Acquisition to Deliver Best-in-Class Asset Tracking, Capacity Planning and Energy Visualization for Superior Energy Management
Dubai-UAE: 19 February 2012 - Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today announced a strategic technology acquisition of EnergyCenter 2.0 platform, the flagship energy efficiency product from Viridity, a well-known start-up specializing in data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software.
Through the buy-out, Schneider Electric will gain the intellectual property and software of the Viridity EnergyCenter 2.0 platform, which enables the auto-discovery of IT assets to optimize capacity utilization at the IT asset level. The software will augment Schneider Electric's StruxureWare™ for Data Center Operations DCIM suite, which is designed to solve the most complex challenges in the running of enterprise data centers.
David Cappuccio, Research Vice-President and Chief of Research for Infrastructure and Operations at Gartner Inc., noted in a recent report: "Forward-thinking companies have realized that to run data centers efficiently and extend their lives indefinitely, it is not logical to treat data center facilities and IT assets separately because without one the other cannot operate. When enterprises start to focus on all the components that make up the ecosystem, they will begin to make informed long-range decisions."
StruxureWare™ for Data Centers is a combination of Schneider Electric's market leading DCIM and Data Center Facility Management (DCFM) software tools. The complete suite provides data gathering, monitoring, automation, as well as planning and implementation functionalities to enable an integrated and multifaceted view of all the mission critical physical systems of the data center. As a cornerstone of this suite, C-level executives, data center managers and facility managers have complete visibility and control over their data center's daily operations.
Jim Simonelli, CTO, IT Business, Schneider Electric, said: "We are very pleased to welcome the Viridity team and their award-winning EnergyCenter 2.0 platform. We look forward to incorporating this solution into Schneider Electric's line of software solutions. Our entrepreneurial cultures are extremely complementary and we expect immediate synergies in the development of Schneider Electric's next generation DCIM software."
This strategic investment in Viridity's EnergyCenter 2.0 software will enable Schneider Electric customers to meet their most pressing data center energy challenges while gaining efficiency across all levels of their daily data center operations. The ability to measure energy consumption accurately and by device will differentiate Schneider Electric and the StruxureWareTM for Data Center Operations suite, ultimately helping customers make the most of their energy.
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About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation, and data centres/networks, as well as a broad presence in residential applications. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, and efficient, the company's 110,000 plus employees achieved sales of 19.6 billion euros in 2010, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations make the most of their energy. www.schneider‑electric.com/company
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