American Power Conversion (APC) announced today that it has been chosen as the exclusive power protection sponsor for the Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) in Chicago, IL. APC’s award-winning Delta Conversion On-line technology series of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) will support the infrastructure of the MTC facility. The MTC in Chicago provides customers with a complete development environment, infrastructure, and technical experts to accelerate development of e-commerce for companies building on the Microsoft® .NET Platform. APC’s Silcon 60 kVA/kW supports the facility’s main data center, providing immediate back-up power in the event the center’s primary power is disrupted.
The new Chicago facility gives customers the ability to evaluate scalability and testing, transaction cost analysis, security assessments and hardware and software compatibility through an impressive range of scenarios. With access to a full-time consulting team, customers can develop, test and fine-tune their online capabilities in order to move them quickly to market.
