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Cohesive Information Solutions, Inc. Records 85% Employee Growth, 170% Revenue Growth for 2011 Fiscal Year
Highly specialized expertise drives success amidst tough economy with consulting services that optimize efficiency for asset-intensive, highly- regulated industries

ATLANTA – August 8, 2011 – Cohesive Information Solutions, Inc., a top provider of business process and enterprise management consulting to asset intensive industries, records revenue growth of 170 percent through Q2 2011 as compared to the same period last year. The Georgia firm also increased employee count by more than 85 percent, adding 30 new employees during this period, a significant contribution in a region where unemployment rates are among the nation’s highest.

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Powel, Inc., Hires Brad Johnson As News Utility Sales Rep.
Veteran sales professional will target larger utilities for Powel WorkStudio mobile work management software tools 

ST. PAUL, MN  –  Aug. 2, 2011 – Powel, Inc., a leading developer of software that helps utilities work smarter, today announced that Brad Johnson has joined the company as sales representative.

Mr. Johnson will execute strategy for marketing the Powel WorkStudio® suite of mobile work management software tools to larger U.S. utilities from the company’s headquarters in St. Paul.  WorkStudio includes a variety of field engineering applications tailored specifically for utilities including StakeOutTM, the market leading field design tool.

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New SGCC Research to Delve into Consumer Segmentation Messages; Take “Pulse of the Consumer”

Utility-consumer-industry coalition commissioning two 2011 studies to generate detailed motivational data for members

ATLANTA – 14 July 2011 – The Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC), an independent non-profit group bringing utilities, consumers, and technology innovators together around the benefits of an upgraded U.S. electric system, today announced its 2011 research topics: 

• “2011 Pulse of the Consumer Report”
• “U.S. Consumer Smart Grid Messages & Practices” 

Results are expected by 3Q 2011.  SGCC members selected topics based on knowledge gaps identified by SGCC’s “2011 State of the Consumer Report,” a meta-analysis of more than 80 writings on consumers.  The study indicated that traditional demographics may not be as relevant in determining energy behaviors as underlying beliefs and attitudes. 

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Cohesive Information Solutions Webinar Series Continues: “Optimizing Maintenance with RCM Extensions for Maximo”

Utility/energy asset management experts to share keys to unlocking toughest maintenance issues at free webinar Friday, July 29, 2011

ATLANTA – July 25, 2011 – CIOs and operations managers for asset intensive industries can learn how to unlock the value of Maximo™ software at a free webinar July 29, 2011 at 1 p.m. EST. The event will be hosted by John Reeve and Lance Morris, two deeply experienced EAM experts from Cohesive Information Solutions, a consulting firm that specializes in solutions to optimize and integrate IT and business processes.

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Sensus to Enhance Smart Grid Network Security with IBM Technologies

Advanced encryption and key management produce robust, standards compliant data network for smart utility infrastructure

Raleigh, N.C. - July 6, 2011 – Sensus is incorporating encryption and key management technologies from IBM (NYSE:IBM) into its FlexNet™ Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system in an effort to advance data security as a critical component of the smart grid. The initiative will further enhance the existing security capabilities of the Sensus network infrastructure.

Sensus will integrate IBM’s asymmetric encryption and enhanced key management technologies into its FlexNet™ communications system for electric, gas and water utility smart endpoints, including meters and distribution automation devices. Specifically, Sensus will use the IBM Tivoli® Key Lifecycle Manager (TKLM) software to centralize and automate the encryption key management process for all network deployments. Further, the technology integration will include NSA Suite B standards compliant cryptographic logic from IBM in all newer generation devices.

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