Metretek, Incorporated Receives Substantial International Order.MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Metretek, Incorporated ("Metretek Florida"), a subsidiary of Metretek Technologies, Inc. (Amex:MEK Noun 1. MEK - a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-western policies of modernization and opposition to communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the ), announced that it has received an order for its flagship DC2000 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. ) software system as well as several thousand of its high performance SIP brand of cellular based, meter data loggers. The order, valued at approximately $1.6 million in revenues, is scheduled for delivery during 2007 to a natural gas distribution company based in Europe. The system will enable the user to read its entire base of industrial customer meters within minutes via GSM/EDGE cellular and TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. technologies and to do this several times a day, thereby facilitating multiple billing options for its customers. Joseph L. Harley, vice president of Metretek Florida, noted that the order is from a new client of the company. "Their decision to purchase from Metretek Florida is gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. indeed. We believe it represents further validation of the merits of our best-in-class energy data collection systems and the strength of our reputation for value both inside and outside of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ," said Harley. "While we continue to demonstrate our competitive strengths in the AMR market segment, the InvisiConnect[TM] machine-to-machine (M2M M2M Machine-to-Machine (communication, mainly mobile) M2M Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album) M2M Mobile to Mobile (cellular phone) M2M Member-to-Member M2M Month to Month ) solutions we have derived from AMR products like the SIP are bringing incremental sales opportunities to us from new market segments," Harley added. Data loggers are typically fitted to complex-tariff based utility meters for the purpose of remotely, and in near real-time, reading and transmitting consumption data to a host computer system. When coupled with Metretek, Incorporated's DC2000 data collection and management software system (which features powerful event notification Event notification is a term used in conjunction with communications software for linking applications that generate small messages (the "events") to applications that monitor the associated conditions and may take actions triggered by events. , web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. and TCP/IP communication), the Metretek SIP will deliver a cost-effective, timely and seamless integration of data into a utility's enterprise, without the need for wired communications networks or costly wireless network build-out. Metretek Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiaries Co Metretek, Incorporated; Southern Flow Companies, Inc.; and PowerSecure, Inc. -- is a diversified provider of energy measurement products, services and data-management systems to industrial and commercial users and suppliers of natural gas and electricity. Additional information about Metretek, Incorporated's products and services can be found at www.metretekfl.com. Safe-Harbor Statement: All forward-looking statements contained in this release are made within the meaning of and pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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Forward-looking statements are all statements other than statements of historical facts, including but not limited to statements concerning the projected revenues from the project discussed in this press release and the ability of Metretek Florida's products and services to provide the intended benefits its customers; and all other statements concerning the plans, intentions, expectations, projections, hopes, beliefs, objectives, goals and strategies of management, including statements about other future financial and non-financial items, performance or events and about present and future products, services, technologies and businesses; and statements of assumptions underlying the foregoing. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed, projected or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, the risks, uncertainties and other factors identified from time to time in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, as well as in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the results expressed, projected or implied by any forward-looking statements will be achieved, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date hereof and are based on the current plans, goals, objectives, strategies, intentions, expectations and assumptions of, and the information currently available to, management. The Company assumes no duty or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason, whether as the result of changes in expectations, new information, future events, conditions or circumstances or otherwise. |
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