Virtualization and energy efficiency experts from the three companies will share best practices for implementing virtualization in the enterprise, including the benefits of optimizing core infrastructure, creating the scalable enterprise with server virtualization and implementing a sound physical infrastructure with right-sized power and cooling.

The half-day events will include a tour of a data center with real life solutions to today's high density challenges such as blade server implementations, management applications, and scalable power and cooling architectures.

"Virtualization shouldn't be stressful for data center managers," explained Alistair Pim, APC's vice president of global accounts and strategic alliances. "APC and our partners will make the process painless with best practice recommendations for a scalable, modular physical infrastructure, energy efficient servers and a solid virtualization software platform."

APC and Dell are members in the MTC Alliance Program, comprised of industry leaders in hardware, software and services that provide their resources to Microsoft Technology Centers (MTCs) around the world. MTCs provide technology experts and industry leaders an innovative environment to envision, architect, and demonstrate a secure, customized solution, based on Microsoft and partner technologies.

The event series, which will be staged primarily at eight MTCs in the United States followed by a global program, is also scheduled for the Schneider Electric Technology Center in St. Louis, Missouri and at the Dell Executive Briefing Center in Austin, Texas.

For a complete listing of events or to register for an event in your area, visit: http://www.apc.com/events/. Seating is limited and reservations are first-come first-serve. For more information on APC please visit www.apc.com or call 800-877-4080.

About APC

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 2007 revenue of $3.5 billion (EUR 2.4 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(R) architecture the industry's most comprehensive integrated power, cooling, and management solution. Schneider Electric, with 120,000 employees and operations in 102 countries, had 2007 annual sales of $25 billion (EUR 17.3 billion). For more information on APC, please visit www.apc.com. All trademarks are the property of their owners.

About Dell

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely enabled by its direct business model, Dell is a leading global systems and services company and No. 34 on the Fortune 500. For more information, visit www.dell.com, or to communicate directly with Dell via a variety of online channels, go to www.dell.com/conversations. To get Dell news direct, visit www.dell.com/RSS.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

SOURCE: APC by Schneider Electric