Eaton Introduces Foreseer Software and Engineering Services to Deliver Customized Power and Energy Infrastructure Integration

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced the availability of Foreseer® software and engineering services that provide customized evaluations to deliver power and energy infrastructure integration. These services offer vendor-independent solutions designed to help data centers, hospitals, industrial facilities, financial institutions, and other organizations reduce energy consumption and downtime. The Foreseer software and services are tailored for a wide range of organizations, accommodating single locations with thousands of data inputs or widespread global enterprises with hundreds of remote locations.

Foreseer software was developed to deliver a single monitoring and management system that ties thousands of complex devices together and builds intelligence around them. With Foreseer software a design team provides services to customers with an extensive assessment of existing devices and facility infrastructure to configure a system and make recommendations unique to the needs of the customer.

“Over the past 20 years, Eaton has leveraged its proven expertise in power management to evolve Foreseer into an unparalleled solution in the marketplace today,” said Marcus Maxwell, product manager, Eaton’s Software and Meters Business Unit. “Eaton’s turnkey software and connectivity solutions, coupled with state-of-the-art project management, systems design, third-party device integration, and custom application development services, help our customers uniquely benefit from such a tailored evaluation of critical systems.”

Additional customizable services include 24/7 data gathering and dependable trend analysis and forecasting tools. In addition, an extensive, multi-vendor device-driven library of interfaces is available, as well as customizable graphic user interfaces that accurately depict individual sites. Foreseer software is accessible through a Web browser that allows users to gain a remote, customizable view of critical facilities from anywhere in the world.

Foreseer software and the services may be selected to fit the immediate and long-term needs of an installation. Eaton’s installation services team provides project management across the board, from start-up needs and testing to system calibration and personnel training.

Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader in power distribution, power quality, control and industrial automation products and services. Eaton’s global electrical product lines, including Cutler-Hammer®, Moeller®, Powerware®, Holec®, MEM®, Santak® and MGE Office Protection Systems™ provide customer-driven PowerChain Management®  solutions to serve the power system needs of the data center, industrial, institutional, government, utility, commercial, residential and OEM markets worldwide.

Eaton Corporation is a diversified power management company with 2009 sales of $11.9 billion. Eaton is a global technology leader in electrical components and systems for power quality, distribution and control; hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulics and pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and truck and automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has approximately 70,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit

www.eaton.com.