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Emerson Network Power Completes Certification of Avantellis Middleware
on HP Carrier Grade Servers
Enables HP customers to leverage OpenSAF high availability middleware with
commercial support from Emerson Network Power
Tempe, Ariz. [January 12, 2010] – Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson
(NYSE:EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today
announced that it has completed certification of HP carrier grade servers through its
Avantellis™ Certification Program. Avantellis Middleware is Emerson Network Power’s
commercial distribution of the OpenSAF high availability middleware open source
project, which is based on the Service Availability Forum Application Interface
Specification. This enables HP customers, who have application availability uptime
requirements up to five nines or more, to accelerate their application deployment by
using Avantellis Middleware as a pre-integrated solution. This includes full support for
current and future Avantellis Middleware releases of the OpenSAF code base.
“The participation of HP, with its carrier grade servers, in Emerson’s Avantellis
Certification Program extends the range of options available to the telecom industry,”
said Scott Ziffra, vice president and general manager of software and services for the
Embedded Computing business of Emerson Network Power. “The availability of the
same level of commercial support for OpenSAF on multiple platforms, through the
Avantellis Certification Program, gives equipment providers and carriers many options in
building and deploying networks, without having to re-engineer each application for
specific platforms”.
Emerson Network Power applies its extensive portfolio of test suites to fully certify the
interoperability of commercial hardware platforms and operating systems with its
Avantellis Middleware. By pre-certifying the interoperability of these major components,
equipment manufacturers are assured of rapid system integration cycles when
developing applications on OpenSAF’s full-featured, standards-based high-availability
framework.
More information about the Avantellis Certification Program and Avantellis Middleware is
available at www.EmersonNetworkPower.com/EmbeddedComputing. More information
about OpenSAF is available at www.opensaf.org
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About Emerson Network Power
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), is the global leader in
enabling Business-Critical Continuity™ from grid to chip for telecommunication networks,
data centers, health care and industrial facilities. Emerson Network Power provides
innovative solutions and expertise in areas including AC and DC power and precision
cooling systems, embedded computing and power, integrated racks and enclosures,
power switching and controls, monitoring, and connectivity. All solutions are supported
globally by local Emerson Network Power service technicians. For more information on
Emerson Network Power’s embedded computing products and services including
ATCA®, COM Express™, CompactPCI®, embedded motherboards, MicroTCA®,
VMEbus and OpenSAF® for original equipment manufacturers and systems integrators
in the telecommunications, industrial, aerospace/defense and medical markets, visit
www.EmersonNetworkPower.com/EmbeddedComputing. 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 to customers
through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate
technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Emerson’s sales in fiscal 2009 were
$20.9 billion. The company is ranked 94th on the Fortune 500 list of America’s largest
companies. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.
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