2006 Vendor Report Card Survey Also Reveals that More Than 85 Percent of
CIOs Would Recommend APC to Other IT Executives
WEST KINGSTON, R.I., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Power
Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC), a leading global provider of high
availability systems for network-critical physical infrastructure (NCPI),
today announced that it received the highest score in CIO Magazine's
inaugural Vendor Report Card survey. In the 2006 Vendor Report Card survey,
conducted by CIO in late spring, more than 1,000 CIO readers ranked APC the
number one IT vendor, out of a total of 58 companies, based on a series of
performance factors.
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The top five vendors ranked in order were APC, Cisco Systems, AMD,
Intel, and Adobe. Survey respondents rated APC the top IT vendor based on
performance areas such as product quality and reliability; after sale
support; and the ability to deliver on promises and deadlines. The survey
also noted that more than 85 percent of CIOs were willing to recommend APC
to other IT executives, second only to Cisco Systems. In addition to
capturing the overall top spot, more respondents said they have purchased
or plan to purchase hardware and network equipment from APC than any other
vendor.
According to CIO, its brand study helped provide a comparison of the IT
community's perception of technology vendors. Survey respondents included
IT executives that were considering a vendor, currently evaluating a
vendor's offerings, or who purchased products or services from a vendor.
Respondents selected vendors from a list of enterprise providers of
hardware, software, IT services, printers, network equipment, and
telecommunications.
Commenting on APC's stellar performance in the survey, CIO Magazine's
Publisher Gary Beach said, "CIOs gave APC a strong endorsement in the 2006
CIO Magazine Vendor Report Card survey. In addition to the company's top
overall position, respondents also ranked APC number one with the best
competitive set of network hardware and software products. I commend APC on
its achievements and recognition in the CIO community."
The 2006 CIO Vendor Report Card results are available by contacting CIO
Magazine's Publisher Gary Beach at gbeach@cio.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(R), 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 director, public relations-North America, 800-788-2208
ext. 2693, chet.lasell@apcc.com
Investors:
Debbie Hancock, APC director, investor relations, 401-789-5735, ext.
2994, debbie.hancock@apcc.com
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CONTACT:
Chet Lasell, APC director, public
relations-North America, 800-788-2208 ext. 2693,
chet.lasell@apcc.com, or Investors: Debbie Hancock, APC director,
investor relations, +1-401-789-5735, ext. 2994,
debbie.hancock@apcc.com, both of American Power Conversion
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