2008
DATE: November 5, 2008
SOURCE: Greentech Media
Analysts Call Obama Election a Win for Greentech
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/analysts-call-obama-election-a-win-for-greentech-5118.html
DATE: October 13, 2008
SOURCE: The Chapel Hill News
Incentives floated as business lure
http://www.chapelhillnews.com/news/story/19419.html
DATE: October 2, 2008
SOURCE: International Business Times
Optimal Technologies Helps Drive Global Energy Commitment at the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative
http://www.ibtimes.com/prnews/20081002/smart-grid.htm
DATE: October 2, 2008
SOURCE: Fox Business
Optimal Technologies Helps Drive Global Energy Commitment at the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/energy/optimal-technologies-helps-drive-global-energy-commitment--clinton-global/
DATE: October 2, 2008
SOURCE: CBS Market Watch
Optimal Technologies Helps Drive Global Energy Commitment at the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/optimal-technologies-helps-drive-global/story.aspx?guid={5A98502A-DD9C-488F-9534-DE3EB6BC1E92}&dist=hppr
DATE: September 19, 2008
SOURCE: PowerPulse.Net
GridWise Alliance To Create Smart Grid In U.S. Announces Fifteen New Members
http://www.powerpulse.net/story.php?storyID=19497
DATE: August 14, 2008
SOURCE: Venture Beat
On the anniversary of our biggest blackout ever, are we on the road to another?
http://venturebeat.com/2008/08/14/on-the-anniversary-of-our-biggest-blackout-ever-are-we-on-the-road-to-another/
DATE: August 12, 2008
SOURCE: USA Today
U.S. power grid in better shape 5 years after blackout
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2008-08-12-blackout-power-outage_N.htm
DATE: July 7, 2008
SOURCE: Forbes
Same Wires, More Power
http://www.forbes.com/business/2008/07/03/energy-efficiency-electricity-biz-energy_cx_bw_wp_0707efficiency_grid.html
DATE: July 1, 2008
SOURCE: Economic Times of India(Chennai)
Optimal Tech offers new energy system for power grids
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/ET/Artwin.asp?From=Archive&Skin=ET&BaseHref=ETCH/2008/07/02&
EntityId=Ar00605&ViewMode=HTML&AppName=1
DATE: July 1, 2008
SOURCE: E Magazine.com
Creating New Sources of Power is All Well And Good, but the System Itself Needs Fixing
By Winston Hickox
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?4274
DATE: June 9, 2008
SOURCE: Business Week
The Grid Will Get Smarter
By John Carey
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DATE: June 4, 2008
SOURCE: Restructuring Today
Optimal's AEMPFAST software vaults past 'smart grid' -- to genius
By Sam Spencer
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DATE: June 3, 2008
SOURCE: BPL Today
Optimal's AEMPFAST software vaults past 'smart grid' -- to genius
By Sam Spencer
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DATE: June 3, 2008
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle
Power industry needs visionary leadership
By Winston Hickox
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/02/EDEC111PKU.DTL
DATE: May 29, 2008
SOURCE: Business Week
The Grid Will Get Smarter
By John Carey
http://www.businessweek.com/investing/green_business/archives/2008/05/the_grid_will_g.html
DATE: May 23, 2008
SOURCE: The Deal
SmartSynch offers wireless technology to ease strain on grid
http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/vc-ratings/smartsynch-offers-wireless-tec.php
DATE: May 22, 2008
SOURCE: VentureBeat
Smart grid investments come hot and heavy — SmartSynch gets another $20M for talkative electrical meters
By Chris Jones
http://venturebeat.com/2008/05/22/smart-grid-investments-come-hot-and-heavy-smartsynch-gets-another-20m-
for-talkative-electrical-meters/
DATE: May 21, 2008
SOURCE: Matter Network
Optimal Technologies Puts Utilities in the Catbird Seat
By Chris Jones
http://featured.matternetwork.com/2008/5/optimal-technologies-puts-utilities-catbird.cfm
DATE: May 20, 2008
SOURCE: CNET
Optimal gives electricity grid a better 'brain'
By Martin LaMonica
http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9948113-54.html?tag=nefd.top
DATE: May 20, 2008
SOURCE: VentureBeat
Optimal Technologies: Offers a “brain” for the nation’s electrical grid
By Chris Morrison
http://venturebeat.com/2008/05/20/optimal-technologies-launches-with-funding-claiming-revolutionary-power-
management-tools/
DATE: May 20, 2008
SOURCE: The Deal – Tech Confidential
Optimal Technologies launches grid management software
By Olaf Domis
http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/behind-the-money/blog/behind-the-money/-when-it-comes-to.php
DATE: May 20, 2008
SOURCE: Earth2Tech (GigaOm)
Optimal Starts Selling “Brain” for the Power Grid
By Katie Fehrenbacher
http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/19/optimal-starts-selling-brain-for-the-power-grid/
DATE: May 20, 2008
SOURCE: North American Windpower
Optimal Technologies Releases AEMPFAST
By Staff
http://www.nawindpower.com/naw/e107_plugins/content/content_lt.php?content.2252
DATE: May 20, 2008
SOURCE: VentureBeat
Optimal Technologies: Offers a “brain” for the nation’s electrical grid
http://venturebeat.com/2008/05/20/optimal-technologies-launches-with-funding-claiming-revolutionary-power-management-tools/
DATE: January 24, 2008
SOURCE: L'Usine Nouvelle, France
Demain, l'electricite a la carte (en Francais)
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DATE: January 18, 2008
Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC- WNCN-17
DATE: January 18, 2008
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DATE: January 18, 2008
Raleigh, NC- NEWS 14
DATE: January 16, 2008
SOURCE: Raleigh News & Observer
Power-saving promise: Optimal Technologies sets up Raleigh headquarters, says it can make utilities more efficient
By John Murawski
http://www.newsobserver.com/business/story/882962.html
DATE: January 9, 2008
SOURCE: Red Herring
Households Respond to the Grid
By Justin Moresco
http://www.redherring.com/Home/23438
DATE: January 2, 2008
SOURCE: Utility Products
Optimal Technologies Names Winston Hickox to Board of Directors
http://www.utilityproducts.com/display_article/315876/129/none/none/Indus/Optimal-Technologies-
Names-Winston-Hickox-to-Board-of-Director
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