Integral Technologies Inc. (fka ITKG)

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This bump was on behalf of the other ITKG. Integral Technologies Forms Strategic Partnership with American Power Conversion

Monday April 2, 6:00 AM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS, April 2, 2007 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Integral Technologies, Inc. today announced the formation of a strategic partnership with American Power Conversion (APC-MGE). This relationship strengthens Integral's position as an IT-centric organization that delivers technology best practices integrated with advanced security solutions. This news closely follows Schneider Electric's February announcement of the acquisition of APC- MGE. Schneider, a worldwide power and control specialist, is Integral's parent company.

Integral's relationship with APC-MGE creates synergies and deeper value for both companies' dealers and end-users. Collectively, the companies will deliver a more comprehensive and integrated set of technology-based security solutions to the market place. While Integral is well known in the security industry for its scalable video monitoring and access control systems that span the technology spectrum from analog to IP-based networks, APC-MGE is a global industry leader in information technology infrastructure.

"The combination of Integral and APC-MGE is powerful," commented Matt Kushner, president and chief executive officer of Integral Technologies, Inc. "This alliance reflects the security industry's demand for a new standard in system uptime. While the norm in the information technology sector has long been 99.999 percent uptime (also known as 'five nines'), the security community reluctantly has had to accept lower reliability levels -- until now. Our relationship with APC-MGE is an indicator that the security industry can, and should, raise its expectations for system uptime, equipment protection and fail-over options."

Together, APC-MGE and Integral will offer the market security solutions that improve equipment reliability, increase system uptime, offer proactive and preventative system maintenance and lower total cost of equipment ownership. Dangers to security or IT system performance that result in vulnerability or downtime often are caused by human error, intrusion, tampering or theft. Also, environmental threats may include dirty or erratic power, high humidity or temperature fluctuations.

"A partnership like APC-MGE and Integral is a great example of the 'new math' where two companies plus two sets of technologies equal infinite possibilities for the market place," commented Jamey Johnson, general manager, security & environmental division APC-MGE. "APC-MGE will bring the best practices to the security sector that we have pioneered in the IT physical infrastructure industry. Through our alliance with Integral in our Technology Partners Program, we will apply the same preventative measures we developed to safeguard data centers and associated hardware to building facilities and the security equipment and systems that protect them."

The first phase of Integral and APC-MGE's partnership will focus on the integration of APC's NetBotz solutions for data center physical threat protection with Integral's DigitalSENTRY video monitoring and Intelli-M access control systems. As the relationship matures, the companies plan to align the rest of their product offerings as well as jointly introduce innovative new solutions.

About APC-MGE

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(R) 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 www.APC-MGE.com. All trademarks are the property of their owners.

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is the world's power and control specialist. Through its world-class brands, Merlin Gerin, Square D and Telemecanique, Schneider Electric anticipates and satisfies its customers' requirements in the residential, building, industry and energy and infrastructure markets. With 105,000 employees and operations in 190 countries, Schneider Electric generated sales of US$18 billion in 2006 through 13,000 distributor outlets. For more information about the company, visit www.schneider-electric.com.

About Integral Technologies, Inc.

Integral Technologies, Inc., is a worldwide provider of IT security solutions offering digital video management, access control and network security systems to organizations of all sizes, from small businesses to worldwide enterprises. For more than 12 years, Integral has specialized in the research, development, sales and support of security hardware, software and peripheral products. The company is well-known in the industry for its scalable security solutions that span the entire technology spectrum, from analog to pure IP network-based systems. The company offers deep expertise in the transportation, retail, education, healthcare, banking, pharmaceutical and government industries. Integral is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schneider Electric S.A., the world's power and control specialist with 105,000 employees in 190 countries and annual sales of more than US$18 billion. For more information about the company's full line of products, technologies and services, visit www.integraltech.com or call +1.317.845.9242.

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