APC to Offer Educational Courses at CU On the Road Events in February and June
WEST KINGSTON, R.I., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Power
Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC), a world leader in power availability and
protection solutions, today announced that the company will sponsor two
upcoming CEDIA events. Organized by the Custom Electronic Design &
Installation Association (CEDIA), the new education program, CU On the Road,
will bring training and certification to locations in the United States and
Canada throughout the year. APC will sponsor the first CU On the Road event
slated for February 8-11, 2006 in Atlanta, Ga., and another in Dallas, Texas,
June 7-10, 2006.
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"CEDIA is a prominent trade association for companies designing and
installing home electronic components and systems," said Joe Loberti, general
manager of APC's Consumer Network Solutions group. "APC values the
opportunity to educate professionals working in the A/V field through our
sponsorship of these educational programs. We look forward to demonstrating
the importance of high quality power protection and how APC currently
addresses the needs of residential electronics professionals and their
customers."
CEDIA University is comprised of five curricula, providing best practices,
information and skills for residential electronic systems professionals. Each
curriculum consists of core and elective seminar courses in the following
electronic systems tracks: design, project management, customer relations,
technician, and business.
The APC-sponsored CU On the Road event in February focuses on the
Electronic System Technician curriculum, which prepares technicians to work in
the home theater installation industry. In addition to the regular curriculum
CEDIA offers, APC will provide the following free one-hour manufacturer
product training courses twice daily on Thursday, February 9 and Friday,
February 10:
* APC A/V Power Training: The Truth About Power and Its Impact on Your
Customers (Course Code: MPT320, CEU Value: 0.25) -- will explore the
dangers of bad power and the threats posed to home theater systems
every day. This presentation will educate technicians on real world
power anomalies, their effect on the A/V experience, and the strategies
to protect customer investments.
* APC A/V Product Training: APC AV Solutions Training (Course Code:
MPT321, CEU Value: 0.25) -- will examine which APC A/V solution, such
as S Type Power Conditioner with Battery Backup, H Type Power
Conditioner, C Type Power Filter and Back-UPS(R) HS, works best for
certain applications.
For more information regarding registration, course times, or future CU On
the Road events please visit http://www.cedia.net/education/on_the_road.php.
For more information about APC and its innovative audio/video power protection
solutions, please call 800-877-4080, or visit APC's Web site at
http://www.apcav.com.
About American Power Conversion
Founded in 1981, American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC) is a
leading provider of global, end-to-end solutions for real-time infrastructure.
APC's comprehensive products and services for home and corporate environments
improve the availability, manageability and performance of sensitive
electronic, network, communication and industrial equipment of all sizes. APC
offers a wide variety of products for network-critical physical infrastructure
including InfraStruXure(TM), its revolutionary architecture for on-demand data
centers, as well as physical threat management products through the company's
NetBotz(R) division. These products and services help companies increase the
availability and reliability of their IT systems. Headquartered in West
Kingston, Rhode Island, APC reported sales of $1.7 billion for the year ended
December 31, 2004, and is a Fortune 1000, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 Company. All
trademarks are the property of their owners.
For more information contact:
APC Contact
Elizabeth de Castro, APC media relations manager, 800-788-2208 ext. 2957,
edecastr@apcc.com
SOURCE American Power Conversion
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CONTACT:
Elizabeth de Castro, APC media relations
manager, +1-800-788- 2208, ext. 2957, edecastr@apcc.com
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