AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION ANNOUNCES POWERCHUTE PLUS FOR INTRANETWARE
V4.3 WITH
Support for Novell Directory Services
Improved Network Performance, System Security and Asset Management
WEST KINGSTON, R.I., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- American Power Conversion
(Nasdaq: APCC) (APC), the worldwide leader in power protection
solutions, announced today the release of PowerChute plus for
IntranetWare v4.3 for Novell's IntranetWare. This latest version of
uninterruptible power supply (UPS) monitoring software enhances the
manageability of APC's UPSs through Novell Directory Services (NDS).
This software enhancement continues APC's commitment to broaden file
server support.
"APC is the first UPS manufacturer to actively support NDS," said
Michael L. Simpson, director of marketing for Novell's Internet
Infrastructure Division. "APC's UPSs provide excellent power protection
for IntranetWare servers. The release of this UPS integration with NDS
is another step forward in the plan to make directory services a single
point of administration and single log-in infrastructure for the entire
network."
With PowerChute plus for IntranetWare v4.3, system administrators will
benefit from improved network performance and systems security in
addition to easier monitoring of all APC UPSs. Network performance will
be improved by reducing network traffic. Without NDS support, NetWare
servers would run bindery emulation and broadcast repeated messages on
services available. With PowerChute plus 4.3, the APC UPS service no
longer requires bindery emulation and is automatically detected by NDS,
thereby reducing traffic on the users network.
From a security standpoint, PowerChute plus v4.3 will no longer prompt
the user for a password. When the administrator tries to launch the
graphical interface to view UPS information, access rights to the UPS
will be verified through NDS. As long as these rights are confirmed,
the administrator will automatically be granted access to PowerChute
plus v4.3.
Users will now have the ability to use the network administrators
utility of NDS to view the status of all UPSs on the network. In
addition, the administrator will have access to information such as UPS
model, firmware revision, serial number, server name, self test result,
COM port and battery replacement status.
NDS is the technology that provides a single, global view of all
network services and resources with a single log-in, regardless of the
location of the user or the resources. It also offers a single point of
control for administrators through graphical administration utilities.
PowerChute plus for IntranetWare v4.3 is expected to be available as a
free download on APC's PowerPage -- apcc.com in September
1997 and will be bundled with APC's Smart-UPS units.
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.
Product lines include: Back-UPS(R), Smart-UPS(R), Matrix-UPS(TM),
PowerShield(TM) UPS, Line-R(TM) power conditioners, SmartSlot(TM) UPS
accessories, MasterSwitch(TM) PDUs, Symmetra(R) Power Array(TM),
PowerChute(R) software, PowerNet(TM) SNMP adapters and software,
SurgeArrest(R) surge suppressors, ProtectNet(TM) data-line surge
suppressors, and PowerManager(TM) PowerCenters.
American Power Conversion is an affirmative action/equal opportunity
employer.
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SOURCE American Power Conversion
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