City of St. Louis Selects RAMAR for Automatic Meter Reading Solution.Business Editors/High Tech and Energy Writers RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2002 RAMAR RAMAR Remotely Acquired Meter Account Readings , one of the world's leading designers and suppliers of radio-based 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. ) systems, is pleased to announce today that the City of St. Louis, Missouri has selected RAMAR's 900 Series Automatic Meter Reading product line for automating the data collection of their commercial and industrial water meters. The City of St. Louis' strategy called for a new generation AMR system that was scalable and built on an open system philosophy allowing them to use existing meters and meter reading equipment. The project called for 18,000 meter interface units to be installed over a two-year period. Implementation began in the summer of 2001 and is scheduled for completion in September 2002. Midwest Meter is the RAMAR Authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: Business Partner for the project and is providing technical assistance to the City of St. Louis' installation personnel. The City of St. Louis currently uses touch reads and a limited number of AMR units by another manufacturer. In evaluating proposals from several AMR providers, St. Louis chose RAMAR based on the strength of its proposed solution of an open and competitively priced system, designed to meet the future needs of the company. The new system will enable St. Louis to improve operating efficiencies, reduce meter-reading costs, and reduce reading and billing errors. In choosing RAMAR, David A. Visintainer, City of St. Louis Water Commissioner said, "RAMAR demonstrated the initiative and technological expertise to deliver an AMR system within our timelines for this first phase implementation." "We are extremely pleased that the City of St. Louis selected the 900 Series product line for their AMR needs. RAMAR prides itself on assisting utilities with improving their operating efficiencies and customer service," said Michael Ueland, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for AT RAMAR LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . About City of St. Louis The St. Louis Water Division is a division of the Public Utilities Department of the St. Louis City government and provides over 50 billion gallons of water annually to City residents and businesses. It is dedicated to supplying the highest quality water to its customers, and has provided the City of St. Louis with fresh, clean drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. since 1831. About RAMAR Since 1995, RAMAR has been providing mobile and fixed radio frequency (RF) based AMR systems for water, gas, and electric utilities worldwide. Through continuous development, RAMAR has developed a low-cost core RF technology especially designed for AMR applications. The 900 Series product line provides distinctive cost and functional advantages over other AMR systems. RAMAR's system is based on an "open systems" philosophy enabling utilities to continue to use existing meters, hand-held computers Noun 1. hand-held computer - a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket hand-held microcomputer portable computer - a personal computer that can easily be carried by hand , and route management software. For more information about RAMAR or our products, call 888-98-RAMAR (72627) or visit RAMAR's Web site at www.ramartech.com. All company names, brand names, and product names are the property of their respective holder(s). RAMAR and the AT RAMAR LLC logo are registered trademarks of Advanced Technology RAMAR Limited in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. 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