Comverge's Maingate™ Product Recognized With National Society of Professional Engineers Award
FLORHAM PARK, NJ-July 23, 2002-Comverge, Inc., a subsidiary of Data Systems & Software Inc. (NASDAQ: DSSI), announced today that its MaingateTM energy gateway product was recognized in an award given by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). Comverge's MaingateTM is utilized in the GoodCents Select service offering, by Comverge's partner, Gulf Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO). GoodCents Select was chosen to receive the 2002 NSPE New Product Award. The nomination was submitted by the Florida Engineering Society.
The award notification stated, "This prestigious award honors American companies and their contributions to society. Winning products were chosen for their exceptional engineering research, design, and overall impact on our national economy. Using these criteria, the committee made its 2002 selections from a variety of innovative products."
Robert M. Chiste, CEO of Comverge Technologies, Inc., stated, "Recognition by the NSPE of our MaingateTM product is a testament to our ability to deliver innovative solutions for the energy intelligence market. Maingate's time-of-use energy management service gateways have attracted distinguished partners such as PPL Corporation and Gulf Power. We applaud Gulf on their continued focus in providing best-of-breed products for the residential electricity marketplace, and look forward to collaborating on future product developments."
The award was presented at NSPE's Annual Convention and Exposition in Orlando, FL, on July 14, at the Coronado Springs Hotel in Walt Disney World.
About Gulf Power
Gulf Power Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO). Gulf Power sells electricity to some 378,000 retail customers in eight counties across Northwest Florida -- with residential rates that are 17 percent below the national average. It also provides service to another 13,000 customers through wholesale delivery.
With nearly four million customers and more than 34,000 megawatts of generating capacity, its parent company Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier super-regional energy company in the Southeast and a leading U.S. producer of electricity. Southern Company owns five electric utilities, a fast-growing competitive generation company and an energy services business, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are 15 percent below the national average. Southern Company has been named No. 1 on Fortune magazine's 2002 "Most Admired Company" list in the Electric and Gas Utility industry. Southern Company has more than 500,000 shareholders, making its common stock one of the most widely held in the United States. Visit the Southern Company Web site at www.southerncompany.com.
About Comverge
Comverge Technologies, Inc., The Power in Power TechnologyTM, has more than 500 utility clients, accounting for over five million end-user devices, in 15 countries. Comverge has offices, research facilities, representatives and agents worldwide. Comverge's End-to-End Energy IntelligenceTM software suite, PowerCAMPTM, combined with its field-proven hardware development and manufacturing expertise, enables scalable information infrastructures--custom-designed to meet the needs of today's innovative energy suppliers. Comverge Technologies Group provides integrated, full-spectrum solutions for direct or voluntary load control programs, remote meter reading, price-responsive programs, time-of-use billing, distributed generation monitoring, theft/outage detection and more. Comverge Enterprises Group provides innovative business solutions including owned and operated systems, negawatt power purchase agreements, and joint ventures. For more information visit www.comverge.com.
About Data Systems & Software Inc.
Data Systems & Software Inc., through its Comverge Technologies subsidiary, provides energy intelligence solutions to utilities. In addition, DSSI is a provider of software consulting and development services, and is an authorized direct seller and value added reseller of computer hardware.