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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>.


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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