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Hawaiian Electric Co. Selects ATI's AWARE Product For Managing and Documenting their Boiler Tube Failures

SAN JOSE, CA - 11/30/2005 - Automation Technology, Inc. (ATI), a supplier of Collaborative Asset Management solutions for the energy industries, is pleased to announce that Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECo)  has acquired ATI's AWARE product for managing steam generator tube failure information at its 5 power generating facilities on the island of Oahu.

This move was driven by a need to improve documentation and management of knowledge pertaining to the condition of boilers, and easily utilize that knowledge to plan for future outages. This enables HECo the ability to centralize knowledge pertaining to boiler conditions, and enables engineers to analyze failure trends. By doing this, reporting is streamlined and standardized from one central location as well.

About Hawaiian Electric Co.

Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO), and its subsidiaries, Maui Electric Company, Ltd. (MECO), and Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. (HELCO), provide electricity to 95% of the state's 1.2 million residents on the islands of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Lanai and Molokai.  For more than 100 years, HECO has provided the energy that has fueled the islands' development through its colorful history; first as a kingdom, now as a modern state.

About Automation Technology Inc.
ATI is a leading provider of Collaborative Asset Management solutions for high value equipment. ATI's products help capture failure, inspection and repair knowledge and retain it for these assets throughout its life cycle. ATI’s product have been applied to various types of assets including, boilers, HRSGs, high energy piping lines, steam turbines, pulverizer mills, high voltage underground cables, and transformer equipment.

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