Dubai-UAE: 31 July, 2011 -- APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in critical power and cooling services, today announced the next generation of its market leading NetBotz Security and Environmental Monitoring products, which integrates rack access control into the existing architecture. NetBotz is the only solution that combines environmental monitoring, video surveillance, and rack access in a single platform, providing complete protection of IT assets from a network closet to the data center environment.

Answering customers' needs for scalability and interoperability, the next generation of NetBotz products delivers the following major enhancements:

·         Mass configuration of up to 130 rack doors within a single user interface, eliminating the need to configure each door separately.  Administrators can easily configure access for individual employees, schedule access to equipment for maintenance purposes, and view an audit trail.

·         Compatibility with multiple rack solutions offers customers the ability to integrate remote and local access within Chatsworth GlobalFrameTM enclosures, as well as APC NetShelter® SX enclosures.

·         One IP address for up to 26 doors and 200 credentials significantly reduces the total cost of ownership while increasing the maximum number of unique users.

·         "Basement" mounting eliminates the need to occupy valuable rack space by utilizing an area below the bottom U in an APC NetShelter SX rack. U-space or zero-space mounting methods are also options for mounting the NetBotz hardware.

Available today globally, the new NetBotz offer expands the scope of security by integrating rack access control throughout the IT environment, from network closets to data centers.  A new Post Configuration Insight service also is available, which provides a structured hand-over from the network integration engineer to the customer. APC's existing, low-cost, standalone NetBotz Access Control appliance is additionally available as an ideal entry-level solution for price-minded applications.

For more information about APC and other money-saving home and office solutions, please contact + 971 4 7099 690/691, or visit www.apc.com.

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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 centre and factory floor applications. Through its unparalleled commitment to innovation, APC provides pioneering, energy efficient solutions for critical technology and industrial applications that are well planned, flawlessly installed and maintained throughout their lifecycle. 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.

About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation, and data centres/networks, as well as a broad presence in residential applications. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, and efficient, the company's 110,000 plus employees achieved sales of 19.6 billion euros in 2010, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations "Make the most of their energy."

www.schneider‑electric.com

For further information, please call:
APC by Schneider Electric
Sakina Tazun
Tel: +971 4 7099 624 
Email: sakina.tazun@schneider-electric.com

APCO Worldwide
(Jiwin Public Relations)
Ajith Henry
Tel: +971 4 368 8001
Email: ahenry@apcoworldwide.com

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