AMoscow, April 6th - ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of advanced connectivity solutions for the IT industry is currently seeking partnerships with qualified distributors across Russia.In the past, ATEN has actively pursued the OEM sector of Russi's IT industry. Recently though, this has changed as ATEN asserts its own brand of cutting edge KVM products to end users and enterprise level installations within Russia. ATEN now seeks to further enhance the exposure of its own brand of KVM products together with their future channel partners.


" Venture Development Corporation " (VDC) revealed a study on global KVM switch market that shows current estimates for the global KVM market: its value will reach USD 900 million in 2006. Well on its way to become the most widely recognized brand on the KVM market, ATEN offers complete KVM solutions from entry level and small business to enterprise and server room environments.


" We intend to further broaden our strategic relations with VARs within Russia ," said Michael Yang, Associate Vice President of Sales at ATEN International. " We're particularly interested in those companies with expertise and capability of the technical support for data centers equipped with rack mounted KVM installations. Our server room solutions will meet the specific demands of Russian enterprises, providing a reliable and stable alternative to software solutions. ATEN's KVM solutions not only provide enterprises with streamlined expansion of their server rooms, but also significantly enhance the flexibility and efficiency of server management ."


With an increase in the mobile workforce and in consideration of the great distances in Russia, network managers will be looking for complimentary technology such as ATEN's KVM onthe NET, allowing server access from any location, whether it is across the street, across the continent or around the world.


The Taiwanese manufacturer ATEN has over 20 years of experience in the field of connectivity, and is also the only one offering KVM switches ranging from the SOHO environment to high end enterprise level products. For the Russian IT market, ATEN is focusing primarily on enterprise solutions for institutions such as banks, airports, power utility companies, factories and government agencies. ATEN will also provide comprehensive technical training to their channel partners for customer assistance in the installation and implementation of each KVM switch. For more information, check out ATEN's website:http://www.aten.com