WEST KINGSTON, R.I., March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Power
Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC), a leading global provider of end-to-end
infrastructure availability solutions, today announced that its products
garnered more than 20 awards from several industry media outlets worldwide
during the fourth quarter 2005. For the year, APC's products captured
approximately 75 awards worldwide.
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"APC's high-quality, innovative solutions continue to excel in meeting
customers' power availability and productivity needs," said Aaron L. Davis,
APC's vice president of marketing and communications. "These industry
accolades are the result of APC's steadfast focus on creating outstanding
products that solve real customer problems."
During the fourth quarter, APC's InfraStruXure(TM) received a Frost &
Sullivan European Excellence in Energy "Product of the Year" award. This
award honors companies that demonstrate best practices in their industry and
commends the diligence, commitment, and innovative business strategies
required to advance in the global marketplace.
Numerous publications worldwide recognized InfraStruXure throughout the
quarter as a compelling solution for a variety of enterprise applications.
For example, France's Dialogues recognized InfraStruXure as "Technology
Innovation of the Year." Additionally, InfraStruXure high density received a
"Power Product of the Year 2005" award from the U.K.'s Nexus Media. The
Financial Post, one of Kenya's leading business weeklies, also named
InfraStruXure the "Best of Breed" in the UPS category. Also, Kenya's Business
Post awarded its Editor's Choice 2005 award to InfraStruXure solution for its
practical innovations and forward looking design.
APC's InfraStruXure solution featuring integrated fuel cells technology
also received industry recognition late last year from two European
organizations. France's Net Eco magazine selected InfraStruXure with
Integrated Fuel Cells as its "Heart Pick of the Year." In Germany,
InfraStruXure with Integrated Fuel Cells received a "Technology Award" from
Tom's Networking Guide.
Recognizing APC's commitment to delivering innovative solutions to its
worldwide channel partners, Channel Partner magazine in Portugal recognized
InfraStruXure with a "Channel Partner Recommends" award. In November, CRN in
Saudi Arabia also named APC a "Channel Champion."
APC's vast solution set of uninterruptible power supplies also helped the
company win recognition in Latin America. In Venezuela, APC earned the
"Editor's Choice" award in the "Uninterruptible Power Supply" category from PC
News. This award annually recognizes the efforts of those companies that earn
the trust of users and clients by offering quality products and services.
In APC's consumer and desktop solutions area, APC's Universal Notebook
Battery (UPB80) joined TechLiving's "TechLiving Hot List 2005." Also, the
SurgeArrest Professional, a reliable surge protector for the home or office,
received a silver medal from PC Guia in Portugal. Nigeria's Daily Champion
magazine named APC's Biometric Password Manager as "Computing Best Password
Solution." The Biometric Password Manager also won "Customer Friendly Product
2005" by Nigeria's Business Time magazine.
In France, APC's surge products received "3 Stars out of 3" from
Telemagazine, and the company's Surge and Back-UPS products received 4 stars
out of 5, and 5 stars out of 5, respectively, from PDA Pratique. APC's Back-
UPS 800 also received a "Recommended Product" designation from Italy's Office
magazine. APC's Line R (line voltage regulators) and Smart-UPS 1000 products
received a "Top IT Product" designation from Peru's IT Users magazine. The
publication also named APC's Wireless Mobile Router an "Editor's Choice."
Lastly, APC's A/V products garnered three awards from top industry
publications in North America. Audioholics magazine named APC's S15 Power
Conditioner with Battery Backup together with the S Type Extended Battery Pack
as the 2005 "Product of the Year" in the "Power Conditioner Device" category.
CE Pro named APC's S Type Power Conditioner with Battery Backup "New Products:
Editor's Pick." Additionally, APC's S15 Power Conditioner received a "2005
Joint Accessories" award from Stereophile/Stereophile.com.
To learn more about APC's award-winning products, please visit
http://www.apc.com or call 800-877-4080.
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 $2 billion for the year ended
December 31, 2005, and is a Fortune 1000, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 Company. All
trademarks are the property of their owners.
For more information contact:
Media:
Chet Lasell, APC public relations director -- North America, 800-788-2208,
ext. 2693, chet.lasell@apcc.com
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