September 21, 2009

FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES’ BRENT MCADAMS TO DISCUSS BENEFITS OF AUTOMATING CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEMS AT RIO PIPELINE

WHO:  Brent McAdams
Director of Major Accounts and Product Management
FreeWave Technologies
(www.freewave.com)

McAdams is the director of major accounts and product management at FreeWave Technologies, Inc. Prior to joining FreeWave, Mr. McAdams served as the Vice President of Technology and Business Development for the U.S. Telemetry Corporation where he led product development strategy and business development initiatives. Additionally, Mr. McAdams spent more than 10 years as a contract electrical and instrumentation engineer with Exxon Chemical in Baton Rouge, LA.  
Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies is a world leader in the innovative design and manufacture of license-free spread spectrum and licensed band radios and wireless data solutions that are trusted for mission critical applications around the world. http://www.freewave.com/.

WHAT: Reduce Operational Costs and Extend the Life of Pipeline Infrastructure by Automating Remote Cathodic Protection Systems

Energy and pipeline companies wrestle to control operating costs largely affected by new government regulations, aging buried metal assets, rising steel prices, expanding pipeline operations, new interference points, HCA encroachment, restrictive land use policies, heightened network security and an aging, soon-to-retire work force. With operating costs on the rise, and seemingly out of control, many CP and operations professionals look to past best practices in cost containment through automation. Many companies achieve solid business results through deployment of telemetry and SCADA automation of remote assets and now hope to expand this success to further optimize operations by automating remote cathodic protection systems. This presentation will provide examples of how new remote cathodic protection systems are helping energy and pipeline companies address the growing issue of the aging pipeline infrastructure and reduce their costs while optimizing their operations.
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WHERE: RIO Pipeline Conference and Exposition 2009
SulAmérica Convention Center
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009
Room 6 – 10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

CONTACT: For more information on FreeWave, or to set up an interview with Mr. McAdams, please contact Christin Jeffers at Catapult PR-IR (303) 581-7760, ext. 14 or cjeffers@catapultpr-ir.com