[April 15, 2015]

Red River Named to 2015 List of CRN Tech Elite 250

New Hampshire-based Red River, a leading federal information (IT) services provider, today announced it has been named to The Channel Company's CRN^® Tech Elite 250. This annual list recognizes an elite group of IT solution providers that have invested in the training and education needed to earn the most advanced technical certifications from leading vendors.

In compiling the list, The Channel Company's research group and CRN editors collaborated to assess the most customer-beneficial technical certifications in the IT channel. These technical certifications-from vendors including Cisco, Citrix (News - Alert), Dell, EMC, HP, IBM, NetApp, Microsoft, VMware and Symantec, among others-have enabled solution providers to deliver an outstanding level of premium products, services and support to their North American customers.

Deeply committed to in-depth training and technical certifications, Red River holds the highest levels of certifications from an array of industry-leading OEMs, including Cisco Systems (News - Alert), NetApp, EMC, Oracle, Dell, HP, Apple, Panasonic, APC, Hitachi, Brocade and more. The company recently became the first Federal Partner to achieve Cisco Systems Advanced Internet of Things (IoT) Connected Safety and Security Specialization and is one of the few Partners to hold this distinction in conjunction with both the coveted Cisco Master Security and Cisco Master Collaboration Specializations. Red River also holds the Dell (News - Alert) Partner Direct Security Certification, Dell Networking Certification, Elite Status with Hitachi Data Systems Federal, Premier Partnership Status with Brocade, and Oracle's (News - Alert) Partner Network's Knowledge Zone Certification for SPARC SuperCluster among others.

"The solution providers selected for our annual Tech Elite 250 have demonstrated a commitment to excellence and gained indstry credibility by investing in the IT certifications necessary to deliver exceptional service to their customers and stay competitive," said Robert Faletra, CEO, The Channel Company. "These featured solution providers have enhanced and strengthened their partnerships by earning some of the most difficult certifications from some of the most prominent names in IT. We congratulate these organizations and look forward to their continued success."

"Red River continually reinforces our deep knowledge-base in order to strengthen our longstanding partnerships and deliver the very best solutions and strategic insight to our customers," said Jeff Sessions, Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy with Red River. "We are honored to be recognized for this commitment and thrilled to be named to The Channel Company's 2015 CRN Tech Elite 250."

Coverage of the Tech Elite 250 will be featured in the April issue of CRN, and online at www.CRN.com.

About Red River

Founded on the core values of hard work, honesty and integrity, Red River is a leading provider of IT hardware integration, maintenance and support services. The company's technology expertise and mission-critical experience helps its customers optimize their business processes and maximize the value of their IT investments. Red River has developed a remarkable reputation for providing IT products and hardware-related services to military, intelligence and civilian agencies and the companies that serve them. By combining an uncommon work ethic with exceptional service, Red River delivers performance beyond expectations to its customers, partners and suppliers. Learn more at www.redriver.com. Follow Red River on Twitter (News - Alert) at @RRTFRocks, @ThinkRed, and @RedEnterprise. For more information please call 800.769.3060 or visit www.redriver.com.

About The Channel Company

The Channel Company, with established brands including CRN^®, XChange^® Events, IPED^® and SharedVue^®, is the channel community's trusted authority for growth and innovation. For more than three decades, we have leveraged our proven and leading-edge platforms to deliver prescriptive sales and marketing solutions for the technology channel. The Channel Company provides Communication, Recruitment, Engagement, Enablement, Demand Generation and Intelligence services to drive technology partnerships. Learn more at www.thechannelcompany.com.

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