CompuCom Achieves APC Elite Business Networks Partner Status
DALLAS, Texas — June 9, 2010 — CompuCom Systems, Inc., the leading IT outsourcing specialist, has earned the APC Elite Business Networks Partner certification. This positions CompuCom to deliver the complete APC product and Schneider Electric services portfolio. As an Elite Business Networks partner, CompuCom develops and configures the unique requirements of network closet and server room environments for clients.
CompuCom met the comprehensive partner training requirements to achieve APC Elite Business Networks status. With strong expertise in APC solutions for network closets and server rooms, CompuCom professionals offer monitoring, management and software solutions for these space-constrained environments. The CompuCom team achieved individual certifications for APC Technical Consultants and Sales Professionals, mastering how to identify and configure a comprehensive system in standard or high-density network closets and server rooms.
“We are delighted that CompuCom has become an APC Elite Business Network partner and look forward to the expertise they bring to solving client issues associated with creating highly available networks in limited, often remote spaces,” said Robert McKernan, president, Americas, APC. “The collective experience of CompuCom and APC will benefit our joint clients seeking to control, monitor and manage these business critical environments.”
“As a long standing partner with APC, we are pleased to have elevated our status to Elite Business Partner,” stated CompuCom Vice President of IT Provisioning Services Mike Nolan. “Our certified professionals bring expanded knowledge to support our clients with network and server environments.”
About CompuCom Systems, Inc.
CompuCom, the leading IT outsourcing specialist, delivers the right combination of innovation, quality and exceptional value to address the challenges facing IT leaders today. With more than 20 years of IT experience, CompuCom’s outsourcing services include: infrastructure management, application development, architecture and governance services, and procurement, deployment, and maintenance of hardware and software. From the desktop to the data center, CompuCom’s IIM™ solution reduces costs, increases productivity and helps clients gain maximum value from information. To learn more, visit www.CompuCom.com.
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. All trademarks are the property of their owners. www.apc.com
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