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Sunday, January 8, 2006

APC Offers Free Courses with Launch of Data Center University

American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC), a global provider of end-to-end infrastructure availability solutions, has launched Data Center University, an online educational institution for IT professionals, engineers and people involved in building or operating server rooms and data centers.

Data Center University by APC includes both classroom and Web-based courses.  The initial launch offers 14 foundational courses and six advanced courses in the subject areas of data center design, build and operations.  Courses are available online at www.datacenteruniversity.com.

All courses, which are vendor neutral and do not promote APC products, focus on the critical technologies and best practices that are relevant to leading-edge, scaleable, modular data center infrastructure.  Actual data center executives with decades of combined experience participated in the development of the courses.  Individuals can complete most of the online, on-demand courses in less than one hour.  Data Center University is an educational partner of IEEE.

Data Center University gives IT professionals an unprecedented opportunity to broaden knowledge on a wide variety of topics related to data center design and management, including the latest high density applications that are creating challenging design issues for enterprises. Other popular courses include Fundamentals of Cooling, Fundamentals of Power, and Fundamentals of Physical Security.  From now until March 31, 2006, Data Center University will offer all online courses at no charge.

Beginning April 1st, each online course will cost $79. Web-based education is self-paced and available on-demand via the Customer Education Web site at www.datacenteruniversity.com.  Beginning in the third quarter of 2006, Data Center University will offer live classroom instruction in various locations.  The Web site will list future classroom schedules.  Data Center University also will offer certification paths beginning in the second quarter of 2006.

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