WACS Gets a Makeover, Changes its Name to Ecologic Analytics

- MDMS provider to reveal new look at DistribuTECH 2008 -
TAMPA, Fla.--(Business Wire)--Wireless Applications & Consulting Services, LLC (WACS), a leading
provider of meter data management (MDM) software solutions and
decision management technologies for electric, natural gas and water
utilities, announced the rebranding of the company to Ecologic
Analytics, LLC. The company's meter data management system (MDMS) and
related products will be branded with the new name and tag line:
Ecologic Analytics(TM) Empowering Energy Efficiency(TM). This is the
first phase of a larger effort to better align with the value
proposition of utility projects and the ever-changing demands of data
management strategies employed by utilities to improve operating
efficiencies and ultimately make positive environmental impacts.

The word "ecology" is defined as the pattern of interrelationships
between organisms and their environment. By combining ecology, logic
and analytics, the company brings to life the interdependence between
the environment and the actions of people; specifically, their energy
usage and how the cumulative effect of small changes can result in a
significant positive global impact. The solutions offered by Ecologic
Analytics showcase the ingenuity of people expressed through logic,
mathematics and algorithms to empower efficient stewardship of energy.
The Ecologic Analytics MDMS provides the software and analytics
necessary to turn the data generated from automated meter reading
(AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) into actionable
information across the entire utility enterprise to improve energy
decisions.

The Energy Information Administration forecasts that the total
world consumption of marketed energy will increase by 57 percent from
2004 to 2030(1). Globally, governments and energy producers are
responding by moving toward policies and methods to create and
distribute energy more effectively to reduce the environmental impact.
The Ecologic Analytics brand brings a closer alignment to the value
the company has delivered since 2001.

"We're excited to reveal our new name and branding," said Kristine
Beck, co-founder and chief operations officer for Ecologic Analytics.
"This new name brings greater clarity to the broader value we provide
to the energy industry and to our environment."

In December, the company announced a strategic investment from
Bayard Group. The company has unveiled its new name and branding at
DistrbuTECH 2008 (see www.distributech.com). Attendees are invited to
stop by booth 514 throughout the show to see the company's new look,
talk to staff members about its leading MDMS, and register to win an
iPod nano.

(1) Report #:DOE/EIA-0484(2007)

Ecologic Analytics:

Ecologic Analytics is a leading provider of meter data management
(MDM) software solutions and decision management technologies for
electric, natural gas and water utilities with more than 11 million
end points under contract. The Ecologic solution offers a flexible,
configurable and highly scalable architecture, enabling it to receive
data from any AMI system and/or manual source. Its world-class engines
and analytics provide utilities with support for critical operational
and business processes. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered
in Bloomington, Minnesota. For more information, visit
http://www.ecologicanalytics.com.

Ecologic Analytics
Matt Schwarz, 952-843-6043
mschwarz@ecologicanalytics.com

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