SoftSmiths ranked in Houston's Top 25 Software Development Companies

Houston, TX. – April 2, 2002 – Today, SoftSmiths announced their inclusion in the Houston Business Journal's annual Top 25 list of Houston-based Software Development Companies. SoftSmiths delivers critical e-Business solutions and services that enable energy industry participants to enhance profitability and reliability in the competitive marketplace.

"We are honored to be included in the Business Journal's annual list among this elite group. It is a reflection of our people and our technology" said Hugo Stappers, Director of Sales/Marketing at SoftSmiths. "Our success stems from developing true partnerships, working with our customers solving their complex challenges, by providing solutions that exactly meet their requirements and services that completely support their deployment."

SoftSmiths provides critical elements for the next generation of transaction management systems, including its e-Merchant, e-Wheel, and ETPS product suites. e-Merchant offers a flexible, scalable business technology solution, seamlessly integrating Trading, Portfolio Assessment, Resource Management, Scheduling, Risk Measurement, Accounting, and Reporting. e-Wheel is designed for RTOs, Transmission Providers, and Control Area Operators, and offers Scheduling, Transmission Services, ATC Management, Interchange Checkout, EMS Integration, Accounting, and Reporting. ETPS is a NERC 1.7 compliant Electronic Tagging solution allowing the electronic creation, verification, approval, and management of interchange transaction tags in all three roles -- agent, approval, and authority.

About SoftSmiths

SoftSmiths is a leading provider of proven business critical Transaction Management Systems and services to the energy industry. SoftSmiths' seamlessly integrated and scalable products are designed to address increased customer and transaction volumes and yield increased operational efficiencies, thereby enabling its customers to profitably operate in the competitive marketplace. SoftSmiths' highly differentiated position in the market is a result of its in-depth knowledge of the industry’s business practices, having the broadest product development strategy and using its intellectual property and consulting service to meet its customer’s competitive business requirements. The company has been successfully delivering e-business solutions to energy service companies since 1997.

SoftSmiths is a registered trademark of SoftSmiths, Inc.

Contact Information:

Softsmiths Inc.
Hugo Stappers
Phone:    713.626.9184
Fax:          713.626.0186
Email:      mkt@softsmiths.com
Website:  www.softsmiths.com

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