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SmartSynch® Names John Palmer To Board of DirectorsNew Board Member is Former Ambassador to Portugal Jackson, MS — September 20, 2005 SmartSynch, a global leader in wireless technology for the energy industry, has named John Palmer to its board of directors. Palmer, a former ambassador to Portugal and telecommunications pioneer, will join six other members of the SmartSynch board. Palmer is chairman of GulfSouth Capital, Inc, of Jackson, and previously served as chairman of Skytel, an international leader in wireless networks. He was appointed Ambassador to Portugal in 2001 by President George W. Bush. He was also selected by Bush to sit on the President’s Export Council as a Private Sector Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce and was a Reagan appointee as the Private Sector Trade Advisor to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. “We are very fortunate to have John Palmer join our board,” said Stephen D. Johnston, SmartSynch’s chief executive officer. “As a pioneer in the telecommunications industry, his insight will be a tremendous asset for us. Additionally, his experience in the public and private sector, both in the United States and abroad, will benefit SmartSynch as we seek to expand our market opportunities.” Palmer also served as president of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association and Telocator, both national trade organizations. A native Mississippian, Palmer received both his undergraduate and MBA from the University of Mississippi. SmartSynch is a leading provider of wireless smart meters in North America having sold almost 90,000 at 40 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 five years, SmartSynch has deployed more poly-phase meters with embedded wireless communications than all other companies combined with over 25,000 Megawatts and over $9 billion of annual revenue serviced by SmartSynch technology.
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