August 17, 2009

AirTight Selected as the APC Elite Large Data Center Partner

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Offering the APC and MGE Products and Services
Solutions Portfolio to North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina – Monday, August 17, 2009 – AirTight announced today that it has been selected as the new APC Elite Large Data Center Partner for North Carolina. AirTight is now uniquely positioned to provide their customers the complete APC by Schneider Electric products and services solution portfolio, including the MGE product line. As a certified Elite partner, AirTight is chartered by APC to develop and support relationships with the Construction, Facilities and Engineering community. APC’s Elite Large Data Center status allows AirTight to work as an agent to meet the unique requirements of contractors and engineers in the design and build-out of data center environments.

To achieve Elite Large Data Center status, the AirTight‘s design and consulting team met the most stringent partner training requirements set forth by APC. With a high level of expertise in APC and MGE solutions, Elite Large Data Center partners specialize in power, cooling, enterprise management, services and security for data centers greater than 200kW. Through the program, the AirTight team achieved individual certifications for APC Certified Technical Design Consultants and Sales Professionals. With these certifications they have mastered the design and build of highly complex solutions to optimize the operations of a dynamic data center environment.

“We are delighted that AirTight has become an APC Elite Data Center Partner and look forward to the expertise they will bring to solving customer issues associated with increased power and cooling densities, high power consumption and energy efficiency requirements,” said Robert McKernan, president, North America, APC. “The collective experience of AirTight and APC will benefit our joint customers seeking to design, build and operate a high performance data center.”

“AirTight has a deep and rich history with the APC brand. We are excited to move forward with this expanded relationship, bringing customers in our community the data center solutions they require to support their mission critical environment,” said Greg Crumpton, President & Founder of AirTight.

About AirTight

Founded in 1999, AirTight is a high-quality, mission-critical focused service contractor located in Charlotte, NC. They pride themselves on utilizing highly trained technicians and state of the art technology to both, bring value and reduce costs. AirTight employs quality people you can trust in your secure environment where trust isn’t a luxury, it’s essential.

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 (€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® 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 (€17.3 billion).

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