Applimation's global customer footprint expanded with new sales from leading companies such as AT&T, Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida, The Hartford, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Broadridge Financial Services, T-Mobile, Reynolds Foil, Supervalu, Butler Manufacturing, S&C Electric Company, MPM Silicones, Phonak, Province of Nova Scotia, Gulfstream Aerospace, National Gypsum, Yale University, Almarai, Essilor International SA, Telenor ASA and Belron. A valuable contribution to the expanded customer base came from channel partners and system integrators including CSC, Intelligroup, Infosys and EDB Business Partners.

"Our continued financial growth in the market place proves that even during these slow economic times, there is still a healthy demand for our products," said Bob Markese, CEO, Applimation, "As we continue further development of our products and services, we plan to maintain this momentum in the second half of 2008."

At the core of Applimation's success is their comprehensive data management suite. With the growing demand for an end-to-end solution, Applimation will release a data archiving solution for SAP application users in the third quarter. This solution will specifically address the need for increased production database performance and at the same time it will enable SAP application users to meet long term data retention and regulatory compliance requirements. Data archiving for SAP product revenues are anticipated in 2008. Applimation also anticipates additional contributions from its partners with plans to expand their VAR channel globally.

About Applimation

Applimation is the leading independent provider of enterprise data management solutions for packaged and custom applications across multiple database platforms. The Applimation Enterprise Data Management Suite enables organizations to manage the growth of structured and unstructured data to achieve Information Lifecycle Management objectives, improve operational efficiency, reduce total cost of ownership and meet compliance requirements. For more information, visit www.applimation.com.

SOURCE: Applimation, Inc.

Applimation, Inc.
Ruta Hunter, 312-957-4310

Silver Spring's Smart Energy Network meets the critical requirements of a network supporting SCADA:It's secure, fault-tolerant, high-availability, and compatible with industry-standard protocols. This high-density mesh network delivers ample bandwidth, low latency, and ubiquitous coverage for DA, AMI, and other Smart Grid applications. Leveraging a common network infrastructure significantly lowers both the capital and operational costs of implementing wide-scale DA. Smart Energy Network also provides DA traffic prioritization, easy deployment and maintenance, and centralized network management.

IntelliTEAM II is a recognized, field-proven Smart Grid solution. This self-healing, scalable, distributed-intelligence-based fault isolation and reconfiguration system supports any source and feeder configuration and can be applied with Intelligent Electronic Devices from nearly every manufacturer. It automatically restores power to unfaulted line segments in seconds without overloading any section of the system, and can handle multiple fault contingencies without custom programming, extensive validation, or testing. Thousands of IntelliTEAM-equipped devices have been deployed on the overhead and underground systems of utilities around the world.

"A secure, reliable, and common communications infrastructure is a key element of a future distribution system," said Witold Bik, Vice President of S&C's Automation Systems Division. "By working with Silver Spring Networks we can now offer a secure Smart Grid network that is a huge advantage for our customers. We are excited to be able to validate IntelliTEAM II with Silver Spring's industry-leading communications network."

About S&C Electric Company

S&C Electric Company is a global provider of equipment and services for electric power systems and is the recognized leader in distribution automation. Founded in 1911, S&C designs and manufactures electric power switching and protection equipment and power quality products, primarily for application at high voltage. These products are used on the transmission and distribution systems of electric utilities and large power users around the world. Some are used to switch circuits. Others minimize damage to equipment in the event of a fault or reduce the area of an outage by automatically rerouting power flow. And S&C's sophisticated power quality products can deliver uninterrupted power for an entire facility. In addition, S&C offers a wide range of engineering, laboratory, and testing services for electric utilities and commercial, industrial, and institutional power users. For additional information, visit www.sandc.com/it2s.

About Silver Spring Networks

Silver Spring Networks creates the critical networking infrastructure for the Smart Grid, known as a Smart Energy Network. Based on the Internet Protocol (IP) suite, it addresses the challenges of running multiple applications and devices on a common networking infrastructure using multiple transport technologies, dramatically improving efficiency, lowering costs and ensuring the reliable delivery of services. This smarter, more efficient grid could cut the growth rate of worldwide energy consumption by more than half over the next 15 years and drastically reduce carbon emissions. Silver Spring Networks was named a Technology Pioneer at the 2008 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, was named to the 2008 Red Herring 100, 2008 Global 250 and was a recipient of the GoingGreen and Brilliant Innovation Awards in 2007. For additional information, visit www.silverspringnetworks.com.

SOURCE: Silver Spring Networks

S&C Electric Company 
Steven A. Strand, 773-338-1000 ext. 2430 
sstrand@sanc.com 
or 
Silver Spring Networks 
Lisa Magnuson, 415-531-9199 
lisamag@silverspringnet.com