SynapSense Wins Prestigious Award from U.S. Department of Energy for Energy-Saving Data Center...

November 21, 2008. SynapSense Corporation, a leading provider of wireless instrumentation solutions, has been honored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the company's innovative approach to saving energy in data centers that typically consume up to 60 percent of the energy used in commercial buildings.

SynapSense earned the DOE's Energy Innovator award for its Wireless Data Center Monitoring and Energy Management solution that enables energy and operational efficiencies in the world's leading data centers. The DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy created the Energy Innovator award to recognize companies that have successfully developed or deployed energy efficiency and/or renewable energy technologies, services or policies.

"We proudly recognize SynapSense with this honor for its innovative solutions that offer energy efficiency and carbon footprint reduction," said Paul Dickerson, Chief Operating Officer of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. "The technology developed by SynapSense helps strengthen our national energy economy, environment and security."

The SynapSense Wireless Data Center Monitoring and Energy Management solution features LiveImaging(TM), the first energy and operational efficiency solution that provides real-time thermal, pressure and humidity mapping constructed from wireless sensor data. LiveImaging allows data center operators to immediately see the impact of airflow improvements they make to conserve energy and reduce costs.

"SynapSense is honored to receive the Energy Innovator award from the Department of Energy, and we are excited about the industry response to our Wireless Data Center Monitoring and Energy Management solution," said Peter Van Deventer, SynapSense Chief Executive Officer. "At SynapSense, we are consumed with helping our customers better manage their data center operations by reducing overcooling and increasing energy efficiency."

SynapSense is a leading wireless instrumentation solutions provider based in Folsom, Calif. SynapSense offers the world's first wireless instrumentation platform featuring SynapSense OneClick(TM) software architecture, providing customers with a complete software solution and extensive monitoring, tracking and alert capabilities. For more information about SynapSense, visit SynapSense.com.

SynapSense and LiveImaging are trademarks of SynapSense Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE: SynapSense Corporation

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