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Richmond Hill, ON - May 15, 2002 - Amsdell announced to release the world's slimmest and smallest 1U & half-width 1200VA Power Inverter for rackmount applications.

This product features:

· 1200VA/1000Watts AC Output at 220V
· 1U/Half-Width Rack Size
· Dual Channel -48V DC Input Capability
· True Sine Wave at Typical 1% THD
· Over Power Protection
· Over Temperature Protection
· RS232C Serial Communication Port Connectivity

Amsdell also features the patented IPPS™ technology. The unique Integrated Power Protection System (IPPS™) is an ATX form switching power supply with built-in on-line uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for PC based critical applications. The bundled IPPSCommander power management software provides auto data saving and shutdown.

These power technologies are well suited for PC, Telecommunications, Security, Kiosks and POS applications. As many daily transactions are real-time process, power protection is a primary key concern.

In 2001, Amsdell was first granted Canada patent of "Electrical Inverter with a Silicon Controlled Rectifier Full-Bridge Circuit". Customized OEM power products are to be built upon request.

Amsdell Inc. is a private held Canadian company incorporated in 1993 and it is divided into two corporate divisions, the system integration and research & development in power electronics.

For more information, please come to visit our Booth # 23062.

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Amsdell Awarded $200,000.00 Grant for Power Inverter Development
 
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, February 2, 1999 - Amsdell Inc. today announced it has received approval of a $200,000.00 grant for a "Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Controlled Converter for High Power Applications" project from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) under the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP). In addition to the government's assistance, Amsdell is investing $500,000.00 in this project.

Amsdell Inc., a privately owned company established in 1993, carries out research and development in computer hardware and software. Since Amsdell's inception, its vision has been to pioneer innovative technologies and integrate them globally.

Not long ago, Amsdell Inc. announced a breakthrough in inverter technology, with the world's smallest inverter, which converts battery power (DC) into alternating current (AC) of a higher voltage. This project is aimed at power ranges of 20 kilowatts to 100 kilowatts, using Amsdell's patent-pending scalable inverter technology.

"The goal of this research and development is to apply Amsdell's breakthrough scalable inverter technology to high-power applications, such as electric vehicles and industrial uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems," said Raymond Kwan, CEO of Amsdell. "In an effort to contribute to the control of global warming and to encourage the use of renewable energy, we are working to improve the inverter technology to embrace applications such as solar, wind and hydro power generation," added Mr. Kwan.

"It is our aim to push Amsdell's scalable inverter technology to handle applications that require a different scale of power ratings, creating a new 'inverter platform' ready for various industries," said Benedict Chan, Project Manager at Amsdell. "There is a lot of work in front of us, but I am confident that my team, together with others at Amsdell, can take on the challenge and deliver a small, light-weight, inexpensive, high-efficiency power inverter on time."

Other products built on Amsdell's scalable inverter technology include Integrated Power Protection System (IPPS™), the first "smart" ATX switching power supply with a true on-line, built-in uninterruptible power supply (UPS) that fits inside a computer while occupying the same space as a power supply. IPPS™ offers a breakthrough in power protection for computers because it eliminates the need for an external UPS. IPPS™ fits inside any computer and provides about seven minutes of back-up to the computer and monitor. Bundled with IPPSCommander™ Lite, a power management system, key features include e-mail, data and events logging, monitoring of input voltage and battery power, automatic data file savings and system shut down in case of power failure.

Amsdell Inc. is the only company in the world to integrate the UPS technology into a switching power supply. The IPPS™ product is targeted at the 90% of worldwide desktop computers that do not have power protection, giving computer users a true internal power protection solution for power-related problems without investing in an external UPS.

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Amsdell Inc. is ready to ship its revolutionary IPPS™. IPPS™ is the first "smart" ATX switching power supply with a true on-line, built-in UPS that fits inside any computer, occupying the same space as a power supply. Amsdell's MS-Windows based IPPSCommander Lite software will be bundled with all IPPS™ systems. Key features include e-mail, data and events logging, monitoring of input voltage and battery power, and automatic data file saving and system shut-down in case of power failure. Approximately seven minutes of back-up power are provided to the computer and monitor. A user-friendly voice tells users that systems are on back-up power.

Amsdell Inc. is the only company in the world to integrate UPS technology into a switching power supply.

IPPS™ uses a patent-pending, state-of-the-art inverter module (converts DC to AC power), which is small and very efficient (~98%). Unlike traditional inverters, Amsdell's breakthrough scalable inverter technology uses a minute, high-frequency transformer to replace the iron core. It provides overload and short-circuit protection as well as waveform modulation. It is simple, more reliable and highly efficient when compared with traditional inverters.

Amsdell's research and development team is working on other projects using its inverter technology, which will be tailored to the needs of specific industries such as electric vehicles, telecommunication, solar and renewable energy. Manufacturers in North America, Europe and the Far East have expressed an interest in Amsdell's IPPS™ technology.

Amsdell Inc., based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, was established in 1993. The privately owned company carries out research and development in hardware and software. Since its inception, Amsdell's vision has been to pioneer innovative technologies and integrate them globally. IPPS™ will become a new power source standard for the computer industry.

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