Honored as the Top Vendor in the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Category; Study is Premier Resource to Evaluate Channel Vendors and Programs

WEST KINGSTON, R.I., March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC), a leading global provider of high availability systems for network-critical physical infrastructure (NCPI), today announced it was named the 2006 CRN Channel Champion in the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) category at an awards ceremony in Atlanta, Ga. The CRN Channel Champion's award program, now in its 16th year, is sponsored by CMP Media's CRN, vital information for VARs and technology integrators.

The CRN Channel Champions study measures overall business and technology integrator perceptions of vendor products and services. The survey is the largest and broadest-based technology integrator market study in the industry. The result is a premier resource used by business and technology integrators throughout the industry to evaluate vendors and their programs.

The survey rated vendors in 26 key product and service categories. "The CRN Channel Champions study is a premier resource for solution providers to use throughout the year to evaluate vendors and programs," said Dan Dignam, vice president and publisher, CRN. "Congratulations to all of the winning companies. They have demonstrated that they deliver high quality solutions and have many satisfied business partners."

"We are very excited to receive this recognition for the thirteenth consecutive year," said Aaron Davis, APC's vice president, worldwide marketing and communications. "Enhancements to our channel programs coupled with expansions to our InfraStruXure(TM) offering have opened up incremental opportunities for our partners and demonstrates that while APC focuses on developing the most innovative solutions in our industry, our focal point remains solidly on the channel."

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