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APC's Next Generation Symmetra® PX System Doubles the Power Density While Reducing the Footprint more than 60 Percent for Small to Medium Sized Data Centers

APC's New Symmetra® PX System Meets Growing Power Demands by Providing up to 160kW of Power Protection for 400V Deployments

Singapore, 4 February 2008 - APC, part of the critical power and cooling services business unit of Schneider Electric, today announced availability of its Symmetra® PX 160kW uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system with optional integrated modular power distribution units (PDU) for data centers. This next generation Symmetra PX system provides double the power, longer life batteries with up to 25 percent more runtime, and an integrated battery/bypass/distribution rack that reduces the solution footprint by 63 percent.

The Symmetra PX offers a truly modular system made up of dedicated and redundant modules -- power, distribution, intelligence, battery and bypass -- all engineered into a design that makes service easy and efficient. This architecture eliminates waste and lowers overall TCO by giving IT managers the ability to right-size power and runtime as demand grows or as higher levels of availability is required. The Symmetra PX serves as the core power train that drives APC InfraStruXure® architecture for small and medium data centers, but can also power individual "zones" of larger data centers.

"Designed to address the increasing shortage of data center space, the next generation Symmetra PX system offers 160kW of power protection, integrated modular power distribution and extended life batteries in the same two rack footprint as the existing Symmetra PX 80kW offering," said Jan Semler-Joergensen, Business Development Manager, Asia Pacific and Japan. "With this new compact design, companies can experience lower initial capital costs and operating costs by right-sizing their power and rack combinations."

Highly manageable, the Symmetra PX features self-diagnostic capabilities and standardized modules that mitigate the risk of human error resulting in increased overall data center reliability. In addition, by offering the same core attributes of the existing Symmetra PX family, namely redundancy and scalability, the higher power density and hot-scalable modular power distribution helps ensure system availability and agility while reducing total cost of ownership.

For more information about InfraStruXure and APC's other offerings, please visit www.apc.com or call 6389 6823.


About APC's InfraStruXure
APC's InfraStruXure is on-demand architecture for physical infrastructure. The InfraStruXure design, which integrates power, cooling, rack, physical security, software 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 physical infrastructure, APC offers comprehensive management solutions including InfraStruXure Central. A browser accessible, user-friendly tool, InfraStruXure Central provides monitoring of power, cooling, and environmental management at the rack or room level. APC also provides professional services that optimize the physical infrastructure over the complete data center life cycle, including planning, installation, operation and end-of-life services.


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About APC-MGE
In February 2007, APC and MGE UPS Systems combined to form a US$3 billion (Euro 2.4 billion) Critical Power & Cooling Services business unit of Schneider Electric. Together, APC and MGE offer 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 and MGE solutions include uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), precision cooling units, racks, and design and management software, including APC's InfraStruXure® architecture the industry's most comprehensive integrated power, cooling, and management solution. Backed by the industry's broadest service organization and an industry leading R&D investment, the combined company's 12,000 employees help customers confront today's unprecedented power, cooling and management challenges. Schneider Electric, with 112,000 employees and operations in 190 countries, had 2006 annual sales of US$18 billion (Euro 13.7 billion). For more information on APC and MGE, please visit www.apc-mge.com. All trademarks are the property of their owners.






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