Emerson Network Power

Emerson Network Power

Type	A business of Emerson Electric Company
Headquarters	Columbus, Ohio, USA
Key people	David N. Farr, Chairman, CEO, and President, Emerson D. Scott Barbour, Executive Vice President, Emerson Network Power Jay Geldmacher, Executive Vice President, Emerson Network Power
Revenue	$6.8 billion (fiscal 2011)
Number of employees	≈ 50,000 (fiscal 2011)
Website	www.emersonnetworkpower.com

Emerson Network Power – a division of Emerson Electric Company – is a global technology company that specializes in the development and manufacture of power backup systems, power supplies, embedded computing solutions, precision cooling, racks/enclosures, infrastructure management, and connectivity technologies for original equipment manufacturers, telecommunications service providers, data center professionals, health care IT managers, and industrial facility managers. Emerson Network Power has global headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.

About Emerson Network Power

Emerson formed its Network Power business platform in 2000 as an extension of the company’s rebranding efforts. The platform is composed of brands and subsidiary businesses that specialize in providing solutions for technology infrastructure protection ranging from “grid-level” technologies to integrated system components.

Participation in Industry Consortiums

The Green Grid

Emerson joined the The Green Grid consortium in 2007.^[1]

ASHRAE

ASHRAE, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers.^[2] Fred Stack, vice president of marketing for Emerson Network Power’s Liebert Precision Cooling business, was named chairman of ASHRAE’s Technical Committee 9.9 (Mission Critical Facilities, Technology Spaces, & Electronic Equipment / Systems) in 2008.^[3]

OpenSAF Foundation

The Open Service Availability Forum (also known as OpenSAF). Emerson Network Power’s Embedded Computing business is a founding member of the foundation.^[4]

Brands and Businesses

Individual Emerson Network Power brands and businesses (along with corresponding technology offerings) include:

• Aperture / Avocent
  • Infrastructure Management, Digital and Analog KVM Switches, Extenders, Serial and LCD Consoles, Data Center Infrastructure Management, Data Center (Monitoring and Access; Planning, Server, Storage and Network Management; and Performance and Real-Time Optimization), Infrastructure Management Services

• ASCO / Firetrol
  • Power Transfer Switches, Specialty Transfer Switches and Switchboards, Power Control Systems, Power Monitoring and Control, Industrial Controls, Switch Monitoring, Alarm Panels, Jockey Pump Controllers, Electric and Medium Voltage Fire Pump Controllers, Diesel Engine Fire Pump, Power Transfer Switches, Emergency Power Optimization Services

• Connectivity Solutions
  • Connectors, Microwave Components, CATV Components, Coaxial Cable Assemblies, Structured Cabling & Connectors, Tools & Accessories

• Embedded Computing
  • AdvancedMC Boards, AdvancedTCA/MicroTCA Platforms, CompactPCI Systems, Industrial Motherboards, Open-Standard Middleware, VMEbus Boards

• Embedded Power
  • AC-DC Power Supplies, DC-DC Converters

• Energy Systems / NetSure
  • DC Power Supplies, AC-DC Power Systems, DC-DC Converter Systems, DC-AC Inverter Systems, DC UPS, Batteries and Accessories, Monitoring, Outside Plant (Building Entrance, Buried Distribution, CATV Equipment, Connectors and Frames, Containerized Infrastructure, Cross-Connect Cabinets, Fiber Optic Enclosures, Power Transfer Switches, Remote Terminals, Terminal Blocks and Wireless Solutions), Fiber Distribution Hubs, Communication Networks, Telecommunications Services, 400V DC Power, Renewable and Hybrid Energy

• Liebert / Chloride
  • AC Power Supplies / Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), Precision Cooling Systems, Monitoring Hardware and Software, Data Center Service and Assessment

• Knurr
  • Server Racks and Integrated Cabinets

• Surge Protection
  • Active Tracking Filters, Surge Suppression Equipment (TVSS)

External links

• 2007 Emerson Network Power Energy Logic white paper on energy use in the data center.^[5]
• 2008 Emerson Network Power white paper on an alternative proxy metric (Compute Units Per Second, or CUPS) for benchmarking efficiency.^[6]
• Emerson Network Power website

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