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Article: Itron to Acquire eMobile Data Corporation; Itron Extends Utility Market Presence with Acquisition of Web-based, Wireless Workforce Management Technology.
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- September 3, 2002
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Business Editors, High-Tech Writers
SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2002
Itron Inc. (Nasdaq:ITRI), a leading technology provider and source of knowledge to the global energy and water industries, today announced an agreement to acquire eMobile Data Corporation (TSXVE: EMO & OTC BB: EMOKF) for $6.2 million in cash.
eMobile Data is a leading provider of wireless, Web-based workforce management solutions for the utility industry.
"The acquisition of eMobile Data is an important step to expand Itron's mission of helping utilities optimize the delivery and use of energy and water," said LeRoy Nosbaum, chairman and CEO of Itron. ...