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Distributes 25,000 Pharox LED Light Bulbs to Employees Around the World

SAN FRANCISCO and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Lemnis
Lighting, a leader in LED lighting, today announced that Google Inc. (Nasdaq:
GOOG) has selected the Pharox LED light bulb as a gift for Google employees as
part of its "Going Green at Google" initiative. This green benefit will enable
Google employees around the world to create greater sustainability at home as
well as the office. 

"Google supports innovative and responsible environmental practices across our
company, including helping our employees stay green," said Lacy Caruthers, a
member of Google's Green Business Operations team. "Lemnis Lighting's Pharox
LED bulb is modern and earth-friendly and we're excited for Google employees
to try it out."

The Pharox looks like a stylish update to the traditional incandescent bulb,
yet uses 80% less energy. The bulb produces a soft, warm light without getting
hot, and works with any standard lamp or lighting fixture. The Pharox uses
only five watts of energy and lasts up to 34 years - that's up to 34 times
longer than an incandescent bulb and up to eight times longer than a CFL bulb.
Unlike CFL bulbs, the Pharox LED bulb provides instant light, contains no
mercury and is entirely recyclable.

"At Lemnis Lighting, we are committed to devising solutions that enhance the
quality of life while reducing the carbon footprint of everyday living," said
Frans Otten, chairman of Lemnis Lighting. "To provide a sense of the impact
Pharox LED bulbs can have, consider this: if every American household switched
four 40W light bulbs to Pharox LED bulbs, the United States would save $113
billion in energy costs over the lifetime of the Pharox bulbs."

About Google 
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the
world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students
Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major
global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of
all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience
for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout
the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

About Lemnis Lighting
Lemnis Lighting, a subsidiary of Tendris Holding, was founded in 2005 to
address the need for energy efficient lighting based on LED technology. Lemnis
has successfully launched the Pharox, an LED bulb with a lifetime of up to 34
years. The 5W Pharox replaces a traditional 40W bulb. Lemnis has also
developed new LED technology for energy efficient LED street lighting. The
Lemnis streetlights are currently in use in cities throughout the Netherlands
and around the world including London, and Mumbai. In addition, Lemnis offers
greenhouse lighting and has installed the largest LED greenhouse worldwide,
including multi-layer growing. Lemnis has been recognized by the World
Economic Forum as a Technology pioneer. For more information on Lemnis
Lighting please visit www.lemnislighting.com.


SOURCE  Lemnis Lighting

Bethany Weiss, Marketing and Public Relations of Diboll & Associates,
+1-415-786-9583, bethany.weiss@dibollandassociates.com, for Lemnis Lighting
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