Press Release

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Record Number of Advance Products Recognized by 2006 IES Progress Report

(Rosemont, Illinois) Advance is pleased to announce that a record nine of its exclusive new electronic fluorescent, electronic HID, and LED-related products were accepted into the prestigious 2006 Progress Report by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).


Deeming Advance's products to represent positive and innovative technological progress in the field of lighting, the IESNA Progress Report Committee accepted Advance's Optanium® family of high-efficiency electronic ballasts, e-Vision® Mini 39 Watt electronic HID ballast, LED Modules, Centium® electronic ballasts for 2-lamp T5/HO with new starting temperature of 0ºF, e-Vision® Mini Square Ballast for 39 Watt and 70 Watt metal halide lamps, e-Vision® TrakStick Ballast for 39 Watt and 70 Watt metal halide lamps, e-Vision® electronic HID ballast for two 39 Watt metal halide lamps, e-Vision® Mini 20 Watt electronic HID ballast, and Xitanium™ Low Power Drivers into the 2006 edition of its elite annual Progress Report.

A recognized technical authority on illumination for over ninety years, the IESNA is chartered to advance knowledge and disseminate information for the improvement of the lighted environment to the benefit of society, communicating information on all aspects of good lighting practice to its members, to the lighting community, and to consumers through a variety of programs, publications, and services.

In addition to being promoted throughout the IESNA's online mediums, Advance's winning products were highlighted and/or demonstrated at the 2007 IESNA Annual Conference in Phoenix this past January and will be featured in the April 2007 issue of LD&A magazine.

Advance, a leading ballast manufacturer based in Rosemont, Illinois, offers a full line of electronic and magnetic fluorescent and magnetic and electronic HID ballasts as well as a broad family of drivers for LED light sources. For more information on Advance's complete product line, visit Advance's website at www.advancetransformer.com or call Advance at (800) 322-2086. Advance is a division of Philips Electronics North America.


 
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