APC-MGE Announces Price Increase on UPSs, Replacement Batteries and Battery Systems.WEST KINGSTON, R.I. -- APC-MGE, a global leader in integrated critical power and cooling services, today announced a price increase for its uninterruptible power supply See UPS. (hardware) Uninterruptible Power Supply - (UPS) A battery powered power supply unit that is guaranteed to provide power to a computer in the event of interruptions in the incoming mains electrical power. (UPS), replacement batteries and specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. data center battery solutions due to significantly higher lead costs. The price increase, which ranges from 2%-5% for UPSs and 10-20% on replacement batteries and battery systems, took effect at the end of last month and impacts the company's popular Back-UPS[R], Smart-UPS[R] and Symmetra[R] products. "The cost of lead has tripled in the last year, and, while APC-MGE has aggressively worked to minimize this impact on customers, we unfortunately no longer can absorb these costs," said Scott Olsen Scott M. Olsen (b. January 12, 1984 in Kalamazoo, Michigan) is a starting pitcher for the Florida Marlins. He bats and throws left handed. He is 6"4" tall and weighs 210. He attended Crystal Lake South High School where he was all-conference in baseball. , director of global price management at APC-MGE. "We will continue our cost containment cost containment, n the features of a dental benefits program or of the administration of the program designed to reduce or eliminate certain charges to the plan. efforts and leverage our purchasing power Purchasing Power 1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy. Purchasing power is important because, all else being equal, inflation decreases the amount of goods or services you'd be able to purchase. 2. to minimize the impact of battery price increases in the future." For more information on the price increase, or on APC-MGE's products and services, please visit www.apc.com or call 800-877-4080. About APC-MGE In February 2007, APC and MGE Mge Mycoplasma Genitalium MGE Minneapolis Grain Exchange MGE Madison Gas and Electric Company MGE Mobile Genetic Elements MGE Maintenance Ground Equipment MGE Microstation Graphics Environment MGE Modern Gun Effectiveness Model MGE Modular Gis Environment UPS Systems combined to form a $3 billion (EU2.4 billion) Critical Power & Cooling Services business unit of Schneider Electric Schneider Electric (Euronext: SCHN) is a French global company. It was founded in 1836 by two brothers, Joseph and Adolphe Schneider, who took over a troubled foundry at Le Creusot. . Together, APC and MGE offer 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. APC and MGE solutions include uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), precision cooling units, racks, and design and management software, including APC's InfraStruXure[R] architecture the industry's most comprehensive integrated power, cooling, and management solution. Backed by the industry's broadest service organization and an industry leading R&D investment, the combined 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 2006 annual sales of $18 billion (EU13.7 billion). For more information on APC and MGE, please visit www.apc-mge.com. All trademarks are the property of their owners. |
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