Emerson Network Power's James Hall Named President of the Blade Systems Alliance
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Columbus, Ohio [December 19, 2006]- Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity(TM), today announced that James Hall, IT strategic marketing manager for the company's Liebert power and cooling solutions, has been elected president of the Blade Systems Alliance.
"I'm honored to have the opportunity to help drive the strategic direction and initiatives of this important global industry association," said Hall. "Blade-based technology offers companies a significant higher efficiency and cost savings opportunity. It's important that there is an unbiased organization such as Blade Systems Alliance that can provide valuable information and insight to anyone interested in the adoption, deployment and application of blade systems."
Hall has more than three decades of leadership experience in marketing, engineering and operations management in the power industry. In his position at Emerson Network Power, he is responsible for developing strategies and driving execution of programs that educate IT managers and executives about power and cooling issues, including the unique power and cooling requirements blades introduce. He also currently serves on the board of the Central Ohio AFCOM chapter.
The Blade Systems Alliance is focused on accelerating development and adoption of blade server technologies. The group dedicated to promoting multi-vendor best practices for modular systems management and racking, and working with the user community to address real-world data center and advanced computing issues. Member companies include providers of blade servers, cooling and heating solutions, racking, storage equipment, infrastructure and cabling, data protection solutions, storage area networks and data storage, and complimentary hardware and software.
The Blade Systems Alliance recently announced the date for its BladeSystems insight 2007, the first senior-level invitational summit designed to bring together an exclusive audience of IT, data center and networking executives with major vendors of blade servers and related technologies. The event will take place April 10 - 12, 2007 at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa in Savannah, Ga. For more information on the event, visit www.bladesystemsinsight.com.
For more information on Liebert technologies and services from Emerson Network Power, visit www.liebert.com.
About Blade Systems Alliance
Uniquely positioned as the only industry association with an unbiased focus on the adoption of blade server technology, the Blade Systems Alliance (BladeS) is a forum for end users, consultants and vendors interested in the deployment and application of blade systems. For more information on the organization, visit www.bladesystems.org.
About Emerson Network Power
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), is the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity(TM). The company is the trusted source for adaptive and ultra-reliable solutions that enable and protect its customers' business-critical technology infrastructures. Backed by the largest global services organization in the industry, Emerson Network Power offers a full range of innovative power, precision cooling and connectivity products and services for computer, communications, healthcare and industrial systems. Key product brands within the Emerson Network Power family include Liebert, ASCO, Astec, and Lorain. The Liebert Adaptive Architecture creates power, cooling and monitoring platforms for IT systems that combine high reliability and flexibility while delivering the lowest total cost of ownership. For more information on Liebert visit www.Liebert.com. For more information on the full spectrum of enterprise-wide solutions from Emerson Network Power, visit www.gotoemerson.com.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2006 were $20.1 billion. For more information, visit www.gotoemerson.com.
