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PureSpectrum, Inc. Conducting Performance Testing at the Request of Lighting Manufacturers Lighting Technology Company Testing Ballast Technology Against ANSI, Energy Star and FCC Standards

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Tue Jul 08 07:30:38 2008 EDT
SAVANNAH, GA, Jul 08, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) --
PureSpectrum, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PSPM) has commissioned extensive
performance at the request of lighting manufacturers as the lighting
technology continues to make progress toward the finalization of a
licensing agreement for its innovative ballast technologies for
fluorescent lighting.
PureSpectrum owns several patents and patents pending related to
electronic ballast and dimming technology for both Compact Fluorescent
Light (CFL) bulbs and linear fluorescent ballasts, and the company
has been in licensing discussions with several major lighting
manufacturers during the past few months. To accommodate additional
data requests from multiple manufacturers, the company has engaged
Independent Testing Laboratories, a NVLAP-certified testing facility
in Colorado, to conduct performance testing on prototypes built with
PureSpectrum's proprietary dimmable ballast circuitry.
According to PureSpectrum's advanced technology team, the tests will
include ballast performance tests to confirm that PureSpectrum's
technology meets standards for ballasts established by the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI), the U.S. Department of Energy's
Energy Star program as well as the Federal Communications
Commission's requirements for Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency
Interference. The company expects to distribute the test results
before the end of the week.
Due to provisions in the Energy Bill passed in 2007, the multibillion
lighting industry is preparing to face its most formidable challenge
in decades when inefficient but inexpensive and dependable
incandescent bulbs are outlawed in 2012. As the industry giants
marshal their resources to plan for the long term transition,
smaller, more nimble companies like PureSpectrum are introducing
readily implementable solutions that immediately address the
performance of energy efficient artificial lighting products.
"We are in the final stages of the sales cycle, and from our ongoing
interaction with prospective licensing partners we know lighting
manufacturers need our technology but they need the information from
these tests to determine how our technology will fit into their
manufacturing processes," said PureSpectrum president and CEO Lee
Vanatta. "Our previous performance testing has proven that our
technology provides consumer benefits that are not available on the
market at this time. We are confident that this set of tests will
confirm that PureSpectrum's technology can be integrated in the
production process with minimal modifications and with highly
competitive retail pricing."
According to lighting industry experts, dimming is one of the most
critical issues for the fluorescent lighting industry to address as
the country prepares for the elimination of incandescent bulbs in
2012 in accordance with 2007 Energy Bill. There is not a reliable
dimmable CFL bulb on the market, and negative backlash toward the
industry has already begun from consumers accustomed to low
investment, low tech incandescent bulbs who are unable to find energy
efficient bulbs which mirror the cost and the performance of
incandescent bulbs.
In previous independent testing, PureSpectrum's technology was proven
to enable both Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs and linear fluorescent
ballasts to dim seamlessly like incandescent bulbs. Additionally,
thorough research and development combined with common sense
electrical engineering allowed PureSpectrum to design dimmable
electronic ballasts with far fewer components and a substantially
lower cost to manufacture compared to commercially available
ballasts.
"Our stated goal was to identify the issues with energy efficient
lighting and correct those issues through technology," Vanatta said.
"Through our own research and input from major lighting
manufacturers, we identified the prevailing issues and developed
reasonable technology solutions. We have engineered a dimmable
electronic ballast that works better and costs less than anything
currently on the market. We are certain our technology would provide
a fluorescent lighting manufacturer with a competitive advantage in
the marketplace."
The company is engaged in ongoing discussions with several
prospective licensing partners in the lighting industry, and multiple
lighting manufacturers have conducted private performance tests on the
dimming technology during the past few months.
Please call [phone] for more information about PureSpectrum,
Inc. or visit www.purespectrumlighting.com to see a short video
featuring PureSpectrum's dimming technology compared to commercially
available dimmable CFL bulbs. Please contact Shareholder Development
Group at [phone] or [e-mail] for investment
information.
ABOUT PURESPECTRUM
PureSpectrum (PINKSHEETS: PSPM) is a publicly traded technology
company founded and headquartered in Savannah, Ga. The company's
values are grounded in an awareness of the increasing urgency to
identify more efficient energy solutions. PureSpectrum currently
holds the rights to multiple patents and patent applications related
to an electronic ballast design which would produce a soft switching
environment during power conversion for artificial lighting.
PureSpectrum will continue its commitment to researching, developing
and refining ideas that will provide the most energy efficient, cost
effective methods for powering artificial light. For more information
on PureSpectrum, please call [phone] or visit
www.purespectrumlighting.com.
Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters
that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements.
Because such forward-looking statements include risks and
uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those
expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are
not limited to, uncertainties pertaining to continued market
acceptance for PureSpectrum's products and services, its ability to
succeed in growing revenue, the effect of new competitors in its
market, integration of acquired businesses, and other risk factors
identified from time to time by PureSpectrum.
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