American Power Conversion Simplifies Power Infrastructure Management with New Proactive, Real-time Software

Enterprise Manager v3.0 Enables Users to Manage Multiple APC PowerStruXureä Systems From One Console

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American Power Conversion Simplifies Power Infrastructure Management with New Proactive, Real-time Software

Enterprise Manager v3.0 Enables Users to Manage Multiple APC PowerStruXureä Systems From One Console

WEST KINGSTON, R.I. -- February 26, 2001 -- In todays environment, many IT managers are faced with the challenge of finding new ways to maximize the performance and availability of their network by leveraging their current infrastructure. To address this need, American Power Conversion (APC) today announced a comprehensive power infrastructure management solution, Enterprise Manager v3.0. APCs Enterprise Manager v3.0 helps network managers increase efficiency and avoid downtime by providing real-time enterprise-level management. Users can proactively monitor, configure, and assess their entire APC power infrastructure, including APCs new scalable data center architecture, PowerStruXure, from a single console.
APC continues to set the standard by which all power infrastructure management software is judged," said Rob Johnson, vice president of APCs Availability Enhancement Group. No management tool on the market today provides the same ability for an IT administrator to assess the status of their power infrastructure at a glance. With Enterprise Managers real-time status display, threshold alarming, and robust reporting and planning tools IT administrators can, for the first time, quickly, easily, and inexpensively manage the power infrastructure of larger networks."
Enterprise Manager v3.0 offers IT managers unique, real time management and inventory reporting tools to help them maximize the efficiency and availability of their power infrastructure. Features of this new software include:
·   Real-time status and event notification -- Eliminate the unknown or unexpected with the ability to view status of APC devices on the network at-a-glance and receive notification when there is a change;
·   Failure Analysis Report -- Maximize the availability of the network with reports that help determine the necessary runtime and pinpoint uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) with inadequate runtime. In addition, these reports also measure the availability of the UPSs supporting the network by tracking total UPS downtime to help identify problem areas;
·   Predictive Battery Failure Reporting -- Reduce a major risk of downtime, i.e., battery failure, by creating detailed reports on battery age, load, health and more to facilitate the timely replacement of UPS batteries;
·   Manage multiple APC PowerStruXure Systems -- Fully integrated for use with APCs new, revolutionary power infrastructure architecture;
·   Recommended actions -- Reduce the need for training and accelerate troubleshooting with diagnosing features that display the probable cause of a power event and recommend a course of action to correct the problem; and
·   Inventory Management -- Instantly and easily create detailed reports outlining each APC device on the network, which helps simplify annual UPS budgeting.
Enterprise Manager v3.0 is built on a robust SQL database and is capable of managing up to 10,000 devices connected on a large corporate network, including APCs new PowerStruXure, Smart-UPS®, Symmetra® and Silcon® UPS, as well as APCs MasterSwitch managed outlet strips. Enterprise Manager v3.0 is capable of monitoring and managing UPSs with an APC Network Management Card or servers running PowerChute® Business Edition or PowerChute plus .
   Enterprise Manager v3.0 is currently available in 25 node, 100 node, 1,000 node and 10,000 node versions through APCs Factory Store, partners and resellers. An upgrade version for current owners of PowerChute Inventory Manager v2.0 is also available.
Additional information on APCs Enterprise Manager and PowerStruXure can be found on APCs web site at www.apc.com and www.powerstruxure.com or by calling APC at 800-877-4080.

About American Power Conversion
Founded in 1981, American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC) is a leading provider of global, end-to-end infrastructure availability solutions. APCs comprehensive products and services offering, which is designed for both home and corporate environments, improves the availability, manageability and performance of sensitive electronic, network, communication and industrial equipment of all sizes. APC, which is headquartered in West Kingston, Rhode Island, reported sales of $1.43 billion for the year ended December 31, 2001 and is a Fortune 1000 and S&P 500 company.
All trademarks are the property of their owners. Additional information about APC and its global end-to-end solutions can be found at www.apc.com or by calling 800-877-4080.

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