e-Systems' News

June 2005: e-Systems.Net, Inc. announced today that Southern Company Generation, a subsidiary of Southern Company (SO), one of the largest electric utilities in the U.S., has successfully implemented e-Systems' fully-integrated natural gas management software, Attaché.

Southern Company will use Attaché to manage the supply and delivery of natural gas to its gas-fired power plants across the Southeast and to Southern Company Gas' retail marketing customers in Georgia. Attaché will also be used to manage Southern Company's natural gas storage assets.

"The smooth Attaché implementation proves that e-Systems' approach of empowering users creates exceptional value for Southern Company," said Marie Calhoun, president of e-Systems. "Furthermore, we are proud of our partnership with such a great organization as Southern Company."

Southern Company selected Attaché over numerous other products based on functionality and value. Attaché provides a dynamic set of real-time, integrated tools allowing Southern Company to operate more efficiently. Attaché's robust foundation allowed for a tailored solution to meet Southern Company's unique specifications.

"We set an aggressive time schedule with a lot of customization. e-Systems delivered what they promised. We got a great product that came in on time and under budget," said Bob Schaffeld, Southern Company Generation director of gas services. Robert Quarles, Southern Company Generation fuel accounting manager, added, "With Attaché, our accounting controls have been enhanced, and we are realizing increased efficiencies by the elimination of many manual processes."

Southern Company Generation is the business unit of Southern Company that oversees both retail and wholesale generation and generation services. Through Southern Company Generation, Southern Company operates 276 generating units in 69 fossil plants.

Attaché integrates deal capture, real-time position reporting, scheduling, contract management, storage, pricing, and accounting functionality into a single platform. Attaché's design considers both Business users and the IT support staff, placing a premium on ease of use, deployment flexibility, and low maintenance.

Attaché is the first enterprise system to be deployed at Southern Company under the new Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Said Ms. Calhoun, "We believe Attaché's performance under the additional scrutiny further demonstrates the strength of our system."

June 2004: e-Systems.net, Inc., a leading energy consulting and software practice, announced today that Southern Company Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Southern Company (SO), has selected e-Systems’ Attache software to support its daily gas operations. Attache will be used to manage the supply and delivery of natural gas to Southern Company’s gas-fired power plants across the Southeast, as well as manage Southern Company’s natural gas storage activities.

“The Attaché software will help us run a more efficient operation, for the benefit of our customers,” said Carl Haga, manager, gas operations, Southern Company Services.

“We are pleased that Southern Company has chosen Attaché as the platform to support their day to day gas operations and we are excited to be working with one of the largest producers of electricity in the United States,” said Marie Calhoun, president of e-Systems. “Their selection of Attaché further validates our belief that a practical system solution can be integrated in a short amount of time and still provide an unbeatable value for the customer. Attaché is a real-time tool that empowers the user, rather than simply serving as a data repository.”

Following a thorough evaluation and RFP process, Southern Company selected Attaché to replace an existing legacy system. Attaché was initially implemented at Interconn Resources, a natural gas marketer headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, to help manage its gas purchases, sales, transportation, and storage activity.