American Power Conversion and Rockwell Automation Unveil Double Conversion Online Uninterruptible Power Supplies for Industrial Applications

WEST KINGSTON, R.I., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Power Conversion (APC), a leading global provider of end-to-end infrastructure availability solutions, and Rockwell Automation , a leading provider of industrial automation solutions, today announced the Allen-Bradley 1609-P UPS, a jointly developed line of double conversion online uninterruptible power supplies for industrial applications. Available in the 3kVA to 10 kVA power range, the new Allen-Bradley 1609-P complements the existing Allen-Bradley 1609 UPS line that provides battery backup power to critical devices in the control scheme.

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The 1609 UPS line is the result of a joint collaboration between APC and Rockwell Automation that began in 2003, when APC joined the Rockwell Automation North American Encompass Partner program. The new Allen-Bradley 1609-P line will be on display at the Automation Fair 2005, November 16-17, in St. Louis, Mo., in the APC booth (#001) and in the Rockwell Automation "Essential Components" booth (#1001).

"We are pleased to once again collaborate with an industry leader such as Rockwell Automation," said Dwight Sperry, APC's vice president of Enterprise Systems and Business Networks. "This partnership allows both companies to offer our customers optimized solutions with unique features specifically designed for industrial applications."

"Uninterrupted power is essential for any automated application. Sensitive electronic devices operating on the manufacturing floor such as PLCs, robotics, ethernet switches, and industrial computers, as well as larger SCADA and complete control systems, all rely on a foundation of regulated AC power at all times," said Victoria Alia, product manager, IEC Logic Components, Rockwell Automation.

The Allen Bradley 1609-P series offers extremely tight voltage and frequency regulation, internal bypass, and input power factor correction to minimize downtime and ease disruption to equipment. Each model is available in a number of different input and output voltage combinations and all models offer assorted output voltages and receptacle or hard wired configurations. The 5, 8 and 10kVA models come standard with a network management card with environmental monitoring for remote monitoring.

The network management card with environmental monitoring gives users the ability to configure the UPS with a unique IP (internet protocol) address to monitor and control the UPS via a standard Web browser. Users can log onto the Web and configure settings for low transfer voltage, event and data logs, fault notification, and a temperature alarm. In addition to Web management, users can view data through an RSView interface with a SNMP/OPC server provided by Rockwell Automation. The network management card also comes standard with a temperature probe to monitor the UPS environment and customizable I/O contacts and relays.

To increase customer and application flexibility, Rockwell Automation also offers a complete line of accessories for the 1609-P line such as rack- mounting kits, external battery packs for extended runtimes, replacement battery cartridges, and a 2U 208 to 120V step-down transformer.

The Allen-Bradley 1609-P line will be available in North America in January 2006. For more information, please contact Rockwell Automation at 800-223-5354, Ext. 1781, or visit http://www.rockwellautomation.com/.

About American Power Conversion

Founded in 1981, American Power Conversion (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(TM), 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 $1.7 billion for the year ended December 31, 2004, and is a Fortune 1000, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 Company. All trademarks are the property of their owners. For more information about APC please call 800-877-4080 or visit APC's website at http://www.apc.com/.

About Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation, Inc. is a leading global provider of automation, power, control, and information solutions that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage in their business. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., U.S.A., the company employs about 20,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

Allen-Bradley and RSView are trademarks of Rockwell Automation Inc.

InfraStruXure and Network Management Card w/ Environmental Monitoring are trademarks of American Power Conversion Corporation.

Media: Ron Seredian APC senior media relations manager 661-259-7799 ron.seredian@apcc.com Stephanie Winterhalter Rockwell Automation senior commercial marketing representative 414-382-0478 sawinterhalter@ra.rockwell.com Randy Fordice Padilla Speer Beardsley account executive 612-455-1794 rfordice@psbpr.com Investors: Debbie Hancock APC investor relations director 800-788-2208, ext. 2994 debbie.hancock@apcc.com