MEDIA RELEASE PR41636
Raritan Introduces Economical Intelligent Rack PDU with True kWh Energy Metering
SOMERSET, N.J., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
- New PDU PX-1000 Series delivers cost-effective energy
intelligence to data centers -
Raritan today added a new family of intelligent rack power distribution units (PDU), the Raritan PX-1000
Series, to its power management portfolio. Setting a new performance standard, the high-quality, metered-
PDU PX-1000 comes with built-in intelligence, integrated support for optional environment sensors, Web-
based energy performance tracking capabilities and a multitude of security features.
The PX-1000, and Raritan's other intelligent rack PDUs, gather extensive
and accurate power information, including data on voltage, current (Amps),
power factor, apparent power (kVA), active power (kW), environmental
temperature and humidity and energy consumption in kilowatt hours (kWh). To
make it easy for data center operators to view power activity, real-time
information can be seen on the PDU's LED display at the rack and via a Web
browser. User-configurable critical and non-critical power and environmental
thresholds can be set, and alerts sent so data center managers can take
corrective action.
PX delivers the industry's most accurate measurement -- with ISO/IEC +/-
1% billing-grade accuracy -- on the important kWh metric; whereas other
solutions only measure current (Amps) or determine kWh through calculations
and assumptions, instead of real-time measurement. "kWh is key to knowing the
real cost of power usage and carbon footprint," said Herman Chan, Director of
Raritan's Energy Management Business. "With the introduction of our new
PX-1000 Series, Raritan is now offering true energy metering technologies for
data centers of all sizes."
Also new with the PX-1000 is the industry's first auto-flip PDU display
that changes the orientation of the LED display when the PDU is rotated,
which provides added rack installation flexibility. In addition to Ethernet,
the PX-1000 comes with additional ports -- including USB-A (host), USB-B
(device), Feature/KVM, and DB9 RS232 serial.
All PX models are fully supported by Raritan's Power IQ(R) Energy
Management software that provides additional monitoring and management
capabilities. Also available are optional environmental sensors that are
automatically detected and displayed as soon as they are plugged into the
PX-1000. Raritan's sensors track temperature and humidity at the rack to help
eliminate over cooling and hot spots.
PX-1000 is available worldwide starting today from Raritan's channel
partners. Available in Japan in January 2011. More information on Raritan's
power solutions can be found at
About Raritan's Intelligent Rack PDUs
Raritan's intelligent rack PDU portfolio is the largest in the industry
and includes single-phase, three-phase, high power (400V), outlet-metered,
outlet-metered and outlet-switched, and metered rack PDUs and inline power
meters to meet the needs of diverse IT environments. For Japan models, please
contact sales.japan@raritan.com
About Raritan
Raritan is a proven innovator of power management, infrastructure
management, KVM and serial solutions for data centers of all sizes. In more
than 50,000 locations worldwide, Raritan's award-winning hardware and
software solutions -- including intelligent PDUs, energy management software,
KVM-over-IP and Serial-over-IP access products -- provide IT and facility
directors, managers and administrators with the control they need to increase
power management efficiency, improve data center productivity and enhance
branch office operations. Based in Somerset, N.J., Raritan has offices
worldwide serving 76 countries. For more information, visit Raritan.com.
Raritan is an active member of the Green Grid, Climate Savers Computing
Initiative, and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Raritan's power management solutions won five key industry awards in 2010
and were recognized by the EPA for contributions to the agency's data center
initiative.
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SOURCE: Raritan
CONTACT: Raritan Japan, Inc.
Marketing.japan@raritan.com
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