Emerson has announced an agreement to sell Network Power to Platinum Equity and a group of co-investors. The transaction is valued at $4bn and Emerson will retain a subordinated interest in Network Power. The sale of Network Power is expected to close by 31st December, 2016, subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Scalability for capacity or redundancy in all models of the Liebert eXM UPS system has been introduced by Emerson Network Power. The UPS, which also features a new touchscreen control panel, is ideal for IT spaces with medium power requirements looking to achieve lower first costs and ongoing operational savings, greater flexibility and shorter deployment schedules.

Emerson Network Power in conjunction with the Ponemon Institute, has released an analysis of the impact and cost of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks on the data centre. Denial of Service attacks occur when a criminal prevents legitimate users from accessing information or services, with resultant disruptions that can result in total or partial outages. The report documents the increase in DoS attacks over a five-year period and analyses the impact...

Emerson Network Power has introduced the AvocentLV5000 series of high performance extender solutions at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters convention (NAB Show), which runs April 16-21st in Las Vegas. Designed to offer high-resolution DisplayPort video extension over a single cable, the Avocent LV5000 high performance extenders provide an 'at the desktop' experience for critical applications.

Emerson Network Power has released a case study with Digital Realty Trust, showing how the two companies are partnering to drive environmentally sustainable innovation by saving energy and eliminating water usage in Digital Realty’s data centres. Digital Realty is utilising the Liebert DSE pumped refrigerant economiser cooling system to save more than 300m gallons of water annually in its data centres, compared to using ...

A strategic partnership has been launched between Emerson and Cradlepoint to provide 4G/LTE cellular solutions for wireless out-of-band access in conjunction with the Avocent ACS6000 Advanced Console Server product line. The joint product solution is currently available in North America and Europe with limited availability in other regions.

Emerson Network Power has introduced five capacities of the Liebert eXM Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system for native 480V AC configurations. The models address critical applications with medium power 480V requirements, while providing cost control, efficiency and speed of deployment. The 480V AC models are available in 50 to 250kVA/kW in the Americas.

Emerson Network Power in conjunction with the Ponemon Institute, has released the 2016 Cost of Data Centre Outages report that estimates the full costs associated with unplanned outages at data centres. Emerson and the Ponemon Institute polled 63 data centre organisations in the U.S. that had experienced an outage in the past 12 months.

Emerson Network Power has announced new capabilities and modules for its Trellis platform—including the addition of Trellis Thermal System Manager, a comprehensive environmental monitoring and management module that tracks the data center’s thermal profile to the device level.

Emerson Network Power was selected by Hibernia Networks as its partner to design and build two fully integrated cable landing stations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean to securely connect the recently launched dedicated submarine fibre cable known as Hibernia Express.

Emerson Network Power has released a summary report that predicts four emerging archetypes will reshape the way the data centre of the future will look and operate. Traditionally, the data centre has evolved in response to technology innovation—mostly server-based—and the pace and direction has been somewhat predictable.

Emerson Network Power has released five data center trends to watch for in 2016. “The industry continues to advance at an unprecedented pace,” said Steve Hassell, President of Data Centre Solutions, Emerson Network Power. “While many businesses remain cautious about making significant changes to their IT infrastructure due to economic uncertainty and the desire to extend the life of existing facilities, we are seeing innova...

In light of emerging trends and evolving technologies in the telecomms market, Emerson Network Power has announced its participation at the 2015 International Telecommunications Energy Conference (INTELEC) in Osaka, Japan. Global telecomms experts from Emerson Network Power will share the latest strategies and solutions to optimise the infrastructure of communications networks during the five-day event.

Emerson Network Power has announced that the California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the use in California data centres of the Liebert DSE thermal management system with the Liebert EconoPhase Pumped Refrigerant Economizer. The Liebert DSE system represents a break-through technology that uses no water and saves up to 50% of thermal energy, through its patented design and advanced Liebert iCOM controls. 

Emerson Process Management is making energy harvesting a reality for its smart wireless transmitters through the use of Perpetuum’s vibration energy harvester and intelligent power module solutions. Energy harvesting converts unused energy, such as vibration from pumps and motors, into electric energy. Perpetuum vibration energy harvesters provide external power to Emerson’s transmitters, decreasing maintenance by extending the life o...

Emerson Network Power has announced enhancements to products, services and tools to help customers implement data centre thermal upgrades, addressing demands for increased thermal system protection, improved efficiency, added capacity and operational insight. The enhancements are available in North America.

Emerson Network Power has introduced firmware updates to its Avocent Universal Management Gateway (UMG) appliance that further harden the industry’s preeminent secure UMG platform. The enhanced Avocent UMG is available globally.

To help data centre managers achieve the highest efficiency and protection with low capital, installation and maintenance costs, as well as the industry’s most compact footprint, Emerson Network Power has introduced the Liebert PDX and Liebert PCW compact perimeter cooling systems.

Emerson Network Power has introduced its Liebert iCOM thermal controls to offer data centre managers higher energy efficiency, protection and actionable insight at the cooling unit and thermal management system levels. The next-gen Liebert iCOM unit and supervisory system controls simply optimise infrastructures for monitoring and managing the environment and controlling the operation of thermal management systems.

Five additional capacities of the Liebert eXM UPS system have been introduced by Emerson Network Power. The five capacities are for IT spaces with medium power requirements and the need for greater cost control, efficiency and speed of deployment. The 3-phase UPS now includes 13 fixed capacities from 10 to 200kW.