Turnpoint Solutions Announces Four New Utility Customers

Turnpoint Solutions Announces Four New Utility Customers
ATLANTA, GA—September 14, 2006—Turnpoint Solutions LLC announced today that it has added four new utility customers to its rapidly growing customer community. Turnpoint’s utility practice specializes in the delivery of IT consulting and systems integration services with a focus on customer care, mobile workforce optimization and enterprise asset management.
Utility practice services include best practice assessments, business process benchmarking, requirements analysis, software system selection services, program delivery and systems integration.

New Turnpoint Solutions’ utility practice customers include:

•Utilities Aruba N.A. which operates the world’s second largest desalinization plant capable of producing more than 42,000 tons of fresh water per day.

•Mobile Gas Service Corporation is a natural gas utility company that purchases, sells, transports, and distributes natural gas to approximately 100,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Mobile and Baldwin counties in southwest Alabama.

•Pennichuck Water Works which has grown to become the largest investor-owned water company in the state of New Hampshire, serving a population of 120,000 people in 22 communities throughout southern New Hampshire and in Massachusetts.

•Horizon Utilities Corporation which is the third largest municipally owned electricity distribution company in Ontario, Canada providing electricity and related utility services to over 230,000 residential and commercial customers in Hamilton and St. Catherines.

Commenting on the expansion of the utility practice, Turnpoint executive vice president Leo Hagood remarked, “Turnpoint has experienced steady growth in the utility practice since we launched at the beginning of this year. We are gaining a growing reputation among water, gas and electric utility companies for delivering superior service and for our commitment to the right blend of IT and utility business process expertise. I would like to personally thank each of these new utility customers for the confidence they have placed in Turnpoint through their engagement of our services.”

Turnpoint will provide a broad spectrum of support for their new utility customers including:

•Mobile Workforce Management System Analysis & Business Case Development

•CIS & Mobile Workforce Process Analysis

•CIS to Mobile Workforce System Integration

Turnpoint Solutions president and CEO Rick Higdon concluded, “We are focused on expanding the utility practice through the addition of high quality, seasoned staff and the continued development of our new utility practice areas. As we move towards the end of our third quarter, I’m pleased to report that we are meeting the aggressive goals we established when we began our new utility business practice.”

About Turnpoint Solutions LLC:

Turnpoint Solutions is a leading provider of business domain and process driven IT consultancy services for the mining, transportation, and utility industries. We work with clients to develop innovative yet attainable business transformation strategies and we focus on the strategic application of technology in the areas of asset management, customer care and workforce optimization.

By combining vertical industry subject matter expertise, vendor/technology experience, and proven program management we ensure that our client’s technology investments deliver measurable, sustainable competitive advantage. Additional information is available on line at www.turnpoint-solutions.com.

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