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ESSEN, Germany, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster (NYSE: ELT) today announced that it will release fourth quarter and full-year financial results for 2011 before the market opens on Friday, February 24, 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/SF35872LOGO-a) Company management will webcast a conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET on Friday, February 24, 2012. To access the live webcast, please log on to the investor section of the company's website at...

LUTON, England and MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster (NYSE: ELT) announced today that Wide Bay Water Corporation (WBWC) in Australia, has selected Elster to supply V100 volumetric water meters and automated meter reading (AMR) technology over the next six months. These meters, equipped with a wireless AMR system, will support WBWC's project to manage water resources more efficiently, provide greater control over water leakage and wastage, and provide...

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited ("Toronto Hydro"), one of Canada's largest municipal electricity distribution companies and an Elster customer, was awarded the "Smart Metering Project of the Year" today by the editors at POWERGRID International magazine and PennWell Corp. at DistribuTECH 2012 in San Antonio. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/SF35872LOGO-a) Toronto Hydro first piloted an Elster Smart Metering...

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Showcasing true system interoperability, Elster (NYSE: ELT), a leader in advanced Smart Metering and distribution monitoring, will present and exhibit its Smart Grid modernization solutions at DistribuTECH 2012 in San Antonio, Texas, January 24-26, 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/SF35872LOGO-a ) "By enabling vital connections in the energy ecosystem, innovating smarter utility technology and providing true...

LUTON, England, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster (NYSE: ELT) announced today that Spanish utility company, Empresa Metropolitana de Abastecimiento y Saneamiento de Aguas de Sevilla (EMASESA) has selected Elster to supply Y290 electronic hybrid water meters over the next 12 months. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/SF35872LOGO-a ) This award represents a 50 percent increase on Elster's previous tender to EMASESA in 2005 and is a direct result of the...

ESSEN, Germany, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster (NYSE: ELT) announced today that, following more than six years as chief financial officer (CFO) of Elster, with accomplishments that include a successful initial public offering, secondary offering and refinancing, substantial improvements in profitability, efficiency and working capital, and the establishment of core public company infrastructure, Christoph Schmidt-Wolf plans to leave Elster at the end of...

ESSEN, Germany, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster (NYSE: ELT) announced today, that Elster's gas meter production facility in Lotte (near Osnabrueck, Germany) has been honoured with the German Global Excellence in Operations (GEO) award. GEO is part of the 'Factory of the Year' benchmarking competition for manufacturing companies and honours outstanding improvements over the entire value chain. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/SF35872LOGO-a ) The...

ESSEN, Germany and RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster (NYSE: ELT) announced today that, effective immediately, the company has named Mark Munday chief technology officer (CTO) and appointed Edward Myszka as executive vice president, electricity North America. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/SF35872LOGO-a ) Munday joined Elster in 1981 and has led the North American electricity business for the past 11 years. He has been awarded more than 31...

LUTON, England, and SAO PAULO, Brazil, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster (NYSE: ELT) announced today that Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais (COPASA), Brazil's second largest water utility, has selected Elster to supply more than 111,000 S120 single-jet water meters in Brazil over the next 12 months. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/SF35872LOGO-a ) This follows COPASA's selection of Elster in June 2011 to supply 63,000 glass and plastic register cover S120...

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster (NYSE: ELT) announced today that Tennessee's Bolivar Energy Authority (BEA) has selected the Elster EnergyAxis® Smart Grid solution to deliver an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system, delivering improved operational efficiencies and empowering its electric customers to better manage energy usage and lower energy costs. (Logo: <font size="2"...