WEST KINGSTON, R.I., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC), a leading provider of innovative solutions for network-critical physical infrastructure, today announced that it ranked third on the 2006 InformationWeek 500 revealed at a September 11th gala awards ceremony, part of the exclusive InformationWeek 500 conference in Rancho Mirage, California.
In addition to being ranked third overall in InformationWeek's Innovation Category, American Power Conversion was also awarded the number one position for IT innovation in the Electronics Industry.
"American Power Conversion is honored to have been ranked within the top 10 most innovative companies by InformationWeek for our customer relationship management (CRM) achievements," said Brian Belleveau, CIO at APC. "By focusing our efforts toward the continuous improvement of the 'customer experience,' we have not only achieved improvement of the external facing processes but also the internal processes. In the end, it is all about the customer. We want to know as much about our customers as possible. The more we know, the better we can assist them in solving their business problems."
In 2004, APC started a CRM transformation program. The goal was to continuously improve the customer's experience at every touch point and provide the level of service needed to achieve maximum customer satisfaction. The automated program was designed to track and report failed customer interactions and supply that data to the process improvement teams. This system gave these teams the opportunity to focus on what is truly needed to improve the value and experience we provide to our customers.
"We'd like to extend our sincere congratulations to all InformationWeek 500 honorees. These companies represent today's leading technology innovators, many of whom have joined us this week," said InformationWeek publishing director, Fritz Nelson. "This group has prompted fascinating discussion on some of the most forward-looking business technology initiatives to date."
For the past 18 years, InformationWeek has identified and honored the nation's most innovative users of information technology with its annual listing. The list is unique among corporate rankings because it spotlights the power of innovation in information technology, rather than simply identifying the biggest IT spenders. Additional details on the InformationWeek 500 can be found online at http://www.informationweek.com/iw500/.

About American Power Conversion
Founded in 1981, American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC) is a leading provider of global, end-to-end solutions for real-time infrastructure. APC's comprehensive products and services for home and corporate environments improve the availability, manageability and performance of sensitive electronic, network, communication and industrial equipment of all sizes. APC offers a wide variety of products for network-critical physical infrastructure including InfraStruXure(R), its revolutionary architecture for on-demand data centers, as well as physical threat management products through the company's NetBotz(R) division. These products and services help companies increase the availability and reliability of their IT systems. Headquartered in West Kingston, Rhode Island, APC reported sales of $2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2005, and is a Fortune 1000, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 Company.

About InformationWeek
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About CMP Technology
CMP Technology is a marketing solutions company serving the technology, healthcare and lifestyles industries. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP Technology has earned the confidence of more professionals and enthusiasts in these fields than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in each of these industries in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.