Rave Computer Association, Inc. and Ci Design Partner in Turnkey Appliance Engagements

This release confirms the alliance of Rave Computer and Ci Design to bring together custom hardware computer solution to the IT arena.

Rave Computer Association, Inc. and Ci Design announce their formation of a strategic alliance where Rave Computer will provide integration services for Ci Designs product line.

This alliance is a win for both companies," said Tony Scicluna, Vice President of Rave Computer Sales and Marketing. We provide consumers with products that required various degrees of integration and customization. Our ability to integrate commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and custom solutions allows us to meet customers unique requirements. This is one of our primary competencies. Integration is only as good as the chassis framework. Ci Design provides superior products that meet the requirements of several vertical markets (independent software vendor (ISV), medical, other original equipment manufacture (OEM), and military. Leveraging both companies experience and knowledge base enables us to provide superior turnkey solutions."

Weve been doing business with Rave since 1995", said Jeff Wu, CEO of Ci Design. Rave has a proven track record of delivering superior customized integration services, especially to the military. Our alliance with Rave will significantly enhance our server and storage division and will be an important component to the continued success of our business."

Rave Computer Association, Inc., a private company based in Sterling Heights, Michigan, designs custom IT solutions for the ever-changing business requirements for today and the future. Their extensive technical knowledge and expertise in the high-tech arena enables Rave Computer to collaborate with leading-edge IT vendors to devise optimal custom-built solutions and products for their varied customer-base. Rave successfully delivers high density, application-specific solutions for numerous markets. For more information, visit www.rave.com or call Rave at (800) 966-7283.

Ci Design is a storage and server enclosure provider that meets both high-end performance and stringent price point requirements. Located in Anaheim, California, with logistics distribution and manufacturing in Taiwan and the Netherlands, Ci Design has manufactured and custom designed high-density rack mountable enclosure solutions since 1983. Ci Design is well positioned as an industry leader in providing Tier 1 OEM solutions as well as VAR server and storage building blocks solutions. Ci Design serves major OEM customers such as IBM, Seagate and Toshiba who require the most stringent quality control. And, Ci Design is among the first to adopt SCSI, Fibre Channel and Serial ATA technologies. For more information, please contact Julia Page, Marketing and Sales Manager, at 800-576-5487 or visit www.cidesign.com