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American Power Conversion Announces Real-time InfraStruXure(TM) Award Ceremonies and Data Center Tours for September

   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 USA
    WEST KINGSTON, R.I., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Power
Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC), a leading global provider of end-to-end
infrastructure availability solutions, today announced the dates of its
upcoming Real-time InfraStruXure(TM) Award ceremonies across North America in
September.  At each award ceremony, APC will recognize one of its customers
for their efforts to lower IT costs as well as to improve systems and network
reliability using APC's award-winning InfraStruXure architecture for network-
critical physical infrastructure.  As part of the event, the APC award
recipient will provide a tour of their InfraStruXure data center installation
to a select group of local IT and facilities professionals.  A hospitality
event follows the award presentation and data center tour.
    (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031003/NEAPCLOGO )
    APC cordially invites IT and facilities professionals to attend an award
ceremony and data center tour in each city listed below.  All events begin at
5 p.m. local time unless otherwise indicated.  If interested in attending one
of the events listed below, please register at http://promo.apcc.com and enter
the key code S130Y, or call APC at 800-788-2208, ext. 3088.  Please visit
http://promo.apcc.com (key code: S130Y) for the most up-to-date list of
upcoming award ceremonies and data center tours.  Pre-registration is required
and limited to IT and facilities professionals.
    "These upcoming award ceremonies and data center tours give attendees a
great opportunity to see how APC's innovative InfraStruXure solution fulfills
the network-critical physical infrastructure requirements of data centers
while providing the flexibility needed to respond to business changes in the
future," said Aaron Davis, APC's vice president of worldwide marketing and
communications.
    Attendees of past award ceremonies and data center tours raved about their
experiences at the event.  For example, a Real-time InfraStruXure award
recipient in Georgia said, "Excellent program overall.  We love our
InfraStruXure equipment and appreciate the opportunity to show it off."  A
California-based award recipient said, "The event was enjoyable.  I am a long-
time APC customer.  The InfraStruXure product, as well as my smaller APC UPSs,
allows me to concentrate on other things and not worry about power issues in
our data center."

      Date:                  City:
      September 6            Topeka, Kan.
      September 7            Goleta, Calif.
      September 7            Monroe, N.C.
      September 7            Hartford, Conn.
      September 8            Lewiston, N.Y.
      September 8            Deerfield, Ill.
      September 8            New York, N.Y.
      September 8            Roswell, Ga.
      September 8            Washington, D.C.
      September 13           Wilkes Barre, Pa.
      September 14           Charleston, S.C.
      September 14           Newton, Mass.
      September 14           San Antonio, Texas
      September 15           Portland, Ore.
      September 15           Gratz, Pa.
      September 15           Philadelphia, Pa.
      September 15           Seal Beach, Calif.
      September 15           New York, N.Y.
      September 20           South Portland, Maine
      September 21           Centennial, Colo.
      September 21           Mechanicsburg, Pa.
      September 21           Boston, Mass.
      September 21           Atlanta, Ga.
      September 21           Austin, Texas
      September 22           Franklin, Mass.
      September 22           Tecumseh, Mich.
      September 22           South Bend, Ind.
      September 22           Novelty, Ohio
      September 22           Gainesville, Fla.
      September 22           Upper Marlboro, Md.
      September 27           Kansas City, Mo.
      September 28           Burlington, Mass.
      September 28           Temecula, Calif.
      September 29           Brainerd, Minn.
      September 29           Portland, Ore.
      September 29           Potomac, Md.
      September 29           Columbia, Mo.
      September 29           Irving, Texas
      September 29           Charlotte, N.C.
      September 29           Cambridge, Mass.
      September 29           Elgin, Ill.
      September 29           Oakdale, Pa.
      September 29           Providence, R.I.
      September 29           Norfolk, Va.
      September 29           Johnson City, Tenn.

    About APC's InfraStruXure
    APC's InfraStruXure is on-demand architecture for network-critical
physical infrastructure (NCPI).  The InfraStruXure design, which integrates
power, cooling, rack, management and services, allows the selection of
standardized components to create a solution through modular and mobile
configurations.  This standardization enables an easily scalable architecture
designed to meet changing needs and future expansion.  This award-winning,
patent-pending approach provides increased availability, improved adaptability
and speed of deployment as well as lower total cost of ownership for IT
environments -- from wiring closets to server rooms to data centers.
    With integrated management becoming a critical component in the NCPI, APC
offers comprehensive management solutions including InfraStruXure Manager.  A
browser accessible, user-friendly tool, InfraStruXure Manager provides
monitoring of power, cooling, and environment management at the rack or room
level.  APC also provides professional services that optimize the NCPI over
the complete data center life cycle, including planning, installation,
operation and end-of-life services.
    For more information about APC's InfraStruXure on-demand architecture for
network-critical physical infrastructure, please call 800-877-4080 or visit
APC's website at http://www.apc.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.
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:

    Media:
    Chet Lasell, director, public relations - North America, 800-788-2208,
ext. 2693, chet.lasell@apcc.com

    Investors:
    Debbie Hancock, APC investor relations director, 800-788-2208, ext. 2994,
debbie.hancock@apcc.com


SOURCE American Power Conversion




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