Yesterday, American Power Conversion (APC), an infrastructure availability solutions company, appointed American Technologies Inc. (ATI) as its 1st gold partner in the Philippines. The company is now an APC Gold Certified Reliable Provider Partner (CGRPP).

CGRPP focuses on power protection on for medium to large data centers, plant maintenance, and facilities. They also provide value added services such as electrical site audits, project management, and supply other power related equipment.

19-year old company ATI is known for being one of the biggest in I.T. products distribution. As CGRPP, ATI committed to investing in demo lab equipment, pre-sales support employee training, and pass the certification exam. The company has a separate business unit for APC with almost 40 personnel.

ATI's president Faustico Co believes that with the increasing global risk awareness, the need to manage and protect data is of utmost importance. He sees great opportunities in this area and taking the CGRPP is the right step towards this direction.