SmartRow solution available via the channel
through North American Innovation Partnership Program
Columbus, Ohio [June 21, 2011] – Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, today announced the availability of its SmartRow offering with program discounts for channel partners through the Emerson Network Power Innovation Partnership Program in North America. SmartRow provides Emerson Network Power channel partners with a unique standalone data center solution that provides outstanding availability and efficiency in an easy-to-deploy package.
SmartRow is an intelligent, integrated infrastructure solution designed to work in virtually any business environment. It supports up to 20kW of IT equipment in a multi-rack configuration with integrated power, cooling, infrastructure management and fire suppression. It leverages industry best practices to provide a solution that is efficient, economical, interoperable and controllable to address the challenges of efficiency, capacity and availability.
“SmartRow gives our partners a unique data center solution to support new or transitioning IT spaces, remote facilities or backup options,” said Jeff Sturgeon, vice president of solutions and marketing, Emerson Network Power, Liebert products business in North America. “It strengthens our partners’ ability to take advantage of opportunities in the growing data center market with a solution that will expand current relationships and open up new market opportunities.”
“SmartRow makes infrastructure very simple by integrating the racks, air conditioning, fire suppression and power in an enclosure that can be delivered quickly and is easy to implement,” said Lou Rossi, CEO of Qoncert, a Tampa-based solution provider specializing in network infrastructure. “It eliminates the need for a dedicated data center space, saving our customers money, and its mobility significantly benefits businesses that are on the move or growing.”
The SmartRow offering is part of Emerson Network Power’s Smart Solutions family of intelligent, integrated infrastructure systems for the data center. The Smart Solutions family leverages Emerson Network Power’s breadth of technologies and depth of data center design expertise. The offerings integrate many of Emerson’s power, precision cooling, monitoring and management technologies and services, including Liebert, Knurr, ASCO, Avocent and NetSure branded products to deliver efficiency without compromising availability in the data center.
Emerson Network Power recently expanded the Innovation Partnership Program to provide more opportunities and industry-leading profit potential for partners. The expanded program now includes solutions from Emerson’s Avocent and Liebert brands in the U.S.
For more information on the SmartRow offering and the Smart Solutions family, or any other technologies and services from Emerson Network Power, visit www.Liebert.com.
If you are interested in joining the Emerson Network Power Innovation Partnership Program, please visit http://partnerapp.emersonnetworkpower.com.
