Itron and Axway Announce Strategic Partnership

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Itron BV announced today a partnership with Axway, to help energy utilities to meet the challenges of the changing European regulatory demands. Under the agreement, the Axway B2Bi Gateway will be offered with Itron Enterprise Edition meter data management system.

In the European Energy Market, borders are being eliminated as a result of European legislation. Energy utilities are now operating under new conditions and a larger market for their trade. To operate this market, a huge amount of data has to be interchanged between metering companies, suppliers, grid companies and system operators.

Utilities throughout the world use Itron's Enterprise Edition meter data management software (IEE) as a single meter data repository. IEE collects, houses, processes and analyses data captured from electricity, gas, water and heat meters. IEE also provides the foundation for information distribution and value-added applications.

Axway B2Bi Gateway is an electronic messaging system that allows utilities to share energy data stored in meter data management systems with third-parties such as grid operators, meter reading companies and energy suppliers.

"The solution Itron and Axway offer fills an important need for utilities," said Gilbert Shaw, managing director of Itron for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. "It creates a way to address everything from housing and analyzing meter data, to ensuring communication of meter data between relevant parties that meet regulatory standards. Itron and Axway are offering a seamless solution—one that is simple to install and that can be easily updated as a utility's needs change."

The B2Bi Gateway transfers information using Electronic Data Interchange and XML. Combined with Itro's meter data management, it creates a flexible solution capable of communicating large volumes of information according to all EDI and XML standards that are currently in the market and that will be developed in the future.

"This partnership offers utilities access to two of the top companies in their respective fields," said Anne van Houten, managing director from Axway BV. "Itron is the global meter data management leader and has created arguably the most powerful software program of its kind. Combined with Axway's 20 years of experience in the international electronic messaging and systems integration we're offering utilities access to the best solution available."

About Axway

Axway is the Business Interaction Networks company — the only provider in the market today to manage, run, secure, and monitor all of your business interactions, including email, files, messaging, services, events, and processes. Serving over 11,000 organizations in more than 100 countries, Axway facilitates the multi-enterprise transactions, processes and integration that accelerate business by eliminating the barriers between vendors, customers, departments, partners and suppliers. Axway's comprehensive offerings include business-to-business integration, managed file transfer, secure email, business activity monitoring, enterprise application integration, service-oriented architecture, business process management, track & trace and identity validation solutions. Axway provides professional and managed services, as well as cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Axway's global presence spans 20 countries.

About Itron

Itron is a leading technology provider and critical source of knowledge to the global energy and water industries. Nearly 3,000 utilities worldwide rely on Itron's award-winning technology to provide the knowledge they require to optimize the delivery and use of energy and water. Itron creates value for its clients by providing industry-leading solutions for electricity metering; meter data collection; energy information management; demand response; load forecasting, analysis and consulting services; distribution system design and optimization; web-based workforce automation; and enterprise and residential energy management. To know more, start here:

www.itron.com

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For additional information about Itron, contact:

Christina Kelly

Marketing/Communications Specialist

(509) 891-3268

christina.kelly@itron.com