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To: Dave who wrote (2023)	6/9/1998 12:25:00 PM
From: The Ox	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2574

NEC in Japan Recommends American Power Conversion's Desktop Power Protection Solution for NEC's High-End PC Workstations WEST KINGSTON, R.I., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- American Power Conversion (APC) today announced that NEC Corporation is recommending and reselling APC's BK Pro desktop power protection solution for NEC's high-end PC workstations in Japan. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), Japan is the world's second largest desktop PC market with approximately 4.5 million units shipped in 1997.(A) This is the second time in two months that NEC and APC have joined forces to increase systems reliability in Japan. In April, APC was named NEC's worldwide power protection vendor of choice for the NEC Express server line. In addition, NEC and APC co-designed a custom uninterruptible power supply (UPS), the NEC I-UPS Pro, which is being sold with select NEC Express servers purchased in Japan. NEC is the leader is desktop PC shipments in Japan. "NEC selected APC's BK Pro as the recommended UPS for advanced PC workstations given APC's well-known reliability, in addition to APC's relationships with information technology leaders," said Masakazu Mise, assistant general manager, First Personal Computer Department, First Personal C&C Operations Unit, NEC Corporation. "Through extensive joint evaluation and marketing, NEC and APC are offering the Japanese market a high-quality power protection solution for the desktop." "Power protection for servers is widely recognized as a necessity in the industry. The awareness for protection in the PC workstation environment continues to grow as more and more PCs handle mission-critical data," said Peter Rumsey, general manager of APC's Asia Pacific operations. "By partnering with NEC, APC enhances the reliability of NEC's high-end PC workstations, ultimately increasing the productivity of NEC's customers in Japan." BK Pro provides power protection for advanced PCs and workstations by protecting sensitive electronics from power anomalies such as surges, overvoltages, brownouts and blackouts in addition to controlling automatic voltage regulations. The BK Pro, which is available in 300VA and 500VA models, also provides modem/10Base-T Surge protection. Power management capabilities, such as safe automatic shutdown and schedule system shutdown, are also included. American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) is a leader in the designing, manufacturing, 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 $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: SurgeArrest(R) surge suppressors, ProtectNet(TM) data-line surge suppressors, PowerManager(TM) PowerCenters, Back-UPS(R), Smart-UPS(R), Symmetra(TM)Power Array(TM), Matrix-UPS(TM), PowerShield(TM) UPS, Line-R(TM) power conditioners, SmartSlot(TM) UPS accessories, MasterSwitch(TM) PDUs, PowerChute(R) software, PowerNet(TM) SNMP adapters and software, and PowerAudit(R) consulting service. American Power Conversion is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. (All trademarks are the property of their owners.) Call: 800-877-4080 Web: apcc.com NOTE(A): Measurement based on individual country markets. Japan ranks second behind the U.S. SOURCE American Power Conversion CO: American Power Conversion; NEC Corporation