West Kingston News

West Kingston, R.I.-based APC recently launched TradeOff Tools, new Web-based applications with easy-to-use interfaces designed for use in the early stages of data center concept and design development.

Coventry musician Steve Johnson didn't expect to get a grant from the University of Rhode Island to help him complete and launch his first major work as a composer, but it was worth a shot.

APC has pledged that all of its new lines of consumer power protection and back-up products will continue to be more energy efficient and greener than previous generations.

APC today introduced TradeOff Tools , a group of web-based applications that allow data center professionals to experiment with numerous "what if" scenarios for virtualization, efficiency, power sizing, and ...

“On behalf of APC and Schneider Electric, we are delighted to support the Department of Commerce's Invest in America Week”

U.S. Department of Commerce officials plan to visit Rhode Island today to highlight the benefits of foreign investments made in the U.S. as part of the agency's Invest in America Week activities. via Earth Times

“The domestic economy is just a subset of the global economy”

France-based Schneider Electric will invest "$3 million to $4 million" in the American Power Conversion facility on South Kingstown's Fairgrounds Road, President and CEO Laurent Vernerey said this morning ... via Providence Business News

“They are completely maxed out (of data center space)”

Amid the building buzz around containers, one of the earliest entrants in the mobile data center sector has sold its first unit. via Data Center Knowledge

“We'd like to thank members of the community who have been supportive, the MP Prime Minister Bruce Golding, the police officers of the Kingston Western division and various community leaders for their support”

Swatch International sound system, the resident sound of the five-year-old Passa Passa event, has arguably benefited the most directly from the popularity of the weekly Passa Passa dance in West Kingston. via ClaudeMills.com

Russ Matiland as Dale Harding in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" The Courthouse Center for the Arts in West Kingston will present "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" April 18-20 and April 25-26. The Tony ... via The Westerly Sun

West Kingston, R.I.-based APC recently simplified data center transformations to 10Gb/s Ethernet network architectures with the introduction of its Cable Infrastructure Assessment Service. via Electrical Construction and Maintenance

“In designing the program , we spent a significant amount of time with our end customers -- from SMB to enterprise -- to find out what they expected in a partner. Then we went to partners to see what role they wanted to play in these systems”

Mar. 19, 2008 Power supply maker APC launched a revamped channel program on Wednesday to help partners align industry trends with business opportunities and generate revenue. via CRN

“Making matters worse is that the ground is still frozen, so that instead of infiltrating into the ground, the water has nowhere to go and becomes runoff.”

As warm and cold temperatures swing wildly like a pendulum, town and state road crews have been busy patching dozens of potholes that have appeared on local roads in recent weeks. via South County Independent

“Keeping [elders] at home in the long run is more cost effective”

By Liz Boardman and Mark N. Schieldrop/Independent Staff Writers Local nursing home administrators and legislators are questioning the governor's assertion that asking seniors to voluntarily move from nursing ... via South County Independent

“Each track touches a wealth of emotion with amazing musicianship. The pure energy emerging from this latest release is strictly all Geremia, giving us his very best.”

Paul Geremia, who has been called "one of the living masters of acoustic country blues," will present a rare intimate concert on Saturday, Feb 16, at 8 p.m. at Courthouse Center for the Arts on Route 138 in ... via The Westerly Sun

The Courthouse Center for the Arts celebrates the opening of its newly renovated theater Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. The Courthouse Center for the Arts celebrates the opening of its newly renovated theater ... via The Westerly Sun

“It's been 35 years since the adoption”

In the wake of debate over an impeachment activist's visit to the high school, the School Committee has begun reviewing policies related to guest speakers and teaching controversial subjects. via South County Independent

“We did see it on the other side when we did go to borrow rates were a little higher”

The town ended the 2006-07 fiscal year with a $2.4 million surplus, according to the yearly audit done by an outside consulting firm. via South County Independent

“It's a complete learning curve”

EXETER One section of South County Trail might as well be called South Coffee Trail. via Providence Journal

Gunmen shot and killed the third highest-ranking member of Jamaica's police force on Thursday as a crime spree targeting police in the notoriously violent Caribbean nation reached new heights. via AlertNet

NBC 10 announced Tuesday that Holly Tift and Jimmy Fleming, of West Kingston, are the second finalist couple in the NBC 10-Federal Reserve Free Wedding Giveaway. via Turnto10.com