FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Bellingham, Wash., March 23, 2004 - Power system provider Alpha Technologies, kept systems up and running during a recent commercial power outage in Orange County, California.

On Sunday February 29, 2004 an extensive power outage occurred in Southern California affecting a major broadband communications provider. Although Line power was lost, customers were unaffected due to the performance of an installed base of Alpha Technologies backup power systems. The ten affected Alpha powernodes, containing 26 XM2 power supplies, transferred to backup power seamlessly having lost utility line power.

All of the affected powernodes performed without interruption and kept the system up and running for the three-hour power outage.

The system operator attributed this perfect performance to their ongoing preventative maintenance program performed by the local Alpha Authorized Service Center, and to the power technicians keeping them dialed in to everything.

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.

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