ABB Inc. to Showcase Total Enterprise Solutions for Utilities at DistribuTECH 2002.

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DistribuTECH 2002

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2002

ABB Inc., a leading provider of electricity metering solutions throughout the world, will showcase cost-efficient total enterprise solutions for utilities including the new EnergyAxis(R) AMR System 3.0, the new A3 ALPHA(R) meter with Itron 50ESS ERT(R), and communications software applications at DistribuTECH.

During the three-day show, attendees will learn about ABB solutions through interactive presentations and live demonstrations. Attendees will learn how to reduce operation costs, improve customer relations and increase profit margins with ABB's suite of integratable metering products.

ABB solutions being showcased include:

-- EnergyAxis AMR System -- A scalable, entry-level priced meter data
management system that supports all processes and workflows for meter
installation, meter data collection and publication. The EnergyAxis AMR System
addresses advanced energy information management demands critical to utilities,
energy marketers and customers for monitoring electricity usage, power quality
and reliability. Seamless, enterprise-wide integration is available using ABB
CADOPS(TM) Software for distribution operations management and ABB Energy
Profiler Online(TM) -- an industry leading tool for Web-based load data
visualization and analysis.

-- A3 ALPHA Meter with Itron 50ESS ERT -- ABB has teamed with Itron to
integrate proven communications by offering an ABB A3 ALPHA meter equipped with
an under-the-cover Itron 50ESS ERT. This economical AMR solution lets users
collect billing data from demand and simple TOU-metered accounts using Itron
handheld, mobile and fixed network reading systems.

-- Metercat 1.1 Software -- A powerful, meter configuration software package
for programming and reading ABB's A3 ALPHA meter. Using a Windows(R)-based
platform, meter programming and report generation are easily accomplished. New
meter communication function tasks are available as well as new load profile
data options for exporting to MV-90 and ASCII file formats.

-- ION(R) 8300, 8400 and 8500 Meters; ION Enterprise 3.0 Software

-- Advanced revenue and power quality meters with energy management and control
software. ION meters combine advanced power quality analysis, extensive 3-phase
power and energy measurements, and data/event recording in a single instrument.

In addition, ABB will display its comprehensive product line of ANSI and IEC ALPHA meters.

ABB's electricity metering business, located in Raleigh, N.C., designs and develops advanced electricity meters and creates information technology solutions and infrastructure for meters and meter data management systems throughout the world (www.abb.com/metering). It is part of the Automation Technology Products Division which supplies a complete range of automation and control products, robotics, sensors, meters, drives, motors, switches and accessories and other low-voltage products and technologies.

ABB is a global leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. ABB has some 155,000 employees in more than 100 countries (www.abb.com). The company's U.S. operations employ more than 15,000 people in manufacturing and other facilities in 40 states.

Product specifications cited are those in effect at time of press release.