SoftSmiths named in Houston’s Top 25 Software Development Companies

Houston, TX. – April 2, 2004 – SoftSmiths, a leading provider of e-Business solutions and services to the energy industry, announced today that it was named 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.

“Being included for the third consecutive year in the Business Journal’s annual list, is a great accomplishment and a proud moment for SoftSmiths”, said Hugo Stappers, Director of Sales/Marketing at SoftSmiths. “Energy companies are trying to make the right system acquisitions and ensure they implement systems that fully deliver on their promises. At SoftSmiths we are committed to meet their requirements for flexible, adaptive and configurable business solutions that easily integrate with their existing infrastructure to leverage existing software investments”.

With energy companies moving to a ‘back-to-basics’ physical environment, SoftSmiths’ next generation of transaction management systems, enables them to focus on portfolio/operations optimization, where visibility is critical and real-time access to information imperative.

About SoftSmiths

SoftSmiths is a leading provider of proven business critical Transaction Management Systems and services for Load Serving Entities, Generation Production Entities, Purchasing Selling Entities, and Transmission Providers who operate in physical markets to sell, purchase, trade, and deliver energy in the most efficient and cost- effective way. SoftSmiths’ seamlessly integrated, scalable, and adaptable solutions provide ready-to-deploy, out-of-the-box functionality that is highly configurable and customizable to meet companies' unique needs. SoftSmiths' proven solutions and in-depth knowledge of the industry's business practices allow its customers to automate manual processes, eliminate redundancies, and increase business visibility across the enterprise to allow faster decision making and more informed decisions, thereby improving profitability, operational efficiencies and cash flow. 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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