RAID and A&T Systems Sign Partnership to Make HPC Storage Solutions More Available to the United States Government


METHUEN, MA--(Marketwire - July 23, 2007) - RAID, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with A&T Systems to help the United States Government procure high performance storage systems at GSA and other program discounted prices. The agreement was originally signed in June 2006. As part of the agreement, A&T will have the ability to sell across RAID's complete product line, including its new Magellan 4Gb FC-SAS and X4 4Gb FC-FC storage systems.

"We are excited to partner with A&T systems to offer our complete line of storage and service solutions," stated Steve Campagnone, Vice President of Sales at RAID, Incorporated. "RAID Inc and A&T Systems share the same core company beliefs and leveraging the strengths of each company will allow us to expand our storage growth in the Federal Government."

A&T Systems holds numerous Government contract vehicles including the GSA Schedule 70, NITAAC ECS-III GWAC, GSA Connections and many others. The partnership between both companies will address a need in the Federal Government to more easily procure storage products at more competitive pricing. RAID also announced as part of this agreement that it will be presenting with A&T Systems in Denver, CO for the GSA Network Services Conference from August 6-9, 2007 at the Adam's Mark Denver.

"As the leading provider of storage solutions, RAID, Inc. is a strategic fit with A&T's reputation for providing innovative solutions with superior service," said Fred Sanders, Vice President of A&T Systems. "A&T serves large federal agencies and as such, chose RAID Inc. because of its experience with large enterprise and federal accounts, as well as its comprehensive approach to innovative solutions within the storage sector."

For more information about this partnership agreement or if you are interested in learning more about the GSA Network Services show and how you can schedule time to meet with both A&T and RAID representatives, please email fred.sanders@ats.com or call 301-384-1425 x320.

About RAID, Incorporated

Headquartered in Lawrence, MA, RAID Incorporated is a managed storage services provider (MSSP) and designs customized storage systems and solutions. RAID Incorporated's flagship service StorageWatch® is the industries only real-time monitoring and managed storage service which reduces customers total cost of ownership by reducing operational costs associated with maintaining and administering storage systems while increasing data availability. Since 1994, RAID has been devoted to researching and developing leading edge technologies while providing twenty-four hour support services to become one of the industry leaders. RAID specializes in solving compute, application, and disaster recovery needs with a unique platform combining hardware, software, and services. www.raidinc.com

About A&T Systems - TeamUSA

A&T Systems began the TeamUSA brand as a partnership of IT & Telecom companies, like RAID Inc., marketing their products and services to the Federal Government using the TeamUSA portfolio of GWAC federal contracting vehicles including most prominently GSA Connections. A&T Systems is a prime contractor in all areas of the GSA Connections contract. A&T Systems is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD. www.ats.com

Contact Information: For more information, please contact: RAID Incorporated (978) 683-6444