Houston TranStar Launches Cooper Notification's Roam Secure Alert Network(TM) for Emergency Notification

Cooper Notification, a platform of Cooper Industries, Ltd. (NYSE:CBE), announced today that Houston TranStar, the Greater Houston Transportation and Emergency Management Center, has launched its Roam Secure Alert Network™ (RSAN™) for emergency notification. Transportation and emergency management personnel in Greater Houston can now quickly and reliably communicate via email, text messaging and other channels and collaborate as they provide the transportation and emergency management services to the public. As a partnership of four government agencies responsible for coordinating the planning, design and operations of transportation and emergency management in the Greater Houston region, Houston TranStar can use RSANTM for interagency notifications of localized roadway flooding, chemical plant explosions or public transit route diversions. Houston, the nation’s fourth largest city, is the seventh major U.S. city to choose RSAN™ for emergency communications, joining Baltimore, New Orleans, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, DC. "Priority one for Harris County is providing for the public safety of its more than 3.8 million diverse residents who live throughout its 1,728 square miles,” said Harris County Judge Ed Emmett. "RSAN™ is among our newest resources to help meet our goal of robust communications with all our public and private sector partners during any disaster so that critical decisions are made with the best possible information in hand.” Harris County Judge Ed Emmett serves as director of Harris County’s Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management. RSAN™ will also be used internally for transit issues by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) to improve communication with individual bus drivers. Over 180 RSAN™ systems are currently operating across the country at local, state and federal government agencies, schools, hospitals, refineries and other key businesses. Cooper Notification’s patent-pending Roam Secure Information Exchange (RSIX) allows Houston TranStar to securely connect with other RSAN™ systems and share information as needed. For example, they could choose to connect with New Orleans to share information quickly regarding a weather event affecting the Gulf Coast area. "We are pleased to welcome Houston TranStar to Cooper Notification’s Roam Secure Alert Network™ and the national emergency information exchange,” said Ken Camarco, President, Cooper Notification. "Cooper Industries is headquartered in Houston and prepared to support Houston TranStar in every possible way as they begin day-to-day usage of RSAN™.” About Houston TranStar The Houston TranStar consortium is a partnership of four government agencies that are responsible for providing transportation management and emergency management services to the greater Houston Region. The following agencies have signed an interlocal agreement to share their resources and find solutions for providing these services to the citizens of the region: the Texas Department of Transportation, Harris County, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County and the City of Houston. For more information, visit www.houstontranstar.org. About Cooper Notification Cooper Notification, a solution platform of The Cooper Safety Division, is comprised of several businesses that have decades of experience and innovation in the development of high quality products and solutions. With the ever present need to protect, alert and inform, Cooper Notification is focused on meeting the growing demand for personnel and property safety. We are the source for notification solutions including Wheelock fire and security notification appliances and devices, SAFEPATH and WAVES voice evacuation and mass notification systems, Wheelock and MEDC industrial signaling and Roam Secure emergency text alerting services. For more information, visit the web site at www.coopernotification.com. About Cooper Industries Cooper Industries, Ltd. (NYSE:CBE) is a global manufacturer with 2007 revenues of $5.9 billion, approximately 87% of which are from electrical products. Founded in 1833, Cooper's sustained level of success is attributable to a constant focus on innovation, evolving business practices while maintaining the highest ethical standards, and meeting customer needs. The Company has eight operating divisions with leading market share positions and world-class products and brands including: Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle and McGraw-Edison power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely positioned for several long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient products and the need for improved electrical safety. Sixty percent of total sales are to customers in the Industrial and Utility end-markets and 34% of total sales are currently to customers outside the United States. Cooper, which has more than 31,500 employees and manufacturing facilities in 23 countries, is incorporated in Bermuda with administrative headquarters in Houston, TX. For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.