1. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. North American DC/AC Power Inverter Market Growing Need for Reliable Power Stimulates Demand “Increasing requirement for consistent, high-quality power from multinational companies and individuals in North America boosts demand in the direct current/alternate current (DC/AC) power inverter market. ” Power Supplies & Battery Analyst Team Frost & Sullivan

2. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Frost & Sullivan provides: Detailed insights into recent developments and trends Drivers, restraints, challenges, and strategic recommendations Analyst insights on ‘hot topics’ and emerging applications in the DC/AC power inverter market Market sizing and competitive analysis Market forecasts and opportunity analysis Quarterly assessments End user analysis within each report Key Features

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4. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Current Market Participants Find out how you compare to the competition Assess current and future drivers and restraints Determine and exploit new market share opportunities New Entrants Analyze challenges associated with the industry Calculate time scales for strategy implementation Position yourself to capitalize on the market’s unmet needs Investment Community Analyze long-term strategies of companies Determine which participants will outperform the competition Assess attractiveness of investing in the market Who Will Benefit?

5. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Abacus Controls, Inc. ABB USA ABS Alaskan, Inc. Absopulse Electronics Ltd. Amsdell, Inc. Active Power, Inc. Adept Controls, Inc. Advanced Energy, Inc. Advanced Conversion Products/ Transistor Devices, Inc. Advanced Power & Controls LLC AeroVironment, Inc. Analytic Systems Ware Ltd. Applied Concepts, Inc. Applied Power Systems, Inc. ASAP Power! Astro-Geo-Marine, Inc. ATR Electronics, Inc. Avionic Instruments, Inc. Ballard Power Systems, Inc. Behlman Electronics Key Market Participants Bergey Wind Power Co. C3 Technology Transfer Specialists, Inc. Cedar Hills Solar Cobra Electronics Corp. Coleman Powermate, Inc. Direct Power and Water Corp. Dimensions Unlimited, Inc. Donrowe.com Elestream US, Inc. Endicott Research Group, Inc. Energy Technologies, Inc. ESICO Exeltech, Inc. Fedco Electronics, Inc. Fire, Wind and Rain Technologies LLC J.A. Beck, Inc. JKL Components Corp. L-3 SPD Technologies La Marche Manufacturing Co. Linksmart Electronics, Inc.

6. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Lucas Benning Power Electronics, Inc. Majorpower.Com Marathon Power Technologies Company/TransDigm, Inc. Mechatronic Systems LLC MGE UPS Systems, Inc. Nova Electric Omnion Power Engineering Corp. Omron Automotive Electronics, Inc. OutBack Power Systems, Inc. Pacific Power Source, Inc. Patrick Engineering, Inc. Power Conversion Technologies, Inc. Philtek Power Corp. Pivotal Power, Inc. PowerStream Technology PowerWare Corp. Pylon Electronics, Inc. S. King Company, Inc. Schaefer, Inc. Key Market Participants S. King Company, Inc. Schaefer, Inc. Schott Applied Power Corp. Sinergex Technologies LLC SMA America, Inc. Solidstate Controls, Inc. Stabylex Electronics Corp. Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. The Noco Co. The Whistler Group, Inc. Tripp Lite TSi Power Corp. Tumbler Technologies / Josephson Enterprises Unipower Telecom North America Vanner, Inc. Vector Manufacturing Ltd. Virtual Technologies Ltd. Xantrex Technology, Inc.

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