Dell-Emerson Partner to Reduce Power Consumption in Customers' Data Centers by 42 Percent
Energy Smart Solutions Further Enhance Leadership Position in Energy Efficiency with up to 80 Percent Increase in Data Center Performance
ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE) 28 June 2007 -- Dell today announced an agreement with Emerson Network Power and its Liebert power and cooling business to help customers dramatically lower their datacenter power and cooling requirements while increasing performance and implementing long-term energy-efficient IT strategies.
The Dell-Liebert Energy Smart Solution combines Dell's innovative PowerEdge(TM) Energy Smart servers with Liebert XD supplemental cooling technology and Liebert DSroom cooling systems to deliver up to 80 percent in systems performance increase and up to 42 percent reduction in facility power required compared to prior generations of Dell servers.(1) This offering will empower customers to help simplify their IT environments, achieve greater power efficiency and reclaim more data center space.
"CIO's and facilities managers are consistently faced with the challenge of increasing computing capacity to meet growing business needs while concurrently minimizing energy costs," said Rick Becker, vice president of solutions, Dell Product Group. "By reducing both operational costs and the carbon footprint for our customers, Dell is simplifying the way businesses can take advantage of energy efficient programs and technologies without compromising IT performance."
Dell is designing new Energy Smart Services to complement Dell-Liebert Energy Smart Solutions. These services will help customers identify power and cooling inefficiencies, assess datacenter infrastructure and systems capacities, develop recommendations for improvements to optimize computing capacity, reclaim data center space and reduce energy usage. This holistic, simplified approach to designing and optimizing standards-based IT infrastructures will enable customers to take advantage of proven, end-to-end solutions for today's most pressing datacenter energy issues while planning for future business growth.
Dell-Liebert Energy Smart Solutions are available immediately worldwide. For more information on Dell Energy Smart Solutions, visit www.dell.com/energy.
About Emerson Network Power
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), provides a full spectrum of reliable power solutions, including inbound power, connectivity, power supplies, power protection systems and precision cooling, backed by the largest global services organisation in the power industry. Emerson Network Power serves the needs of telecommunications networks, data centres, health care and industrial facilities worldwide. For information, visit www.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 2006 were $20.1 billion. For more information, visit www.gotoemerson.com
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