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AMR Leader Datamatic Captures 2007 Celebration of Enterprise Award.


PLANO, Texas Plano (IPA: /ˈpleɪnoʊ/) is a wealthy suburb of Dallas, Texas, located to the north, mainly within Collin County, but also extending into Denton County. According to the 2000 U.S.  -- Datamatic, Ltd. was named "Enterprise of the Year" during the Celebration of Enterprise 2007 awards banquet A banquet is a large public meal or feast, complete with main courses and desserts. It usually serves a purpose, such as a charitable gathering, a ceremony, or a celebration. Sometimes a banquet consists of only desserts, but it is advisable to include main courses as well.  on September 26, 2007, in Plano, Texas. Datamatic captured the award for the category of companies earning between $10 and $50 million in revenues. Datamatic has been a leading utility technology partner since 1980 and supports nearly 500 customers worldwide.

"We're pleased that our team's reputation for experience, innovation and reliability was recognized with this award," said Datamatic CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  Ken Kercher. "We're dedicated to providing leading-edge products for our global customers that leverage the best, and most advanced technology. Although we do business worldwide, it's important to be recognized for our accomplishments in the community where Datamatic began."

The Celebration of Enterprise Award program began in 1997 as a way to recognize and encourage local businesses to determine needs, take risks to satisfy those needs and ultimately succeed. Today, the program identifies the most notable up-and-coming privately held companies privately held company

A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly.
 in Collin County, those that truly "embrace the entrepreneurial spirit."

To be considered for the award, a private company must have its headquarters in Collin County, be financially successful and have met a need in the marketplace even though it required taking a risk. Finalists undergo an extensive review with the winners in four classes announced at a luncheon at the Plano Centre.

Datamatic was recognized for developing technology that leverages current automated au·to·mate  
v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates

v.tr.
1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory.

2.
 meter reading data capture systems to significantly enhance the information's value. In addition, the company was noted for pioneering the use of high-speed, spread spectrum communications (communications) spread spectrum communications - (Or "spread spectrum") A technique by which a signal to be transmitted is modulated onto a pseudorandom, noise-like, wideband carrier signal, producing a transmission with a much larger bandwidth than that of the data modulation.  systems to collect data from and control water, gas and electric meters.

The company's innovative ideas virtually created an industry when it installed the first electronic meter reading system in 1980. Datamatic has steadily grown its sales and revenue over the past few years and is poised for dramatic expansion with a new world-class AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12.  system that was recently introduced called MOSAIC[TM]. It is the first universally-compatible AMR system capable of reading water, gas and electric meters via handheld, mobile and full mesh A network architecture in which each end point is capable of reaching any other end point directly through a point-to-point physical or logical circuit. Contrast with "hub and spoke," which uses a central switching point and half as many direct circuits.  network collection platforms from the same endpoint.

Datamatic earned numerous "Dallas 100" Awards from Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University, at Dallas, Tex.; United Methodist; coeducational; chartered 1911. The school's facilities include laboratories for electron microscopy and stable isotopes, a museum of paleontology, and a graduate research center. , as well as a "Momentum Award" from the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce. The company's strong, steady growth was also recognized as Datamatic earned finalist status for a "Stevie" at The American Business Awards for four consecutive years. Datamatic has also been celebrated in the Deloitte Fast 50 and the Comerica Collin 60 awards for many years due to its stellar growth.

About Datamatic, Ltd.

Datamatic is a leader in utility data collection solutions. The company's innovative ideas virtually created an industry when it installed the first electronic meter reading system in 1980. For nearly a quarter of a century, Datamatic has been at the forefront in the design, implementation and support of advanced utility meter A utility meter is any of the following metering devices used on utility mains:
  • Electricity Meter
  • Water Meter
  • Gas Meter
 reading and field data collection solutions for water, gas and electric utilities. Additional information about Datamatic is available by calling Scott Black at (214) 520-3430 or on the Web at www.datamatic.com.
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