IT Services Powerhouse Emerges; Presidio Networked Solutions Announces 37% Growth in Delivery of Advanced Technologies to its Enterprise, Commercial and Government Sector Customers

Presidio Achieves Commanding Growth, Based on Burgeoning Customer Demand for Unified Communications, Security, Wireless, Optical and Storage

GREENBELT, Md., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Presidio Networked Solutions ("Presidio"), the nation's largest independent provider of Advanced IT infrastructure services, today announced year-over-year growth of 37% in the delivery of Advanced Technology solutions such as unified communications (including VoIP), security, wireless, optical and storage. Presidio Networked Solutions combines, under one name, three leading service providers - The Presidio Corporation, Networked Information Systems, Inc., and Solarcom Holdings, Inc. - to offer the broadest available solutions portfolio to the commercial, enterprise and government sectors. Presidio's offerings include Advanced Technologies and core networking from principally Cisco Systems, EMC, IBM, Microsoft, NetAPP, Nortel and Sun. The company's customers represent over 50% of the Fortune 5000 and a breadth of major federal agencies, including the Depar™ent of Homeland Security, Depar™ent of Commerce, Treasury Depar™ent, US Air Force, and the US Navy. In 2006 Presidio rose to become the eighth largest Cisco partner, and is Cisco's third largest provider of unified-communications solutions.

As the first in a new category of value-added solutions providers (VASPs), Presidio Networked Solutions is unique in combining these services:

• Complete lifecycle management for its customers, including design, development, deployment and management.
• Unparalleled support for the deployment of Advanced Technologies targeting unified communications (including VoIP), security, wireless, optical, telepresence, and storage, as well as supporting network architecture, systems architecture and Microsoft infrastructure solutions.
• Extensive financing options, including leasing - capital or operating leasing, per FASB-13.

"Network convergence has many benefits, for both network managers and the end-user, but it's not without its complexities," said Matthias Machowinski, Directing Analyst, Enterprise Voice and Data, for Infonetics. "One way that organizations can ensure successful project implementations is by drawing on the expertise of value-added solutions providers like Presidio, who have extensive convergence expertise under their belt and make sure that projects turn out as planned, minimizing network management overhead."

Presidio Networked Solutions' focus is on advanced technologies serving the customer's full lifecycle of needs. As a value-added solutions provider (VASP), Presidio Networked Solutions plans, deploys and manages the communications infrastructures, including new unified-communications solutions for its enterprise, commercial and government customers, which analysts see as a growing advantage for companies.

"IP has really evolved from being a replacement technology for business telephone systems into unified-communications applications that improve worker productivity and reduce business delays in reaching key decision-makers," said Elizabeth Herrell, Vice President, Forrester Research. "Today IT managers can further justify such investments in IP communications based on savings they'll gain from simplifying the management of their communication applications and the ability to connect to others quickly regardless of device or location."(1)

Presidio is led by CEO Joel Schleicher, who architected the success of the parent company, Presidio Inc., and the acquisition of its existing subsidiaries, plus that of Atlantix Global Systems and Solarcom Capital. "Presidio's objective, as validated by its strong performance in Advanced Technologies, is to allow the expertise and commanding industry presence that each of its business units achieved as independent organizations to flourish, while bringing customers a broader solutions portfolio and more extensive technical resources," said Schleicher. "The business units, while maintaining their operating autonomy, continue to operate cohesively - supported by joint best practices - in support of Presidio Networked Solutions' customers."

"As one of the larger healthcare providers in the area, Boston Medical Center serves patients from all walks of life. We face the continuing challenge of improving patient care," said Brad Blake, Director, Infrastructure & Engineering. "Over the years, Presidio, formerly named Networked Information Systems, has assisted us in the design, development and deployment of our network and data center and core storage infrastructure, while adding wireless technology throughout the enterprise campus. Additionally, we worked closely with Presidio to develop a new Nurse Call solution. The Nurse Call environment runs over our wireless network infrastructure, allowing nurses to respond quickly to patient needs without the disruption of overhead paging. Now, with the resources made available through the breadth of Presidio Networked Solutions, we see the organization continuing to play a key role in the evolution of our IT needs at the Medical Center."

Industry-acknowledged for outstanding customer satisfaction, the company is rated at almost 4.6 out of 5.0 by its customers, as measured by Cisco. Of the company's workforce, over 40% are engineers with certifications from Presidio's technology provider partners.

About Presidio Networked Solutions

Presidio Networked Solutions addresses the complete technology lifecycle - design, development, deployment and management - of networking and communications products and services for the commercial and government markets. Presidio's comprehensive portfolio comprises unified communications, wireless, security, storage, and network infrastructure solutions, and the company represents such vendor partners as Cisco, EMC, IBM, Microsoft, NetApp, Nortel, and Sun. The company holds the highest networking industry certifications from Cisco Systems (Gold Certified Partner), Nortel (Elite Advantage Partner), and IBM (Premier Partner), as well as a host of other high-level certifications. Presidio Networked Solutions also offers customers an extensive range of financing solutions, including leasing. For more information, visit http://www.presidio.com. (1) The name Presidio Networked Solutions is a trademark of Presidio Networked Solutions. Other trade names used in this document are acknowledged to be the properties of their respective owners.