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Spokane, WA - ReliOn, the leading provider of high reliability fuel cell solutions for backup power applications, today announced that it ranked number 148 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500(TM), a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the five year period from 2006-2010. ReliOn grew 695 percent during this period.

ReliOn credits its continued growth to its focus on the business fundamentals of continuous product innovation, hard work and teamwork. Gary Flood, ReliOn President and Chief Executive Officer stated, “ReliOn is honored to be listed among so many technology leaders on the Fast 500. Our growth is only possible because of the dedicated staff at ReliOn. Their focus on the whole solution, from product concept through customer deployment and services, shows that passion and dedication to customer more

ReliOn Recognized for Innovation in Green Telecom & Smart Energy Solutions Category

 Spokane, WA,  March 29, 2011 – ReliOn’s E-2500 fuel cell system was awarded third place in the Green Telecom & Smart Energy Solutions, Applications and Hardware category of CTIA’s annual Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards competition last week. The CTIA E-Tech Awards honor the most innovative new products in 14 categories spanning the areas of mobile apps, consumer electronics, enterprise and infrastructure. Winners were announced at International CTIA WIRELESS^® 2011, which took place March 22-24 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, more

Spokane, Wash.:  ReliOn, the leading provider of high reliability fuel cell solutions for backup power applications, today announced it has secured an additional U.S. $6 million in equity financing with existing investors.  ReliOn now has over 3.5 MW of its fuel cell systems, representing approximately 1,225 customer sites globally, providing clean and reliable backup power based on its proprietary fuel cell technology.  The proceeds of this financing will be used to continue commercial growth in the U.S. and to expand international marketing and sales activities.  ReliOn is currently engaged in two significant programs with large wireless operators in North America and is pursuing growth in Europe through ReliOn’s recently announced collaboration with HOPPECKE Batterien GmbH.  ReliOn’s success in providing turn-key long run-time solutions, supported by bulk refueling capabilities in North America, is enabling opportunities in Europe, Asia and other international markets.

ReliOn CEO, Gary Flood, stated, more

New 100Gbit/s-Optimized Coherent Express Layer Provides Unprecedented Capacity, Reach and Flexibility with End-to-End Service Management

At CeBIT, ADVA Optical Networking, announced the addition of a coherent express layer to its flagship FSP 3000 platform. The new technology has been optimized for 100Gbit/s transmission speed and enables service providers to use optical network resources flexibly and on-demand. Close interworking with the IP/MPLS layer allows a massive increase in network scalability and efficiency. The feature set represents a new generation of agile optical core networks and includes the following three critical elements:

• Optical layer fully optimized for 100Gbit/s coherent transmission technology – Besides the obvious benefit of increasing the capacity per wavelength, the true power of the technology lies in the extra link budget gained with coherent detection. To benefit from the extra link budget, the 100Gbit/s capabilities are complemented by cost-effective, compact and performance-optimized amplification schemes, more

Herndon, VA and Sunnyvale, CA – November 2, 2010 – LGS Innovations LLC (LGS), an independent U.S. subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent dedicated to serving the U.S. Federal Government, and Wavesat, Inc., a leading supplier of broadband wireless semiconductor solutions, today announced a collaboration agreement in the development of 4G mobile device equipment and technology for private and public network applications.

Wavesat will provide LGS with the necessary 4G silicon (known as the “Odyssey 9000” product line), software, reference designs and support for all User Equipment (UE) for LTE developed and implemented during the period of this collaboration. LTE (Long Term Evolution) is an important emerging wireless technology. Wavesat also will provide reference design information to LGS and selected LGS partners for use in building proof of concept designs and associated products. In addition, Wavesat and LGS will jointly explore other opportunities to apply Wavesat’s technology for various 4G solutions. more

Denver, CO – October 5, 2010 - The NGN Forum™ announced today that it has launched a Smart Energy Forum™ which will focus on IP services used to power the smart grid, home grids and alternative energy sources such as wind and solar. The NGN Forum will focus its activities on the two main areas going forward:
• Next Generation Communications, and
• NGN Energy Applications

“Utility companies have traditionally developed their own networks and communications systems,” said Michael Khalilian, Chairman & President, NGN Forum. “However, they are now looking toward the telecommunications industry for apps, technology development, and OSS/BSS/Security to help them manage consumer demand. A number of major telecom operators and vendors are driving the initiative to expand into the highly lucrative energy management and applications field.”

According to Smart Grid News, the US smart grid industry is valued at about $21.4 billion. By 2014, more

TM Forum’s Management World: Destination Dublin

New state-of-the-art venue to host the world’s leading communications and digital services management conference in 2011

MORRISTOWN, NJ—September 3, 2010—TM Forum announced today that after eleven years in Nice, France, its flagship Management World conference will move to Dublin’s new, state-of-the-art Convention Center - the CCD - May 23-26, 2011. Dublin and the CCD will provide the perfect business environment for Management World attendees—a leading capital city that is easy to get to, easy to do business in and with a reputation for hospitality that is second to none.

As a vibrant European hub for global technology companies, including major communications service providers, IT organizations and large online businesses such as Google, Facebook and eBay, Dublin is a natural fit for the increasing scope of the industry’s premier conference.

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MILPITAS, Calif.–Aquantia, the leading developer of mainstream 10GBASE-T PHY solutions, announced today that the Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) subcommittee of the Ethernet Alliance has elected Kamal Dalmia, Aquantia vice president of sales and marketing, as its next EEE Marketing Chair.

The energy consumption by servers and data centers has been singled out as a growing concern in a report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency. Data suggests power consumption doubling in the next 5 years if current trends continue. Major efforts across the industry have been launched to try to abate these trends. Providing significant power savings have become a key differentiation and a goal for all players of the ecosystem.

The Ethernet community has gathered around the development of a new standard, the IEEE 802.3az or Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) providing significant power savings through the implementation more

VALLEY FORGE, Pa., Aug. 9 — NorthWestern Energy (NYSE: NWE) has selected Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) SEEsuite Smart Grid Command and Control™ platform to provide demand response management and integrated situational awareness for the utility’s Smart Grid Demonstration Grant Project.

NorthWestern Energy is a participant in the $178 million Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project. The effort, involving more than 60,000 customers in five states, will test new combinations of devices, software and advanced analytical tools to enhance the grid’s reliability and performance. NorthWestern Energy’s role is to evaluate the effectiveness of feeder automation, demand response and dynamic customer pricing.

SEEsuite combines Lockheed Martin’s expertise in systems-of-systems integration, service oriented architectures, cyber security and mission-critical systems development with utility-specific functionality. NorthWestern Energy will deploy two SEEsuite applications including SEEload™ for demand response management and SEEgrid™ for smart grid situational awareness.

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AUSTIN, TX.–August 2, 2010–The Wireless History Foundation (WHF) will hold its inaugural Wireless Hall of Fame dinner in San Francisco on Oct. 5, 2010. At this first-ever event, industry leaders will honor newly named members of the Wireless Hall of Fame and recognize previous honorees from the early years of wireless. The dinner will take place at the Palace Hotel, the evening before the CTIA Enterprise and Applications™ 2010 tradeshow Oct. 6-8.

“Induction in the Wireless Hall of Fame is one of the wireless industry’s highest honors,” said Denny Strigl, retired president and chief operating officer of Verizon Communications and former president and CEO of Verizon Wireless. Strigl, a Wireless Hall of Fame member, is Chairman of the October 5 event. “I am proud to be associated with individuals whose contributions and achievements launched the wireless industry and to honor them at the inaugural Wireless more