ABB Inc. to Showcase IndustrialIT for Utilities at Metering Americas 2002.

Business Editors and High-Tech Writers

Metering Americas 2002

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2002

ABB Inc., a global leader in power and automation technologies, will showcase IndustrialIT for Utilities including the new MeterIT A1200 ALPHA(R) meter, MeterITA3 ALPHA(R) meter with Itron 50ESS ERT(R), IntegrateIT AMR System 3.0, communications software applications, Type CMV-HT Current Transformer, and Type CBT-H Current Transformer at Metering Americas 2002 in New Orleans, in Booth 408.

Attendees will learn about ABB's integrated suite of products through interactive presentations and product demonstrations throughout the three-day show. A comprehensive product line of ANSI and IEC ALPHA meters will be on display. ABB IndustrialIT for Utilities being showcased include:

-- MeterITA1200 ALPHA(R) meter

The A1200 is the newest addition to ABB's ALPHA line of high accuracy, revenue grade electronic meters offering a cost-effective choice for 3-phase commercial and light industrial applications for IEC markets. The A1200 offers an integrated real time clock, current transformer connection, and RS232/RS485 communications. In addition, ABB will display its comprehensive product line of ANSI and IEC ALPHA meters.

-- MeterITA3 ALPHA(R)meter equipped with an under-the-cover Itron 50ESS ERT(R)

ABB and Itron have joined together to offer a solution for collecting billing data from demand and simple TOU metered accounts using Itron handheld, mobile and fixed network reading systems. This AMR solution offers cost-efficiency and time savings for utilities including compatibility with utility's existing CIS systems.

-- High Temperature Type CMV-HT Current Transformer

-- The high temperature type CMV-HT transformer is designed for

storing and managing meter data. It easily scales from 1 to 800,000 commercial and industrial meters or up to three million residential meters. The IntegrateIT AMR System offers affordable entry-level pricing allowing growth from one to over a million nodes through a distributed, three-tier system architecture. The IntegrateIT AMR System addresses advanced energy information management demands critical to utilities, energy marketers and customers for monitoring electricity usage, power quality and reliability.

-- High Temperature Type CMV-HT Current Transformer

-- The high temperature type CMV-HT transformer is designed for

metering on 600 volt systems inside high ambient temperature environments (135 degrees C). The high temperature type CMV-HT transformer can be mounted directly upon the energized busbar. The CMV-HT is capable of extended range metering. High rating factor designs permit using a single rating for a wide load range, resulting in savings from simplified inventory and changeout deferments.

ABB's electricity metering business, located in Raleigh, N.C., designs and develops advanced electricity meters and creates information technology solutions and infrastructure for meters and meter data management systems throughout the world (www.abb.com/metering). ABB's medium voltage business, located in Lake Mary, Fla., supplies both indoor and outdoor medium voltage products and services (www.abb.com/mediumvoltage). ABB builds current and voltage transformers to ANSI, IEEE, CSA, IEC, Australian and other specifications. ABB offers a complete line of instrument transformers from 600 V to 36 kV.

ABB is a global leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. ABB has some 155,000 employees in more than 100 countries (www.abb.com). The company's U.S. operations employ more than 15,000 people in manufacturing and other facilities in 40 states.

Product specifications cited are those in effect at time of press release.