Edison, NJ--June 16, 2004--Dranetz-BMI, a worldwide leader in power monitoring instrumentation, was notified by the General Services Administration (GSA) that the agency had approved two additional product families for sale under contract GS-24F-1129B. The Signature System and Power Platform (PP) 4300 families now join the Power Platform PP1 and 658 instruments for sale under the contract. The rigorous GSA approval process enables federal buyers, including all branches of the armed forces, to purchase Dranetz-BMI products in a more streamlined and cost-effective manner.

The Signature System is the most advanced power quality monitoring system available on the market today, incorporating algorithms that help pinpoint the source and cause of disturbances. Able to capture critical events that typically are missed by other systems, including microsecond transients, it is Web-browser based. It provides a continuous and total picture of the power infrastructure, supplying users with the knowledge to proactively manage power quality, energy and electric reliability. The affordable Signature System is simple to learn, deploy and use, delivering immediate value to both users and managers.

A handheld instrument with four differential voltage channels and four independent current channels, the award-winning PP4300 measures, analyzes and records power quality, harmonics and energy data simultaneously and continuously. Unique to the PP4300 are interchangeable TASKCards that expand the capabilities of the instrument within the same mainframe. TASKCards can transform the three-phase PP4300 monitor from a troubleshooting tool for full power quality analysis into an energy monitor, data logger or specified tool for measuing inrush or fault recording.

The United States GSA is a centralized federal procurement and property management agency created by Congress to improve government efficiency and effectiveness. Comprised of 14,000 associates, the agency is committed to providing outstanding service to meet the needs of customer agencies. GSA acquires on their behalf, the office space, equipment, telecommunications, information technology, supplies and services they need to achieve their agency's mission of services to the public. In 2002, GSA processed $18 billion in revenues.

Dranetz-BMI (www.dranetz-bmi.com) is a subsidiary of the WPT Group of companies, headquartered in Edison, N.J. A pioneer in power quality instrumentation for more than 30 years, Dranetz-BMI engineers and manufactures a wide range of handheld, portable and permanently-installed power quality and energy management instrumentation for utility, industrial, facility and electrical contractor customers.