New Availability Products

Both Liebert and American Power Conversion unveiled new products this week for the 24x7 uptime data center market. On Monday APC announced new models of its rack-mount UPS (uninterrupted power supply) products. Today, Liebert rolled out its Site Scan Web service for remote monitoring of data center equipment over an Internet connection.

APC has expanded its Smart-UPS line of UPS with the introduction of new 750, 1000 and 1500VA 2U rack-mount models. The Smart-UPS 1500 RM 2U is included as a component of APC's new InfraStruXure architecture, which integrates power, cooling, racks, and management products into single systems.

"Smart-UPS offers best in class reliability and forward-looking manageability to provide an ideal power protection strategy for a wide variety of IT equipment," said Ed Bednarcik, vice-president of APC's Business Networks Solutions Group.

Liebert says its SiteScan Web can monitor temperature changes and power interruptions in computer rooms and data centers and automatically notify key staff of any changes that merit attention. Systems supported include UPS and battery systems, static transfer switches, power distribution units, HVAC equipment, generators, fuel tanks, security access points and fire detection systems.

"Effective site monitoring is essential to maximizing uptime of critical facilities," said Steve Ziejewski, product manager for Liebert. "SiteScan Web gives stakeholders greater flexibility in how they support their critical systems, providing access to real-time monitoring, alarm and trend information from anywhere using virtually any Web-enabled device or appliance."