SAVANNAH, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/26/08 -- PureSpectrum, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PSPM) hasfurthered the development of a four-foot, two-tube dimmable linearfluorescent bulb powered by an electronic ballast that containsexponentially fewer parts than commercially available electronic ballasts.The company plans to commission electronic testing on the dimmable ballastfor the T8 four-foot linear fluorescent bulb within the next two weeks.PureSpectrum originally planned for the initial testing on the dimmableballast to take place earlier this year but continued engineeringbreakthroughs with the technology necessitated rescheduling the initialtests to ensure that the most recent iteration of the technology isevaluated.
Through the creation of an innovative, simplified circuitry topology withinthe ballast, PureSpectrum's advance technology team was able todramatically lower the component count for the ballast while retainingcritical performance characteristics such as high energy efficiency, highpower factor correction and dimming to five percent of perceived lightoutput. PureSpectrum's electronic ballast design requires less than 30parts in comparison to commercially available electronic dimmable ballastsfor linear fluorescents which can contain as many as 150 parts and cost asmuch as $120 per ballast.
Linear fluorescent lamps are the most popular lighting device forcommercial, retail, institutional and industrial settings, and sales of thetubular products have consistently climbed since 2003. Until recently,linear fluorescent bulbs were driven by inexpensive and inefficientmagnetic ballasts, but the U.S. Federal Minimum Energy Standards enactedfor fluorescent lights by the U.S. Department of Energy has forced thecommercial lighting industry in the U.S. to shift rapidly toward moreenergy efficient T8 bulbs with electronic ballasts.
PureSpectrum president and CEO Lee Vanatta said his company saw the needwithin the lighting industry to develop technology to make manufacturingelectronic ballasts as efficient and cost effective as manufacturingmagnetic ballasts.
"We are introducing technology that will make electronic ballasts forlinear fluorescent bulbs less complicated and more affordable tomanufacture," said PureSpectrum president and CEO Lee Vanatta. "As atechnology company, we are constantly responding to needs within themarketplace with technological solutions in order to identify new potentialrevenue streams. This most recent development has proven conclusively thatPureSpectrum's proprietary base science can be transferred across the fullrange of ballast driven products."
PureSpectrum is on the leading edge of the movement to improveballast-driven lighting through fresh perspectives which generate superiortechnologies. The company currently owns the rights to several patents,patent applications and patents pending related to an innovative electronicballast technology which dramatically improves performance forballast-driven lighting applications without sacrificing performance,energy efficiency or bulb longevity.
Please call (912) 961-4980 for more information about PureSpectrum, Inc. orvisit www.purespectrumlighting.com to see a short video featuringPureSpectrum's dimming technology compared to commercially availabledimmable CFL bulbs. Please contact Equiti-Trend Advisors LLC at(800) 953-3350 for investment information.
ABOUT PURESPECTRUM
PureSpectrum (PINKSHEETS: PSPM) is a publicly traded technology companyfounded and headquartered in Savannah, Ga. The company's values aregrounded in an awareness of the increasing urgency to identify energyefficient lighting technologies which also meet consumer standards.PureSpectrum currently holds the rights to multiple patents, patentapplications and patents pending related to electronic ballast technologiesdesigned to make energy efficient lighting products more popular amongconsumers through improved performance. PureSpectrum is committed toresearching, developing and refining ideas that will provide the mostenergy efficient, cost effective and consumer friendly methods to deliverartificial light. For more information on PureSpectrum, please call (912)961-4980 or visit www.purespectrumlighting.com.
Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters thatare not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Because suchforward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual resultsmay differ materially from those expressed in or implied by suchforward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results todiffer materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties pertainingto continued market acceptance for PureSpectrum's products and services,its ability to succeed in growing revenue, the effect of new competitors inits market, integration of acquired businesses, and other risk factorsidentified from time to time by PureSpectrum.
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