IBM Integrates
Liebert SiteScan into Active Energy Manager Software
Columbus, Ohio [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.
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager (AEM) software tracks, through various IBM systems, energy consumption in data centers and helps customers to monitor power usage and make adjustments to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Liebert SiteScan software from Emerson Network Power captures energy consumption from data center infrastructure equipment, and provides analysis and reporting for enhanced availability and
efficiency.
IBM AEM integration with Liebert SiteScan enables IT administrators to be alerted about issues with facilities equipment, such as overheating, low battery power on uninterruptible power supply units or other conditions that may keep IT equipment in a data center from running properly. Liebert SiteScan uses a web-based server to gather information, change operating parameters, run reports and perform similar functions on various types of critical equipment.
"Proactive data center infrastructure management is just as critical as the technologies that are being monitored," said Charles O'Donnell, vice president of Monitoring and Professional Services, Emerson Network Power. "When it comes to maximizing the business value that a reliable and efficient data center can provide, real-time and ongoing visibility into the performance and health of the IT equipment and its support system becomes a competitive advantage. Organizations can't improve what they don't measure. Integration of Liebert SiteScan with Active Energy Manager simplifies this management and opens the door to additional user benefits via combined solutions from Emerson Network Power and
IBM."
The two organizations have worked together in the past as Liebert cooling solutions are embedded in select IBM systems. Also, Emerson Network Power announced last May that it was collaborating with IBM to provide more energy efficient solutions to its
customers' toughest energy problems.
For an online guided demo of Liebert SiteScan, email Vince McMorrow at vince.mcmorrow@fahlgren.com. To review IBM's recent news release on this subject, visit the IBM
Press Room.
About Emerson Network
Power
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), is the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™ from grid to chip for telecommunication networks, data centers, health care and industrial facilities. Emerson Network Power provides innovative solutions and expertise in areas including AC and DC power and precision cooling systems, embedded computing and power, integrated racks and enclosures, power switching and controls, monitoring, and connectivity. All solutions are supported globally by local Emerson Network Power service technicians. Liebert power, precision cooling and monitoring products and services from Emerson Network Power improve the utilization and management of data center and network technologies by increasing IT system availability,
flexibility and efficiency. For more information, visit www.liebert.com, www.emersonnetworkpower.com or www.eu.emersonnetworkpower.com.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, is a global leader in bringing
technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to
customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation,
climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2007
were $22.6 billion. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.