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Sentilla CTO Joe Polastre Presented with European CTO Award for Innovation in Data Centres at BroadGroup Data Centres Europe 2010
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 29, 2010 - Sentilla® Corporation, provider of demand-side energy management solutions for data centers, today announced that co-founder and chief technology officer (CTO) Dr. Joe Polastre has been awarded the 2010 European CTO Award for Innovation in Data Centres by BroadGroup. Dr. Polastre accepted the award on behalf of Sentilla Corporation, which has developed the most valuable and innovative energy management solutions in the data center industry. In January 2009, Sentilla launched the Sentilla Energy Manager™, an award winning, novel, enterprise management platform that analyzes energy use down to application and equipment levels to create actionable profiles of an organization’s energy footprint. The resulting intelligence enables companies to reduce energy consumption, lower operating costs, decrease carbon emissions and extend the life of their data centers.
The BroadGroup Data Centres Europe 2010 Awards are presented based upon the collective consideration of a panel of judges and are awarded to both individuals and companies that have demonstrated best-in-class, or, contributed significantly to the campaign of continuous improvement within the data center industry. The independent panel of judges was comprised of experts in the data center industry.
8th Annual Stevie® Awards Will Be Presented on June 21 in New York City
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 13, 2010—Sentilla® Corporation, provider of demand-side energy management solutions for data centers, was named a Finalist today in the New Product or Service of the Year – Computer Software – New Version category in The 2010 American Business Awards. The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit entries – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.
Sentilla was nominated for its recently launched Sentilla Energy Manager™ Version 3.0, the industry's first-ever software-only enterprise management solution for reliably tracking power utilization of every single asset in the data center, including both metered and unmetered equipment. Sentilla's technology provides data center customers a means to improve operations by optimizing both computing and facility capacity and performance, while reducing costs and mitigating risk—all through a software-only solution that ensures no disruption in operations.
Sentilla Increases Market Reach of Energy Management Software for Data Centers, Enlisting Strategic System Integrators Throughout North America and Europe
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 5, 2010—Sentilla® Corporation, provider of demand-side energy management solutions for data centers, today officially launched its global reseller partner program, and announced its first three North America partners: OnX Enterprise Solutions, Vicom Computer Services and Kovarus. The program, which includes a select group of strategic partners who will resell and integrate the Sentilla Energy Manager™ into their offerings, is intended to meet growing enterprise demand for intelligent data center energy management solutions. The partner members of Sentilla’s new program represent best-of-breed in providing enterprises with comprehensive data center solutions, from virtualization to management.
“The Sentilla Global Partner Program delivers a wide range of business benefits to our partners and their data center customers,” said Eddie White, senior vice president of business development, Sentilla. “The sales tools and technical resources help them better demonstrate the benefits of our data center energy management software to clients. As a result, their customers can begin achieving significant cost savings and increased data center capacity and performance almost immediately.”
Sentilla Partner Program Begins with Three
Craig Nelson Joins Team to Strengthen the Company's Sales Operations, Accelerate Revenue Growth
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--Sentilla® Corporation, provider of demand-side energy management solutions for data centers, today announced the addition of Craig Nelson to the executive team. Nelson joins the company as the vice president of North American sales, and will be responsible for North American sales strategy and execution, both direct and through Sentilla's growing channel partnerships. Nelson will refine and manage the sales cycle and will be instrumental in planning and participating in the company strategy and growth.
"There is a tremendous market for data centers that have yet to optimize their energy use by managing it as an IT asset," said Nelson. "With its groundbreaking technology and focus on a strong market need, Sentilla shows great promise for long-term energy management innovation. I'm thrilled to be part of the team."
Third Generation Software-Only Sentilla Energy Manager Measures Energy of All Data Center Assets, Aided by First-of-Its-Kind Inference Engine Along with New Reporting Functionality
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Data Center World Conference, March 9, 2010-Sentilla® Corporation, provider of demand-side energy management solutions for data centers, today introduced Sentilla Energy ManagerTM Version 3.0. This is the industry's first-ever software-only enterprise management solution for reliably tracking power utilization of every single asset in the data center, including both metered and unmetered equipment. Version 3.0, which enables IT and facilities managers to measure and report energy use of all assets in real-time, features the world's first Sentilla Inference Engine that accurately monitors power consumption of unmetered assets. The newly enhanced Sentilla Energy Manager also incorporates more comprehensive reporting functionality that provides expanded cost control and chargeback options. With the enhancements integrated into this product release, Sentilla provides its data center customers a means to improve data center operations by optimizing both computing and facility capacity and performance, while reducing costs and mitigating risk. And because it is a software-only solution, even large enterprises can implement it without disrupting operations.
Sentilla Adds Techworld Award to List of Honors Received for Product Innovation and Green Business Best Practices
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., December 1, 2009-Sentilla® Corporation, provider of demand-side energy management solutions for data centers, has been recognized in the sixth annual 2009 Techworld Awards for product excellence, winning recognition for the Sentilla Energy ManagerTM as Green Product of the Year. This year's Techworld Awards took into account the difficult international economic climate and looked for "products that offer users real value for money." Along with being recognized for "combining technical excellence and innovation," Sentilla was honored for providing their customers an affordable solution that delivers product distinction for data center energy management.
"We are excited and honored to win Green Product of the Year in the prestigious 2009 Techworld Awards," said Bob Davis, chief executive officer of Sentilla. "This award validates Sentilla's commitment to reducing our customers' environmental impact and operating costs through intelligent energy management in the data center."
Award Given by Golden Capital Network and Hamilton Lane
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., September 24, 2009—Sentilla® Corporation, provider of demand-side energy management solutions for data centers, has been recognized as a New California 100 Innovative Business by Golden Capital Network and Hamilton Lane. New California 100 businesses are some of the most innovative companies in the state representing California’s commitment to innovation, entrepreneurship and workforce competitiveness.
Approximately 100 companies throughout the State of California received this prestigious recognition. Of those 100 companies, only 10 were named Innovation All-Stars, including Sentilla. New California 100 Businesses were recognized at a luncheon awards ceremony on September 22, 2009 at the New California 100 Conference in Sacramento’s Sheraton Grand Hotel. “We are excited and honored to be recognized as a one of the ten Innovation All-Stars,” said Bob Davis, chief executive officer of Sentilla. “This award helps validate our commitment to delivering innovative solutions that benefit our customers and partners.”
New California 100 Businesses are market leading technology companies who have been selected based on the uniqueness of their innovation, competitive advantages, and job and economic impact on California’s economy now and into the future.
New Senior Vice President of Business Development to Build Strategic Partnerships with Data Center and Enterprise Systems Management Leaders
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., September 9, 2009--Sentilla® Corporation, provider of demand-side energy management solutions for data centers and commercial facilities, today announced it has appointed storage and data center management industry veteran Eddie White as senior vice president of business development. White's appointment signals an increased emphasis on the integration of Sentilla's award-winning energy management solution with leading software for enterprise IT and systems management providers. Alliance partner customers will benefit by having a fully integrated view of both IT and energy assets; from this view, customers will be better able to analyze information and make changes in order to increase IT and facilities equipment performance.
"Coming to Sentilla is a great opportunity," commented White. "The company's technology is fast becoming a necessity for data centers that badly need to manage their energy assets. It is exciting to be a part of such an innovative team that is leading the industry in data center energy efficiency."
Sentilla Energy Management Solution Honored at 7th Annual Stevie® Awards Ceremony on June 22
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 24, 2009—Sentilla Corporation, provider of demand-side energy management solutions for data centers and commercial facilities, today announced that its Sentilla Energy Manager for Data Centers™ was honored with a Stevie Award for New Product of the Year in the Computer Software – New Version by the American Business Awards. The awards were presented during ceremonies at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The ceremonies were hosted by Cheryl Casone of Fox Business Network and broadcast nationwide on radio by the Business TalkRadio Network. The American Business Awards, also known as Stevie Awards, were created in 2002 to honor and generate public recognition of the efforts and accomplishments of business people throughout the world.
The Sentilla Energy Manager for Data Centers, released in late January 2009, was developed as an energy management solution for data centers and commercial facilities to analyze energy use and waste at the equipment level to create actionable profiles of an organization’s energy footprint. The resulting intelligence enables companies to reduce energy consumption, decrease carbon emissions and dramatically lower operating costs.
Sentilla Energy Manager for Data Centers Version 2.1 Now Integrates All Data Center Power for a Comprehensive, Facility-Wide View of Energy Use
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 1, 2009—Sentilla® Corporation, provider of demand-side energy management solutions for data centers and commercial facilities, today introduced Sentilla Energy Manager for Data Centers™ Version 2.1, which now integrates energy tracking and measuring information from multiple vendors across the data center infrastructure, including IT and physical facilities. In addition to providing a granular view of energy information at the equipment level, this new release brings a consolidated view of power use of all the equipment in the data center. IT managers can now obtain all the energy information in the data center, whether from Sentilla’s Power Analysis Unit or other, third-party equipment, integrated in one standardized format for a single, combined view