News Release
October 3, 2012
Strategic Investment in US Venture Firm to Achieve More Than 40% Reduction of Cooling Energy Consumption in Data Center
NTT FACILITIES, INC. (President and CEO: Kiyoshi Tsutsui) invested in Vigilent Corporation (Located in California, U.S.A, CEO: Mark Housley) , providers of the world's first self-learning intelligent energy management system, to improve NTT Facility solutions for data centers and to broaden sales promotion worldwide (Setting more than JPY 6 billion sales plan worldwide in next three years). We believe that we could make our strategic partnership tighter through this investment.
NTT FACILITIES, INC. already entered sales partnership with Vigilent Corporation in 2011. This investment will enable both companies to improve the functions of energy management system, expand the portfolio of energy management products, and to strengthen sales promotion especially in Asian countries.
We, NTT FACILITIES, INC. keep discovering eco-friendly cutting-edge technologies and proactively promote and provide new business through investment and development.
"Smart DASH" is a registered trademark of Vigilent Corporation.
Smart DASH
Smart DASH is the intelligent energy management system that includes visualization tools so that data center operators can quickly diagnose and proactively prevent issues before they occur. It can reduce about 30% of cooling energy consumption, which covers 40% of all energy consumption in data center. (Certified results in actual data center facilities)
Vigilent Corporation
Vigilent is the leader in intelligent energy management systems for data centers, telecommunications facilities and large buildings. Pioneering the application of Big Data to the real-time demands of energy usage, Vigilent delivers significant, immediate reductions in cooling energy costs, 24/7 monitoring and management of critical facilities with ongoing operational insights that support risk mitigation and change management.
A privately-held firm located in the technology corridor of San Francisco's East Bay, Vigilent is committed to green energy solutions that reduce and inform energy use.
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