Emerson Embarks on “DCIM Delivered: World Tour 2012”

Emerson Network Power Launches Global Road Show Exhibiting New Technologies for Data Centers

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity, and efficiency of critical infrastructure, is launching a nine-city “DCIM Delivered: World Tour 2012” global road show on Tuesday, October 9, at the Tower of London.

Featuring guest Forrester Research, Inc., the tour will showcase data center infrastructure management (DCIM) technologies for data center, IT, and facilities professionals around the world. Attendees will gain insights from industry experts about the importance of DCIM - now and in the future - and learn from companies that are employing these technologies to realize lower costs, significant improvements in energy efficiency, and greater capacity utilization.

“As a global DCIM market leader with a significant global footprint and capabilities, we are seeing a lot of interest in this technology in all regions of the world,” said Tom Waun, president of global sales, marketing, and professional services for Emerson Network Power’s Avocent business. “This road show is a great opportunity for us to bring our capabilities directly to our customers and partners and demonstrate in-person how they can undertake their DCIM journey with key insights from Forrester Research.”

Beyond London, the “DCIM Delivered: World Tour 2012” destinations and dates include:

• New York – Tuesday, October 16, 2012
• Dallas – Thursday, October 18, 2012
• San Francisco – Tuesday, October 30, 2012
• Frankfurt, Germany – Tuesday, November 13, 2012
• Sydney, Australia – Tuesday, November 27, 2012
• São Paulo, Brazil – Thursday, November 29, 2012
• Johannesburg, South Africa – Tuesday, December 4, 2012
• Bangalore, India – Friday, December 7, 2012

In each city, the “DCIM Delivered: World Tour 2012” will offer a day of interactive, hands-on sessions. Attendees will learn how to get started or expand their DCIM solutions with custom demos of the latest versions of key Emerson Network Power technologies: the Avocent^® Universal Management Gateway and the Trellis™ platform. In addition, Richard Fichera, vice president and principal analyst of Forrester Research, will be a featured speaker at each stop on the tour to discuss what is needed to be successful with DCIM and what the future holds for infrastructure optimization.

Attendance for each session is limited to 50 attendees. Registration, agendas, and additional details can be found on the “DCIM Delivered: World Tour 2012” website.

About Emerson Network Power

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson, delivers software, hardware, and services that maximize availability, capacity, and efficiency for data centers and healthcare and industrial facilities. A trusted industry leader in smart infrastructure technologies, Emerson Network Power provides innovative data center infrastructure management solutions that bridge the gap between IT and facility management and deliver efficiency and uncompromised availability regardless of capacity demands. Our solutions are supported globally by local Emerson Network Power service technicians. Learn more about Emerson Network Power products and services at www.EmersonNetworkPower.com.

About Emerson

Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets around the world. The company is comprised of five business segments: Process Management, Industrial Automation, Network Power, Climate Technologies, and Commercial & Residential Solutions. Sales in fiscal 2011 were $24.2 billion. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.