American Power Conversion Named 2006 CRN Channel Champion for the Thirteenth Consecutive Year

		Founded in 1981, American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) is a leading global provider of high availability systems for network-critical physical infrastructure. APC's comprehensive products and services, designed for both home and corporate environments, improve the availability, manageability and performance of sensitive electronic, network, communication and industrial equipment of all sizes. 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. (PRNewsFoto) WEST KINGSTON, RI UNITED STATES

Honored as the Top Vendor in the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Category; Study is Premier Resource to Evaluate Channel Vendors and Programs WEST KINGSTON, R.I., March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC), a leading global provider of high availability systems for network-critical physical infrastructure (NCPI), today announced it was named the 2006 CRN Channel Champion in the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) category at an awards ceremony in Atlanta, Ga. The CRN Channel Champion's award program, now in its 16th year, is sponsored by CMP Media's CRN, vital information for VARs and technology integrators. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031003/NEAPCLOGO ) The CRN Channel Champions study measures overall business and technology integrator perceptions of vendor products and services. The survey is the largest and broadest-based technology integrator market study in the industry. The result is a premier resource used by business and technology integrators throughout the industry to evaluate vendors and their programs. The survey rated vendors in 26 key product and service categories. "The CRN Channel Champions study is a premier resource for solution providers to use throughout the year to evaluate vendors and programs," said Dan Dignam, vice president and publisher, CRN. "Congratulations to all of the winning companies. They have demonstrated that they deliver high quality solutions and have many satisfied business partners." "We are very excited to receive this recognition for the thirteenth consecutive year," said Aaron Davis, APC's vice president, worldwide marketing and communications. "Enhancements to our channel programs coupled with expansions to our InfraStruXure(TM) offering have opened up incremental opportunities for our partners and demonstrates that while APC focuses on developing the most innovative solutions in our industry, our focal point remains solidly on the channel." 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 monitoring 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. About CRN CRN drives sales by empowering VARs and technology integrators with the vital news and technology information they need to generate demand and grow revenue. CRN is the newspaper of record for the channel. For 24 years, VARs, Solution Providers, technology integrators and IT consultants have turned to CRN first each week for immediate and actionable information. CRN can be found on the Web at http://www.crn.com. About CMP Media (http://www.cmp.com) CMP Media is a marketing solutions company serving the technology, healthcare and lifestyles industries. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP Media has earned the confidence of more professionals and enthusiasts in these fields than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in each of these industries in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Media is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. For more information: APC contact: Juli Dexter, APC senior media relations manager, 800-788-2208 ext. 2373, juli.dexter@apcc.com CMP contact: Laura Mastroberti, CMP Media, 516.562.7382, lmastroberti@cmp.com