Iskraemeco Ltd. Joins eMeter's IntegratedMDM(SM) Interoperability Program


SAN MATEO, California, October 24 /PRNewswire/ --

eMeter, a global leader in clean energy technology, has announced that
leading Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) technology company, Iskraemeco
Ltd, has agreed to participate in its IntegratedMDM program.

"The resounding participation of leading AMI companies in eMeter's
IntegratedMDM program highlights the value of close cooperation and future
interoperability between an independent meter data management system (MDMS)
and multiple AMI technologies," said Larsh Johnson, eMeter CTO. "Utilities
selecting a participating AMI technology can be assured that the technology
will operate with eMeter's EnergyIP(TM) MDMS now and in the future."

This program formalizes the long-term working relationship that eMeter
has enjoyed with these industry leaders. Under the program, Iskraemeco
independently agrees to cooperate in the integration of its AMI technology
with eMeter's EnergyIP software.

The eMeter IntegratedMDM program consists of the following elements:

(1) Interoperability. The parties ensure that eMeter's MDM will
interoperate with the participating AMI technologies.

(2) Independence of MDM and AMI Systems. The parties recognize the
advantage that an open, independent MDM offers utilities that can select from
the participant's offerings now and in the future.

(3) Integration Planning. The program includes ongoing development
cooperation and release planning between eMeter and the AMI companies
covering existing and future functionality.

"We are pleased to be a member of the eMeter IntegratedMDM program and
believe that eMeter's EnergyIP software is the industry leader," said
Vladimir Sodin, Iskraemeco Managing Director. "EnergyIP excels as an MDM and
more importantly, EnergyIP's architecture supports and complements our
present and future feature set ensuring that our customers will receive the
full value of our AMI solution."

Iskrameco joins Silver Spring Networks, Current Technologies, EDMI, Eka
Systems, Elster, Landis+Gyr, Sensus and Trilliant as the newest member of the
IntegratedMDM program. eMeter developed EnergyIP specifically to support the
installation, operation, and management of AMI systems and the data they
generate. eMeter's software is a multi-vendor AMI integration platform built
upon an open Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) incorporating real-time
messaging technology. Furthermore, EnergyIP enables support for a wide range
of growing Smart Grid functions, ranging from interval metering to Home Area
Networks.

About eMeter Corporation

With 23 million meters under contract, eMeter Corporation of San Mateo,
California, provides software that enables electric, gas and water utilities
to realize the full benefits of their Advanced Metering and Smart Grid
initiatives. EnergyIPTM, eMeter's premier enterprise software platform,
offers a full suite of Meter Data Management functionality, an Integration
Platform for linking a variety of AMI (advanced metering infrastructure)
systems to multiple utility information systems and Business Process
Management Tools specializing in AMI implementation, operations and
maintenance. eMeter recently announced a strategic partnership for global
distribution with Siemens Corporation. For more information, please visit
http://www.emeter.com.

About Iskraemeco

Since its founding in 1945, Iskraemeco has been known for technical
innovation. Six decades of success and growth have been marked by numerous
milestones. To date, Iskraemeco has supplied customers with more than
40 million devices, almost 2 million of which are electronic. We are
proud that all the devices and systems are based on our own knowledge and
numerous patents. Iskraemeco is also among the leading providers of Automatic
Meter Management (AMM) systems in the world. Our all-purpose AMM system
enables collection, storage and processing of data on electric energy flow,
as well as other types of energy (gas, heat, hot water, water, etc.) in all
fields, including production, transmission and consumer goods. Iskraemeco was
first to integrate the communication modem inside its electricity meters, gas
data loggers and water loggers. It is now enhancing this with low power FR
functionalities to obtain dual fuel solutions in smart energy. For more
information, please visit http://www.iskraemeco.co.uk.

Contact Information:
    John Shim                        Tracey Tunnecliff
    eMeter Corporation               Iskraemeco UK Ltd
    +1-650-227-7770                  +441159-445544
    john.shim@emeter.com             Tracey.tunnecliff@iskraemeco.co.uk

    Web site: http://www.emeter.com
              http://www.iskraemeco.co.uk

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