APC-MGE Adds Two New Partners to Its BLADE READY(TM) Program

		APC-MGE, a $3 billion global provider of critical power and cooling services and a company of Schneider Electric, offers the industry's most comprehensive product and solution range for critical IT and process applications in industrial, enterprise, small and medium business and home environments. APC-MGE solutions include uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), precision cooling units, racks, and design and management software, including the industry's only integrated power, cooling, and management solution. For more information on APC-MGE, please visit www.APC-MGE.com. (PRNewsFoto/AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION) West Kingston, RI UNITED STATES

High Density Hosting, Inc. and Verari Systems, Inc. Join the BLADE READY Vendor Community to Assist in the Support of Growing Worldwide Blade Server Deployment WEST KINGSTON, R.I., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- APC-MGE, a global leader in critical power and cooling services, today announced that two new industry partners recently joined the BLADE READY(TM) program (http://www.BladeReady.com). As members of the BLADE READY program, High Density Hosting, Inc. (HiDHo), a provider of next-generation data center solutions, and Verari Systems, Inc., the premier developer of powerful, flexible and scalable platform-independent blade computing systems, will assist companies with blade implementation and enable operational excellence in blade environments. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031003/NEAPCLOGO ) "Blade Servers are the fastest growing segment in the overall server market with an increasing number of companies utilizing compact blade servers in replace of rack-mounted units," said Aaron Davis, APC-MGE's chief marketing officer. "The addition of HiDHo and Verari Systems to the BLADE READY program strengthens our vendor community and enables us to better serve companies deploying or considering blade environments." The BLADE READY program unites vendors of complementary data center infrastructure technologies to deliver comprehensive interoperable products, solutions, and services for blade server environments. Together, BLADE READY members help enterprises assess, design, procure, stage, implement and interconnect blade servers and related equipment. Members in this program include a group of strategic, best-in-class hardware and software vendors that help enable operational excellence and unsurpassed compatibility with blade network environments. "Verari Systems has designed and manufactured some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, defining a new era in high performance utility computing for the enterprise data center," said David Driggers, CTO, Verari Systems, Inc. "As a member of the BLADE READY program, our customers are now assured the highest level of dedication and expertise, providing high density blade server clusters and rack-optimized servers." "HiDHo was established to address the growing need of facilities to power and cool the ever-increasing high density server market," said Robert Filipovich, chief technical officer, HiDHo. "Companies are becoming more aware of the advantages of blade technology to power and cool high density server environments; however few are aware of the challenges involved in the successful deployment of this technology. Utilizing APC's InfraStruXure(R) architecture, HiDHo provides its customers the most reliable, high-density, rack-mounted solutions for power and cooling. This high standard of excellence and reliability is further demonstrated by HiDHo's recent addition to the BLADE READY vendor community." To take advantage of the technology trend, the BLADE READY program offers a single stop for a wide variety of resources including APC-MGE's Blade Readiness Assessment Service, which is a first step in understanding the right approach to these challenges. Also available are white papers, build out guides, total cost of ownership (TCO) planning guides, and more. For more information about BLADE READY, please visit http://www.BladeReady.com or call 800-877-4080. For more information about APC-MGE's blade ready products and solutions, please visit http://www.apc-mge.com or call 800-877-4080. About APC-MGE APC-MGE, a $3 billion (euro 2.4 billion) global provider of critical power and cooling services and a company of Schneider Electric, offers the industry's most comprehensive product and solution range for critical IT and process applications in industrial, enterprise, small and medium business and home environments. APC-MGE solutions include uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), precision cooling units, racks, and design and management software, including the industry's only integrated power, cooling, and management solution. Backed by the industry's broadest service organization and an industry leading R&D investment, APC-MGE's 12,000 employees help customers confront today's unprecedented power, cooling and management challenges. Schneider Electric, with 105,000 employees and operations in 190 countries, had 2006 annual sales of $18 billion (euro 13.7 billion). For more information on APC-MGE, please visit http://www.apc-mge.com. All trademarks are the property of their owners. For more information contact: Media: Chet Lasell, director, public relations - North America, 800-788-2208, ext. 2693, clasell@apc.com