MINUTEMAN UPS (Carrollton, TX) released a redesigned and enhanced version of its widely used Sentry power management and diagnostic software. The new SentryII software can be used to monitor and shut down a single workstation or an entire network, whether or not each individual computer on the network is attached to its own UPS. SentryII […]
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) announced the award of a contract for three DCH Enable 3kW fuel cells and support services by the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI). The fuel cells will be used to power housing units at the Brooks US Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX. The three proton-exchange membrane fuel cells will […]
Dynegy Inc. (Houston, TX) and Enron Corp. (Houston, TX) announced the execution of a definitive agreement for a merger of the two companies. The combined company will be called Dynegy Inc. (Houston, TX) and will focus on the core businesses of North American and European wholesale energy markets and commercial and industrial energy users. Under […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced results for the third-quarter of 2001. Revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2001, were $364,000 compared to revenues of $350,000 for the same period last year. Net loss attributable to common shareholders for the third quarter was $1,567,000, or $0.05 per share, compared to $2,275,000, […]
Invensys Powerware Division (Raleigh, NC) announced the PowerHandler Plus, the latest in its family of three-phase power-management solutions. The PowerHandler Plus is a switchboard system bypass module for 3,200A to 4,000A applications. The PowerHandler Plus works with paralleled Powerware 9315 uninterruptible power systems. The PowerHandler Plus enables paralleled UPS systems to be serviced without taking […]
Tripp Lite (Chicago, IL) introduced the SmartPro 5000 RT3U UPS System (model # SMART5000RT3U). The SmartPro 5000 RT3U expands Tripp Lite's line of SmartPro Rackmount UPS Systems from 450VA to 5,000VA. The system provides mission-critical equipment with full-featured power protection, including battery backup, automatic voltage regulation, surge suppression and line noise filtering, as well as […]
Tripp Lite (Chicago, IL) introduced the new SmartOnline 6000 RT3U UPS system (model # SU6000RT3U). The compact UPS system adds more power and industry-exclusive features to the SmartOnline UPS product line. The SmartOnline 6000 RT3U offers a clean form of ac output power. Dual-conversion technology continually converts incoming ac power into filtered dc power, and […]
Emerson (St. Louis, MO) announced that for the fiscal year 2001 ended September 30, the company achieved sales of $15.5 billion, operating earnings of $1.3 billion, operating earnings per share of $3.01, operating earnings per share, excluding goodwill amortization of $3.36, operating cash flow of $1.7 billion, and free cash flow of $1.2 billion. Including […]
BP (UK) reported that its third-quarter pro-forma result, adjusted for special items, was $3,049 million compared to $3,796 million a year ago,...
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced the MAX1873, which provides precise voltage and current regulation for lithium-ion battery charger applications for two-, three-, and four-cell notebook and Internet tablet systems. The MAX1873 also allows the thermal and time monitoring to be done by the system's microprocessor and/or keyboard controller, eliminating the need for a […]
Exide Technologies (Princeton, NJ) announced its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2002 ended on September 30, 2001. The company reported a consolidated net loss, excluding non-recurring charges, of $15.9 million, or $0.59 per diluted share. This compares to consolidated net earnings, on a pro-forma basis, for the acquisition of GNB Technologies Inc. in […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced a new series of 320A and 400A standard-recovery, stud-mount rectifiers in the DO-9 package. The new devices expand IR's current line of DO-9 rectifiers with ratings from 50V to 3,200V and 300A to 400A. The devices are made for high-voltage, high-current industrial applications such as welding, battery […]
Power Measurement (Victoria, BC) and Ampere Spa, the company's agent in Italy, have been selected by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) and the Italian Railways Group to provide digital power meters and energy-management software for a power-monitoring project in Rome. Under the terms of the agreement, Power Measurement and Ampere Spa have supplied a system consisting […]
J.W. Miller (Gardena, CA) introduced the new PM7032S, PM5022S, PM12565S, PM3316S and PM1608S Series of surface-mount power inductors for high-current applications. Designed...
Dynegy Inc. (Houston, TX) agreed to acquire rival Enron Corp. (Houston, TX) for about $9.5 billion. Terms of the transaction call for Dynegy to swap 0.2685 shares of its own stock for each Enron share. That would value Enron at $10.41 per share, including convertible stock. ChevronTexaco Corp. (San Francisco, CA), which owns a 27-percent […]