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Emerson Network Power Announces Program To Prepare IT Resellers For Trellis™ Platform
[April 19, 2012]

Emerson Network Power Announces Program To Prepare IT Resellers For Trellis™ Platform


HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --(Business Wire)--

Emerson Network Power (News - Alert), a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity, and efficiency of critical infrastructure, today introduced its Trellis™ Pilot Partner Program to enable select Emerson channel partners to effectively and successfully support the Trellis data center infrastructure management (DCIM) platform. The Trellis platform is a real-time infrastructure-optimization platform that enables the unified management of data center IT and facilities infrastructure, allowing for unprecedented insight and action to achieve optimal data center performance.

Channel readiness is integral to the success of Emerson Network Power's go-to-market strategy for the Trellis platform, and the company has designed the Trellis Pilot Partner Program to ensure resellers can help their customers realize the full benefits of this new DCIM solution. Program participants were selected based on an intensive screening and interview process that identified partners with the strongest data center strategies and activities in place, experience selling complex software and solutions, and commitment to the vision and growth of DCIM.

Extensive training is at the core of the program and represents a significant investment by Emerson Network Power in its partners on Trellis platform solution selling, as well as a substantial time commitment from partners. Participants receive comprehensive, multi-level, interactive training and support on Trellis platform technology and software selling, including continualfeedback and best-practice sharing.



"We highly value our partners' diverse perspectives and expertise," said Tom Waun, president of global sales, marketing, and professional services for Emerson Network Power's Avocent (News - Alert) business. "Our partners are deeply engaged with their customers and understand their unique challenges. They also have knowledge of other vendor technologies that may be deployed in concert with the Trellis platform to meet customers' needs for a complete solution."

Companies participating in the Trellis Pilot Partner Program include:


  • ADN Advance Database Network Distribution GmbH
  • Coromatic Group
  • ePlus inc
  • Forsythe Technology Inc.
  • FusionStorm
  • ITM Communications Ltd
  • Kelly Communication Systems, Inc.
  • Mirapath, Inc.
  • Pinebreeze Technologies Inc.
  • PTS Data Center Solutions
  • Systems Supply, Inc.

To learn more about the Trellis Pilot Partner Program, please visit: www.TrellisPartnerProgram.com.

About Emerson Network Power

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), 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.


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