rights. SOURCE: PRURGENT.COM###

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