American Power Conversion (West Kingston, RI) has introduced the power-protection industry's first proactive UPS inventory management and reporting tool for groups of UPSs on a network. The PowerChute Inventory Manager enables network administrators to increase the availability of their network by proactively maintaining the health and efficiency of their UPS system. PowerChute offers administrators the […]
American Power Conversion Corp. (West Kingston, RI) has improved its award-winning Smart-UPS line with the introduction of its auto-sensing rack-mount and tower UPSs. The new UPSs provide global power protection, which can be implemented in domestic or international applications regardless of the local country supply voltage. The company's new auto-sensing Smart-UPS units, available in 3U, […]
Pulizzi Engineering Inc. (Santa Ana, CA) is now shipping its patented TPC2562, the first ac power-distribution unit that combines true redundant input, under-voltage protection and ultra-fast switching. This unit was designed for critical systems that require redundant ac sources to protect against a power failure or severe brown-out condition. According to Pulizzi, testing has consistently […]
MGE UPS Systems (Costa Mesa, CA) is introducing its Pulsar Esprit Power Cluster, the newest development in high-availability power protection. According to MGE, the Pulsar Esprit Series models are the world's first UPSs to offer an optimized combination of availability and reliability required by the most demanding users such as Internet and application service providers. […]
ABB Electricity Metering, a division of ABB Automation, Inc. (Raleigh, NC), has introduced their new ION-8400 revenue-class, socket-mount electricity meter to supply-side markets. The company reports that the new polyphase billing meter offers many of the advanced analysis and multi-port communications features of their recently introduced ION-8500 meter for customers who do not require the […]
ADC Telecommunications (Minnetonka, MN) recently introduced the Uninterrupted Power GMT Series, the latest addition to the ADC PowerWorx power distribution and protection line. According to the company, the device is designed to power and protect network equipment located in central offices and remote locations. The Uninterrupted Power GMT Series features two input power feeds. If […]
Guardian On Board (Ashkelon, Israel) recently announced that its PowerCard UPS card, suitable for all PC-based systems, will be available in a...
MGE UPS Systems (Costa Mesa, CA) recently announced the next-generation Pulsar Ellipse UPS line, which offers backup power for PCs and workstations...
Tripp Lite (Chicago, IL) has recently increased power ratings on several of its OmniSmart UPS Systems. These devices are designed to protect servers, workstations and POS systems with battery backup, surge suppression and voltage regulation. The UPS systems provide line-interactive protection, and are designed to allow users to work through brown-outs uninterrupted, without draining their […]
GNB Industrial Power (Lombard, IL), a division of Exide Technologies, recently introduced a stand-alone system that continuously assesses a battery's ability to...
Cyber Memory Inc. (San Jose, CA) recently introduced the Hewlett-Packard off-line 500VA/300W (50Hz/60Hz) Personal Standby UPS system. The UPS system is designed to provide reliable battery-backup to stand-alone computers in the home or small office environment. The HP 500VA is designed to protect equipment from battery over-drain, short-circuit, overload and line noise while providing clean […]
Tripp Lite (Chicago, IL) recently announced a line of surge suppressors designed to complement Apple Computer's iBook notebook computers, the iGuard. According to Tripp Lite, the ac utility power encountered in areas such as hotels, convention centers and public facilities may not be clean, reliable or safe for electronic equipment. The iGuard is designed to […]
American Power Conversion (APC, West Kingston, RI) recently announced enhancements to its ProtectNet dataline surge-protection suite, the APC PDigiTel. According to APC,...
Acumentrics Corp. (Westwood, MA) recently introduced the Power Queue Series of 100kVA, 175kVA and 250kVA UPS. According to Acumentrics, this is the...
Schaefer Inc. (Ashland, MA) recently introduced a new series of 800VA to 10kVA, 6U high by 21TE wide Static Switches. The Static Switch is designed to transfer the ac load from the mains to an inverter output or vice versa. It synchronizes the inverter to the mains frequency when mains voltage is present or when […]