LE MANS, France and BERLIN, September 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Two Firms Will Cooperate in Promoting Intelligent In-building Solutions
as Part of FTTH Deployments in EMEA

BPL Global(R), Ltd. (BPLG), a smart grid technology company dedicated to
leading the transformation of energy and information delivery, and Corning
Cable Systems GmbH & Co. KG, part of Corning Incorporated's (NYSE: GLW)
Telecommunications segment and a leader in end-to-end fiber optic and copper
products will cooperate to leverage their industry expertise jointly in the
EMEA region. Through this cooperation, the companies will promote the
advantages of building efficiency management solutions to utilities and
carriers that are deploying fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) solutions. The
cooperation will leverage leading technologies from both companies including
Power SG(R) Building Efficiency Management from BPLG and Corning(R)
ClearCurve(R) single-mode bend-insensitive optical fiber. The first product
to be manufactured and offered by BPLG will be incorporating BPLG's Power SG
Building Efficiency Management solution in the Corning Evolant(R) Modular
Basement Distribution Terminal (MBDT), an integral part of Corning's AscendTM
Multi-Dwelling Unit (MDU) System.

"Fiber-to-the-home creates vast untapped potential for new consumer
services," said Keith Schaefer, CEO of BPL Global. "Cooperating with Corning
allows us to bring our building efficiency management solution to
multi-dwelling units across Europe served by Corning's Ascend(TM) System
utilizing pioneering ClearCurve(R) single-mode optical fiber. Energy savings
of more than 10% have been identified by building managers using the Power SG
Building Efficiency Management solution."

"Working with BPLG allows our customers to utilize innovative energy
management solutions combined with best in class fiber management, thereby
reinforcing Corning's commitment to encouraging environmental sustainability
," said J-P Hegemann, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Corning Cable
Systems Carrier EMEA. "Our customers will be empowered with new tools to
manage their energy use, and achieve energy savings and green building
goals."

BPLG's Power SG Building Efficiency Management solution can monitor
consumption of electric, gas and water services at the individual unit,
building and park level in near-real time. This live view of consumption
provides an increased awareness of energy and water use encouraging
conservation. Occupants and landlords can set goals for improvement and
manage services to a budget. This is part of an energy efficiency action
program that engages building occupants to reduce their energy use and track
associated savings. Building managers and occupants are empowered to take
action to minimize costs and better manage consumption.

In addition to monitoring basic electric, gas and water services, BEM can
also actively monitor other important systems and assets within a building.
These often include heating/cooling systems, lighting and other significant
electrical loads. They might also include distributed generation and storage
such as generators, cogeneration assets, solar panels, micro turbines, fuel
cells and batteries. Monitoring this equipment provides value to the facility
manager by tracking performance and sending alerts when performance is not
maintained within control parameters.

Buildings are responsible for at least 40% of energy use in most
countries. It is essential to act to improve energy efficiency in buildings
as this can make a major contribution to tackling climate change and energy
use. BPLG and Corning's combined FTTH and BEM solution empowers end-users to 
play a central role in improving energy efficiency as a vital part of any 
energy savings program.

About BPL Global

BPL Global, Ltd. (BPLG) is a smart grid technology company dedicated to
leading the transformation of energy and information delivery. The company
provides software solutions to electric utilities enabling an intelligent
grid to more efficiently manage demand, integrate distributed energy
resources, improve service reliability, and optimize cost and capital
productivity. BPL Global partners with local utilities, Internet service
providers, equipment suppliers and financiers to create end-to-end solutions
integrating the best in software, communications, hardware and managed
services to aggressively deploy smart grid solutions around the world. Part
of the clean technology sector of the electric utility industry, our
applications provide the critical foundation for a coordinated, intelligent
grid to deliver energy more efficiently for a greener environment.
http://www.bplglobal.net.

About Corning Incorporated

Corning Incorporated (http://www.corning.com) is the world leader in
specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of materials
science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone
components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics,
mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences.

Corning Cable Systems manufactures fiber optic and shielded copper
communications systems solutions for voice, data and video network
applications worldwide. The company provides customers a complete offering of
tip-to-tip products and services.

BPL Media Relations
    Contact :
    Kati Julienne
    Tel: +33-2-43-14-12-76
    kjulienne@bplglobal.net

    Corning Cable Systems Media Relations
    Contact:
    Lara Brown
    Tel: +49-(0)30-5303-2613
    lara.brown@corning.com