- Acquisition adds visualization and tracking technologies for improving data center efficiency and reducing energy costs -

Capelle aan den IJssel, The Netherlands, (November 19, 2008) - Raritan today announced it has acquired the dcTrack™ data center infrastructure management software from Nassoura Technology Associates, LLC (NTA), a privately held company, based in Warren, N.J., that provides data center visualization, automation and management software and services.   

Raritan will integrate dcTrack and its related technologies into Raritan's power management portfolio.  Raritan's solutions help IT and facility organizations reduce energy costs and manage data centers more efficiently by providing useful information and insight on many key dimensions of a data center - including granular information for identifying energy-inefficient servers, wasteful over cooling, circuit breakers at the point of tripping and available rack capacity to add servers.

"Our acquisition of dcTrack will further strengthen Raritan's data center power management capabilities to address customers' energy and operations issues," said Rasul Damji, Vice President of Product Operations at Raritan.  "The addition of dcTrack's comprehensive visualization software will complement Raritan's capabilities of gathering, measuring, monitoring and analyzing power usage and environmental indictors, as well as our remote server access and control technologies.  Our shared vision to make data centers more efficient and reliable, by using real-time, detailed information of IT infrastructure elements, will help us advance our portfolio and help organizations make better decisions for their data centers and take steps towards green computing."

Khaled Nassoura, founder and CEO of NTA, will head Raritan's new Green Data Center Initiative, focused on providing solutions that would empower data center managers with information and tools to optimize data center productivity and power efficiency.

"We are pleased to join Raritan, and to have our data center offerings be part of Raritan's power management business," said Nassoura.  "Data center power has emerged as a critical issue, driven by increasing energy costs and power-hungry servers.  Our approach aligns with Raritan's strategy of using granular, device-level power information, so that data center managers can plan for growth and change and optimize their current operations and infrastructure by using the most accurate information available.  Our customers will benefit significantly from this approach and from Raritan's worldwide customer support and award-winning R&D organization."