Badger Meter Receives 2004 Energy Technology of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan.Business Editors MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2004 Badger Meter, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. ) today announced that it has received the Frost & Sullivan 2004 Energy Technology of the Year Award for its ORION(R) radio frequency automatic meter reading Automatic meter reading, or AMR, is the technology of automatically collecting data from water meter or energy metering devices (water, gas, electric) and transferring that data to a central database for billing and/or analyzing. (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. The award was presented at Frost & Sullivan's Excellence in Industrial Technologies Awards Banquet held May 19 in Miami. The annual banquet honors world-class companies for outstanding performance and achievements in industrial technologies and recognizes the quality and merit of distinguished individuals and companies. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Roberta Gamble, industry manager, energy markets, of Frost & Sullivan, "Badger Meter has demonstrated an ability to influence several markets in terms of adoption, change and competitive posture. The company has exhibited capabilities to deliver technology as an innovator. Other industry participants have also been adequately impressed to acknowledge the leadership of the company in this technology." The ORION system uses a revolutionary technology that addresses the needs of small- and medium-sized water utilities. It is a high quality, competitively priced product that eliminates the need for Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. licensing by the customer. ORION's unique configuration offers a host of features that make utilities more efficient. It is a mobile AMR system designed for compatibility with multiple meter interfaces including Badger's Recordall(R) Transmitter Register (RTR RTR Ready To Run RTR Rundfunk & Telekom Regulierungs Gmbh RTR Rotor RTR Radio e Televisiun Rumantscha (Romansh Radio and Television, Switzerland) RTR Response Time Reporter RTR Ready To Race RTR Ready to Roll (R)) and Absolute Digital Encoder A hardware device or software that assigns a code to represent data. See encode. 1. (algorithm, hardware) encoder - Any program, circuit or algorithm which encodes. Example usages: "MPEG encoder", "NTSC encoder", "RealAudio encoder". 2. (ADE(TM)), along with encoders produced by other water meter manufacturers. Richard A. Meeusen, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Badger Meter, said, "ORION is quickly gaining acceptance in the market. A broad base of water utility customers have conducted pilot tests on ORION and we are beginning to receive follow-on orders. We attribute ORION's success to its unique combination of benefits and the fact that it was designed specifically for water utilities." "The technology's increased total system accuracy and efficiency over alternative AMR technologies, ease of use, higher functionality and lower cost present broad-reaching benefits to water utilities," notes Gamble. "ORION's technology also facilitates installation and simple operation, which appeal to busy customers." About Badger Meter Badger Meter is a leading marketer and manufacturer of flow measurement and control technology, developed both internally and with other technology companies, as well as the leader in providing digital connectivity to leading AMR technologies. Its products are used to measure and control the flow of liquids in a variety of applications. Badger Meter's common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. under the symbol BMI. For more information, visit www.badgermeter.com. About Frost & Sullivan Founded in 1961, Frost & Sullivan is recognized as a global leader in growth consulting. Frost & Sullivan Awards A Sullivan Award may refer to:
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