FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Bellingham, Wash., December 1, 2003 - Alpha Technologies power systems performed perfectly during recent fires in the Harbison Canyon area of San Diego County, CA.

Alpha’s Genasys uninterruptible power supplies were caught in the middle of the fires in Harbison Canyon. The two units involved powered 868 homes providing phone, CATV and high speed Internet access to subscribers for eighteen hours before they were denergized by technicians.

In the nearby town of Alpine, utility powered was out for three days and all ten Alpha power supplies in the affected area were up and running for the duration of the outage.

“We, at Alpha, were pleased to see our products perform so well during what was a very difficult and trying situation for all involved,” commented Paul Humphreys, Alpha Technologies Vice President Marketing adding, “We design our products to operate in harsh environments, and the situation in California makes all the effort we put into bringing products to the market worthwhile”.

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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