MGE Offers Easy UPS Network Connectivity With New Network Management Proxy Agent

In its ongoing effort to provide customers with unsurpassed power protection solutions, MGE UPS SYSTEMS ( www.mgeups.com/us ) today announced its new Network Management Proxy (NMP) plug-and-play software agent that allows any of its Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs) to be interfaced with an Ethernet Network at no extra cost. The NMP is an economical solution for small UPS systems as it allows a UPS to be controlled over an existing network without adding a network management card and associated cost to the UPS.

With the proxy software agent installed on a PC or server system that is connected to any MGE UPS via a USB or RS232 port, users can monitor and manage the UPS remotely using a standard browser or a network management console. The NMP agent provides both XML and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) protocols and can be operated in standard secure mode or in SSL secure mode (Secure Socket Layer).

The proxy agent is able to:

--  Manage communication with the UPS (as well as local protection of the
    machine on which the proxy agent is installed)

--  Periodically access UPS information

--  Make information available to connected applications such as a Web
    Browser, a Network Management Systems, or MGE Network Shutdown Modules to
    protect several servers, or MGE Enterprise Power Manager for remote
    supervision of an installed base of UPSs

The new NMP agent is available on MGE's Solution-Pac Power Management Software CD, which comes standard with MGE's UPS systems, or users can download the agent at no charge from MGE's Web site at: http://www.mgeups.com/download/soft/explore/eng/network/nmp5_en.htm .

About MGE:

MGE UPS SYSTEMS is a world leader in providing high quality power solutions that increase power availability and system uptime to PCs and enterprise-wide networks, mission-critical telecommunication systems, medical instrumentation and industrial/manufacturing processes. MGE's global product line includes Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs), inverters, power conditioners, power distribution units, power management software, active harmonic filters, and surge suppressors that provide MGE's customers with end-to-end infrastructure solutions. With its Total Quality Management and MGE PowerServices(TM) programs, supported by a network of 900 service specialists in 170 centers worldwide, MGE's customers are assured of the highest-level of quality and service throughout the complete life-cycle of their installations.

With manufacturing operations in the USA, France and Asia, MGE is able to deliver the latest in innovative solutions around the globe. To learn more about MGE's power protection, conversion and distribution solutions, visit MGE's Web site at: www.mgeups.com/us .

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