ATEN Technology Broadens Government Reach With New TAA-Compliant Product Line

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- ATEN Technology, Inc. today announced a full line of KVM and connectivity products that meet the country of origin requirements of the Trade Agreements Act (TAA) of 1979. More than 125 TAA-compliant products are now available to ATEN partners. According to TAA guidelines, all products must originate within the United States or in an approved country. On August 11, 2009, Taiwan was designated as an approved country. With new TAA-compliant products, ATEN is delivering a complete product portfolio to the federal market. TAA compliance helps ATEN customers and resellers do business with federal agencies.

"We are pleased to have our TAA-compliant products available to customers and resellers," explained Sampson Yang, CEO, ATEN Technology, Inc. "Meeting the requirements established by the TAA, these new products will ensure that our reseller partners can further service the needs of their government customers. ATEN Technology is truly positioning itself in the burgeoning government space with a comprehensive sales and marketing program designed to ensure success for our full roster of channel partners."

The new TAA-compliant products from ATEN Technology include a breadth of LCD KVMs and consoles, IP KVMs, serial devices, DVI KVMs, console extenders, video switches/splitters and data communication products. For a full list of the TAA-compliant products, please visit: http://www.aten-usa.com/s/gov.

Available now, the new TAA-compliant line of products can be purchased through authorized government resellers including SYNNEX, CDW-G, Global Gov-Ed and GovConnection, to name a few. In addition, ATEN is offering stackable discounts to government resellers that are authorized partners or 6-Star VAR Program resellers (Lyme Computer Systems, Matrix Solutions and PC Rush).

"When searching for a partner in connectivity solutions, ATEN was a natural choice due to its long history and reputation of providing high-quality, state of the art KVM switches," explained Joshua Longacre, Vice President, Operations and Sales at Lyme Computer Systems. "As an information technology provider to the federal government, we are very excited about ATEN's new products and believe that they will resonate well within our target market."

Furthering its commitment to the government market, ATEN Technology will be exhibiting at upcoming conferences managed by National Conference Services, Inc. (NCSI). NCSI is a dynamic event planning, production and support services company under contract to multiple federal agencies, primarily within the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC).

About ATEN Technology, Inc.

ATEN Technology, Inc. is an innovator of high-quality KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) and remote connectivity products to centrally manage servers, network devices and IT infrastructure. The company's local and remote server room and data center remote management solutions are widely used in SMB and enterprise-level environments. With nearly 30 years of industry expertise and profitable growth, ATEN's product portfolio leverages a broad range of patents.  Its leading-edge ASIC technology and VSE patents offer network administrators the most comprehensive features and functionality to manage growing multi-platform IT environments. The ASIC chip is one of the company's key differentiators, as it represents the innovation that drives the product line's capabilities, and ensures reliability and quality. ATEN has facilities in the United States, Taiwan, Belgium, Canada, Japan and China. The company's U.S. sales, marketing and warehouse operations are based in Foothill Ranch, California. For more information, contact ATEN at (888) 999-ATEN or 949-428-1111, or via the Web at www.aten-usa.com.

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