ROANOKE, Virginia, April 21 /PRNewswire/ --

Meridium Inc., the leader in asset performance management (APM) software
and consulting solutions, today announced that First National Operation and
Maintenance Company (NOMAC) has chosen Meridium's RCMO solution for its
reliability centered maintenance software. NOMAC, a joint venture between
Sogex Oman Co. LLC and ACWA Power International of Saudi Arabia, delivers
operation and maintenance services to public and private sector owners of
power and desalination plants.

The global power industry has experienced substantial growth driven by a
worldwide increase in demand for electrical power. This increased demand,
partnered with more stringent environmental regulations, requires enabling
existing and newly constructed facilities with methods to develop the most
viable strategies to address capacity additions, expansions, retrofits and
environmental compliance.

Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) is a proven methodology for
optimizing maintenance strategies and utilizing maintenance resources
effectively on the right jobs and maintenance activities that will improve
safety, reduce downtime, increase production and reduce costs. Most RCM tools
are stand-alone systems, disconnected from existing maintenance, inspection
and operational systems. Meridium's RCMO software is completely integrated
within SAP(R), built with SAP's NetWeaver(TM) technology and was recently
re-certified as SAP's only endorsed business solution for reliability.

RCMO simplifies the process of implementing RCM recommendations in SAP,
making it easy to measure performance and make adjustments over time ensuring
reliability during construction phases, as well as improving equipment
availability, plant maintainability, fuel and water availability, and
environmental and safety compliance.

"NOMAC is committed to its clients' requirement of high plant
availability, reliability, efficiency and excellent performance records,"
says Mr. Yousef Yahya Ayyash, NOMAC Corporate General Manager. "Providing the
highest level of service to our customers requires the selection of world
class resources -- technical and human. The selection of Meridium's RCMO is
just one more example of NOMAC's commitment to embrace new technologies for
the continued improvement of the quality and performance of the services we
offer our customers."

"Meridium is excited to support NOMAC's mission to maximize the
satisfaction of their customers, thereby helping them to maintain the leading
position as a world-class service company," says Bonz Hart, Meridium founder
and CEO. "Meridium and NOMAC share a common vision of exceeding customer
expectations and providing high quality products and services to the global
power industry."

About Meridium

Meridium Inc. is the global leader in asset performance management
solutions for process, power, mining and discrete manufacturing industries.
With Meridium software and services, companies will accelerate profitability
through effective asset strategies, thus increasing asset reliability and
improving the performance of their production assets. Developing or improving
these asset strategies also has a direct, positive impact on operational
excellence by reducing financial, health and safety, and production risk;
optimizing maintenance costs; ensuring regulatory compliance and decreasing
the potential for undesirable incidents. Industry leaders such as Chevron,
LyondellBasell, Marathon Oil, Anglo Platinum, and Xcel Energy rely on
Meridium for enterprise wide asset performance. Meridium is headquartered in
Roanoke, VA, USA, with regional offices in Houston, TX, USA; Dubai, UAE;
Walldorf, Germany; and Perth, Australia. www.meridium.com

About NOMAC

NOMAC, a joint venture between Sogex Oman Co. LLC and ACWA Power
International of Saudi Arabia, delivers operation and maintenance services
solutions to public and private sector owners of power and desalination
plants including steam turbine power plants, gas turbines simple and combined
cycle power plants, sea water large capacity desalinating plants including
MSF and RO technologies, diesel engine power plants, seawater cooling systems
and potable water transmission systems. For more on NOMAC visit
www.nomac.com.