Eka Systems Recognized as Leading Local Business
Montgomery County Honors Company for Business Growth & Technology Achievements GERMANTOWN, Md., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Eka Systems, a global provider of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Smart Grid solutions for electric, gas and water utility companies, was recognized during Montgomery County Business Appreciation Week, held April 14-18, 2008, as one of the County's successful, growing technology companies. The company will also be featured in the County's recently launched "I am Montgomery" marketing and advertising campaign, which highlights leaders from the County's vibrant and diverse business community across a variety of marketing and advertising platforms.
"Eka Systems is clearly one of Montgomery County's shining stars, as witnessed by their phenomenal growth over the past several years. They have cutting-edge technology products that can serve businesses and consumers in the global utility space," said Dr. Pradeep Ganguly, Director, Montgomery County Department of Economic Development. "It was our honor to recognize Eka Systems during Business Appreciation Week and to commend them on their steady growth. We are excited about their current expansion in Germantown and the addition of up to 40 new employees by the end of this year." Eka Systems' success has been spurred by Montgomery County, which recently awarded the company a grant from the County's Economic Development Fund. The company also received a grant from the County's Technology Growth Program in 2002. Award decisions for both funding programs were directly linked to the company's projected future growth and job creation potential.
Businesses throughout the County can benefit from these and other strategic programs and services including the County's Mentorship Program, workforce development and training assistance programs, Montgomery County Business Innovation Network, the County's incubator program, and new Microenterprise Program, which offers loans and targeted business assistance to County microenterprises. "I am excited to receive this recognition from Montgomery County and want to acknowledge their ongoing support in helping Eka Systems grow and prosper here in the County," said Prakash Chakravarthi, President & CEO of Eka Systems. "The County affords technology companies a broad IT talent pool to draw from and offers an array of highly educated and culturally diverse communities in which to grow our business, expand our staff, and increase the size of our corporate office." Since 2000, Eka Systems has been a pioneer in Smart Networks and Smart Grid(TM) solutions for utility companies. Eka Systems' commitment to customers is evident with the continuing expansion of the EkaNet(TM) product line to enable AMI and Distribution Automation solution deployments. The utility industry is becoming a recognized leader in Smart Network applications with a clear need to connect millions of meters and devices.
About Eka Systems Eka Systems is a global manufacturer and supplier of wireless, self-managing, self-healing Smart Network and Smart Grid networking solutions that provide unrestricted monitoring and control of customer water, electric and gas data; enabling utility companies to create efficient, flexible and highly scalable AMI, AMR, and Distribution Automation solutions while simultaneously enhancing overall customer satisfaction. Eka's portfolio features EkaNet Smart Network which provides comprehensive security for a utility's entire network and its data. EkaNet Solutions scale easily, self-configure, and self-heal without burdensome installation and cost issues while managing themselves, thereby eliminating traditional IT management costs associated with smart metering. For more information visit: http://www.ekasystems.com/. Smart Networks. Smart Grid.(TM) and EkaNet(TM) are trademarks of Eka Systems, Inc. First Call Analyst:
CONTACT: Marty Gilroy, Manager Product Marketing of Eka Systems, Web site: http://www.ekasystems.com/
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