From: Eileen Sarro <Eileen.Sarro@rblw.com> To: "'lwn@lwn.net'" <lwn@lwn.net> Subject: Press release - ALS Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 10:48:57 -0400 Hi, This may be of interest to your readers...please let me know if you need additional information. Best, Eileen Sarro RBL&W(for Exide Electronics) 919-848-2612 ***** PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Exide Electronics Selected Official UPS Provider for Atlanta Linux Showcase RALEIGH, N.C., October 16, 1998-Exide Electronics Group, Inc. has been selected as the official supplier of uninterruptible power systems (UPS) for the 1998 Atlanta Linux Showcase (ALS). Exide Electronics will be supplying UPS equipment for workstations and network hardware for show officials and exhibitors. ALS will be held at the Atlanta Apparel Mart on October 23-24, 1998. Exide Electronics is the only company in the UPS industry able to provide end-to-end power management solutions for the entire Linux community - making it the premier choice for backup power at the ALS show. "Exide Electronics established support for Linux over 18 months ago and currently supports more than 23 operating systems," said Marcus Maxwell, software product manager for Exide Electronics. "Systems availability is key for information management, an issue that clearly is top of mind for managers of the Linux Showcase. The fact that we were selected to ensure 100% uptime attests to the strength of our power management solutions." Exide Electronics will furnish a full range of UPSs at the showcase, including the NetUPS SE rack-mount and cabinet UPSs, and the online Powerware Prestige. These products will provide protection for registration and network systems, such as servers and Ethernet switches, as well as multiple workstation clusters. In addition to the UPS hardware, Exide Electronics will also supply power management software providing complete network monitoring and control. The software preserves data integrity by saving any work-in-progress in the event of a power outage. In addition, sequential shutdown, power loss warnings, network-wide testing, and remote reboot and shutdown and remote power monitoring deliver total network protection. "We wanted to protect our network systems at the show - we can't go down. I knew Exide Electronics could deliver the total solutions we needed to keep our systems available, including power management software, " said Greg Hankins coordinator of the show. "Linux is used in a variety of ways, from end-user applications to networking to software development. Exide Electronics delivers solutions that are capable of providing support for any Linux application." Linux, a freeware version of Unix, was introduced in 1991, and is used for networking, software development and as an end-user platform. Its user base has grown exponentially to approximately 7.5 million advocates worldwide. Linux has been commended for its multitasking memory management and TCP/IP networking capabilities. Linux has gained momentum through support from leading software companies such as Computer Associates, Oracle, Informix, Intel and Netscape. Exide Electronics Group, Inc. is a member of the BTR Group. Headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., Exide Electronics provides Strategic Power Management(tm) solutions to a broad range of businesses and institutions worldwide. Exide Electronics' products are used for networking, financial, medical, industrial, voice and data communications, military and aerospace applications*wherever continuous power is essential to daily operations. For additional information on the Atlanta Linux Showcase visit: http://www.ale.org/showcase Internet Users: Product literature, press releases, white papers and a UPS configuration tool are available on the Exide Electronics' Web site <http://www.exide.com>. ### For information, contact: Karin Cram Exide Electronics 919-870-3239 cram@email.exide.com Mike DeCamp Exide Electronics 619-291-4211 mdecamp@email.exide.com Eldrina Bramblett RBL&W 919-848-2607 eldrina.bramblett@rblw.com