PRESS RELEASE

CounterTrade Named an HP Public Sector Elite Company

Wednesday, October 07, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Joe Boglino, 303-424-9710
jboglino@countertrade.com

Arvada, CO: CounterTrade Products, Inc. is designated by HP as a HP Public Sector Elite company for the fourth year in a row in Colorado.

The Public Sector Elite designation distinguishes CounterTrade as a company who provides high-quality HP solutions to education and government institutions. The company's Public Sector certifications include K-12 Education, Higher Education, State and Local Government and Federal Government.

CounterTrade offers affordable, reliable and scalable HP options for all public sector clients. We are recognized as one of Colorado's premier public sector servicing companies who specifically maintains solutions and services for this market. We employ technology specialists who help identify unique technology needs and guide purchases, for a single customer up to an enterprise solution.

We are pleased with being named a HP Public Sector Elite company, said Marlene Calabria, CEO. Providing products and solutions to Colorado public organizations is something we have done for over 20 years. Offering HP product and services as an Elite partner will directly benefit our public customers in the form of price, knowledge and expertise.

The requirements to earn the Public Sector Elite designation are demanding. After a thorough evaluation of CounterTrade's services and solutions, HP recognized CounterTrade as a go to vendor for public sector organizations seeking HP solutions.

Since 1985, CounterTrade Products, Inc. has provided a wide range of Information Technology products and services for education, state and federal government clients. CounterTrade Products is an ISO 9001:2008 certified, small women-owned disadvantaged business (SBA certified) with an impressive IT product line card consisting of 400,000 products from over 2,000 manufacturers. CounterTrade has a GSA Schedule (GS-35-0650K) and a Prime Contractor for NASA SEWP IV (NNG07DA50B)and NIH ECS III (263-03-D-0527). For more information about our products and services, please visit www.countertradeproducts.com

CounterTrade Products, Inc. is a registered trademark. All other brand or product names are or maybe trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of their respective owners.

If you are buying IT equipment and services, CounterTrade will quickly and accurately respond with a quote that is on a government contract and will give you SDB Woman-owned small business credits for the purchase. CounterTrade responds rapidly and accurately to get the items in your INBOX through to your OUTBOX. Our 24 years of Federal / State Government and Education experience can be relied on especially at critical times of the year. We answer the phone. We answer emails. We answer requests. Don't wait on a vendor. We are AT YOUR SERVICE. It is not the other way around.

Since 1985, Countertrade has helped organizations grow by supporting and fulfilling I.T. needs from desktop and servers to more complex network integration requirements such as the latest virtual network technologies and I.T. security products and services.

Our primary mission is to make your procurement SIMPLE. If you are a governmental organization needing product and services with accountability, we furnish parts, services, and maintenance through a variety of pre-competed, authorized Federal and State and Local contract vehicles.

CounterTrade Products, Inc. is a registered trademark. All other brand or product names are or maybe trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of their respective owners.