AMD and Raritan collaborated to assist hardware, firmware and console vendors in bringing Desktop and Mobile Architecture for System Hardware (DASH) solutions to market delivering a DASH software development kit (SDK) and reference implementation. Products developed with these tools are designed to reduce the cost of managing desktop and notebook clients for businesses by decreasing development time and improving interoperability, allowing faster time-to-market and higher quality management products.

Appro is a leading developer of innovative supercomputing solutions, delivering power-efficient and performance-optimized platforms based on Scalable Supercomputing Cluster Architecture. This architecture enables multiple clusters to be built and grouped together based on the same design recipe and deployed as a very large stand-alone supercomputers. Appro helps scientists, engineers and financial analysts utilize supercomputing resources to power their highly computational, data-intensive tasks such as scientific research discovery, data modeling, engineering simulations, and seismic visualization. Appro has partnered with Raritan to deliver green supercomputing solutions. Their GreenBlade series products can be monitored through Raritan’s PX Intelligent Power Distribution Units, which provide outlet level active power and real-time kWH metering of individual servers and data center devices.

Capgemini U.S. LLC is one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services. They focus on marketing and implementing solutions that help data center customers reduce total cost of ownership by optimizing existing IT infrastructure and reducing energy and other operating costs.

Capgemini is collaborating with Raritan to provide best-of-breed technology solutions from each company to support Capgemini's Technology Services’ Network, Operations and Infrastructure Services evolution (NOISe^sm) service offering. Capgemini will leverage Raritan’s extensive enterprise management portfolio, including our energy management software, intelligent power distribution units and IT asset and infrastructure management solutions, to help analyze their clients’ current data center environments and recommend strategies that lead to an optimized and more energy efficient IT organization.

EDSA is a privately-held developer of electrical power system design, simulation, and power analytics software. Since its founding 25 years ago, EDSA has been the leading innovator in electrical distribution systems design and simulation solutions. EDSA products are used to ensure the fail-safe operation of data and network operations centers, manufacturing plants, nuclear power facilities, deep sea oil platforms, aircraft carriers, submarines, Federal Aviation Administration networks, and other complex structures with uncompromising electrical power requirements. Raritan’s PX Intelligent Power Distribution Units, which provide outlet level active power metering of individual servers and data center devices coupled with EDSA’s Paladin Live Energy Management Advisor software offer data center operators the ability to get the most granular level of analytics possible in the industry today, achieving GreenGrid.org’s PUE level 3.

IBM® Systems Director Active Energy Manager Version 4.1 measures, monitors, and manages the energy components built into IBM systems enabling a cross-platform management solution. Active Energy Manager extends the scope of energy management to include non-IBM servers and facility providers to enable a more complete view of energy consumption within the datacenter. Active Energy Manager is an IBM Systems Director extension that supports the following endpoints: IBM BladeCenter®, Power Systems, System x, and System z servers. IBM storage systems and non-IBM platforms can be monitored through Raritan’s PX Intelligent Power Distribution Units, which provide outlet level active power metering of individual servers and data center devices.

Integrated Building Solutions, is a recognized leader in building controls and integration services, that provides flexibility and experience in working with a wide variety of monitoring and control systems. Raritan works with IBS to deliver power utilization data at the device level enabling a much more granular and actionable result.

Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, and Raritan adopted and fully supported Intel’s manageability standard Advanced Server Management Interface (ASMI) for advanced server and workstation remote management to support future, mutual market opportunities.

Raritan provides IT infrastructure management solutions for managing servers and energy consumption in Microsoft’s Enterprise Engineering Center (EEC) in Redmond, Washington. The state-of-the-art Microsoft center, with more than $50 million in hardware and networking equipment, houses multiple labs for customers to simulate real-world environments and test and validate configurations of Microsoft software solutions before deploying in production environments. Microsoft will use Raritan’s remote access and control solutions – including Raritan’s Dominion® KX II KVM-over-IP switches and CommandCenter® Secure Gateway -- to configure and transform each lab into a scaled representation of a customer’s infrastructure. From any Web browser administrators will be able to control and configure servers and other IT equipment. In addition to providing BIOS-level access to servers, the KX II supports remote installation of software, file transfers, data back up and diagnostics with its Universal Virtual Media feature. Customers will also use Raritan’s new power management solutions to analyze power consumption and cooling requirements for different server configurations. Servers in the labs will be plugged into Raritan’s Dominion PX intelligent Power Distribution Units, which measure power consumption at the outlet level.

The Modius® Data Center Infrastructure Manager (DCiM)™ system solves the challenge of integrating both IT and Facilities Management information into a single, comprehensive measurement system. DCiM provides both real-time dashboards as well as historical trending and analysis. DCiM for Power Strip Management provides all the same data extraction, aggregation and analytic capabilities as the full edition, but is focused on iPDU management. The DCiM application uses OpenData to extract data from all major brands of intelligent power strips, including Raritan’s PX Intelligent Power Distribution Units, which provide outlet level active power metering of individual servers and data center devices.

Penn State, founded in 1855 as an agricultural college, admitted its first class in 1859. The Pennsylvania legislature designated Penn State as the Commonwealth’s sole land-grant institution in 1863, which eventually broadened the University’s mission to include teaching, research, and public service in many academic disciplines. Penn State has awarded more than a half-million degrees, and has been Pennsylvania’s largest source of baccalaureate degrees at least since the 1930s. Raritan partnered with researchers at Penn State, providing outlet-level metering intelligent rack PDU technology, tools, and data, to support the Statistical Profiling-based Techniques for Effective Provisioning of Power Infrastructure in Consolidated Data Centers study.

Schroff has been one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers of electronic packaging components and systems for more than four decades. Whatever challenge you need to overcome, Schroff will find the right solution for you. Their products are the result of expert know-how in integrating mechanics, electronics and climate control, as well as many years experience with the widest range of application requirements.

An experienced partner, Schroff anticipates the demands of data center growth on IT infrastructure. Their solutions are designed from scratch in order to help you respond flexibly to change. Be it server or network cabinets, climate control, power supplies, cabling, monitoring or accessories - the modular, compatible and scalable design of all components allow you to expand your capacity as needed, quickly and easily.

SCM, a leading supplier of solutions that enable access to digital content and services, teamed with Raritan to integrate a smart card reader into Raritan's Paragon® II KVM Enhanced User Station, the first smart card reader solution for a KVM switch. The new Smart Card Reader solution is ideal for government, financial and other organizations that want an additional layer of security provided by smart card user authentication technology for accessing IT resources.

Raritan has partnered with SuperMicro, a leading manufacturers of server and desktop motherboards, to provide highly integrated, remote system management based on Raritan’s KIRA 100.

Based in Fremont, CA, Teladata is an established professional consulting firm specializing in the design, planning, and project management of the technology infrastructure that supports your network, telecommunications, and data processing operations. Their unique phased methodology approach to projects has earned the vote of confidence from high-visibility clients and organizations in all sectors- throughout the U.S. and globally-from technology to financial, legal, bio/pharmaceutical, semi-conductor, retail, and more. Data Center services include assessments, design & construction, migration, colocation, and critical facilities training videos. A sample data center design package can be downloaded.

Raritan has partnered with Tyan, a leading manufacturer of server and desktop motherboards, to provide highly integrated, remote system management based on Raritan’s KIRA 100.

Raritan participates in VMWare’s Technology Alliance Partner Program delivering VMWare ready technology in Raritan CommandCenter Secure Gateway to simplify management of VMWare environments. By providing Power IQ as a certified production-ready virtual appliance, Raritan simplifies how data center managers can gain access to critical power and energy consumption information to drive energy efficiency in the data center. Customers can be assured that Raritan solutions for VMWare are robust, interoperable, and reliable.

7x24 Exchange is the leading knowledge exchange for those who design, build, use and maintain mission-critical enterprise information infrastructures, 7x24 Exchange's goal is to improve end-to-end reliability by promoting dialogue among these groups through national conferences and local chapters in the United States and Europe. Raritan participates as a member company, helping to promote data center efficiency, environment and electrical design to better understand and characterize the power and thermal environment in the data center at the rack and server levels. With this granular instrumentation, data center operators can analyze, trend, get alerts, and understand their kwh energy usage and data center carbon footprint.

AFCOM is a leading association for data center professionals, offering services to help support the management of data centers around the world. Established in 1980, AFCOM currently boasts more than 4,400 members and 35 chapters worldwide, and provides data center professionals with unique networking opportunities and educational forums and resources through its annual Data Center World® conferences, published magazines, regional chapters, research and hotline services, and industry alliances. Raritan is an AFCOM member and participates in both national events, e.g., Data Center World Expo, and local AFCOM chapters.

BICSI (Building Industry Consulting Service International Inc.) is a professional association supporting the information transport systems (ITS) industry. ITS covers the spectrum of voice, data, electronic safety and security, and audio / video technologies. It encompasses the design, integration and installation of pathways, spaces, fiber- and copper-based distribution systems, wireless-based systems and infrastructure that supports the transportation of information and associated signaling between and among communications and information gathering devices.

BICSI provides information, education and knowledge assessment for individuals and companies in the ITS industry including designers, installers and technicians. Through courses, conferences, publications and professional registration programs, BICSI staff and volunteers assist ITS professionals in delivering critical products and services, and offer opportunities for continual improvement and enhanced professional stature.

Raritan will present “Using Energy Management to Help Create Green Buildings” at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 11 at the 2009 BICSI Spring Conference & Exposition.

Started by Google and Intel in 2007, the Climate Savers Computing Initiative is a nonprofit group of eco-conscious consumers, businesses and conservation organizations. The Initiative was started in the spirit of WWF’s Climate Savers program which has mobilized over a dozen companies since 1999 to cut carbon dioxide emissions, demonstrating that reducing emissions is good business. Its goal is to promote development, deployment and adoption of smart technologies that can both improve the efficiency of a computer’s power delivery and reduce the energy consumed when the computer is in an inactive state. Raritan participates as a member of Climate Savers Computing Initiative. Member companies commit to purchasing energy-efficient PCs and servers for new IT purchases, and to broadly deploying power management.

The Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) enables more effective management of millions of IT systems worldwide by bringing the IT industry together to collaborate on the development, validation and promotion of systems management standards. The group spans the industry with 160 member companies and organizations, and more than 4,000 active participants crossing 43 countries. Raritan participates as a DMTF Leadership Member with active participation at the working groups to support development of management standards critical to enabling management interoperability among multi-vendor systems, tools and solutions within the enterprise. For more details on Raritan’s participation on key standards like CIM, WS-Management, SMASH, DASH, and OpenRMSP, visit the DMTF Marketplace.

The Green Grid is a global consortium dedicated to developing and promoting energy efficiency for data centers and information service delivery by defining and promoting the adoption of energy efficient standards, metrics, processes, measurement methods and technologies. The Green Grid is working closely with end-users, technology providers and governments around the world to create standards for more efficient use of energy in data centers. Raritan participates as a member; evaluating, adopting, and promoting new energy efficiency standards and metrics and leading the way to instrumentation of both rack and server level power consumption and rack thermal environment to help customers attain the highest level of Power Usage Effectiveness in the data center, or PUE level 3. We achieve this through the combined solution Dominion PX Intelligent rack power distribution units and Power IQ Data Center Energy Management software.

The New Jersey Technology Council provides business support, networking opportunities, information, advocacy and recognition of technology companies and their leaders. Founded in 1996, NJTC's more than 1,200 member companies work together to support their own enterprises while advancing New Jersey's status as a leading technology center in the United States.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) works with interested parties to identify ways in which energy efficiency can be measured, documented, and implemented in data centers and the equipment they house, especially servers. To assist data center operators in capturing the financial and environmental benefits of improved energy efficiency in their facilities, EPA is developing an ENERGY STAR rating for data center infrastructure. Raritan participated in this program by submitting results from its data center data collection activities, which presented Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) ranges between 1.59 and 1.68.

The Uptime Institute provides education, publications, consulting, certifications, conferences and seminars, independent research, and thought leadership for the enterprise data center industry and for data center professionals. The Institute’s annual international Symposium on Green Enterprise IT, now in its fourth year, presents the latest research findings of the Institute and of the uninterruptible uptime industry. Raritan participates as an underwriter at Symposium events providing white papers, speaking, and exhibiting its latest data center energy management solutions.