American Power Conversion Extends Web-Based Uninterruptible Power Supply Monitoring to Mixed-Server Operating System Environments
WEST KINGSTON, R.I., April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- American Power Conversion (APC) (Nasdaq: APCC), the first to introduce web-based uninterruptible power supply (UPS) monitoring, today announced enhancements to its WebAgent(TM) software product, allowing IT managers to use a web browser to monitor APC UPSs in mixed environments. The enhancements enable APC, which has offered web-based UPS monitoring capabilities for Microsoft Windows NT(R) for the last two years, to expand support to include Novell Netware(R) and UNIX. This latest APC innovation creates the industry's first cross-platform, web-enabled UPS monitoring solution.
"The new and improved WebAgent offers IT managers ease of use and greater flexibility with the ability to look at the status of APC UPSs protecting their servers from virtually anywhere," said Kevin Brown, APC's software marketing manager. "Since most users operate in a mixed-server environment, we have extended web-based monitoring to include UPSs that are protecting Netware and Unix servers as well as Windows NT."
With WebAgent, users can view UPS status, diagnostic information, data and event logs, and perform UPS self-tests remotely via their web browser.
WebAgent is simple to configure and integrate -- users only need to install WebAgent once on a Windows NT server. WebAgent then communicates with APC's award-winning PowerChute(R) plus power management program running on UPS-protected servers. APC's strategy of providing Web-based management via this single proxy service has resulted in a powerful, yet simple solution for customers who need to monitor UPSs over their corporate intranet. WebAgent 1.3's backwards compatibility allows administrators to increase their capabilities by leveraging their installed base of UPS monitoring software with a minimum of effort.
APC's WegAgent v1.3 will be available as a free download from APC's website in the second quarter of 1998. For more information about APC's comprehensive selection of power protection and management solutions, please visit www.apcc.com or call 800-877-4080.
American Power Conversion is a leader in the designing, manufacturing, and marketing of power protection equipment, including surge suppressors, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), and power conditioning equipment and related software for computer and computer-related equipment. APC reported sales of $873 million for the year ended December 31, 1997. 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) Power Array(TM) PowerShield(TM) UPS, Line-R(TM) power conditioners, SmartSlot(TM) UPS accessories, MasterSwitch(TM)PCUs, PowerChute(R) software, PowerNet(TM) SNMP adapters and software, PowerXtend(TM) software, SurgeArrest(R) surge suppressors, ProtectNet(TM) data-line surge suppressors, PowerManager(TM) PowerCenters, and PowerAudit(R) consulting.
American Power Conversion is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. (All trademarks are the property of their owners). Additional information about APC and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at apcc.com or by calling 800-877-4080.
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