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What is the "Protected By" Program?

The APC "Protected By" program is a program designed to recognize service providers (ie. ISP's, ASP's, Co-location, Web Hosting, Web Portals, dot.com companies) who are using APC's power protection products to ensure the availability and reliability of their network systems. This program via its branding and marketing supported "Protected By" web logo, is designed to visibly demonstrate to service provider customers their service providers pledge towards investing in world class power protection hardware from APC. Additionally, being a member of this program demonstrates a service provider's commitment to their customers that they are protecting their own network systems to ensure they meet and exceed each customers network availability expectations.

Service providers who use APC products to protect their network are allowed to post an APC "Protected By" web logo on their site. The "Protected By" logo will indicate to viewers that their site has invested in, and is protected by the optimum power protection product solutions designed and manufactured by APC. Service providers who become members of this program will garner numerous benefits offered exclusively to APC "Protected By" program members.

Who can participate?
Service providers (ISP's, ASP's, Co-location, Web Hosting, Web Portals, dot.com companies) who use APC power protection products to protect their network computer equipment.

Criteria to join APC's "Protected By" Program

"Program applicants will be required to complete an on-line application survey. This survey will ask you to answer a number of questions, including specifying which APC equipment you are using to protect your critical networking equipment."

Upon completion of the on-line application, you will be given access to obtain the APC "Protected By" logo to place on your company home page. Please post this logo on your site within one business day after having applied on-line.

A member of the APC "Protected By" team will be notified your membership application has been completed, and will call you within one business day to welcome you into the APC "Protected By" program. At such time, they will also verify you have posted the "Protected By" logo on your home page, and then provide you with a special code to learn more about the benefits associated with the program. Once the APC "Protected By" team member has verified you are in compliance with the programs rules, you will be sent the "FREE" APC equipment you are entitled to as a program member.

(Note: APC's "Protected By" program membership will need to be renewed bi-annually in order to remain in the program.)

Benefits of APC's "Protected By" Program

APC will actively brand and commit to spending annual marketing dollars to support the need for educating the public and generating awareness of the value associated with being a member of APC's "Protected By" program. APC will use a variety of traditional marketing vehicles (ie. public relations, direct mail, advertising in major IT publications, Currents Magazine) to increase the awareness of this program, and to support its value.

The intent of the APC "Protected By" program logo and its complimentary marketing branding/awareness campaign, is to provide consumers with additional knowledge about the value of their service providers investment in using APC power protection. There are three levels of the APC "Protected By" membership. They are:

Level 1 = Distributed Membership - "Protection for small and medium remote sites with less than 10,000 customers and a revenue base of up to $5 million (ie. POPS, NOC)."

Level 2 = Zone Membership - "Protection for medium remote or central data centers" with between 10,000 - 100,000 customers and a revenue base between $5 million - $50 million."

Level 3 = Centralized Membership - "Protection for large corporate datacenters, co-location, web hosting facilities with more than 100,000 customers and a revenue base greater than $50 million."

For a list of benefits associated with the APC "Protected By" Program, please click here.

Protected By Members

For a complete list of "Protected By" Program members, please click here.

How to join?

To apply for entry into APC's "Protected By" program, please fill-out our on-line survey.

Shortly upon completion of the APC "Protected By" application form, you will be contacted by a member of APC's Service Provider team. This team member will inform you if you have met the criteria to join APC's "Protected By" program. If you have met all of the "Protected By" program membership criteria, you will be sent a "getting started" program kit. After the "getting started kit" has been sent to you, a member of APC's marketing team will also follow-up with your designated marketing contact. This team member will ensure you have everything you need to derive all of the benefits associated with this program.

Need more information?

Please contact Kathleen Murphy at either kamurphy@apcc.com. Kathleen can be reached at the following phone number (978) 670-3703 x 257.

Membership Regulations:


Members must use APC products to support their critical network infrastructure and systems (ie. web servers, application servers OS). Members must prominently display the APC "Protected By" logo on their home page during their membership period. Failure to display the APC "Protected By" logo will result in termination from the program. APC will periodically verify members compliance with this regulation. Members have the option of deciding if they would like to display this logo on all of the pages on their web site. Members are expected to promote their affiliation with this program in their marketing and promotional materials. Members must be willing to allow APC to publicize their membership in this program via public relations vehicles, direct mail, web and print advertising. Membership is not transferable to another company.
APC reserves the right to withdraw any "Protected By" member benefits if the APC "Protected By" member is not in compliance with all of the program regulations. APC also reserves the right to modify or eliminate program member benefits without advanced or written notice.