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May 12, 2010

JIM GARDNER AND JACK BERRIDGE FROM FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES TO PRESENT AT ISHM 2010

FreeWave experts to discuss wireless communications and spread spectrum systems for EFM and SCADA at 85th International School of Hydrocarbon Measurement

WHO:  Jim Gardner
 Business Development Manager, Oil & Gas
 FreeWave Technologies, Inc.
 (www.freewave.com)

Jim Gardner is a seasoned industry veteran in SCADA and data collection technologies and the oil and gas team leader for FreeWave Technologies, Inc. Prior to joining FreeWave, Gardner was vice president at Remote Operating Systems. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He currently is a member of ENTELEC, ASGMT and ISHM.

Jack Berridge
Technical Sales Specialist
FreeWave Technologies, Inc.
                        (www.freewave.com)

Jack Berridge is a technical sales specialist at FreeWave Technologies, Inc. He has more than 22 years experience in telecommunications, IT and wireless networking. Prior to working at FreeWave, Berridge was vice president of operations and engineering at Wyoming.com/Cerento, Inc. where he led the way for establishing Cerento, Inc. in the oil and gas vertical market. Berridge also has held management/director positions with RELERA – Internet Centers and Solutions, Rhythms NetConnections, Inc. and CompuServe – Network Services Division (CNS).

Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies is a world leader in the innovative design/manufacture of license-free spread spectrum, licensed band radios and wireless data solutions that are trusted for mission critical applications around the world (www.freewave.com).

WHAT:  Spread Spectrum Systems for EFM and SCADA (Class 3155.1)

As oil and gas companies work toward greater automation and e-business solutions, the challenges of getting real-time, reliable data from remote locations continues to be one of the greatest hurdles. Today, there are many fine choices in electronic flow measurement (EFM) and remote terminal unit (RTU) equipment available. There also are many fine “bug free” software programs to archive, audit and display the collected data. The single biggest problem remains communications. It is a commonly held belief that over 80 percent of all SCADA system problems are communication failures.
A few years ago, a new radio medium became available. This system operates on a shared frequency, and is called spread spectrum. This relatively new technology offers many advantages and new versatility to SCADA operators. Gardner will discuss the benefits and options when using spread spectrum for EFM and SCADA.

Hands-On Training Class – Wireless Communication (Class 973.1)
 
Berridge will lead a hands-on class on how to set up serial networks, using wireless spread spectrum radios. The in-depth demonstration will show participants how they can use spread spectrum radios to incorporate wireless communications radios in a wide variety of applications. Participants will have the chance to configure, test and actually use the radios in a networked configuration as part of their in-class experience.

WHERE: Cox Business Services Convention Center
  Oklahoma City, OK
  
WHEN: Spread Spectrum Systems for EFM and SCADA – Class 3155.1
Wednesday, May 12 from 8 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.

Wireless Communication – Class 973.1
 Thursday, May 13 from 8 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.

CONTACT: For more information on FreeWave, or to set up an interview with Mr. Gardner or Mr. Berridge, please contact Christin Jeffers at Catapult PR-IR (303) 581-7760, ext. 19 or cjeffers@catapultpr-ir.com

Wireless communications, electronic flow measurement, SCADA, oil and gas, spread spectrum

April 2, 2008

FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES’ DAVID SOUTHERN TO SHARE BENEFITS OF AUTOMATED CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEMS AT AWWA/WEF

Cathodic Protection expert to demonstrate latest technological innovation for ensuring automated pipeline integrity

WHO: David Southern is a Product Development Manager for FreeWave Technologies, a leading designer and manufacturer of spread spectrum wireless solutions. www.freewave.com

Southern has 25 years of experience in the water/wastewater, hazardous waste remediation, oil and gas industry, mining, petrochemical and refining industries. Prior to joining FreeWave, he was a Business Manager for an Emerson Process Management representative. In 1978, as a summer intern on an offshore oil production platform, Southern learned firsthand the basics of corrosion prevention and the everyday importance cathodic protection plays in mission critical operations. Southern has authored or co-authored several U.S. patents and is published in several industry magazines including Pipeline & Gas Technology, POWER, American Oil & Gas Reporter and Compressor Tech II. He is a 1982 graduate of the School of Mines.

WHAT: FreeWave’s FGRCP Industrial 900MHz Cathodic Protection (CP) Remote Monitoring Radio
Energy and Pipeline Companies wrestle to meet new stricter state and federal pipeline integrity requirements while simultaneously trying to control operating costs. Recent, unfortunate, pipeline news events pushed corrosion and cathodic protection to front page news across the nation to the extent that the U.S. Congress and several states passed legislation directed specifically toward cathodic protection practices. Many companies are looking to new technologies and automation for answers. Unfortunately, ever changing cell phone technologies left some companies scrambling to stay ahead of telemetry obsolescence. Effective answers to critical issues affecting public safety are often found in a combination of both old and new technology.

This presentation will focus on how Cathodic Protection Remote Monitoring Units, such as FreeWave’s recently introduced FGRCP 900 MHz Radio, automatically collect and report mission critical, corrosion prevention data from remote rectifiers and test points and transmit that data back to a central data collection system via wireless, radio modems–often using a companies’ existing radio networks.

The FGRCP automates the remote monitoring of critical pipes and culverts to identify and prevent corrosion that can lead to leaks, groundwater contamination and other such adverse scenarios affecting overall water quality, supply and/or public safety.

WHERE: 2008 AWWA/WEF Information Management Technology and Customer Service Joint Conference and Expo.
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, Ambassador Salon 1
 Detroit, MI 

WHEN: Monday, March 31, 2008
1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. EDT

CONTACT: For more information on FreeWave, or to set up an interview with Mr. Southern on the topic above, please contact Terri Douglas at Catapult PR-IR at (303) 581-7760, ext. 18 or tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com