FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ALPHA TO PROVIDE POWER SYSTEMS TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

Bellingham, Wash., May 1, 2001 - Alpha Technologies will give a technical seminar for Cable TV and Broadband powering at this years Cable-Tec Expo 2001 in Orlando, Florida.

Alpha representatives will be discussing “Critical Powering for Home, Plant and Headend”. This presentation supports the SCTE’s ongoing commitment to provide training and certification to its members and the industry at large. Alpha’s presentation is one of many included on this year’s Expo program.

This technical session will be held on Thursday, May 10th at 4:00pm in room 1 at this year’s Cable-Tec Expo and is open to all full show / session attendees. Alpha staff will also be available at Alpha booth #1258 to discuss this and other power related issues.

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.