42U Awarded GSA Contract for Data Center Equipment

Broomfield, CO--January 29, 2008: 42U (http://www.42u.com/) the nation's largest, vendor-independent valued-added reseller of data center infrastructure solutions, today announced it has been granted a contract number by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Inclusion on the GSA schedule allows 42U to bid on federal contracts for data center equipment. 42U's GSA contract number is GS-35F-0180U and can be found under Schedule Information Numbers (SINs) 132-8 (Purchase of Equipment).

42U's contract approval is the result of a 6-month application and negotiation process. With the completion of the contract, the organization can now service a federal and state government customers through a channel that previously was not available to them.

At the launch of its GSA contract, 42U will strictly be offering a select number of Avocent's IT infrastructure management tools including DSView 3, which provides data centers with a secure, centralized management solution for all of their IT assets-physical and virtual.

"The challenge of providing remote administrative capability while controlling operational costs is the same for all data centers, regardless of industry," notes Patrick Cameron Director of Business Development for 42U. "With this new contract, we can now help data center managers in the government sector realize the same ROI as their public sector counterparts by offering best of breed products and support."

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 and its sister companies, are value-added resellers that provide expert independence advice and solutions around enterprise kvm switches, remote power, computer room power and cooling , server racks and green data center solutions.