For Immediate Release

Software Toolbox & MultiTrode Partner to Speed & Enhance
Pump Station to SCADA Integration

February 20, 2008: Charlotte, NC. Software Toolbox and MultiTrode today announced a strategic partnership to speed and enhance the integration of the market-leading MultiSmart pump controller and RTU for the water and wastewater industry with industry-standard SCADA systems. Software Toolbox will provide MultiTrode users and system integrators with:

• OPC open-standards based drivers optimized for MultiTrode hardware
• Graphical tools to easily display, (through point-and-click configuration in SCADA screens), the wide range of information available to users from MultiTrode systems
• and Software Toolbox's expertise in supporting and optimizing these systems.

The MultiTrode Toolkits from Software Toolbox will save users and integrators engineering time, increasing their ROI in MultiTrode solutions. Software Toolbox's TOP Server OPC Drivers for DNP and Modbus, (a brand-labeled version of the leading Kepware KEPServerEX OPC Servers), will be included in the toolkits.

Steve Carson, Group Marketing Manager, of MultiTrode points out, "Our hardware delivers a solution for water and wastewater users that provides a superior level of information in an easy-to-use package. By partnering with Software Toolbox, we will be able to assure our integrators and users of a smooth, easy-to-use integration between our hardware and any OPC-compliant SCADA system. This partnership brings together two technology leaders to deliver an unrivalled solution to water and wastewater users."

John Weber, President of Software Toolbox Inc., adds, "We first started working with MultiTrode's users several years ago and have already implemented several successful projects. The MultiSmart controller provides information that users would have to spend tens of thousands of dollars on custom software to get from a PLC solution for pump station control. Our software products, specifically our new toolkit for MultiSmart, will continue that trend by ensuring that users and integrators don't have to invest in custom software on the SCADA side to get the most from their investments in MultiTrode hardware"

ABOUT MULTITRODE®

MultiTrode, founded in 1986, is a leader in control, monitoring, and level sensing for the water and wastewater industry. The company delivers products and software which are technically advanced, yet simple to use. The new MultiSmart pump controller and RTU is already widely specified in the industry because of its ease of use and its ability to reduce capital and operating costs.

ABOUT SOFTWARE TOOLBOX®

Software Toolbox was founded in 1996 in Charlotte, NC and has helped over 7,000 users, integrators, and OEMs in 67 countries by providing software add-ins, development components, and software applications that enable them to maximize their industrial automation software results. Software Toolbox's products add functionality, improve connectivity, enhance the engineering and user experience, reduce development time, and improve overall results with every major HMI/SCADA software application in the industry and enable Microsoft Visual Studio developers to access and visualize plant floor data.  Software Toolbox also licenses numerous technologies to many major software suppliers in the automation industry to help them maximize the value they deliver to their clients. Software Toolbox has been an active member of the OPC Foundation and the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) since 1997.

MULTITRODE® and MULTISMART® are registered trademarks of MultiTrode Pty Ltd in Australia, USA and many countries worldwide. PUMPVIEW® is a registered trademark of MultiTrode Pty Ltd in Australia.  Design registration is pending for the MultiSmart Pump Controller Remote and Base Modules in Australia, USA and many countries worldwide. Patents pending in Australia, USA and many countries worldwide on the MultiTrode hardware.

Software Toolbox and TOP Server are trademarks of Software Toolbox Inc.