Opto 22 Partners with packetPointe Technologies

Opto 22, a manufacturer of high-quality hardware and software products for connecting real-world devices with computer networks, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with packetPointe Technologies, Inc. The two companies will integrate their technologies to provide comprehensive monitoring and management of convenience store and energy management systems.

Temecula, CA - October 22, 2001 - Opto 22, a manufacturer of high-quality hardware and software products for connecting real-world devices with computer networks, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with packetPointe Technologies, Inc.

Salt Lake City-based packetPointes service offerings include the design and development of customized network management software that captures data from organizations critical enterprise assets including point-of-sale (POS) systems, storage tanks, refrigeration units, and other business systems.

The wide-ranging partnership between Opto 22 and packetPointe leverages the core competencies of the two companies to produce an easy method for convenience stores to control and manage their enterprise systems. This partnership extends the powerful capabilities of our SNAP-IT hardware by providing convenience stores with a method for acquiring real-time data from their critical business assets," explains Bob Sheffres, Opto 22 vice president. Information from POS, refrigeration and freezer, fuel pump, HVAC, security, and other systems can now be collected and viewed through the packetPointe portal.

The Opto 22-packetPointe integrated solution has recently been selected by several new convenience store customers including the Sinclair Oil Corporation which has corporate stores in Utah and Colorado that will be actively monitored by the Opto 22 SNAP-IT system. All of our store systems -- lighting, POS, HVAC, underground storage tanks, refrigeration, even the car wash and video surveillance equipment will be monitored and the associated data will be collected and made available to us through packetPointes Network Operation Center," states George Odencrantz, Sinclair director of IT. The comprehensive Opto 22-packetPointe solution promises tremendous benefits to us in terms of improving our overall facilities systems operations as well as reducing our expeditures in specific areas such as store lighting, air conditioning, and refrigeration."

Besides convenience stores, Opto 22 and packetPointe technologies also integrate to form cost-effective solutions for energy management applications in a number of other industries. Customers can expect savings of 10 to 20% when utilizing our customized energy management offering," states packetPointe Chief Information Officer, Charles VanAusdal. With implementations already underway in this and other key vertical markets, we view our partnership with Opto 22 as the best way to continue our success in providing flexible data management capabilities to any enterprise via the Internet."    

About Opto 22
Founded in 1974, Opto 22 is a manufacturer of hardware and software products that extend the reach of the traditional IT network to include non-IT devices, connecting the business world to the real world. Over 65 million devices worldwide are reliably connected to Opto 22 systems. Customer applications include enterprise management, remote monitoring and control, industrial automation, machine I/O, and data acquisition. All Opto 22 products are manufactured at the companys 160,000-square-foot manufacturing facility adjacent to the corporate headquarters in Temecula, California. For more information, contact Opto 22 headquarters at 800-321-OPTO or 909-695-3000. Visit our corporate Web site at www.opto22.com or our IT-specific site at www.ManageTheRealWorld.com.

About packetPointe Technologies
Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, packetPointe Technologies is a rapidly growing provider of application hosting and other enterprise management services. The company designs, manages, and distributes its software-based solutions to customers across a wide area network from a centralized data center. packetPointes enterprise management software captures customized business information from organizations non-IT equipment and secure web-based portals are provided through which the data can be accessed anytime, anywhere. For more information contact our corporate headquarters at 801.415.2800 or visit www.adshosting.net.

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Contact:
Opto 22
David Crump, Marketing Communications
800.321.6786 / 909.695.3010
dcrump@opto22.com