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CygNet Partners with ESRI, Joins ESRI Developer Program

Provider of the Leading Enterprise Operations Platform for the Oil and Gas Industry Looks to Leading GIS Software for Next-Generation SCADA Capabilities

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - June 8, 2009 - CygNet Software, provider of the leading enterprise operations platform for the oil and gas industry, today announced it is partnering with ESRI through the ESRI Developer Program to integrate geographic information systems (GIS) capabilities and data into CygNet's next-generation SCADA offering.

"GIS software clearly has much to offer to the location-dependent complex workflows of the oil and gas industry," said Geoff Wade, petroleum industry manager at ESRI. "CygNet has demonstrated both thought and technical leadership in the evolution of its enterprise operations platform and we are thrilled about the combined value enhancement we will be able to deliver, particularly to the production and pipeline operations space through this innovative integration. We very much look forward to working with CygNet to further develop appropriate solutions for our respective and joint client base."

CygNet was featured during the plenary session of the 2009 ESRI Petroleum User Group (PUG) Conference, held Feb. 23–25 in Houston. There, the company jointly demonstrated with ESRI an integrated workflow involving both GIS and SCADA to the conference's 1,300 attendees.

The CygNet enterprise operations platform is currently used by more than 100 leading companies across oil and gas exploration, production and gas transportation to improve operational efficiency and market responsiveness. Based on a proven, revolutionary network architecture, users across every business function can prioritize and analyze massive amounts of real-time and historical information to support daily operations, strategic decision making and regulatory reporting requirements.

The ESRI Developer Program is designed for companies developing commercial off-the-shelf solutions that tap ESRI's ArcGIS software, the world's leading GIS technology. Program members are typically industry and technology leaders and gain access to exclusive partner and marketing resources, discounted advertising in ESRI publications, and the opportunity to exhibit at the ESRI International User Conference and the ESRI Worldwide Business Partner Conference.

"'Location, location, location' is just as important to oil and gas companies as it is to home buyers," said Steve Robb, vice president of business development at CygNet. "The integration of ESRI's GIS capabilities will enable us to provide our customers with a completely new layer of information that will help them manage their distributed assets more efficiently and effectively."

About CygNet Software

CygNet Software leads the oil and gas industry with a new generation of enterprise operations software and solutions. Designed to create an information ecosystem, CygNet's solutions enable organizations to improve operational efficiency and market responsiveness, while complying with increasing regulatory initiatives. Already more than 100 customers involved in oil and gas production, transportation and market delivery - including the majority of the top 10 major independent gas producers in North America - rely on CygNet to collect, manage and distribute the vast amounts of diverse data produced across all facets of its enterprise operations. CygNet harnesses traditional silos of field, production and business data, allowing users across every business function to prioritize and analyze real-time information to support daily operations and strategic decision making. For more information, visit www.cygnetscada.com.

For more information, visit www.cygnetscada.com.

About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at http://www.esri.com.

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Kickstart Consulting for CygNet
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