POWERNET SNMP AGENT SUPPORT TO WINDOWS NT AND AIX

American Power Conversion announces PowerNet SNMP Agent support to Windows
NT and AIX users

*UPS SNMP management software runs on NT and AIX machines

June 8, 1995 -- (West Kingston, RI) American Power Conversion today
announced PowerNet SNMP Agent support for Microsoft Windows NT and IBM
AIX. This server based software provides SNMP connectivity for APC
Uninterruptible Power Supplies at a fraction of the cost of hardware SNMP
adapter approaches.

PowerNet SNMP Agent software features power alert traps, remote power
monitoring, and UPS command and configuration via SNMP for APC Smart-UPS
or Matrix-UPS. PowerNet SNMP Agent features power alert traps for APC
Smart-UPS v/s, Back-UPS and Back-UPS Pro. In addition, PowerNet SNMP Agent
provides the benefits of automatic local fileserver shutdown and local UPS
management via the included APC PowerChute Plus package. PowerNet SNMP
Agent provides the same benefits as existing hardware adapter based SNMP
UPS monitoring solutions at an extremely low cost. This facilitates SNMP
connection of multiple server based UPSs in user sites.

"In an enterprise network, resource loss due to power problems can take out
whole LAN segments. For maximum uptime, every critical resource should be
protected by an SNMP-controlled UPS. PowerNet SNMP Agent provides these
benefits for Netware, NT and AIX servers at a very attractive price
point., said Mox Weber, APCs PowerNet Product Manager.

THE BENEFITS OF POWERNET SNMP AGENT FOR NT AND AIX INCLUDE:

Remote SNMP UPS alarms: PowerNet SNMP Agent sends APC UPS alarm information
to NMS stations via SNMP in the form of Traps. This allows remote users to
be advised of critical situations affecting their network resources. The
level of notification spans from the UPS warning of imminent shutdown due
to low battery down to the UPS pro-actively advising that its battery
needs replacing.

Remote SNMP UPS testing: WAN Administrators can remotely test the UPS or
schedule automatic periodic battery tests via PowerNet SNMP Agent. This
increases reliability through automatic battery replacement notification
and eliminates the need for remote site operators.

Remote SNMP UPS configuration: PowerNet SNMP Agent allows remote users to
set all UPS parameters via SNMP. Runtime and alarm notification behavior
are definable from an NMS console, reducing the need for on-site
configuration.

Remote power monitoring: With PowerNet SNMP Agent, remote NMS users can
poll the UPS for a snapshot of power conditions at the UPSs local
installation. Once remote conditions have been determined, administrators
can pro-actively localize the UPS via SNMP to fit the needs of the
installation.

Economical SNMP connectivity: Every server on a network requires a UPS with
shutdown software. PowerNet SNMP Agent provides the same shutdown with the
additional benefit of SNMP communications and control, at an additional
cost of only $70 per server. APCs PowerNet SNMP Agent resolves the cost
bottleneck, offering users SNMP power management at a fraction of the cost
of existing solutions. said Mox Weber.

Unattended system shutdown: PowerNet SNMP Agent includes APCs PowerChute
plus software, which warns users of power problems and then automatically
shuts down the system safely before the UPS battery is depleted.

In addition to standard MIB browser support, PowerNet SNMP Agent can work
in conjunction with APCs PowerNet Manager products.

PowerNet Manager provides a high level UPS power management GUI for HP
OpenView, IBM NetView for AIX, Novells Managewise and other popular NMSs.
SNMP based UPS control and monitoring for internetworking equipment is
also available through APCs PowerNet SNMP Adapter products.

PowerNet SNMP Agent for Microsoft Windows NT and IBM AIX joins Powernet
SNMP Agent for Novell Netware, released in late 1993. Support for other
Network Operating Systems is planned in the future.

PowerNet SNMP Agent ships on June 8th, with a US list price for $169 for
the NT version, while the AIX version has a US list price of $219.

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