Dayton Power and Light Joins Manufacturers' Business Utility.Business Editors DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2004 DPL (Digital PowerLine) An earlier technology for transmitting a 1 Mbps data signal over electric power lines from Nortel Networks. It was developed in the late 1990s, but later abandoned due to implementation difficulties. See broadband over power lines. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DPL) announced today that The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L) has joined The University of Dayton The University of Dayton is one of the ten largest Catholic schools in the United States and is the largest of the three Marianist universities in the nation. It is also home to one of the largest campus ministry programs in the world. Research Institute's (UDRI UDRI University of Dayton Research Institute ) newly-formed Manufacturers' Business Utility (MBU MBU Missouri Baptist University MBU Macintosh Business Unit (Microsoft) MBU Modern Burner Unit MBU Mother-Baby Unit (in hospitals) MBU Multiple-Bit Upset MBU Mountain Bike Ultimate ), a collaborative venture between UDRI and the regional manufacturing community to help make information technology affordable and accessible. "MBU members are our customers. We want local manufacturers to prosper, and what better way than through the help of the MBU and the products and services they offer," explained Steve Wolff, DP&L President of Power Production, who will join the MBU Advisory Council. Recognizing the importance of manufacturing to the local economy, regional economic development organizations from Dayton and Middletown are also assisting and supporting the effort, including Dayton's CityWide Development Corporation. Organizations at the leading edge of advanced manufacturing technology like Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC EMTEC European Multimedia Technologies (formerly BASF Magnetics; as of 2002) ), Ohio Polymer, and the National Composite Center are supporting the initiative as well. "The addition of DP&L to the MBU team is a big step forward in helping a mainstay of our economy. It demonstrates DP&L's continued commitment to the region," said Paul Piechota, Director of the MBU. DPL Inc. is a diversified regional energy company. DPL's principal subsidiaries include The Dayton Power & Light Company (DP&L) and DPL Energy. DP&L provides electric services to over 500,000 retail customers in West Central Ohio. DPL Energy markets over 4,600 megawatts of generation capacity throughout the eastern United States. DPL Inc., through its subsidiaries, ranks among the top energy companies in generation efficiency and productivity. Further information on DPL Inc. can be found at www.dplinc.com. |
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