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CPI joins forces with NetApp to offer premium IT storage solutions

Schenectady, NY (6/16/2011) - Computer Professionals International (CPI), a rapidly growing information technology solution provider, announces its induction as a Network Appliance Inc. VIP Partner, an exclusive, invitation-only program extended to only the most highly-qualified NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) Partners.

As a Netapp Partner, CPI will be able to further bolster its customers' profits by leveraging the latest unified storage solutions from Network Appliance. Already one of the fastest growing technology resellers in the Northeast, CPI is now even better equipped to help clients gain competitive advantage, increased profitability and faster time-to-market. "Our relationship with Network Appliance will allow us to better service our customers' needs by offering unified storage solutions," said Computer Professionals International Vice President Rick Travis.

With 30 years of experience, CPI is eager to offer its customers the opportunity to benefit from NetApp's single architecture design which simplifies data management, allowing growing companies to easily expand from entry-level systems to state-of-the-art, high-end platforms. "CPI has an extensive portfolio of hardware, software and services that can be tailored for individual business and IT needs," Travis continued. "Partnering with NetApp enhances our ability to architect solutions which enable our customers to focus on running their companies, confident that their long-term storage needs are supported."

"We are pleased and honored to be a NetApp Reseller," said Tom Marcotte, Computer Professionals International Director of Sales. "This will help us offer our customers additional opportunities for success. CPI's growth in recent years can be attributed to our careful selection of technology partners. Our deep knowledge of NetApp's industry leading products will be a key factor in our continued growth and success, as well as that of our customers."

About NetApp:
NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions that accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost efficiency. Discover NetApp's passion for helping companies around the world go further, faster at www.netapp.com.

About Computer Professionals International:
Computer Professionals was founded in 1981 and today is one of the premier technology companies in the Northeast. CPI provides a complete portfolio of hardware, software and services that tailor readily to your unique business and IT needs - today and in the future. With 30 years of experience, you can depend on CPI and its talented team of professionals.

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Computer Professionals wants to be an integral part of your IT team. In a typical project situation, our client entrusts us with developing and implementing a complete solution to an information technology challenge. This means bringing an organized, thoughtful thorough and cost efficient approach to meeting the challenge. To ensure that our process in consistent, we have developed a standard project management approach.

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Project Implementation.
In this stage we implement the agreed upon technologies. Our project manager is in constant contact with the primary customer contact and staff. Our objective is to make sure that there are no surprises, and that all challenges are dealt with expeditiously.

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