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• Emerson Network Power Introduces Smart Solutions Integrated Infrastructure to Optimize Data Center Efficiency and Capacity
  February 2, 2011
  Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today introduced Smart Solutions, a family of intelligent, integrated infrastructure systems for the data center. These Smart Solutions bring together best-of-breed technologies and industry best practices to enable cost-effective management of capacity, efficiency and availability through interoperable systems configured to speed implementation, adapt to change and reduce costs. As part of the family, the company also introduced the SmartRowTM and SmartModTM offerings which, along with the previously released SmartAisleTM offering, exemplify the design principles and value of all Smart Solutions. These offerings are available globally. Timing and availability will differ from region to region.
• Emerson Provides Fujitsu with Increased Data Center Reliability and Efficiency
  January 26, 2011
  Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today announced that leading IT services company Fujitsu has significantly improved its data center reliability and efficiency. Using Emerson Network Power’s Aperture software solutions, part of the company’s data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solutions portfolio, Fujitsu increased the overall reliability, availability, and efficiency of its data center systems. The Aperture software solutions have enabled Fujitsu to reduce carbon emissions by more than 2,700 metric tons per year and saved 380 man hours per month with standardized installation, move, and change processes.
  
• Emerson Network Power Adds EC Plug Fans to Liebert Cooling Systems to Provide Energy Efficient Precision Cooling
  January 13, 2011
  In response to the increasing needs for data center and IT managers to both reduce costs and increase availability, Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, has extended electrically commutated (EC) plug fans to all down-flow models of Liebert CW™ and Liebert DS™ precision cooling systems to allow data centers of all sizes to automatically adjust cooling unit capacities to match the IT server demands and improve energy savings and Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE). The product extension is available in: North America, Central and Latin America, China, India and Asia-Pacific.
  
• Emerson Global Data Center Hits One-Year Milestone
  October 27, 2010
  Emerson’s state-of-the-art global data center recently celebrated its one-year anniversary with another day of uninterrupted IT operations and zero unplanned downtime. Equipped throughout with products and solutions from Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity, the data center has maintained 100 percent availability since going online in the summer of 2009.
• Emerson Network Power Introduces Liebert XDS System to Bring Data Center Cooling Directly to the Server
  October, 26, 2010
  With energy costs soaring, reducing the energy consumption of data center cooling systems is becoming as critical as maintaining reliable cooling for high-density IT environments. With that in mind, Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today introduced the Liebert XDS server cooling system, a breakthrough direct server cooling technology that can provide a flexible, reliable and energy-efficient cooling solution for high-density IT systems. Available in North America, Central and Latin America, the Liebert XDS from Emerson Network Power brings refrigerant-based cooling directly to the server with a revolutionary technology that eliminates both cooling system and server fans. The result is silent, highly energy-efficient cooling system that exceeds the performance of the best cooling solutions on the market.
  
• Emerson Emerson Network Power Unveils Comprehensive Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Strategy
  October 19, 2010
  Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today introduced Trellis™, the first integrated, single-information-source data center infrastructure management (DCIM) platform to bridge the critical gap between a data center’s IT equipment and facilities infrastructure. The Trellis dynamic infrastructure optimization platform is a family of hardware, software and services designed to manage the dynamic nature and requirements of the infrastructure holistically from a central “source of truth,” enabling data center managers to make smarter decisions on the interplay between efficiency, availability and capacity utilization.
  
• Emerso n Network Power Unveils Next Generation Data Center Infrastructure Management Solution
  October 4, 2010
  Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today introduced Avocent Data Center Planner, a visual infrastructure planning and management software solution within Emerson Network Power’s strategic framework for data center optimization. Under constant pressure to control costs while maintaining efficiency and availability, Emerson Network Power’s latest data center infrastructure management solution enables IT users to improve energy efficiency through the visualization of data center growth.
  
• Survey of Emerson Network Power’s Data Center Users Group in North America Shows Growing Concerns over Data Center Management and Availability
  June 2, 2010
  Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today announced the results of its biannual Data Center Users Group (DCUG) survey. The survey results, which include responses from more than 170 data center, facility and IT managers in North America, showed growing concern regarding adequate monitoring and data center management capabilities, as well as continued concern over data center availability heat density and energy efficiency.
  
• Emerson Network Power Introduces SmartAisle™ Solution to Improve Effectiveness of Data Center Cooling
  March 9, 2010
  As high heat densities continue to push the limits of data center cooling, Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today introduced the SmartAisle cooling management solution that utilizes cold aisle containment to increase cooling efficiency and rack capacity. The SmartAisle solution is available to customers worldwide.
  
• Emerson Global Data Center in St. Louis Achieves LEED® Gold Certification
  February 26, 2010
  Emerson’s (NYSE: EMR) state-of-the-art, energy-efficient Global Data Center in St. Louis has earned two high-profile industry recognitions for environmental responsibility: LEED® Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and a 2009 Beyond Green™ High-Performance Building Award from the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council.
  
• Emerson Network Power Offers ‘Free Cooling’ Solutions, Best Practices
  February 18, 2010
  As energy prices continue to rise, data center managers are exploring every avenue for reducing energy consumption and cutting costs. Economizers are one such option, and Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today rolled out its portfolio of economization solutions while urging organizations to consider carefully the benefits and accompanying risks of “free cooling.”
  
• Emerson Network Power Introduces a Row-Based Precision Cooling System that Delivers Energy Efficient Cooling Close to the Heat Source
  January 6, 2010
  As data center managers squeeze more equipment into their IT spaces and face increasing pressure on their IT infrastructure, Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, has introduced the Liebert CRV, a precision cooling unit that fits seamlessly within a row of racks to deliver cooling close to the server heat source. The rack-sized Liebert CRV is designed for cooling rows of rack equipment of all heat densities in data centers of virtually any size. It continually adjusts to changing operating conditions based on real-time temperature and humidity readings, delivering energy-efficient, effective cooling close to the heat source.
  
• Emerson Previews State-of-the-Art, Energy-Efficient Data Center
  July 20, 2009
  Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, is previewing Emerson's new 35,000-square-foot corporate data center, located at the company's St. Louis headquarters. In addition to supporting the company's initiative to consolidate its global network – comprised of more than 100 data centers worldwide – into four facilities, the data center showcases a full array of innovative power, cooling and monitoring technologies from Emerson Network Power.
• Emerson Network Power Advances Energy Logic Strategy With Focus on Calculating Data Center Energy Efficiency
  November 17, 2008
  An industry-wide measure of data center efficiency is a critical next step in addressing IT energy consumption, according to a new white paper issued today by Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™.
• Emerson Network Power Executive Named Chairman of ASHRAE Technical Committee
  September 30, 2008
  Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, announced that Fred Stack recently earned the prestigious position of chairman of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers) Technical Committee 9.9 Mission Critical Facilities, Technology Spaces, & Electronic Equipment / Systems. Stack is vice president of marketing, Liebert Precision Cooling, Emerson Network Power.
• Emerson Network Power Introduces New Approach To Reducing Energy Consumption in Telecommunications Networks
  ‘Energy Logic' provides strategies for energy optimization at remote sites, central offices
  Sept. 15, 2008
  Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today introduced Energy Logic for Telecommunications, an approach that uses a series of sequential strategies to reduce energy consumption across the network.
• Emerson Building New Energy-Efficient Data Center
  September 3, 2008
  Emerson, the global leader in technology and engineering innovation, has begun construction on a state-of the-art, energy efficient data center at its St. Louis-based corporate headquarters. In addition to a host of cutting-edge energy saving features, the facility will also showcase a full suite of technologies from Emerson Network Power.
• Emerson Network Power to Provide Infrastructure for State-of-the -Art, Energy-Efficient Data Center Supporting Emerson's Global Operations
  September 3, 2008
  Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today announced that construction has begun on an innovative data center at Emerson's corporate headquarters that will showcase a full suite of the leading, energy-efficient technologies from Emerson Network Power. The 35,000-square-foot data center, set to open next summer as a technology showcase center for current and potential customers, will support the $22 billion company's global network, including more than 250 worldwide manufacturing and engineering operations.
• IBM Integrates Liebert SiteScan into Active Energy Manager Software
  April 30, 2008
  Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, announced today that IBM is planning to interface with Emerson Network Power's Liebert SiteScan® software as part of an enhanced infrastructure management solution that allows data center managers to make more informed decisions about the utilization and performance of their IT resources.
• Emerson Network Power and ReliOn Reach Agreement That Adds Fuel Cell Products and Technologies to a Platform of Backup Power Solutions for Communication Networks
  February 11, 2008
  Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today announced an agreement with ReliOn that will add ReliOn's industry-leading fuel cell products to the Emerson suite of NetXtend™ Integrated Enclosure Solutions for backup power.