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SmartSynch Expands Partnership with Elster ElectricityElster to integrate and sell SmartSynch technology Jackson, MS — August 29, 2005 SmartSynch, a global leader in wireless technology for the energy industry, has established a distribution and integration partnership with Elster Electricity, LLC, a leading manufacturer of advanced metering devices. Under the agreement, Elster will integrate and sell the SmartSynch A3 ALPHA® SmartMeter directly to utilities. The highly popular SmartSynch A3 ALPHA SmartMeter was first introduced in 2002, with over 20,000 units sold to date. “As a global leader in advanced metering, Elster is a strong and valued business partner,” said Stephen Johnston, CEO of SmartSynch. “The expansion of our relationship will provide further benefit to our mutual customers through greater purchasing options and faster order fulfillment for large deployments.” Sharon Allan, chief knowledge officer of Elster Electricity, remarked, “SmartSynch is a quality business partner and we are pleased to offer both the ReFLEX and GPRS communication solutions to our customer base. Since there is not one ubiquitous communication network to meet all needs, our offerings with SmartSynch provide excellent solutions to help address our customers’ needs more completely.” SmartSynch, based in Jackson, Mississippi, is the preeminent provider of wireless interval smart meters throughout North America having sold almost 85,000 at 35 major utilities. SmartSynch’s core product, the SmartMeter System™, facilitates real-time acquisition of critical usage and rate data from electricity meters via public wireless networks and the Internet. During the last 5 years, SmartSynch has deployed more interval meters with embedded Wide Area Network (WAN) technology than all other companies combined with over 25,000 Megawatts and over $9 billion of annual revenue serviced by SmartSynch technology. Elster Electricity, LLC is a provider of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) solutions to help utilities improve their revenue cycle services, customer service, delivery reliability, and workforce utilization. Elster Electricity is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and is part of the world's largest multi-utility metering company for electricity, water and gas metering. To find out more, stop by Elster’s booth at AMRA in Long Beach, CA, September 19-21 or go to http://www.elsterelectricity.com.
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