28 June 2007
Ocala, Florida - Elster AMCO Water, Inc., part of Elster Group, the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of highly accurate, high quality, integrated metering and utilization solutions, announces the promotion of Bruce Bharat to product marketing manager for Automated Meter Reading  (AMR) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) solutions.  Bharat specializes in the lifecycle management of all AMR/AMI products for water utility markets in North America . 

Bharat's solid experience with AMI and AMR, combined with his background in electrical engineering will serve a critical role in providing needs assessment and tailored solutions to Elster AMCO Water's customers. 

He recently attended the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Annual Conference and Exposition in Toronto where Elster AMCO Water launched its new advanced metering solution for water utilities, evolution™ AMI.  Bharat will be instrumental in delivering evolution AMI to the water metering market.

Bharat has authored several articles including the cover story in the June issue of Metering International and articles in WaterWorld and Water & Wastes Digest.   A graduate of the University of Miami, Bharat holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering.  His professional experience includes design and development with Motorola in the areas of wireless 2-way radios, cellular, and GPS technologies.

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About Elster AMCO Water
Elster AMCO Water is a leader in advanced metering products and meter reading solutions. Elster AMCO Water is located in Ocala, Florida and is part of the Elster Group, the world's largest multi-utility metering solutions company for water, electricity and gas metering.  For more information visit www.elster-evolution.com.

About Elster Group
Elster Group is the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of highly accurate, high quality, integrated metering and utilization solutions to the gas, electricity and water industries. In addition, through its subsidiary Ipsen International, it is the leading global manufacturer of high level thermo-chemical treatment equipment.

The group has over 9,000 staff, operations in 38 countries and serves over 115 markets around the world. Elster's high quality products and systems reflect the wealth of knowledge and experience gained from over 170 years of dedication to measuring precious resources and energy.

For further information contact:
DiAnne Chamberlain
Elster AMCO Water, Inc.
Tel: + 1 352 369 6501

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