WEST KINGSTON, R.I., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Power
Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC), a leading global provider of end-to-end
infrastructure availability solutions, received broad-based recognition across
key applications and geographical markets in the third quarter 2005. The
company's products for home electronics to desktop PCs to servers and
enterprise applications again stood out from the competition on factors such
as innovation, efficiency, and reliability.
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"APC's global offerings provide power protection and availability
solutions for applications ranging from home electronics to the largest of
enterprise computing needs," commented Aaron L. Davis, APC vice president of
marketing and communications. "The fact that we continue to win such a long
list of distinguished awards across markets and applications is a clear
indication of the industry-leading investment we make in understanding
customer needs and developing products that deliver a superior solution.
While we make great strides in new categories such as data centers, cooling,
Audio/Visual and biometric security, we are gratified that our core
uninterruptible power supply (UPS) solutions remain tops in the industry."
Users and reviewers of APC's server and data center class products
continued to recognize APC. In the Disaster Prevention and Recovery segment
of the annual Windows IT Pro "Readers' Choice" awards, APC products placed
first and second in the Best UPS category. Windows IT Pro readers voted
overwhelmingly for American Power Conversion's (APC's) InfraStruXure(TM)
product for Best UPS in the Disaster Prevention and Recovery Category. The
publication went on to describe APC's revolutionary architecture as "not
merely a traditional UPS, InfraStruXure is an 'on-demand architecture' for
ensuring networking availability ... " Additionally, APC's Smart-UPS(R) tied
for second place in this year's voting, giving APC a strong one-two
performance.
Internationally, UpGrade magazine in Portugal named InfraStruXure an
"Outstanding Product." In Russia, APC's innovative new InfraStruXure with
Integrated Fuel Cells was "Product of the Month" in the July issue of PC
Magazine. Additionally, enterprise users in India named APC the Best
Enterprise Power Conditioning Company. APC earned this designation for the
third consecutive year in PC Quest's annual "Users' Choice" awards.
In Latin America, APC earned an Editor's Choice for several of its
enterprise offerings from Compuchannel, Infochannel, Digital Market,
Revistacompudata.com and Negocio Inteligente in the Caribbean, Central America
and Andean Region. APC's InfraStruXure Manager Appliance was named "Editor's
Choice" as the Best Network Management Appliance; the APC Smart-UPS RT 1500,
part of the company's new on-line series, received an "Editor's Choice" as the
Best UPS for Server Protection (Intel Based); and the Smart-UPS SC 1500 earned
the "Editor's Choice" designation for Best Line-Interactive UPS - 1kVA to
5kVA.
As increasing thermal issues challenge IT managers in the data center and
server rooms and closets, CRN's test lab reviewed APC's Rack Side Air
Distribution Unit and Rack Side Air Removal Unit. In the August 29 issue of
CRN, the test center gave the APC products a "Recommended" rating. The review
determined, "The unit presents an ideal answer for addressing cramped server
closets."
APC's overall performance garnered the company several significant
designations during the quarter. For the sixth consecutive year, APC has been
named to CMP Media LLC's InformationWeek 500, a prestigious listing of the
most innovative users of information technology in the United States.
For 17 years, the InformationWeek 500 has tracked organizations' IT
agendas, providing a unique opportunity to understand and examine their
business practices across core areas of technology operations. Companies
named to this list demonstrate a pattern of technological and organizational
innovation. Capital One, which is ranked No. 1, followed by SC Johnson & Sons
Inc., Eastman Kodak Co. and BellSouth Corp, are some of the household names
being honored for their innovative IT practices. APC is among the 500
companies recognized for IT innovation this year.
In Latin America, APC's overall efforts were also well recognized. In
Brazil, APC was among the "Top 200 Largest IT Companies" in Info Exame
magazine's annual ranking and was a "Readers' Choice - Top 5" selection from
NEI (Noriciario de Equipamentos Industriais) magazine. Channel partners in
Argentina are happy with APC as IT Sitio named APC the "UPS Brand Most
Recommended by the Channel." The magazine surveyed more than 700 resellers to
determine this designation and APC received more votes than all the
competition combined.
In Asia, APC was the "Most Outstanding Computer Power Protection Company"
in the Metro Manila division of the 2005 Philippine Marketing Excellence
Awards. The event, staged for the second time, honored companies for having
outstanding marketing practices. APC excellence in numerous marketing
metrics, including market leadership, market awareness, innovative marketing
practices, customer confidence and product/service quality garnered it this
prestigious designation. The Philippine Marketing Excellence Awards
Institute, Inc., the Asian Institute of Marketing and Entrepreneurship and
Sales and Marketing Magazine organized the awards.
For consumers and desktop applications, APC continues to deliver products
that are in line with customer needs and outshine the competition. In the
power protection arena, APC's Back-UPS(R) remain the top choice. PC Magazine
in Italy gave the Back-UPS CS 650 "5 out of 5 stars." In Russia, TechnoNEWS
awarded the Back-UPS CS 525 with the "Recommended by TechnoNEWS" designation.
The review touted the unit's price versus functionality, elaborate design and
good configuring and monitoring. In India, Electronics for You named APC the
"Best UPS."
APC's offerings for consumers and electronics go beyond the traditional
UPS and again the company's products were well distinguished in the third
quarter. APC's recent introduction of the S-15 Power Conditioner for A/V
equipment was a "Product of the Year" in Electronic House magazine. In the
September 2005 issue, the magazine stated, "APC has taken its experience in
the IT field and used it to engineer a power conditioner/surge protector that
incorporates battery backup in case of a power failure. And you don't need to
be an electronics geek to notice that improvement the S15 makes in your
system's performance. Cool because home electronics cost a lot of money, and
the S15 can protect that investment!"
For users trying to remember too many IDs and passwords, APC's biometric
solutions continue to shine. APC's Biometric Password Manager was recognized
by several international publications including: "Best Product 2004" in the
Security category by PC World in Argentina; "Recommended" by Enter in Poland
and Personal Computer World in the UK; a "Best Buy for IT in 2005" by Comesa
Insight in Kenya; and APC's new Biometric Mouse Password Manager received an
"Editor's Choice" designation from Zataz News in France.
In Portugal, additional APC products for the mobile professional were
recognized. APC's TravelPower Roller Case received "4 Stars" from Exame
Informatica and the company's Universal Notebook Battery won a "Silver Medal"
from PC Guia.
Finally, APC's efforts in the broadband market landed the company among
Broadband Properties magazine's list of the "Top 100 Companies in the
Broadband Marketplace."
To learn more about APC's award-winning products, visit http://www.apc.com
or call 800-877-4080.
About American Power Conversion
Founded in 1981, American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) is a leading
provider of global, end-to-end infrastructure availability solutions. 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, 2003, and is a Fortune 1000, Nasdaq
100 and S&P 500 Company. All trademarks are the property of their owners.
About InformationWeek
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InformationWeek is consistently recognized for its commitment to excellence
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accolades, including top spots in BtoB Magazine's Media Power 50, Circulation
Excellence Awards from Circulation Management Magazine and several awards from
the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE).
About CMP Media LLC
CMP Media (http://www.cmp.com) is the leading integrated media solutions
company providing "broad and deep" access to the entire technology spectrum --
the builders, sellers and buyers of technology worldwide. The company's
comprehensive database of technology decision makers enables marketers to
reach targeted audiences throughout the purchase process with publications,
web offerings, face-to-face events, consulting and other marketing services
that deliver actionable results.
For more information contact:
Investors: Debbie Hancock, director, investor relations, 401-789-5735,
ext. 2994, debbie.hancock@apcc.com
Media: Chet Lasell, APC public relations director - North America,
800-788-2208, ext. 2693, chet.lasell@apcc.com
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