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New UPS Industry Prices Offer Generous Rewards to Savvy Buyers
UPSonNet recent review of North American industry average UPS prices, indicates that low power
standby battery backups and Line Interactive UPS systems price dropped in the last half year by
almost 20 percent, while prices of online systems rose up by 10 to 15 percent. The review suggests
guiding points for cost effective UPS power selection, which can reduce up to 30% the cost of
online UPS systems. PRlog – 28, May 2009.
APC Expands Smart-UPS(R) RT Product Line for Space-Constrained Applications
APC expands its Smart-UPS® RT product line with RT 5kVA and 6kVA (3U) and 15kVA and
20kVA (12U), designed for IT space-constrained server rooms and network closets. The 5/6kVA
provides multiple output voltages of both 208V and 120V, while the 15/20kVA has a removable
input/output wiring tray that allows quick UPS installation and maintenance. PR-Inside- 27, May
2009.
Load shedding boosts UPS business.
Persisting electricity load shedding boost the UPS business in Pakistan, as a large number of people
are purchasing UPS devices. Prices of UPS devices have almost doubled due to inflation rate and
demand increase because of electricity crisis. Many shops sell now Uninterruptible Power Supplies,
mostly imported, but also made locally. Thenews – 27, May , 2009
New Data Center; State Of the Art Facility implements N+2 UPS redundancy.
systems. Rotary power UPS and HVAC systems are rated at a minimum of N+2, redundancy.
means of 48U server cabinets, dissipating 12kW per cabinet. PR inside -21, May, 2009.
Anticipating high server density the facility is designed for 210W power capacity per square foot,
by PR inside -21, May, 2009.
Vycon Wins Best Product and Services Award
Vycon, manufacturer of high-speed energy storage flywheel systems wins Network Products Guide
Best Product and Services Award. The awarding company was impressed by Vycon's increased
end-user awareness and ongoing advances in technology, particularly with VDC Direct Connect DC
power system, which replaces batteries in three phases 200kW to 300kW UPS Systems, providing
ride through backup energy for transferring to generator, in prolonged outages. Vycon- 20,May,
2009
China Ritar: UPS batteries sales drop by 20% compared to First quarter 2008.
China Ritar a Chinese battery manufacturer, reports that Sales of UPS batteries, which form 31% of
its total sales, dropped in first quarter of 2009, by 20 % (to $ 5.4 million) compared to same period
last year Battery revenue decrease is attributed mainly to decline in the average selling price caused
by about 40% drop in the price of lead. It was offset by a 21% increase in sales volume. Ritar's
battery production lines are currently operating at approximately 60% utilization, expected to reach
80% to 85% by the second or third quarter of 2009. Itnewsonline - 18, May 2009.
Ncomputing Encourages Cost Reduction Enabling Students to Share Simultaneously a Single PC.
NComputing, announces a Special Scheme, to encourage educational institutions throughout India
to implement its computing platform. The device enables up to 30 users to share simultaneously a
single computer, thus reducing dramatically investment in PC's and UPS systems and decreasing by
95% running power consumption. This solution, the company says, is ideal for schools, installed in
just two years by over 40,000 organizations around the world. Itnewsonline - 17, May 2009
Calculator Verifies Compliance of External Chargers with Energy Efficiency Regulations
Power Integrations introduced a new online tool that enables designers of external chargers and
adapters to instantly determine whether their product complies with worldwide energy-efficiency
regulations. The new External Power Supply Efficiency Compliance Calculator quickly and easily
compares power supply performance measurements against the maze of specifications that now
apply to external chargers and adapters, significantly simplifying the design engineer’s task of
verifying compliance. PowerPulse.net – 15, May, 2009.
Tech Data will distribute CyberPower UPS Systems.
CyberPower Systems, Inc., announced a distribution agreement with Tech Data Corporation to
market and sell its line of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units to solution providers throughout
the United States. Tech Data Corporation is one of the world's largest IT distributors, serving
above 125,000 IT solution providers in over 100 countries. It is Ranked 102nd on the Fortune 500
(R). Tech Data generated $24 billion in net sales in fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. PRweb –
14, May,2009
Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Eaton's 9395 UPS For 2008 three phase UPS product innovation.
Recent Analysis by F&S recognized Eaton's 9395 UPS family as the innovative 3 phase North
American UPS in 2008. The 9395, double conversion 225kVA to1100 kVA UPS was chosen
because of it's high efficiency, inherent build in redundancy when operating below 50 % load, and
scalability achieved by paralleling systems for capacity or redundancy purpose. PRNeswire – 12,
May, 2009
Green Power UPS features Half to Full Load 96% Efficiency and Parallel UPS Battery
Sharing.
Socomec's Green Power Family ranging from 100-200 kVA , designed for IT Industry, features
98% efficiency in Eco mode, 96% efficiency from 50% load and 0.9 leading and lagging Output
Power Factor. UP to 8 units can be paralleled for power expansion or redundancy. Parallel units can
share batteries to allow battery redundancy. The ventilation air intake and outlet design is based on
the consolidated hot and cold air corridor procedures widely used in data centers.
Approvedbusiness.co.uk - 8, May, 2009
APC’s Online Calculator Will Help Plan Virtualized Environments to reduce use.
To enable datacenter and IT managers to make a ready assessment of the impact of virtualization
upon datacenter energy and space, APC has developed an online calculator which can be used at an
early stage of planning for informed decision-making and to experiment with different both IT and
physical infrastructure considerations scenarios and approaches .Journalism.co.uk- 6, May, 2009
Emerson: Network Power Sales Decrease by 16 Percent,
Sales in the Network Power segment decreased 16 percent to $1,280 million for the first quarter
2009 compared with the prior year, reflecting declines in the Uninterruptible Power Supply,
precision cooling and embedded power businesses due to the slowdown in customers' capital
spending, partially offset by strength in the China power systems businesses. Marketwatch- 5,
May, 2009
APC Offers Trading Any Brand Old UPS to Latest APC System.
APC has launched a new Trade-UPS programme that allows customers to trade in their old single-
phase UPS, regardless of brand, for a new model. Customers will receive a rebate on the product,
including a full two-year warranty. The aim of the program is to help businesses beat downtime by
making it easy and cost effective to upgrade to the latest APC UPS technology, while saving money
and protecting the environment. Resellernews – 4, May, 2009
Eaton Signs Distribution Agreement with Synnex Australia.
Eaton, has announced a distributor partnership agreement with Synnex Australia, a top IT
distributor in the Australia with over 6000 resellers. Synnex has a physical presence in Sydney,
Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Under the terms of the agreement, Synnex will sell Eaton’s MGE
Office Protection Systems™ range of UPS systems throughout Australia. Itwire.com – 1, May,
2009
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