FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ALPHA OFFERS FIVE YEAR WARRANTY

Bellingham, Wash., June 04, 1998 - Leading power supply manufacturer Alpha Technologies has announced the industry’s first five-year power supply warranty. This new warranty accompanies the introduction of Alpha’s latest CableUPS™ power supply, the XM Series 2.

Alpha’s five-year parts and services warranty on the XM Series 2 covers all major product components including:

• Inverter Power Module
• Ferroresonant transformer
• Internal option cards
• Transfer Switch

In addition to a long list of product operating and performance enhancements, the five-year warranty on the XM Series 2 represents an unprecedented approach to ensuring system operators optimum powering reliability and value.

Alpha Technologies Inc. develops power conversion, protection and standby products for telecommunications and cable television industries, including custom, application-specific power solutions. In addition to product development, Alpha Technologies provides a comprehensive range of installation and maintenance services to support its global customer base. Alpha Technologies is a member of The Alpha Group of companies.

The Alpha Group represents a global alliance of independent companies that share a common philosophy - create world-class powering solutions for communication, commercial, industrial and renewable energy markets.

For this and/or additional information in electronic form, go to www.alpha.com.