ADC Launches New PowerWorx Products for Reliable Powering and Protection for Critical Network Elements.

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1999--

First in the New Line, The ADC PowerWorx(TM) Traditional GMT

Series Carries the Industry's First Lifetime Warranty, Top

Industry Standards Ratings, and High Input Power

ADC (Nasdaq: ADCT; www.adc.com) today introduced the new PowerWorx(TM) power distribution product family designed to power and protect network equipment located in central offices and remote locations. The Traditional GMT Series, the first product in the PowerWorx family line, is now commercially available.

"As networks and the variety of powered network devices grow, so does the need for reliable power distribution and protection," said David Schomaker, ADC's senior product manager. "The PowerWorx family has been engineered from the ground up to properly protect and distribute power to valuable, revenue-generating network equipment. PowerWorx's lifetime warranty, coupled with the industry's highest standards ratings, ensures peace of mind."

Meeting the industry's highest standards, PowerWorx ensures that critical network elements will be powered consistently and reliably. PowerWorx holds the CE Mark, Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Network Equipment Building Standards (NEBS) Level 3, Bellcore, Canadian Standards Association (CSA), and National Electrical Code (NEC) approvals. In addition, it is backed by the industry's first lifetime warranty.

The PowerWorx Traditional GMT Series features input power up to 65 amps per bus, eliminating the need to stock varying amperage fuse panels. Fuse management is further simplified by accommodating up to 15 amps of output power per fuse position -- without the need to space fuses. A self-configuring voltage and polarity feature allows a single panel to suit most applications, while providing +/- 24 volts direct current (vDC) (with a range of +/- 21 to +/- 30 vDC) or +/- 48 vDC (with a range of +/- 42 to +/- 56 vDC) power.

Flexible PowerWorx configurations suit most every network application. Using universal mounting ears, both 19" (48.3 cm) and 23" (58.4 cm) standard front/rear access and total front access panels can be recess-mounted into Electronic Industries Association (EIA), Western Electric Company (WECO), and European Telecommunications Standards Insititute (ETSI) racks. User-friendly "upside down" fuse holders and high-brilliance LEDs allow technicians to quickly identify and replace blown fuses in the field. Other attractive features include a two-post grounding standard, removable clear polycarbonate input/output protector covers and a selection of connector and fuse configurations.

About ADC

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. is a leading global supplier of network equipment, software and integration services for broadband, multiservice networks that deliver data, video and voice communications over telephone, cable television, Internet, broadcast, wireless and enterprise networks. ADC's broadband, multiservice network solutions enable local access, high-speed transmission and software management of communications services from service providers to consumers and businesses over fiber-optic, copper, coaxial and wireless media. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ADC has approximately 13,500 employees around the world and annual sales of $1.9 billion. ADC's stock is included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For additional information, visit our Web site at www.adc.com.

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