APC Smart-UPS protects your data by supplying reliable network-grade power in either traditional Tower or Rack-optimized form factors for space constrained business critical applications. Award winning APC Smart-UPS is the perfect UPS for protecting business critical fileservers (Intel or UNIX based) minicomputers network switches & hubs Point of Sale retail/bank back office & ATM's. Rack Mount versions are the choice for rack optimized servers server appliances blade servers other blade devices & rack-mounted network switches & hubs. With included Power Chute management software for servers & workstations IT administrators can provide safe system shutdown & advanced UPS management (all major operating systems are supported). Connectivity is through serial or USB (Universal Serial Bus) port (USB not standard on all models). Additional manageability is available through the Smart Slot an internal accessory slot that means that you can install optional accessories to enhance the performance of your UPS. Network connection with Web browser management and/or environmental monitoring serial port expansion & out-of-band management options are available. With pure sine-wave output ensuring compatibility with all connected devices Intelligent Battery Management ensuring a highly available UPS & an advanced 16 segment bar graph display ensuring information & management the Smart-UPS is a UPS you can count on..