Subject: [NEXTEL-1] APC Safeguards Nextel Internal Systems- But Forgets North Carolina. (dated)

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Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 04:41:26 -0500

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APC Safeguards Nextel Internal Systems

"Knowing we can count on APC saves us time and provides us with peace of mind."

James Whitaker, Tom Schmidt and Troy Sims

Nextel Architecture and Design Services

Nextel

"Nextel is a leading provider of fully integrated, all-digital wireless services. Our reputation is built on technology, quality and simplicity. We help our customers overcome the obstacles of doing business in complex technical environments by providing them with high quality communications solutions. The purpose of Nextel Architecture and Design Services is to design all the internal systems used to support day-to-day business. Therefore, if our in-house systems go down, we feel we're not living up to our commitments to internal customers.

"APC came to our attention when we were searching for a reliable, high quality product for emergency power protection. We needed a UPS solution that would integrate easily into our environment. We knew APC's reputation was outstanding. We didn't have any specific power problems at that time, but we wanted the peace of mind that APC brings.

"We liked the fact that APC had a complete package (power and rack protection) that worked perfectly for our critical servers. We currently use the APC Smart-UPS® 1400RM, 2000RM, and 3000RM models. They protect our Novell and NT servers, which are the servers that house our critical applications. They also protect our high-end workstations and LAN/WAN equipment. After we installed APC, our uptime significantly improved.

Graceful Shutdown Saves Nextel Data

"We had a total power failure at our Corporate IT Operations Center in Atlanta due to a transformer failure that could have been disastrous. Having APC equipment allowed us to gracefully shut down the production servers without losing any information. The APC Smart-UPS 3000 also allowed us to continue running a test that had been running for two days. Without the APC Smart-UPS, all that data would have been lost.

"APC's equipment is used to protect all of our corporate infrastructure servers. When we find a UPS that is not APC, we roll it out. If a system were to fail, people would be looking for us to find out why there wasn't adequate hardware protection in the design. We're not taking any chances.

"Now we would never consider being without APC power protection. The payback for our Smart-UPS units was immediate. The consequence of power-induced hardware failure is significant loss of revenue to Nextel.

"APC NetShelters® and Smart-UPS have become the standard install for all our offices at Nextel. When a Nextel office LAN/WAN design is proposed, APC products are looked at for a complete solution, from the 22U to 42U NetShelter rack enclosures to the Smart-UPS 1400RM, 2000RM and 3000RM UPSs. Knowing we can count on APC saves us time and provides us with peace of mind.

"APC has outstanding product design, functionality, and ease of use. The Web capabilities of the APC products are also important to Nextel Design Services environment. Plus, the shelter is easily broken down to allow easy configuration, the corners are a good place to route wires that we don't want seen, and the markings for the U's (unit height) help us plan for equipment that will be installed later and assure that it will fit right.

"We've never had any problems with our APC equipment. In our experience, the NetShelter and Smart-UPS have proven to be totally reliable. APC technical and customer support has also been good. The APC support personnel are always there when we need them.

"APC Smart-UPS plus NetShelter rack enclosures offer us the secure one-stop-shop solution we require."

--07/19/1999

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