BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Agilysys, Inc. , a leading provider of enterprise computer technology solutions, today announced it recently joined APC's Gold Certified Partner Program. APC is a global leader in power, cooling, and management solutions. The certification recognizes the Agilysys in-depth knowledge of APC products and solutions and commitment to revolutionize the way the world designs, builds and manages data centers.

As an APC Certified Gold Partner, the Agilysys technical sales professionals possess a thorough knowledge of how to design and implement physical infrastructure solutions for customers using APC's online configuration tools. Agilysys certified professionals also have the capabilities to design APC InfraStruXure(R) solutions up to 80kW. This enables Agilysys to offer end customers APC's popular InfraStruXure architecture for data centers.

"With APC's highest partner level status and access to their innovative InfraStruXure architecture for data centers, Agilysys can offer our customers a more well-rounded, total IT solution," said David Williams, vice president of marketing, Agilysys.

APC's InfraStruXure is on-demand architecture for physical infrastructure. The InfraStruXure design, which integrates power, cooling, rack, management, environmental and security monitoring, and services, allows the selection of standardized components to create a data center solution through modular and mobile configurations. This standardization enables an easily scalable architecture designed to meet changing needs and future expansion. This award-winning, patent-pending approach provides increased availability, improved adaptability and speed of deployment as well as lower total cost of ownership for IT environments -- from wiring closets to server rooms to data centers.

"We wish to congratulate Agilysys on earning APC's Gold Certified Partner status," said Peter Poulin, APC's vice president, North America. "Agilysys joins an elite group of firms that have proven competency in delivering APC's InfraStruXure solutions quickly and efficiently. It is extremely gratifying to see our channel partners, such as Agilysys, embrace APC and make us an essential part of their customer offerings."

About Agilysys

Agilysys is a leading provider of innovative IT solutions to corporate and public sector customers, with special expertise in select vertical markets, including retail and hospitality. The company uses technology-including hardware, software and services-to help customers resolve their most complicated IT needs. The company possesses expertise in enterprise architecture and high availability, infrastructure optimization, storage and resource management, and business continuity; and provides industry-specific software, services and expertise to the retail and hospitality markets. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., Agilysys operates extensively throughout North America, with additional sales offices in the United Kingdom and China.

About APC

APC, a leading provider of global, end-to-end solutions for real-time infrastructure, recently combined with MGE UPS SYSTEMS to form the Critical Power and Cooling Services business unit of Schneider Electric. Founded in 1981, APC's comprehensive products and services for home and corporate environments improve the availability, manageability and performance of sensitive electronic, network, communication and industrial equipment of all sizes. APC offers a wide variety of products for physical infrastructure including InfraStruXure(R), its revolutionary architecture for on-demand data centers, as well as physical threat management products through the company's NetBotz division. These products and services help companies increase the availability and reliability of their IT systems. For more information on APC or MGE, please visit APC-MGE.com. All trademarks are the property of their owners.

CONTACT: Julie Young, of Agilysys, Inc., +1-440-498-6736,
julie.young@agilysys.com; or Chet Lasell, APC public relations director,
+1-401-789-5735, ext, 2693, chet.lasell@apcc.com; or Vikki Meldrum, of Dix &
Eaton, +1-440-241-3020, vmeldrum@dix-eaton.com, for Agilysys