Emerson Network Power Introduces the Avocent Universal Management Gateway Appliance as part of the Trellis™ Platform

Announced at Gartner Data Center Conference 2011, best-in-class appliance delivers unmatched industry performance in service processor management, monitoring, access & control across IT and facilities systems

Columbus, Ohio [December 6, 2011] – Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, today introduced the Avocent Universal Management Gateway, the first data center appliance that enables true real-time, integrated monitoring, access and control across IT and facilities systems in the data center. The Avocent Universal Management Gateway appliance is an integral part of the Trellis™ platform and serves as the real-time data processing hardware link between the management software and the IT and facilities systems in the data center. When combined with data center infrastructure management software this multi-functional device delivers comprehensive real-time infrastructure management capabilities for the data center including the first and only solution in the industry for embedded service processor management across multiple heterogeneous server environments. 

Delivering unprecedented insight and control to data center professionals, the Trellis™ platform will enable smarter, faster decisions that maximize data center availability, efficiency, and capacity. 

“As a premier sponsor of the 30^th Annual Gartner Data Center Conference, Emerson is excited to showcase the Avocent Universal Management Gateway appliance along with the Avocent DSView 4 software upgrade at this leading industry event,” said Steve Hassell, president of the Avocent business of Emerson Network Power. “The Avocent Universal Management Gateway appliance combines the new, revolutionary Trellis™ platform designed to deliver real-time data collection and monitoring with our industry  leading IT infrastructure management technologies (KVM over IP, serial console, and service processor management)  to enable more effective and comprehensive data center infrastructure management.  In addition to allowing customers to manage the embedded service processors from any brand of server in their datacenter without having to buy additional management software, this device also integrates capabilities delivered traditionally through multiple, disparate IT and facilities devices into a single 1U product with four times the functionality in 25 percent of the size enhancing data center resource and space utilization by as much as 50 percent.  

Available February 2012, the Avocent Universal Management Gateway appliance, on display at the Gartner Data Center Conference (Booth H), is a powerful and scalable 1U device that can collect real-time data from thousands of devices and sensors across IT and facilities systems. The Avocent Universal Management Gateway appliance efficiently and intelligently stores, processes and translates the huge volumes of real-time data generated by these systems enabling rapid, accurate problem identification, escalation and resolution. The Avocent Universal Management Gateway appliance also provides remote access to and controls data center systems that are central to the future of DCIM. 

“More and more organizations are seeking to eliminate the inefficiencies created when IT and facilities systems are managed separately,” explained David Cappuccio, Vice President and Chief of Research – Infrastructures, Gartner. “DCIM solutions that integrate IT and facilities systems into a single management platform will be essential to optimizing the performance of the data center in the future.” 

Avocent DSView 4 Software, also introduced today, is the first data center infrastructure management software to use the Avocent Universal Management Gateway appliance to deliver 24/7 centralized data center management. This hardware and software combination enables data center administrators to remotely access, monitor and control target devices on multiple heterogeneous platforms across numerous locations. Avocent DSView 4 also offers new features including HyperV support, FIPS 140-2 support, and the addition of an open architecture database to allow administrators to design custom reports, and utilize third-party reporting systems.  

As part of Emerson Network Power’s participation at Gartner Data Center Conference, Hassell and a Blue Cross Blue Shield executive will speak on December 6, 2011 at 1:45 pm at Augustus 5, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas on “Reducing Costs and Improving Performance with Data Center Infrastructure Management.” 

To learn more about the Avocent Universal Management Gateway appliance, Avocent DSView 4 Software, the Trellis™ platform or Emerson Network Power’s DCIM solutions/strategy, please visit www.EmersonNetworkPower.com/DCIM. 

About Emerson Network Power
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), delivers software, hardware and services that maximize availability, capacity and efficiency for data centers, healthcare and industrial facilities. A trusted industry leader in smart infrastructure technologies, Emerson Network Power provides innovative data center infrastructure management solutions that bridge the gap between IT and facility management and deliver efficiency and uncompromised availability regardless of capacity demands. Our solutions are supported globally by local Emerson Network Power service technicians. Learn more about Emerson Network Power products and services at www.EmersonNetworkPower.com.  

About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and tools and storage businesses. Sales in fiscal 2011 were $24.2 billion. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.