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APC Intros Condensed Smart-UPS 5000

May 07, 1999 by Jeff Shepard

American Power Conversion Corp. (APC, West Kingston, RI) has expanded its power protection offerings for multi-server environments with a new condensed-size 5000VA tower uninterruptible power supply (UPS). The new APC Smart-UPS 5000 has a footprint of 8.7" x 17", which is among the smallest tower 5000VA units in the UPS industry, according to APC. The Smart-UPS 5000 accepts input voltages between 155V and 255V without transferring to battery, ensuring that critical equipment receives regulated input voltage during brownouts and overvoltage conditions, thus increasing equipment availability. This feature preserves battery capacity in the event of a prolonged power disturbance and increases battery life.The APC Smart-UPS 5000 offers two management-customization slots, providing increased UPS management flexibility. APC will bundle its Web/SNMP Management Card accessory, which is integrated via the UPS's management slot, with each Smart-UPS 5000 tower and rack model sold through September 30, 1999. With its industry-recognized standard-based protocols, such as Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Telnet and Web technology, the Web/SNMP Management Card allows users to manage APC devices via Web browsers in addition to industry-leading management platforms, including Tivoli Enterprise, HP Open View and CA Unicenter.Another feature of the Smart-UPS 5000 is a high precision battery charge system with automatic true-load battery tests to improve reliability. Redundant overcharge protection and continuous non-pulsed charging are additional battery life enhancements provided by the APC Intelligent Battery Management system. The Smart UPS 5000 also allows "Hot-swappable" battery changes. The smart-UPS 5000 tower and rack models are available worldwide in both 208-volt and 230-volt versions. The list prices run $3,750 for the tower model and $3,950 for the rack-mount version.