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GE Digital Energy and Validus DC Systems Announce Platinum Reseller Agreement

Posted on: Thursday, 7 February 2008, 15:00 CST

Validus DC Systems, a leading provider of direct current (DC) power infrastructures for datacenters and telecommunications facilities, today announced that it has become a Platinum Reseller of power quality solutions for GE Enterprise Solutions - Digital Energy, a unit of General Electric.

"As the global datacenter infrastructure expands to support an exponentially increasing amount of digital data, reliable and efficient power usage has come to the forefront of economic issues for the industry to solve. GE is pleased to announce a relationship with Validus DC Systems in support of delivering high quality datacenter power solutions that challenge the status quo and enable high performance power quality solutions. We are encouraged to see Validus' architecture leading the effort to provide energy efficient solutions in the datacenter," said Patrick Gannon, Director of GE's Power Quality Program.

This agreement serves as further validation of the modular, integrated DC power solutions that Validus has brought to market in 2008. Validus' offerings deliver up to 40% improvement in system efficiency compared to conventional alternating current (AC) power delivery systems, increase overall system reliability, and reduce operational costs. At the same time, Validus solutions coexist with customers' legacy investments, offering customers an easy "on ramp" to DC power distribution. Validus' system is designed to offer the best of both worlds: the time-tested attributes of AC power system design along with the energy efficiency and simplicity of DC power. The result is a safe, end-to-end solution that is more efficient and reliable than traditional AC systems.

"We are delighted to establish an agreement with GE that will accelerate the adoption of our 'Hybrid Power' open architecture technology," said Rudy Kraus, CEO Validus DC Systems. "Working together, we will exceed our joint customer expectations for a safe, reliable DC solution for their datacenters, and spark a revolution in the usage of DC power across multiple platforms -- as originally promoted by Thomas Edison in the late 1880s."

About Validus DC Systems

Validus DC Systems is a leading provider of fully integrated Direct Current (DC) power infrastructure for datacenters and telecommunications facilities. The company's "Hybrid Power" technology combines the best attributes of Alternating Current (AC) system design and DC energy efficiency, offering scalability, reliability and modularity all while improving energy efficiency by up to 40%. By deploying Validus' solutions, based on the global standard for DC power, customers are able to increase processing power and server densities in new and existing facilities at a lower total cost of ownership due to reduced complexity, greater uptime and reduced power and cooling costs. For more information, please visit: www.validusdc.com.

About GE Enterprise Solutions - Digital Energy

GE Power Quality's UPS products ranging from 600VA to 4.5MVA are part of the Digital Energy(TM) line, which offers energy efficient solutions, eliminates single points of failure and reduces overall operational datacenter costs.

For more information about the GE Power Quality Reseller Program please contact Patrick Gannon, patrick.gannon@ge.com, tel: 440-808-1809, or visit www.geindustrial.com/pq.

 Contacts:  Patrick Gannon tel: 440-808-1809 Email Contact  Cynthia Conway (212) 857-9375 Email Contact

SOURCE: Validus DC Systems

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