SmartSignal Hosts ''Summit 2005: New Ideas for Peak Performance''; More than 30 industry operator presentations will showcase success stories and best practices.

CHICAGO -- SmartSignal Corporation, the leading provider of Equipment Performance Improvement (EPI) solutions today announced its second annual Summit, to be held at the Swissotel in Chicago from September 12-14. This exclusive two-day event will provide attendees with the opportunity to learn about "New Ideas for Peak Performance" - especially the contributions and applications of EPI solutions. The conference is a unique opportunity to hear first-hand how leading companies are using new ideas and EPI solutions to close the gap between current equipment performance and corporate objectives.

This year's event will showcase best practices and success stories from industry leading energy companies like Calpine, Entergy and KCPL. These dynamic presentations from influential leaders across multiple industries will highlight the value of equipment performance improvement solutions. During interactive breakout sessions, power generation, oil and gas, and process industry companies will share how EPI solutions can increase equipment reliability, availability, efficiency and compliance. Breakout participants will leave with real-world examples for improving business operations.

Executive keynote speakers for the opening general session on Tuesday, September 13th include Spencer Abraham, Former U.S. Secretary of Energy, and Robert Soeldner, EVP, Operations, TransAlta.

Key sponsors of the Summit include Accenture, Invensys and OSIsoft.

The Summit will also provide a forum for discussing pertinent energy issues. "The Summit will give executives fresh, new ideas on improving performance," commented Daniel Krueger, Partner, Accenture. "The client case histories and applications provide leading examples of corporations beginning to see a greater ability to improve returns through enterprise-wide asset optimization, with predictive monitoring as a key component. We call this concept 'The Predictive Enterprise'."

"The 2005 Summit will discuss winning strategies for achieving better business results. Prominent leaders from the power generation, pipeline, refinery and petrochemical industries will share how Equipment Performance Improvement has saved their companies millions of dollars," said Jim Gagnard, President and Chief Executive Officer, SmartSignal Corporation. "Attendees will learn from some of the world's most exceptional organizations, and will walk away knowing how to close the equipment performance gap and impact the bottom line."

For more information about "Summit 2005: New Ideas for Peak Performance," please visit www.smartsignal.com or contact SmartSignal at 630-829-4000.

About SmartSignal Corporation

SmartSignal Corporation is the leader in equipment performance improvement solutions. The EPI*Center solution helps companies gain unprecedented insight into the health of critical business assets. Through continuous, real-time inspection of equipment health and performance, companies are able to increase uptime and throughput while reducing maintenance and operating costs. SmartSignal's clients include industry leaders such as Arizona Public Service, Entergy, Progress Energy and Southwest Airlines. SmartSignal ECM was named a finalist for a Platts 2004 Global Energy Award in the "Commercial Technology of the Year" category. In 2003, SmartSignal was named one of The FocalPoint Group's Top 40 North American M2M Innovators and also won the prestigious Chicago Sun-Times Innovation Award. For more information visit www.smartsignal.com.