Itron to Present at the Lazard Capital Markets Alternative Energy Investor Summit

June 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.–(Business Wire)–
Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that Malcolm Unsworth, Itron president
and chief executive officer, will present at the Lazard Capital Markets
Alternative Energy Investor Summit at the Mandarin Oriental, New York on June
10, 2010.

A copy of the presentation slides will be available on the investors` section of
Itron`s website, investors.itron.com/presentations.cfm, the day of the
presentation.

About Itron:

Itron, Inc. is a leading technology provider to the global energy and water
industries. Our company is the world`s leading provider of intelligent metering,
data collection and utility software solutions, with nearly 8,000 utilities
worldwide relying on our technology to optimize the delivery and use of energy
and water. Our products include electricity, gas, water and heat meters, data
collection and communication systems, including automated meter reading (AMR)
and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI); meter data management and related
software applications; as well as project management, installation and
consulting services. To know more, start here: www.itron.com.

Itron Inc.
Ranny Dwiggins
Vice President, Investor Relations
(509) 891-3443
ranny.dwiggins@itron.com
or
Marni Pilcher
Director, Investor Relations
(509) 891-3847
marni.pilcher@itron.com

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Itron to Present at the UBS Global Technology and Services Conference

June 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.–(Business Wire)–
Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that Malcolm Unsworth, Itron president
and chief executive officer, will present at the UBS Global Technology and
Services Conference at the Crown Plaza Times Square Manhattan Hotel in New York
on June 9, 2010.

A copy of the presentation slides will be available on the investors` section of
Itron`s website, investors.itron.com/presentations.cfm, the day of the
presentation.

About Itron:

Itron, Inc. is a leading technology provider to the global energy and water
industries. Our company is the world`s leading provider of intelligent metering,
data collection and utility software solutions, with nearly 8,000 utilities
worldwide relying on our technology to optimize the delivery and use of energy
and water. Our products include electricity, gas, water and heat meters, data
collection and communication systems, including automated meter reading (AMR)
and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI); meter data management and related
software applications; as well as project management, installation and
consulting services. To know more, start here: www.itron.com.

Itron Inc.
Ranny Dwiggins
Vice President, Investor Relations
509-891-3443
ranny.dwiggins@itron.com
or
Marni Pilcher
Director, Investor Relations
509-891-3847
marni.pilcher@itron.com

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Icarus Studios and Apogee Software Partner to Produce Sam Suede™

March 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Sam Suede is Back in Action in Undercover Exposure©! –
CARY, N.C. & DALLAS, Texas–(Business Wire)–
The award-winning Icarus Studios and the legendary Apogee Software today
announced that they have joined forces to produce the action comedy game, Sam
Suede in Undercover Exposure©.

Icarus is utilizing its xScapeTM 3D engine technology developed for the
award-winning game, Fallen EarthTM. “We have been searching for a cutting edge
technology to bring Sam Suede to the market,” says Ken Wegrzyn, Sam Suede
creator and Executive Producer. “Icarus` xScape™ platform not only meets but
significantly exceeds our vision for Sam Suede.”

“We see Sam Suede as a big leap forward in the video game experience,” says Jim
Hettinger, CEO of Icarus Studios. “We are excited to bring our technology and
expertise to this innovative property!”

Known for world-famous legacy properties and industry-first innovations in game
design and digital distribution, Apogee has been working closely with Wegrzyn on
Sam Suede. “Chemistry is the key to the success of any partnership,” says Dan
Lutter, President and CEO of Apogee Software. “In this case, the melding of the
creativity, technology, and experience of the partners creates a perfect formula
for this comedic twist on the action-adventure genre.”

About Icarus Studios, INC.

Located in Cary, North Carolina, Icarus Studios is a next generation game
developer and technology provider. The studio`s xScape cloud gaming development
platform enables the production and cross integration of massively multi-player
online games, iPhone and Facebook applications and virtual worlds. Icarus
Studios` recent game credits include co-developing the award winning MMOG Fallen
Earth, and developing Showtime`s Dexter iPhone game. Icarus Studios provides its
partners with a total solution that includes design and content production,
monetization, customer support, hosting, and a tightly integrated technology
platform. The Icarus xScape technology platform was built from the ground-up on
industry standards to accelerate time to market, reduce development and running
costs, and enable new revenue streams through 3D, Web, Flash, and mobile user
experiences.

About Apogee Software, LLC

Apogee Software is a privately held Texas company, with a core team of industry
experts in game development, publishing, and distribution. Apogee builds
franchises around original IP, publishing content for retail and digital
distribution on next-generation consoles, the PC, and mobile platforms. Apogee’s
amazing history includes the original releases of Commander Keen (1990), Duke
Nukem (1991), Wolfenstein 3-D (1992), Raptor (1993), and Rise of the Triad
(1994), just to name a few. For more information, please visit
www.apogeesoftware.com

All product titles, publisher names, trademarks, artwork and associated imagery
are trademarks, registered trademarks and/or copyright material of the
respective owners. All rights reserved.

Michael Meyers Public Relations
Michael Meyers, 925-551-8080
Michael@mmpr.com

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Parascript Announces New Release of Check Recognition and Verification Software for Argentina

March 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Parascript CheckPlus International offers improved courtesy and legal amount
recognition accuracy for processing of Argentinean checks; also available for
Australian, Brazilian, Canadian, French, Indian and Portuguese check images -
BOULDER, Colo., and KISSIMMEE, Fla., March 1 /PRNewswire/ — BAI Payments
Connect, Booth 619 – Parascript, LLC, the image analysis and pattern
recognition technology provider, today announced the release of CheckPlus
International for Argentina. CheckPlus International for Argentina reads
the courtesy amount, legal amount and MICR (Magnetic Ink Character
Recognition) line on checks, enabling banks to minimize cost and labor
associated with check processing.

CheckPlus International for Argentina can now process the entire stream of
documents for Proof-of-Deposit (POD) and remittance applications including
machine printed and handwritten Argentinean checks. During the amount
recognition process, CheckPlus International for Argentina cross-validates
the courtesy and legal amounts to ensure the highest recognition rates.
CheckPlus International has been successfully implemented in Brazil,
Portugal, France, and India, among other markets.

“Parascript is proud to bring our best-of-breed recognition technology to the
Argentinean check processing market,” said Mike Fenton, vice president of
sales and operations for Parascript. “The need to reduce costs is shared
worldwide, and we are constantly working to expand our product offerings.”

According to Argentina’s Central Bank (Banco Central de la Republica
Argentina), approximately 91 million checks were processed in 2009. 75
percent of those checks were transferred into electronic images of their
original paper counterparts to facilitate collection or return through the
check-clearing network.

About Parascript, LLC

The Parascript image analysis suite extracts meaningful information from
images. Employing patented digital image analysis and pattern recognition
technologies, the Parascript image analysis suite improves decision quality in
medical imaging, postal and payment automation, fraud detection, and forms
processing operations. Parascript software processes over 100 billion imaged
documents per year. Fortune 500 companies, postal operators, major government,
and financial institutions rely on Parascript products. Organizations include
the U.S. Postal Service, Bowe Bell + Howell, CheckFree – now part of Fiserv,
Elsag, Lockheed Martin, NCR, Siemens, and Unisys. Parascript is online at

http://www.parascript.com.

SOURCE Parascript, LLC

Claudette Allingham of Parascript, LLC, +1-303-381-3100,
claudette.allingham@parascript.com; or Hilary McCarthy, +1-508-829-2543,
hilary.mccarthy@zenzi.com, of Zenzi for Parascript, LLC

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Serverside Group granted second patent on core card customization architecture

May 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment

London, May 21 (ANI/Business Wire India): Global technology provider, Serverside Group, announced that the Indian Patent Office has granted a patent directed to its core card customization architecture, thus establishing an international trend.

Since the Indian filing was part of an international strategy, the grant of the Indian patent, which follows the grant of a European Patent, not only enhances Serverside’s competitive position in India but indicates the likely outcome in other territories yet to come to grant.

As a result, Serverside is continuing to pursue its growing portfolio of international patent rights, with other major global territories soon expected to grant in its favor.

The patent grant was officially published on 26 February 2009 under Indian Patent No. 230390. The application leading to this patent defined the first of three inventions derived from the original world-wide patent family, which itself is one of a number of world-wide patent families applied for in recent years to cover the design, marketing and production of customized financial transaction cards.

Adam Elgar, President, Serverside Group, said: “Being granted the Indian patent is great news for Serverside. Clearly, we’re thrilled to be able to protect our position in India, but more broadly we’re also very encouraged because this gives an indication of the likely decision in other jurisdictions. Due to our level of innovation, we always felt it essential to invest in our IP and the decision of the Indian Patent Office to grant in our favour clearly justifies our strategy. We are now focusing our attention on the remainder of our patent applications and expect other territories to follow suit.” (ANI)

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