VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

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...