ST. PAUL, MN (August 15, 2005) - Power Systems Research has recently launched its new online database system. The P.O.W.E.R.Link Portal™ (Proprietary Organization of Worldwide Engine Research) effectively combines all Power Systems Research's databases into one Internet-based tool. This database structure is based in a SQL design in the Microsoft.net environment and is easily compatible with SAP, Oracle and other enterprise systems. This system allows subscribers to access, organize, manipulate, and download the latest engine-powered market data anytime from anywhere in the world.

Power Systems Research has developed a unique family of highly specialized databases covering the engine, original equipment and components industries. Power Systems Research's databases include: EnginLink™, OE Link™ and PartsLink™. These comprehensive databases contain annual production and population volumes broken down by numerous engineering, performance and market parameters. Along with production and population volumes, these databases also contain manufacturer profiles, engine model specifications and original equipment model characteristics.

Power Systems Research analyzes over 242 engine-powered products produced and maintained in over 70 countries along with the engine manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers producing these products. Over 580 engine manufacturers and 2,800 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are populated in Power Systems Research's databases including over 11,900 engine models and over 40,000 equipment models.

Each year, Power Systems Research completes over 20,000 telephone and on-site interviews with engine manufacturers, OEMs, OEM component suppliers, powertrain suppliers and dealers in order to gather market data. The company also compiles published data from trade associations, government agencies, annual reports and other consistently available and reliable public sources in order to further develop its market data. This extensive research coverage creates a constantly expanding database system reflecting industry developments and worldwide market trends.

The P.O.W.E.R.Link Portal™ has extensive report writing capabilities and allows for customization and report distribution within an organization. Subscribers utilize this system as a strategic marketing and planning device. With this tool, subscribers can analyze worldwide market trends, identify potential product opportunities, monitor key competitors, determine market shares and evaluate target markets and accounts. Subscribers can also compare technical characteristics of engine models and analyze original equipment model specifications.

George Zirnhelt, president of Power Systems Research, reflected that for almost 30 years Power Systems Research has been conducting research on the engine-powered products business around the world. “A key tactic for Power Systems Research has been to try and make the learning process cumulative,” he explained. “Compiling market, business and technical data over time has been an iterative process. The better the information gets, the more it is used and the more it is used, the better it gets. Organizing information into databases provides for easy storage and retrieval, which is a key to productivity and economy of scale. The information in these databases has come to represent several hundred person years of research and tens of millions of dollars of investment. The P.O.W.E.R.Link Portal™ now applies the latest in information management technology to leverage this wealth of intelligence for the competitive advantage of subscribers around the world.”

For information regarding the P.O.W.E.R.Link Portal™ and the Power Systems Research databases, please visit http://www.powersys.com.

Power Systems Research is a global market research and consulting company specializing in the engine, original equipment, and components industries. Since the company was founded in 1976, Power Systems Research has been the authoritative source of market information and business intelligence to the power products and drivetrain industry. Power Systems Research is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota and provides market data and customized project work to the world's leading vehicle and equipment OEMs and component suppliers. The company has a global presence with operations in Detroit, Brussels and Tokyo. Further information is available at http://www.powersys.com.