VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Vertiv, formerly known as Emerson Network Power, has rolled out its multi-city “Vertiv Xpress” to expand and connect with its customer base in India. The “Vertiv Xpress”, a truck, was exclusively launched in Delhi, showcasing Vertiv’s capabilities and innovations in the data centers business. The event was attended by over top customers from north India and Vertiv sales, service and channel team members. Vertiv Xpress truck, flagged off from Delhi, will travel to more than 50 IT hubs across India tapping customers from across verticals which is expected to cover more than 15,000 footfalls. It will cover tier-1 metro cities, followed by upcountry tier-2 cities. Under the initiative, Vertiv will showcase its product portfolio to engage with their customers to generate awareness around energy and efficiency. The event witnessed keynote speech by Sunil Khanna, MD & President, Vertiv Energy Pvt. Ltd, highlighting the company’s ability to scale new heights, streamline and...

Vertiv, formerly Emerson Network Power, has announced multiple additions to its executive team as it accelerates into its second year as a private company. The new appointments fortify the business for anticipated growth in 2018 as Vertiv continues to reposition itself in its key markets and organize around its core tenets: customer focus, innovation, employee development, and speed. “The executive team we have put together over the past 12 months has been instrumental in the acquisitions and ongoing integration of Energy Labs and Geist,” Vertiv Chief Executive Officer Rob Johnson said. “They bring exceptional experience and enthusiasm to everything we do, and have embraced our culture of collaboration, innovation and transparency.... Read More

Emerson Network Power today announced the appointment of Rob Johnson as CEO and officially commenced a campaign to rebrand the standalone company as Vertiv. Vertiv is a global provider of mission-critical infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments. The company, which is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio has more than 20,000 employees and more than 25 manufacturing and assembly facilities worldwide. Platinum Equity acquired the business today from Emerson in a transaction valued in excess of $4 billion and Emerson has also retained a minority interest in the company. Johnson, most recently an operating partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, spent 10 years at American Power Conversion (APC), a leader in data center infrastructure.  He was president and CEO of APC when the company was sold to Schneider Electric for $6.1 billion in 2007.  While at APC he al...

Emerson today announced an agreement to sell Network Power to Platinum Equity and a group of co-investors for $4 billion. It will retain a subordinated interest in Network Power and the sale is expected to close by December 31, 2016 , subject to customary regulatory approvals. “This agreement marks a major milestone in the strategic portfolio repositioning we announced last June,” said David N Farr , chairman and chief executive officer, Emerson... Read More

“The industry continues to advance at an unprecedented pace. While many businesses remain cautious about making significant changes to their IT infrastructure due to economic uncertainty and the desire to extend the life of existing facilities, we are seeing innovation on many fronts and the potential for major transformation in the industry has never been more real,” said Steve Hassell, President of Data Center Solutions, Emerson Network Power. Cloud gets complicated Most organizations are now using cloud computing to some degree. The evolution from SaaS to true hybrid environments, in which cloud services are used to bring greater agility to legacy facilities, continues to advance as more organizations move to a bimodal architecture. Rather than stabilizing, however,... Read more  

Emerson Network Power has launched the Avocent Thunder programme to incentivize partners. This programme is valid for the sale of Emerson’s Avocent range of products for Emerson’s Value-Added Resellers (VARs) and Network Solution Partners (NSPs) in India. Partners can significantly enhance their earning potential from sales of the Avocent product portfolio with the option to win exciting prizes such as motorbikes, laptops, DSLR cameras and other exciting products or redeem PAYBACK points worth up to INR5,00,000 for sales in excess of INR1,00,00,000 for the Avocent portfolio of products. The Avocent Thunder programme is valid for a period of three months from July 1 to September 31, 2015. The programme has been designed to offer partners multiple slabs between INR3,000 and INR5,00,000. The products included under this programme are from the Avocent portfolio with software and accessories, as well as all Liebert brand power distribution units (PDUs), Liebert brand rack data units (R...

Emerson Network Power has announced the “Knockout Punch!” program for the July-September 2015 quarter. This channel incentive programme is designed to reward Indian Network Solution Partners (NSPs) and Value-Added Resellers (VARs) channel partners through PAYBACK points for sales of Emerson’s small and micro uninterruptible power supply (UPS) products (up to 20 kVA). The “Knockout Punch!” programme is valid for a period of three months starting from July 1 to September 30, 2015. Emerson has formulated this programme keeping in mind the interests and benefits of the partners, as they are an integral part of the India growth strategy. Through PAYBACK (India’s largest multi-brand loyalty programme), Emerson can offer its NSPs and VARs the opportunity to select their rewards from over 50 PAYBACK partner brands. To ensure that partners across all ranges can avail the programme, various slabs (sales targets) ranging between INR25,000 and INR25,00,000 have been set up for the programme....

Emerson Network Power has announced significant enhancements across its portfolio, ensuring best?in?class security capabilities for government, multimedia, broadcast, financial and IT operation centre environments. Available in North America, Europe, Australia, India and Japan, all of the enhanced solutions address two critical customer concerns: enhanced security and increased remote monitoring and management. “New security threats emerge every day, and we must remain vigilant in ensuring our systems are delivering the best possible protection for our customers and their networks. We must do this while continuing to meet the increasing need for holistic network visibility and control anytime, from anywhere. All of today’s enhancements are designed specifically to deliver secure, intelligent environments without compromising access or usability,” said Jay Wirts, General Manager, Avocent Core Products, Emerson Network Power. The new enhancements include a firmware upgrade to E...

Emerson Network Power has announced significant enhancements across its portfolio, ensuring best?in?class security capabilities for government, multimedia, broadcast, financial and IT operation centre environments. Available in North America, Europe, Australia, India and Japan, all of the enhanced solutions address two critical customer concerns: enhanced security and increased remote monitoring and management. “New security threats emerge every day, and we must remain vigilant in ensuring our systems are delivering the best possible protection for our customers and their networks. We must do this while continuing to meet the increasing need for holistic network visibility and control anytime, from anywhere. All of today’s enhancements are designed specifically to deliver secure, intelligent environments without compromising access or usability,” said Jay Wirts, General Manager, Avocent Core Products, Emerson Network Power. The new enhancements include a firmware upgrade to Emer...

Emerson Network Power has launched the Avocent Avengers programme to incentivize partners. This programme is valid for sales of Emerson’s Avocent range of products for its Value-Added Resellers (VARs) and Network Solution Partners (NSPs) in India. Partners can significantly enhance their earning potential for Avocent products with the option to win a car or redeem PAYBACK points worth Rs.5,00,000 for sales in excess of Rs.1,00,00,000 for the Avocent portfolio of products. The programme will be valid for a period of three months from April 1 to June 31, 2015. The programme has been designed to offer multiple slabs to offer PAYBACK points from 1,00,000 to 1,00,00,000 and thus partners have the unique opportunity to boost their earnings and redeem rewards from a repertoire of PAYBACK partner brands. The products included under this programme are from the Avocent portfolio with software and accessories, as well as all Liebert branded power distribution units (PDUs), Liebert branded ra...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Trailing with the ongoing cricket fever in the country, Emerson Network Power(NYSE:EMR) has unveiled the "Howzzatt Offer" for its channel partners across India. The "Howzzatt Offer" is valid from April 1 to June 30, 2014 and is applicable on the sale of UPS systems up to 20 kVA. The scheme is valid for purchases from Ingram Micro and neoteric infomatique ltd and is applicable only to VARs and NSPs of Emerson Network Power India Pvt. Ltd. Commenting on the scheme, Ankesh Kumar, Director - Channel Products and Marketing, Emerson Network Power in India , said, "Our partners are an integral part of our ecosystem. It is a part of our channel initiatives to enable our partners sell our products. The current scheme is aimed at empowering partners to create a profitable proposition for themselves." The scheme offers channel partners the freedom to choose their ta...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Trailing with the ongoing cricket fever in the country,  Emerson Network Power(NYSE:EMR)  has unveiled the  "Howzzatt Offer"  for its channel partners across India. The  "Howzzatt Offer"  is valid from April 1 to June 30, 2014 and is applicable on the sale of UPS systems up to 20 kVA. The scheme is valid for purchases from Ingram Micro and neoteric infomatique ltd and is applicable only to VARs and NSPs of Emerson Network Power India Pvt. Ltd. Commenting on the scheme,  Ankesh Kumar, Director - Channel Products and Marketing, Emerson Network Power in India , said, "Our partners are an integral part of our ecosystem. It is a part of our channel initiatives to enable our partners sell our products. The current scheme is aimed at empowering partners to create a profitable proposition for themselves." The scheme offers channel partners the freedom to choose their target slabs and take home gift...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Emerson Network Power(NYSE:EMR)  has appointed  neoteric infomatique  as a national distributor for its range of small and medium uninterruptible power supply (UPS) products in India. With this partnership, the company plans to address the growing demand from enterprises for innovative and technologically superior backup power solutions devised for modern-day IT requirements. Announcing the partnership,  Sanjay Zadoo, Country Manager, Channel Business, Emerson Network Power in India , said, “We are pleased to announce neoteric infomatique ltd. as a distributor for India. neoteric has a successful history and robust distribution presence with a network of 10,000 partners spread across 500+ cities. We are confident that neoteric will help us extend our nationwide footprint and support us in inducting more valued partners for a varied range of products. Through Neoteric, IT resellers in India will now have ...