Maintenance Services Made Simple

Marketing Contact:
Kelly Crothers
Marketing Director
kelly@maintenancenet.com
Telephone: 760.496.7575

Carlsbad, Calif. – August 21, 2006 – - MaintenanceNet, Inc., the leading provider of maintenance contract management services, today announced that Verari Systems, the premier developer of powerful, platform-independent blade computing systems, will utilize MaintenanceNet’s Web-enabled application to manage and track IT services of current Verari Systems customers utilizing MaintenanceNet services.

“We are excited about this partnership with MaintenanceNet which enables Verari Systems to continue to service our most valued customers,” said George Neale, Vice President of Global Supply Chain Management at Verari Systems. “The integration of our support services infrastructure with MaintenanceNet’s management tool will strengthen our existing customer relationships and will provide greater insight and business intelligence into additional maintenance revenue opportunities.”

“We are very happy that Verari Systems has embraced MaintenanceNet’s maintenance contract management application,” said Doug Crawford, IT Procurement Manager at QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM). “With visibility into all of our maintenance contracts purchased through Verari Systems, we can now be proactive on our maintenance renewals and effectively manage our IT infrastructure.”

Verari Systems has agreed to integrate its current support services structure with the MaintenanceNet web-enabled application. This will enable specific customers to easily manage, track, and audit service contracts. With full visibility into their maintenance contracts purchased, Verari customers can take advantage of efficient management of maintenance entitlement, alignment of assets to coverage, improved operational efficiencies and a drastic reduction of man hours to audit contract information.

“This partnership represents an exciting new opportunity for Verari Systems and their services business,” said Shayne Skaff, Vice President of Business Development for MaintenanceNet. “Together Verari and MaintenanceNet have provided a comprehensive solution that will help QUALCOMM gain complete visibility and management of their Verari maintenance contract life cycles. It is always great to work with companies that are committed to improving their customers business.” About Verari Systems
Verari Systems, Inc. is the premier developer of powerful, flexible, and scalable platform-independent blade computing systems that are defining a new era in high performance utility computing for the enterprise data center. Enterprises such as Akamai, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Motorola, NASA, Northrop Grumman, QUALCOMM, Sony Imageworks and Veritas DGC, as well as top universities and research institutions worldwide, are among the 4000+ customers who have chosen Verari Systems' line of high density blade server clusters, rack-optimized servers and award-winning software solutions. To learn more about Verari Systems and its unique solutions, please visit www.verari.com or call (888) 942-3800. About MaintenanceNet
MaintenanceNet is a leading provider of maintenance contract management services. The company’s innovative web-based products and comprehensive data mining, aggregation and management services allow technology vendors to maximize service revenue opportunities while improving customer satisfaction and overall operational efficiencies. By connecting technology vendors with OEMs, channel partners and end-clients, MaintenanceNet facilitates the management, marketing and sales of maintenance-based services. For more information, contact (866) 699-7212 or visit www.maintenancenet.com.

MaintenanceNet is a registered trademark of MaintenanceNet Incorporated.