SmartSynch Names Tom Hawkins to Board of Directors

Jackson, MS — January 18, 2005

SmartSynch, a leading wireless technology company for the energy and utility industry, has named Tom Hawkins to its board of directors. Hawkins is a Partner with Siemens Venture Capital and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Hawkins will join existing SmartSynch board members Jake Tarr (Chairman), Nancy C. Floyd, Stephen Johnston, Bryan Martin, and Andy Teichman.

“Tom brings 15 years of entrepreneurial, operational and venture capital experience to our board,” said SmartSynch CEO Stephen Johnston. “He has extensive experience in investments related to information technology, network infrastructure, power and industrial automation and control technologies.”

SmartSynch, located in Jackson, is the leading provider of wireless, commercial and industrial smart metering solutions for the energy and utility industry. The company has sold more than 50,000 C&I SmartMeters since May 2000 and its system is the primary C&I smart metering technology for 25 major utilities throughout the United States. SmartSynch launched its market leading technology in Canada in 2004 and is partnered with several leading Canadian companies in the energy and telecommunications industries.

The SmartMeter System enables energy and utility companies to communicate with commercial and industrial electricity meters using wireless communications and the Internet so that they can request and retrieve critical usage and rate information from the meters without costly site visits.

Hawkins also serves as a member of the board of directors of ManageSoft Corporation and Qcept Technologies and previously served as a board member of Quellan, and Digital Envoy.

Hawkins holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

About Siemens Venture Capital
Siemens Venture Capital (SVC) is the $600 million corporate venture organization for Siemens AG, (NYSE:SI) one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $80.5 billion in fiscal 2003. The goal of SVC is to identify and fund investments in emerging and innovative technologies that will enhance the core business scope of Siemens, particularly in Information and Communications, Automation and Control, Medical Solutions, Automotive Technology and Transportation Systems, Power, and Lighting.

With offices in Munich, San Jose (CA), Boston (MA) and through Siemens Israel, Ltd. in Herzliya near Tel Aviv, SVC has an active portfolio of more than 70 start-up companies and 30 venture capital funds, and plays a key role in the global network of innovation. More at www.siemensventurecapital.com.

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