Active Power and Caterpillar Announce Alliance to Distribute New Battery-Free UPS System.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CeBIT 2001 Caterpillar Stand C30, Hall 11 AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2001 Active Power Technology Embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in Caterpillar's Complete Power Quality Solutions Active Power Inc. (Nasdaq:ACPW ACPW Asymmetrical Coplanar Waveguide ACPW Advisory Committee of the Purity of Water (Australia) ) of Austin, Texas, and Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CAT) of Peoria, Ill., announced an alliance Thursday, March 22, 2001, at CeBIT 2001 in Hanover, Germany, to develop and distribute new, higher power Higher power is a term used in a 12-step program, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, to describe "a power greater than yourself." Although many participants equate their higher power with God, a belief in God or in formal religion is not mandatory; the higher power is intended as a battery-free UPS (uninterruptible power supply See UPS. (hardware) Uninterruptible Power Supply - (UPS) A battery powered power supply unit that is guaranteed to provide power to a computer in the event of interruptions in the incoming mains electrical power. ) systems. Cat UPS product line solutions are exclusively marketed and distributed through Caterpillar's dealerships worldwide. The two companies signed an agreement in 1999 to develop and market a fully integrated flywheel UPS system designed and manufactured to Caterpillar specifications and based on Active Power's patented flywheel technology. The agreement was recently expanded to accommodate the new enhanced UPS product line that began shipping in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. in December 2000 and in Europe in the first quarter of 2001. "The strategic alliance between Caterpillar and Active Power is a cornerstone for Cat's growth strategy to rapidly lead the worldwide, power quality industry with a complete Caterpillar solution," said Jim Parker, director of Caterpillar Electric Power. "Caterpillar is an industry leader in distributed power due to low operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales , proven reliability and global distribution and support, along with the broadest product line designed to meet all customer power supply needs." Cat UPS features advanced power conditioning, high overload capacity and environmentally tolerant design to provide complete power protection from the smallest power disturbances to the longest of prolonged outages when integrated with a standby generator A standby generator is a back-up electrical system that operates automatically. Within seconds of a utility outage an automatic transfer switch senses the power loss, commands the generator to start and then transfers the electrical load to the generator. set. Cat UPS boasts an industry-leading 97 percent efficiency compared to 90 to 94 percent for conventional UPS systems. Ideal for both new and existing facilities, Cat UPS offers redundant and field-expandable options to meet the rigorous demands of today's mission critical operations. Cat UPS holds numerous competitive advantages over conventional systems, including small footprint requirements, fast recharge, greater temperature tolerance, minimal maintenance, improved reliability, higher efficiency, minimal heat rejection, gen-set compatibility, gen-set start feature, high overload capability and unlimited cycle life. These advantages correlate to more reliable protection of critical power at lower cost to the end-user. Cat UPS product line can be expanded up to 1800 kVA for 60 Hz and 1500kVA for 50Hz applications. "The recent expansion of the Cat UPS product line further validates our flywheel technology, opening our flywheel-based products up to a global market and makes our firm a recognized player in the expanding UPS industry," emphasized Joe Pinkerton, founder and chief executive officer of Active Power. "The growing need for highly reliable electric power is a major issue at advanced data and telecommunications centers, broadcasting facilities and mission-critical operations such as medical campuses." Cat UPS was recognized by R&D magazine as one of the most technologically significant new product developments in 2000. Earlier this month at the National Plant Engineering Show 2001 in Chicago, Plant Engineering magazine announced the Caterpillar Uninterruptible Power Supply 250 (Cat UPS 250) as a 2000 Plant Engineering Product of the Year Awards winner. The expanded Cat UPS product line, designed and manufactured to Caterpillar specifications by Active Power, provides stored standby power Standby power, also called Vampire power, refers to the electric power consumed by electronic appliances in a standby mode. A very common "electricity vampire" is a power adaptor built on a plug with no power switch. that is immediately available to cover any utility-power voltage surge, sag or outage out·age n. 1. A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage. 2. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power. . The online system senses the interruption and stored energy from the flywheel is instantly converted to electricity to power the critical load during utility disturbances or until a standby generator takes over. About Caterpillar Caterpillar Inc., based in Peoria, Ill., is recognized as the world's leader in both dollar and unit sales unit sales Sales measured in terms of physical units rather than dollars. Unit sales data are often used by financial analysts when evaluating the health of a company. of diesel-powered reciprocating engines, natural gas engines and industrial turbine engines. The Caterpillar line of diesel- and gaseous-fueled engines range in size from 10 to 22,030 bhp (8 to 16,200 kW). In addition to its vast product line, Caterpillar also offers a complete menu of financial and technical services needed for completing virtually any type of power generation project worldwide. About Active Power Active Power (www.activepower.com) designs, manufactures and markets battery-free power quality products that provide the consistent, reliable electric power required by today's digital economy. Targeting a large segment of the $11 billion power quality market, Active Power's battery-free power quality solutions eliminate power disturbances, which cost U.S. industry $30 billion annually in lost data and productivity (source: Electric Power Research Institute, 1999). Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Provision Any forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. and all other statements that may be made in this news release that are not historical facts are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. Please refer to Active Power filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more information on the risk factors that could cause actual results to differ. More information on Active Power can be found at www.activepower.com. CAT is a registered trademark of Caterpillar Inc. CleanSource is a registered trademark of Active Power Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies. NOTE TO EDITORS: In the contact information for Hiller, Wust & Partner above the "u" in "Wust", there should be an umlaut umlaut (  m`lout) [Ger.,=transformed sound], in inflection, variation of vowels of the type of English man to men. . It was removed for transmission purposes only.
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