News Releases - 2007

Date: 9 April 2007

Eaton Corporation to Present at BladeSystems Insight 2007

PITTSBURGH … Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced that Sriram Ramakrishnan, business unit manager for Eaton’s Power Quality Protection Division, will deliver a presentation highlighting power protection architectures for today’s high-density data centers at the BladeSystems Insight summit April 10-12 in Savannah, GA.

In a presentation titled, “Flexible Power Architecture for Your Dynamic Data Center,” Ramakrishnan will address an audience of senior level IT professionals to discuss the impact of new technology deployments in today’s data center and the related impact on power protection and management. The presentation will introduce a power protection architecture from Eaton’s Data Center Solutions Group that is benchmarked against existing products in the marketplace in terms of energy efficiency, availability and flexibility.

“As data centers increasingly deploy high-density, small form factor computing platforms such as blade server technology, power density, energy efficiency and cooling are becoming highly-critical requirements,” said Ramakrishnan. “Through Eaton’s participation in Blade Systems Insight 2007, we will share best practices that address the challenges of designing and managing electrical systems for today’s data centers.”

BladeSystems Insight is a new strategic business forum for data center, network and IT executives. An invited audience of senior-level technology professionals will join leading technology vendors and industry thought-leaders to discuss the latest technologies and strategies for adopting server blades, applications and systems. The event is designed to help vendors build brand recognition and gain market share in the fast-growing blade marketplace.

At BladeSystems Insight, Eaton will showcase its complete line of Powerware-branded data center solutions in booth #301, April 10-12. This includes Eaton’s latest UPS, the Powerware
9395, a three-phase, double-conversion, online UPS that delivers the highest reliability and availability for large, mission-critical systems by integrating the capabilities of a redundant multi-module UPS system into an integrated, pre-wired solution. To learn more about Eaton’s complete line of Powerware products and service portfolio, visit our Web site at www.powerware.com.

Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader in electrical control, power distribution, uninterruptible power supply and industrial automation products and services. Eaton’s global electrical brands, including Cutler-Hammer®, Powerware®, Holec® and MEM®, provide customer-driven PowerChain Management™ solutions to serve the power system needs of the industrial, institutional, government, utility, commercial, residential, IT, mission critical and OEM markets worldwide.

Eaton Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2006 sales of $12.4 billion. Eaton is a global leader in electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution and control; fluid power systems and services for industrial, mobile and aircraft equipment; intelligent truck drivetrain systems for safety and fuel economy; and automotive engine air management systems, powertrain solutions and specialty controls for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has 60,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 125 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.