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OpenLimit Holding AG
Zugerstrasse 76b
CH - 6341 Baar
Telefon +41 41 560 1020
Fax +41 41 560 1039
www.openlimit.com
ISIN: CH.002.223.700.9
OpenLimit Holding AG | Zugerstrasse 76b | CH - 6341 Baar
Corporate News
OpenLimit Holding AG: First Certification for BSI Smart Meter Gateway has
started
OpenLimit and Power Plus Communications develop BSI protection profile
certified Smart Meter Gateway
(Baar/Mannheim, July 24, 2012) - Power Plus Communications AG (PPC) in
exclusive partnership with the OpenLimit SignCubes AG (OpenLimit), a
subsidiary of OpenLimit Holding AG, have started to develop a Smart Meter
Gateway. The cooperation also involves the joint production and marketing
of the gateway. In a certification process (BSI-DSZ-CC-0831) that
accompanies the development, the partners are implementing the guidelines
of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for the Smart Meter
Gateway. Because the Gateway collects data from smart meters and controls
decentralized power generation systems, it must meet the highest security
requirements. As a specialist in digital security solutions in many
sectors, OpenLimit will provide the security-specific elements for the
Gateway. PPC as ICT systems provider for Smart Grids contributes to the
partnership with its combined know-how of energy and communication
technologies and is responsible for the development of hardware components
and the protocol implementation. Sharing this wealth of experience in a
successful development and certification by the Federal Office for
Information Security, as well as the distribution of the Smart Meter
Gateway in the German market, not only ensures the leading role but also
forms the basis for offers to DNOs and opens up attractive cooperation
models for partners from the industry.
Due to the amendment to the Energy Industry Act (EnWG) in the summer of
2011, the Federal Government adopted far-reaching requirements concerning
the implementation of 'intelligent' electricity and gas meters -- so-called
Smart Meters. The Smart Meter Gateway is the interface between meters,
decentralized producers and energy customers. The two partners, OpenLimit
and PPC, will offer one of the first BSI-certified Smart Meter Gateways on
the German market. Both companies are already working on the development of
the Gateway and, together with the TÜV as technical inspection authority,
on the fulfilment of certification requirements.
'We assume the first certified Smart Meter Gateway to be available on the
market as of the beginning of 2013,' says Ingo Schönberg, CEO of Power Plus
Communications. 'With OpenLimit we have found a perfect partner. We will
not only offer the BSI Gateway but also a suitable communication solution
for customers and partners, using BPL technology.'
'We have extensive experience in security-related inspections and
certifications concerning a wide range of software products,' adds Marc
Gurov, CEO of the OpenLimit SignCubes AG. 'Many of our products are already
certified according to the ISO/IEC 15408 standard -Common Criteria for
Information Technology Security Evaluation - and we are pleased to
contribute our experience to this partnership. It offers the possibility to
position ourselves in new, promising growth markets such as the smart
sector, where our know-how plays a decisive role. PPC is an established and
innovative partner with a large amount of experience in the energy market
and we look forward to a long-term and very successful cooperation.'
Power Plus Communications AG
Power Plus Communications AG (PPC), Mannheim, is a leading provider of
Broadband Powerline communication (BPL) systems for Smart Metering and
Smart Grids. Both Managing Directors Ingo Schönberg (CEO) and Eugen Mayer
(COO) have led the company since its foundation in 2001. PPC's shareholders
include Climate Change Capital Private Equity, Siemens Financial Services'
Venture Capital unit, the Venture Capital group of British Gas, PPC's
Managing Directors and employees. PPC's Broadband Powerline Technology
(BPL) provides DNOs and utilities with a powerful communications solution
enabling Smart Metering and Smart Grids. Their open, standards-based BPL
communications technology uses the existing electricity grid itself for
broadband data transfer, in real-time, encrypted and Internet Protocol
based. As a pioneer of BPL technology, PPC has outstanding experience and
expertise and has already implemented BPL networks in electricity
distribution grids supplying more than 500,000 households. PPC's customers
include leading European DNOs and utilities such as E.ON, WPD and EnBW as
well as utilities such as MVV Energie AG, Stadtwerke Düsseldorf, DEW21
(Dortmund) and Stadtwerke Ratingen.
PPC is a partner in multiple Smart Grid projects such as E-Energy
(Germany), DG Demogrid (Austria) and the Low Carbon Network Fund (Great
Britain). PPC has won numerous awards for its innovative products and
solutions, including three entries in the GB Bullhound's Cleantech Connect
list, the 'Guardian Global Cleantech 100' award and was 'Selected Landmark'
of 'Germany, Land of Ideas'.
www.ppc-ag.de
About OpenLimit
The OpenLimit Holding AG is an internationally leading provider of
certified software for electronic signatures and identities. At the branch
offices in Switzerland and Germany the company group is working to offer
its customers technologically perfected and practical solutions for a
legally compliant and efficient management of electronic documents and
identities in all business areas. Founded in 2002, OpenLimit offers a
modular system of software components for generating and verifying
qualified and advanced signatures, for electronic authentication and
revision-safe long-term archiving of electronic documents. These modules
are linked up into made-to-measure software products that can be applied as
client-, server- or integration-solutions The OpenLimit technologies
support the most common signature cards on the German market as well as
many international smartcards. The certification according to the highest
international security standard for software products Common Criteria EAL
4+ guarantees the uppermost degree of security of the OpenLimit software
solutions.
www.openlimit.com
Contact
Reinhard Stüber
OpenLimit Holding AG
Zugerstrasse 76b
6341 Baar
Switzerland
Tel: +41 41 560 10 20
Fax: +41 41 560 10 39
E-Mail: presse(at)openlimit.com
Thomas Wolski
Power Plus Communications AG
Am Exerzierplatz 2
68167 Mannheim
Germany
Tel: +49 621 401 65 127
Fax: +49 621 401 65 111
E-Mail: t.wolski(at)ppc-ag.de
Legal Disclaimer
The content of this announcement is for informational purposes only and
does not represent an investment recommendation, a solicitation to a
private placement or an offer to purchase or sell stock or any other
financial instrument of the Company. OpenLimit Holding AG shall assume no
liability for losses occurred directly or indirectly as a result of
providing this information. This, in particular, applies to potential
losses incurred with stock of OpenLimit Holding AG.
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Company: OpenLimit Holding AG
Zugerstrasse 76 b
6341 Baar
Switzerland
Phone: +41 41-560-1020
Fax: +41 41-560-1039
E-mail: investor(at)openlimit.com
Internet: www.openlimit.com
ISIN: CH0022237009
WKN: A0F5UQ
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Stuttgart
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