SAVANNAH, GA – PureSpectrum, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PSPM) has completed the final round of performance testing on the company’s proprietary line of dimmable, high performance Compact Fluorescent Lamps and is moving forward with product manufacturing and distribution in the first quarter of 2009.

 

In a series of rigorous performance tests conducted by leading lighting lab EnerSave, PureSpectrum’s dimmable CFLs outperformed several brand name dimmable bulbs in multiple categories and exceeded performance requirements to be certified by both Energy Star and Underwriters Laboratory (UL).

 

According to head-to-head tests with brand name bulbs, PureSpectrum’s CFL demonstrates better overall dimming capability as well as superior dependability, durability and reliability. Based on these test results, PureSpectrum president and CEO Lee Vanatta said bill of materials and circuit board layouts have been delivered to three major North American lighting manufacturers and product distribution will begin in North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) nations in the first quarter of 2009. 

 

“These results are critical within the lighting industry, and anyone within the industry will immediately grasp the significance of the data generated,” said David Natarelli, president of EnerSave. “Given the data that we were able to collect, I believe the PureSpectrum CFL will last significantly longer than anything that is on the market right now. Consumers have begun to realize that CFLs don’t necessarily last as long as the manufacturers say they do. By virtue of actually living up to the longevity claims, PureSpectrum will go a long way toward establishing trust and loyalty among the people who buy light bulbs.”

 

Working with EnerSave, PureSpectrum has completed designs for a full line cost effective dimmable, high Power Factor enabled CFLs ranging from 14 watts to 23 watts and available in Edison screw-base or pin-based designs. The PureSpectrum CFL has a wider dimming range and higher energy conservation rate during dimming than any commercially available bulb.

 

The test data also indicates that PureSpectrum’s unique patent-pending ballast circuitry enables PureSpectrum’s dimmable CFL bulbs to be turned off and on at any dim level while other commercially available dimmable CFLs fail to reignite at low light levels. Additionally, PureSpectrum’s circuitry contains far fewer components than other brand name dimmable CFLs and is constructed without the component that has been proven to have the highest failure rate for electronic ballasts. All PureSpectrum CFL products are dimmable and have been designed to be compliant with established performance standards set forth by Energy Star, Underwriters Laboratory (UL) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

 

“What these tests confirm is that PureSpectrum is introducing the highest quality, most reliable dimmable CFL ever put on the market,” said PureSpectrum president and CEO Lee Vanatta. “Our intuitive, market driven approach to engineering has produced ballast technology which enables performance that has not been attained by other brand name dimmable CFLs. The test results definitively prove that these bulbs will provide a direct cost savings for consumers and will perform more reliably for a longer period of time than any dimmable CFL currently on the market.”

 

Please call Jeff Clark at (912) 961-4980 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 (770) 518-3449 or [email protected] for investment information.

 

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ABOUT PURESPECTRUM

PureSpectrum, Inc. is a technology company founded and headquartered in Savannah, Ga., that has developed breakthrough patent-pending ballast and dimming technology for artificial lighting. The company’s mission stems from an awareness of the increasing urgency to encourage the adoption of energy efficient lighting solutions through superior performance. PureSpectrum continues its commitment to researching and developing technologies and products that satisfy consumer demand and meet energy conservation standards. For more information on PureSpectrum, please call (912) 961-4980 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.