Chatsworth acquires Epicenter

May 27, 2009--Chatsworth Products, Inc.(CPI), a global manufacturer of products and service solutions that store and secure IT equipment, has acquired Epicenter, Inc. (Westborough, MA), a provider of data center infrastructure management tools to the enterprise and managed services market.

Epicenter solutions provide the capability for advanced data center performance measurement, such as compute per watt. Patented KVM solutions, IP-addressable power distribution units and software are all components of Epicenter's product set targeting centralized cross-platform management of servers, network and storage.

Chatsworth's IT equipment support solutions are exemplified in its line of server and network cabinet systems utilizing CPI Passive Cooling technology. With the integration of Epicenter technology, CPI says it can further address customer needs regarding data center power and cooling.

With the acquisition, Epicenter Inc. becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of CPI; its products are available through CPI's global network of data communications distributors.

On the Web: www.chatsworth.com; www.epicenterinc.com