KACE Green Initiative Lands IT Management Company on Prestigious List of BC Hydro Power Smart Vendors
KBOX IT Automation Appliances Celebrated for Power-Saving Capabilities by One of Canada’s Largest and Oldest Public Utilities
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – June 12, 2007 – KACE, the leading provider of systems management and deployment appliances for the Fortune 100,000, today announced its KBOX family of IT automation appliances has been added to BC Hydro’s Power Smart Program list of approved products. This marks the first time a server appliance has been added to the 8,000 product-strong list. One of Canada’s largest and oldest electrical utilities, BC Hydro chose to add the KBOX appliances to the listing due to the energy-efficient and power-saving capabilities of KACE’s technology. BC Hydro will also offer incentives for the purchase of any KBOX appliance through its Product Incentive Program to both businesses and schools in the British Columbia area. This endorsement not only clearly illustrates the “greenness” of KACE, but also demonstrates the company’s irrefutable commitment to offering green-friendly products to worldwide companies.
Through the BC Hydro Power Smart Product Incentive Program, eligible customers have access to a variety of tools and resources to reduce energy and maintenance costs and improve productivity, making business more competitive. More information on the program can be found at: www.bchydro.com/incentives.
“We are proud to have our KBOX appliances included on BC Hydro’s lauded list of Power Smart technologies,” said Rob Meinhardt, co-founder and CEO of KACE. “We’ve always strived to offer an energy-efficient technology with KBOX and inclusion on this list is a key proof-point to the green enablement KBOX brings to IT management.”
KBOX provides green management through its unique combination of easy-to-use configuration management and Wake-on-LAN (WOL) capabilities. A robust set of configuration management capabilities allows the KBOX to automatically and safely power down machines that are unused for a period of time to conserve energy. WOL then allows these same machines to be automatically powered on for scheduled after hours maintenance or remote access, if needed. With the growing complexity of managing end-node (desktop and laptop) computers and the constant threat of security breaches to businesses, IT organizations within the Fortune 100,000 market can trust that their network is not only secure, but also energy-efficient with KBOX.
KACE partner Seven Group Inc., based in Vancouver, British Columbia, introduced BC Hydro to the KBOX appliances. “We see huge advantages for any customer utilizing KACE’s KBOX family of appliances to help drive best practices from singular, repeatable processes within Information Technology organizations,” said Douglas Atkinson, Chief Technology Officer of Seven Group. “And thanks to the energy efficient nature of KACE’s technology, it’s excellent to see these IT organizations also capitalize on the benefits of a true green solution.”
The KBOX 1000 Series is a secure, robust line of appliances that provides affordable, end-to-end systems management coverage across the lifecycle, from deployment to retirement. The KBOX 2000 Series provide centralized provisioning and remote system recovery. As one of the easiest-to-use, most comprehensive, and affordable IT automation solutions, the KBOX systems allow companies to increase IT efficiency, enable compliance, and significantly improve security without interruption
About KACE™
KACE™, a privately held technology company, is the leader in IT automation appliances. The KBOX™ family of appliances deliver easy-to-use, comprehensive IT automation that is affordable and really work. The KBOX™ 1000 Series Systems Management Appliances automate routine and complex IT maintenance tasks for end-point nodes on a network. The KBOX™ 2000 Series Systems Deployment Appliances provide centralized provisioning and remote system recovery.
KACE is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Chicago, Illinois. To learn more about KACE and its product offerings, please visit http://www.kace.com or call 1-888-522-3638.
Editorial contact:
Cathy Wright
Kulesa PR for KACE
650.340.1985
cathy@kulesapr.com