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Published in Science and Technology on Monday, August 29th 2011 at 6:31 GMT by Market Wire

CONCORD, ON, Aug. 29, 2011 /CNW/ - [ RuggedCom Inc. ] ("RuggedCom") (TSX:RCM), a leading designer and manufacturer of industrial strength networks for mission-critical applications in harsh environments, is pleased to announce that CEO and President, Marzio Pozzuoli, will deliver the keynote address for the [ Canadian Utility Telecom Conference ] (UTC Canada) in St. John's, Newfoundland. Mr. Pozzuoli will be presenting the paper entitled "Smart Grid: On the Road to the 'Plateau of Productivity'" on Tuesday, August 30th at 9:45 am in the Crush Lounge.
"With our keynote address we hope to inspire industry attendees towards improving their Smart Grid initiatives," said Mr. Marzio Pozzuoli. "RuggedCom is pleased to be involved with the UTC Canada Conference and enthused to share our ideas and strategies with utility industry leaders."
RuggedCom is the Gold Sponsor of the UTC Canada conference and will also be in attendance as an exhibitor. The full conference takes place August 30 to September 2, 2011 at the Delta St. John's Hotel and Conference Centre. The conference focuses on critical infrastructure telecom issues in Canada with attendees from the electrical, power, gas & water utilities and the utility telecom industries.
In addition to Mr. Pozzuoli's speech, RuggedCom Utility Market Manager, Jim McGhee, will be co-presenting the paper entitled "Goose Messaging over WiMAX". His presentation will take place at 11:45 am on Friday, September 2nd in Salon B.
About UTC Canada
UTC Canada is a trade association focused on addressing the critical telecommunications issues for utilities and energy companies in Canada and the providers of telecommunications infrastructure or information technology services. UTC Canada works to bridge the issues that impact both the parent utilities and their competitive telecom subsidiaries (UTelcos) as an advocate for the telecom and IT interests of ALL Canadian electric, gas and water utilities, and oil and gas pipelines. UTC Canada provides advocacy support through various legislative and regulatory efforts and offers a variety of focused networking opportunities for Canadian utility/energy telecom professionals including the Annual Canadian Utility Telecom Conference.
About RuggedCom Inc.
RuggedCom is a leading provider of utility grade communications networking solutions designed for mission-critical applications in [ harsh environments ]. RuggedCom's pioneering leadership in developing technologies and products for the electric power industry delivered the world's first IEC 61850-3 compliant Ethernet switch suitable for electric utility substation environments, the world's first IEEE 1613 Class 2 error free communication devices, the world's fastest network fault recovery and the world's first fully managed IP67 rated Ethernet switch. RuggedCom's technology solutions include Ethernet switches, network routers, wireless devices, serial servers, media converters, software and professional services. RuggedCom's products are expressly designed for use in challenging environments such as those found in electrical power substations and "[ Smart Grids ]".