APC by Schneider Electric receives Market Share Leadership Award in the South East Asia UPS Markets

Singapore, 6 April 2009 - APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in integrated critical power and cooling services, today announced that it is the recipient of the 2009 Frost & Sullivan South East Asia Industrial Technologies Award for its Market Share Leadership in the South East Asia UPS Markets. This includes both single- and three-phase UPS.

"APC by Schneider has emerged as the clear market leader in the South East Asia UPS market because of a combination of factors like a wide range of product offerings, the ability to package complete power & cooling solutions, strategic marketing initiatives, and customer centric sales infrastructure,” says Srivatsan MR, Program Manager, Asia Pacific Energy & Power Systems Practice, Frost & Sullivan. “The successful integration of the popular single phase business of the erstwhile APC with the three phase and industrial solutions of the former MGE, has given the organization a unique competitive advantage and unrivalled access to channels and customers, placing them in the number one position.

“The award means a great deal to all of us at APC by Schneider Electric, and this is an affirmation that we are on the right track with our relentless focus on helping our customers make the most of their energy. All of us have worked tirelessly to advocate efficient power and cooling solutions. We help our valued customers achieve more while using less of our common planet by making energy safer, more reliable, more efficient, more productive and greener,” says Khoo Teng Seen, Vice President, ASEAN, APC by Schneider Electric.

The awards banquet will be held on Thursday, 2 April at 7.00 pm, at the Shangri-La Hotel, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This event is held annually to recognize outstanding performances by companies in the Electronics & Security; Industrial Automation and Process Control; Energy & Power Systems; Measurement & Instrumentation as well as Environment & Building Technologies industries.

About APC by Schneider Electric
APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in critical power and cooling services, provides industry leading product, software and systems for home, office, data center and factory floor applications.  Backed by the strength, experience, and wide network of Schneider Electric’s Critical Power & Cooling Services, APC delivers well planned, flawlessly installed and maintained solutions throughout their lifecycle.  Through its unparalleled commitment to innovation, APC delivers pioneering, energy efficient solutions for critical technology and industrial applications.  In 2007, Schneider Electric acquired APC and combined it with MGE UPS Systems to form Schneider Electric’s Critical Power & Cooling Services Business Unit, which recorded 2008 revenue of €2,6 billion (including APC-MGE sales of $3.7 billion) and employed 12,000 people worldwide.  APC solutions include uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), precision cooling units, racks, physical security and design and management software, including APC's InfraStruXure® architecture, the industry’s most comprehensive integrated power, cooling, and management solution.  Schneider Electric, with 114,000 employees and operations in 100 countries, achieved sales of €18,3 billion in 2008.  For more information on APC, please visit www.apc.com.  All trademarks are the property of their owners.

About Frost & Sullivan
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