SmartSynch Selected by City of Anaheim for Advanced Metering Communication System

Municipal utility cites scalability, real-time connectivity, power quality functionality and cost effectiveness of SmartMeter System-SM

Jackson, MS — February 12, 2002

After an extensive search, the Anaheim Public Utilities Department selected the SmartMeter SystemSM from SmartSynch™ for its Advanced Metering Communication System (AMCS). SmartSynch is a leading provider of smart metering solutions to the energy and utility industry.

Anaheim, a municipal utility serving approximately 106,000 customer meters, needed a smart metering solution that would enable “remote acquisition” of electric metering data from its commercial and industrial customers, as well as a system that would “provide automatic notification of electric system outages or abnormal system conditions to staff or customers … and provide a platform to deliver value-added products and services to customers.” In addition, Anaheim needed a turnkey project that was easily scalable, easy to integrate and cost effective.

After soliciting bids from more than 40 vendors, Anaheim chose SmartSynch and its SmartMeter System, which is an integrated, end-to-end solution that combines SmartMeters™, transaction management software, an advanced communication network and the Internet to manage the real-time, two-way delivery of critical usage data, power quality and reliability information between utilities, retail energy service providers, and commercial and industrial customers. Key decision factors for Anaheim were the scalability, real-time connectivity, wireless coverage and power quality functionality of the SmartMeter System, as well as its ease of integration and cost effectiveness.

“SmartSynch clearly met all of our needs,” said Bonnie Woodson, Technology Development Manager for Anaheim Public Utilities. “We had very specific objectives with our Advanced Metering Communication System which translated into very specific vendor and product requirements—all of which the SmartMeter System from SmartSynch offered, and more. SmartSynch is going to have a tremendous impact not only on our ability to access real-time metering data, but on our ability to service our customers better and eventually provide them with additional value-added products and services. It’s going to be a great partnership.”

Anaheim has currently installed the SmartMeter System on 265 meters for its largest commercial and industrial customers.

Founded in 1857, the City of Anaheim is one of the nation’s premier municipalities and California’s 10th most populous city. As the oldest and largest city in Orange County, Anaheim covers 50 square miles, with nearly 330,000 residents and 2,100 City employees. The municipal corporation’s annual budget is $960 million and boasts world-class companies such as Boeing, Carl Karcher Enterprises, Disney, L-3 Communications, MTI Technology and Pacific Sunwear. Annually, the City of Anaheim also welcomes millions of visitors, truly making it a place where the world comes to live, work and play. For more information, please visit www.anaheim.net.

SmartSynch, an energy technology company based in Jackson, Miss., is the leading provider of smart metering solutions to the energy and utility industry. Its core product, the SmartMeter System enables energy and utility companies to communicate with commercial and industrial electricity meters using wireless communications and the Internet. The SmartMeter System manages the delivery of critical information to any application system, workstation, computer, or browser enabled personal communications device. For more information, visit www.smartsynch.com.

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