AMI MDM Sponsors

Albuquerque, N.M.—January 9, 2008—UtiliPoint^® International, Inc. is pleased to announce that Barry Smitherman, Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, has graciously accepted our invitation as keynote speaker for the AMI MDM Working Group's May 20, 2008 meeting, being held concurrently with CS Week.

In 2004, Gov. Rick Perry appointed Chairman. Smitherman, a fourth generation Texan, to the Texas Public Utility Commission. He was reappointed in September 2007 and promoted to chairman Nov. 14, 2007. An attorney with a master's degree in public administration, Chairman Smitherman has extensive experience as a public finance investment banker and as an attorney working with state and local governments. Following Chairman Smitherman's address, AMI/MDM working group will turn to presentations covering the impact of regulatory requirements on utility AMI and MDM plans and implementation, followed by invaluable group discussions.

The working group meeting is conveniently located in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, adjacent to the General Sessions Ballroom and the Exhibit Hall for CS Week.

Chairman Smitherman stated, "I am committed to the rapid deployment of AMI in Texas. Business and residential consumers in Texas use more electricity than those in any other state, and ERCOT is forecasting over 2% per annum growth in electricity consumption through the year 2013. While the PUCT cannot mandate generation development, we must do everything possible to ensure that our regulated utilities deploy advanced meters as soon as possible. AMI, along with increased energy efficiency, gives the consumer the power to control their electricity bill."

Jon T. Brock, President and COO, UtiliPoint International, Inc. stated, "Advanced metering and meter data management have become important issues for utilities in the state of Texas and nationwide. We welcome the PUCT Chair and look forward to hearing his keynote on these issues. We also welcome the opportunity to co-locate UtiliPoint's AMI/MDM workshop as a Synergy Group with CS Week, which begins on May 19 and runs through May 23, 2008."

Jerry Duvall, CEO, CS Week, shares Brock's enthusiasm and welcomes the expanded business relationship with UtiliPoint. "This co-location will provide the AMI/MDM members an opportunity to attend the AMI/MDM session of CS Week College on May 19th, attend the AMI MDM workshop on the 20th and take advantage of the two AMI MDM tracks offered during the regular CS Week conference-comprising ten of the 58 workshops offered-and visit the hundred-plus vendors in the Exhibit Hall," stated Duvall.

For additional information on this meeting and the AMI MDM Working Group, please visit the website at http://www.amimdm.com/.

If your organization is interested in becoming an AMI MDM member, please send an email to Jennifer Lucero at jlucero@utilipoint.com and she will handle your membership into AMI MDM.

All utilities, regulators, and consumer advocates may join AMI MDM at no charge due to the support of our sponsors. All other entities must pay a small fee to cover our costs of managing AMI MDM.

If you are interested in registering to attend CS week or for additional information on their AMI/MDM sessions, please visit their website at http://www.csweek.org/.