Columbus, OH [January 24, 2006]—Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity, and Egenera, a leader in utility computing, today introduced the CoolFrame solution, which integrates Emerson Network Power's Liebert XD® cooling technology with the Egenera BladeFrame EX system, also introduced today. The CoolFrame solution enables customers to deploy Egenera high-performance servers while adding virtually no heat to their facilities and represents the first time Liebert XD technology has been used to deliver cooling directly to a server rack.
Adding CoolFrame to a BladeFrame EX reduces the heat dissipation of the rack to the room from as much as 20,000 watts to a maximum of 1,500 watts without impacting the performance of the 12 processor cores per square foot. The CoolFrame solution also greatly reduces the energy costs for data center cooling of a BladeFrame EX environment by eliminating 1.5 kW of fan load per rack from the room cooling system. At full capacity this equates to a 23 percent reduction in data center cooling energy costs. At reduced loads the percent savings is even higher.
"Solving data center cooling issues effectively and efficiently requires server manufacturers and power and cooling specialists to work together to bring cooling closer to processing resources to increase cooling capacity and flexibility," said Bob Bauer, group vice president Emerson and president of Liebert Worldwide. "The CoolFrame solution not only delivers the flexibility to deploy a high capacity cooling solution where and when needed, it demonstrates how the Liebert XD cooling infrastructure can be adapted to deliver cooling directly to the rack."
"The Liebert XD system provides exceptional cooling in high-density environments," said Susan Davis, vice president of marketing at Egenera. "Selecting the BladeFrame now means that data center managers will have access to a highly efficient and flexible way to adapt to their data centers' cooling requirements."
The Liebert XD is a waterless cooling solution that delivers focused cooling through an infrastructure that includes a pumping unit or chiller and overhead piping system with quick-connect fixtures. Flexible piping connects Liebert XD cooling modules to the infrastructure, making it easy to add modules or reconfigure the system. With the CoolFrame solution, Liebert XD cooling modules become integral to the rear of the Egenera BladeFrame EX system. A single pumping unit or chiller provides 160 kW liquid cooling capacity for up to eight BladeFrame EX systems. The cooling modules do not impact the BladeFrame EX system's unique cable management and serviceability features and add no additional footprint or power requirements.
The CoolFrame solution will be available by the second quarter of this year.
For more information on Emerson Network Power's family of Liebert cooling solutions, visit www.liebert.com or call 1-800-877-9222.
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Egenera is a global leader in delivering computing solutions that simplify datacenter operations and infrastructure. The Egenera BladeFrame product family simplifies the datacenter with an innovative server architecture specifically designed to reduce complexity and enable IT to respond rapidly to business requirements. Market-leading enterprises around the world trust the Egenera BladeFrame system to run their most important business applications and achieve higher resource utilization, faster application time to market and lower total cost of ownership. Headquartered in Marlboro, Mass., Egenera has offices worldwide. More information is available at www.egenera.com.
Emerson Network Power, an Emerson business, is the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity, providing a full spectrum of reliable power, connectivity and precision cooling solutions for computer, communications, healthcare and industrial systems, backed by the largest global services organization in the power industry. Recognized product brands within the Emerson Network Power family include Liebert, ASCO, Astec, and Lorain. For more information on Liebert mission-critical power and cooling technology visit www.liebert.com. For more information on the full range of technology solutions from Emerson Network Power, visit www.emersonnetworkpower.com.
St. Louis-based Emerson (www.gotoemerson.com) is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers in electronics and telecommunications; process control; industrial automation; heating, ventilating and air conditioning; and appliance and tools. Sales in fiscal 2005 were $17.3 billion.
Egenera®, BladeFrame® and CoolFrameTM are trademarks or registered trademarks of Egenera Inc. in the United States and other countries.
