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American Power Conversion to Support HP's PowerWise
UPS Customer Base
PR Newswire - April 30, 1997 09:43
FINANCIAL APCC HWP CPR PDT V%PRN P%PRN
PALO ALTO, Calif., and WEST KINGSTON, R.I., April 30 /PRNewswire/ --
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP) and American Power Conversion
(APC)(Nasdaq: APCC) today announced the signing of a contract that will
provide ongoing warranty support for HP's installed base of HP PowerWise
uninterruptible power supply (UPS) customers. Effective May 1, APC will
provide UPS products and offer power-protection solutions for HP PowerWise
customers' future UPS installations. HP, which will no longer produce, supply
or support HP PowerWise products, still Produces other power-related products
as part of its complete computational solutions.
"HP PowerWise customers will be well-supported, thanks to APC's commitment
to offer complete support to our global customer base," said Gary Whitman,
marketing manager of HP's New Jersey Division. "APC has the technical
expertise necessary to support HP PowerWise products and customers,
and we are confident they will provide the quality of service our customers
are accustomed to."
"HP recognizes the value-add that power protection brings to a customer's
network," said Ed Bednarcik, general manager of APC's Network Power Solutions
Division. "APC is committed to continue providing the highest-quality UPS
products and services to HP PowerWise customers. We are well-positioned to
accomplish this due to APC's comprehensive understanding of customers' power-
protection needs."
HP PowerWise UPS customers worldwide may contact APC for warranty service
and technical support for their installed systems. In North America, customers
may call 888-204-0173. Outside North America, customers may call
353-91-702000, extension 2012 (English), extension 2013 (French and Spanish)
and extension 2014 (German and Dutch).
Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing,
Internet and Intranet solutions, services, communications products and
measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality
and support. HP has 112,800 employees and had revenue of $38.4 billion in its
1996 fiscal year. American Power Conversion is the marketshare leader in the
design, manufacture and marketing of power protection equipment, including
surge suppressors, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power conditioning
equipment and related software for computer and computer related equipment.
APC reported sales of $707 Million for the year ended December 31, 1996. The
company is headquartered in West Kingston, RI and its products are distributed
worldwide.
SOURCE American Power Conversion
CONTACT: Terri Lynch of HP, 201-586-5984 or terri_lynch@hp.com, Richard
Burger of Miller/Shandwick Technologies for HP, 415-962-9550 or Deborah Grey,
Investor Relations Manager, 401-789-5735 ext. 2994 or dgrey@apcc.com or Juli
Dexter, Media Relations Manager, 401-789-5735 ext. 2372 or jdexter@apcc.com or
Ron Seredian, Media Relations Manager, 805-259-7799 or rseredia@apcc.com all
of APC
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