Schneider Electric Extends PowerChute™ Network Shutdown Software Support for

WEST KINGSTON, R.I. – February 4, 2014 – Schneider Electric, a global specialist
in energy management, today announced the release of PowerChuteTM Network
Shutdown v3.1 with enhanced virtualization support, a network-based server
shutdown solution for IT equipment. Equipped with extended virtualization
capabilities, PowerChute Network Shutdown v3.1 works in conjunction with the APC
by Schneider Electric Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Network Management Card
to enable automatic virtual machine migration and graceful virtual machine and
host shutdown in VMware® and Microsoft® Hyper-V clusters. This provides users
with the assurance that mission critical equipment will be protected in the
event of an extended power failure.

"While virtualization has changed the IT landscape, the need for power
protection remains. In today's data-driven society, business success relies now
more than ever on the continuous uptime and availability of critical IT
infrastructure," comments Paul Bohan, vice president, Network Management,
Schneider Electric's IT Business. "PowerChute Network Shutdown v3.1 draws on APC
by Schneider Electric's history as a provider of dependable network management
solutions by ensuring safe handling of virtual machines during downtime."

With APC by Schneider Electric's PowerChute Network Shutdown v3.1, IT managers
can feel secure in the continuous availability of their virtual infrastructure.
By supporting virtual machine migration in virtual cluster environments, virtual
machines affected by power disturbances can be migrated to hosts not impacted by
the specific UPS event, ensuring the virtual systems stay online as long as
possible and affording IT managers the time needed to assess and address the
power issue.

In addition, PowerChute Network Shutdown v3.1 is also the only UPS software
capable of triggering virtual machine migration without needing to leverage
migration technologies such as a Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS). In the
event of a power failure, the software automatically checks if DRS is available
and if so, will leverage it. If not, PowerChute will perform the migration.

In instances where virtual systems cannot be migrated, PowerChute Network
Shutdown v3.1 can gracefully shutdown the system to avoid data loss, corruption,
or equipment damage. In the past, users with virtual cluster environments could
only support graceful virtual machine shutdown using customized scripts. With
PowerChute Network Shutdown v3.1, the VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V platforms are
integrated, allowing for seamless configuration and protection of virtual
machines via an easy-to-use setup wizard. In VMware environments specifically,
users can configure the virtual machine shutdown and startup sequencing using
vApps.

VMware Ready certified, additional key features of PowerChute Network Shutdown
v3.1 include:

·Easy installation: Users can opt to deploy the solution as a virtual appliance
for VMware environments, simplifying installation.

·Industry-leading usability: A patent pending "Virtual Cluster View" dashboard
displays a graphical representation of the virtual cluster environment and UPS
setup on a single screen. In VMware environments, this user interface can also
be monitored via the vSphere Client using the new PowerChute vCenter Plugin
option.

·Compatibility with current virtualization software: Built-in support for the
latest virtual platforms including VMware vSphere 5.5 and Microsoft Hyper-V
Server 2012 R2.

Available immediately, PowerChute Network Shutdown v3.1 is bundled with current
UPS Network Management Cards and available as a free download via the APC by
Schneider Electric product website. Users may also download the software as a
virtual appliance from the VMware Solution Exchange at
https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store. Free technical support is available
here.