SOURCE: APC
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March 25, 2008 10:19 ET
APC Launches 'Capitalize 2008,' an Executive Partner Summit Tour Coming to a City Near You Starting March 26th
APC Is Focused on Helping Partners to Maximize Earning Potential by Linking Industry Trends to Customer Expectations and Specific Partner Capabilities
WEST KINGSTON, RI--(Marketwire - March 25, 2008) - APC, the global market leader in
integrated critical power and cooling services, announces their 'Capitalize
2008' Executive Partner Summit tour for solution providers. These
invitation-only events will deliver valuable information on changing market
opportunity and APC's enhanced partner programs that will show you how to
capitalize on those trends. Attendees will hear about latest industry
trends from industry leading analysts from Forrester Research as well as
our guest speaker and strategic alliance partners Cisco. These free
seminars, which will be held in 11 cities throughout North America and
Canada, are part of APC's ongoing commitment to solve the challenges
customers and partners are facing in regards to power and cooling and
overall energy efficiency. The seminars will provide partners with new
tools, techniques and technologies that will help ensure the availability,
reliability, and manageability of their customers' computer networks.
"The industry is facing power, cooling and electrical efficiency challenges
severe enough to change the way customers allocate their IT budgets and how
they deploy technology for decades to come," said Marc Sherman, vice
president of global channel programs for APC. "Our goal of these Executive
Summit events is to educate our partners on how this reality puts solution
providers in a very unique position to consult with their customer on not
only their IT needs, but also the physical infrastructure that supports it,
where the majority of the true efficiency savings can be found."
Capitalize 2008 Executive Summit Dates and Cities:
-- St. Louis - March 26
-- Santa Clara, CA - April 22
-- Costa Mesa, CA - April 24
-- Boston - May 1
-- Washington D.C. - May 6
-- Detroit - May 8
-- Chicago - May 13
-- Dallas - May 15
-- Toronto, CN - May 29
-- New York City - June 5
-- Atlanta - June 19
Capitalize 2008 Seminars are available to executives and business decision
makers within the solution provider community. Seating is limited and is
offered on a first enrolled basis. For more information and to register
for an upcoming seminar in your area please visit www.apc.com/capitalize or
call 800-877-4080.
About APC
In February 2007, APC and MGE UPS Systems combined to form a $3.5 billion
(EUR 2.4 billion) Critical Power and Cooling Services business unit of
Schneider Electric. The Critical Power and Cooling Services division
offers the industry's most comprehensive product and solution range for
critical IT and process applications in industrial, enterprise, small and
medium business and home environments. The company's solutions include
APC's
InfraStruXure® data center architecture, the industry's most
comprehensive integrated power, cooling, and management solution. The
company's products also include APC and MGE-brand uninterruptible
power supplies (UPS), along with APC-brand precision cooling
units, racks, and
design and management
software. Backed by the industry's broadest service organization and
an industry leading R&D investment, the company's 12,000 employees help
customers confront today's unprecedented power, cooling and management
challenges. Schneider Electric, with 112,000 employees and operations in
190 countries, had 2007 annual sales of $25 billion (EUR 17.3 billion). For
more information on APC, please visit www.apc.com. All trademarks are the
property of their owners.