Smart Processes for the Smart Grid, in Conjunction with Cobb EMC

ATLANTA—January 23, 2013—Five Point, an advisory and consulting services firm serving the utility, mining and transportation industries, has been selected to present with utility client, Cobb EMC, during the upcoming DistribuTECH conference on Jan 29 – 31, 2013, at the San Diego Convention Center. Among over 7,000 attendees, Five Point executives will co-present as part of the Advance Metering Track, Smart Grid Through the Eyes of Munis and Cooperatives, at this year’s event.  

The session entitled, “SMART Processes – Defining Business Processes for a Smart Grid Implementation,” will outline key steps in ensuring a holistic approach to current and future implementation considerations that impact every area within a utility.  Presenters from Five Point and Cobb EMC will deliver their insightful, process-oriented approach guidelines to DistribuTECH attendees on Wednesday, January 30, at 2:30 pm.The Five Point – Cobb EMC submission was one of hundreds submitted last October for consideration by the leaders of the conference’s educational committee. Exhibiting for the second year in a row at the conference, this is the first time Five Point and Cobb EMC have been asked to join this elite group of utility and vendor executives as key contributers to the advanced track.                                                                   

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About Five Point:  Five Point Partners, LLC is a provider of technology-enabled consulting services to companies operating in the utility, mining and transportation industries.  Five Point provides its clients with advisory, implementation and managed services for complex enterprise software systems.  Five Point has over 250 employees operating in North America, Australia and the Philippines, and 65 global clients.

Information Technology Consultant Five Point Acquires Utility Systems Integrator EP²M

{jcomments off}Acquisition strengthens utility domain knowledge and provides expertise in implementation services to a global client base

ATLANTA—January 8, 2013—Five Point, an advisory and consulting services firm serving the utility, mining and transportation industries, has acquired EP²M, a leading systems integrator focused on the utility industry. Five Point’s acquisition of EP²M supports its expansion strategy, further solidifying its market position as a leading full service technology solutions firm for companies operating in capital intensive industries.

The acquisition serves the companies’ joint mission of delivering highly-focused enterprise consulting services intended to drive operational efficiencies and customer satisfaction for its clients. The EP²M acquisition is the second of two key acquisitions for Five Point in a nine-month period. Five Point acquired Turnpoint Solutions, which specializes in enterprise asset management for the energy, mining and transportation industries, in May of 2012.

“The EP²M acquisition significantly advances Five Point’s objective of becoming a full service consultancy with a specific emphasis on advisory, implementation and managed services,” said Five Point CEO and co-founder Kurt Zuch. “As a full service consultancy, Five Point will more thoroughly leverage our depth of expertise in software solutions from leading vendors such as SAP, Oracle, Ventyx, Infor and Harris.”

“Five Point and EP²M are like-minded organizations; the combination of our two firms will offer significant benefits to our clients and employees alike. By blending our systems integration infrastructure with Five Point’s broader application and business process expertise, we can offer a more comprehensive solution-set on a global basis,” said EP²M CEO David Mulit. “At Five Point, as previously with EP²M, we will continue to focus on developing and maintaining long-term client relationships and providing full life-cycle services for enterprise software solutions.” 

Genesis Capital acted as financial advisor and Kilpatrick Townsend provided legal counsel to Five Point. Funding for the transaction was provided by Enhanced Capitaland Bank of America Merrill Lynch and their legal counsel was provided by Perkins Coie and Strasburger & Price, respectively. Day Pitney acted as legal counsel to EP²M.

About Five Point:
Five Point Partners, LLC is a provider of technology-enabled consulting services to companies operating in the utility, mining and transportation industries. Five Point provides its clients with advisory, implementation and managed services for complex enterprise software systems. Combined with EP²M, Five Point now has over 250 employees operating in North America, Australia and the Philippines and 65 global clients.

About Five Point: www.fivepoint.net
About EP²M: www.ep2m.com

Five Point Contact:
Blythe Lewis
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Five Point
(888) 830-4959 Ext. 753
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EP2M Contact:
Kelly Storms
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EP²M
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(201) 888-0941

Firm Formalizing Focus on Emerging Technologies

Atlanta, Ga. – October 1, 2012 – Five Point officially launched the Solution Tower, it was announced today, an internal group comprised of some of the company’s most experienced and forward-thinking consultants.  The mission is two-fold: 1) develop flexible and repeatable Delivery Frameworks for standard work streams within information technology projects and 2) develop hands-on expertise in emerging technologies in order to create paradigm shifts in the application of information technology.  In short, the Solution Tower will optimize how projects are executed today, as well as continue to focus on guiding clients down the technology pathways of the future.

“Through our Delivery Frameworks, the Solution Tower will allow Five Point to provide best practices approaches to traditional on-premise enterprise software deployments.  
The Solution Tower Labs, in tandem, give our clients a window into the computing paradigms of the future - which allows us to advise our clients on which of the many emerging technologies make the most sense for their particular organization,” said Bobby Batson, Chief Technology Officer of Five Point.

The Solution Tower will be led by John Zenyuh, a Vice President at Five Point with extensive experience in the management of large scale enterprise information technology projects. John brings years of expertise to this new role. Initially, the Solution Tower will focus on developing seven Delivery Frameworks:

• Technology Roadmaps
• Solution Procurement
• Training & Organizational Change Management
• Test Management
• Data Quality & Conversion
• Business Intelligence & Analytics
• Service Oriented Architecture

Additionally, the Solution Tower Labs have begun research and development in four emerging areas:

• Virtualization
• Data Security
• Mobile
• Big Data

About Five Point:
Five Point is a provider of technology-enabled consulting services to companies operating in the utility, mining and transportation industries.  Five Point categorizes its offerings into three distinct Service Lines: Strategy and Research, Client-Side Delivery Support (CSDS), and Client-Side Operations Management (CSOM). Five Point provides its clients with an entire lifecycle of services to assess current business processes and technologies, develop transformational roadmaps, manage the procurement of new information technologies, and oversee the implementation and installation of the selected products. Visit our website at www.fivepoint.net for more information.

Atlanta, GA—Five Point, a leading industry consulting and services firm, announced today that David Parker, senior analyst and recognized expert in the utilities sector, will give the keynote address at its annual Executive Summit.  This year’s gathering of utility executives and sponsors will be held at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Denver, CO on October 15 -16, 2012.  

A long-term veteran and thought leader for utilities, Mr. Parker has been associated with the utility industry since he began his career in 1980.  During his twenty plus years spent researching and analyzing the industry at firms such as RW Baird, A.G. Edwards and Duff & Phelps Investment Research, he has made noteworthy contributions that have gained him national recognition.

Richard Charles, president of Five Point, had this to say about the addition of Parker as keynote, “It is an honor to welcome David to our Executive Summit as the key note speaker.  Each year we consider carefully the visionaries we extend invitations to for the opening address. Mr. Parker follows Mr. David Wright, NARUC Chair, who provided that keynote to our 2011 Summit and Mr. Barry Smitherman, former Chair of the Texas PUC, who provided the keynote in 2010.  We are pleased that such a highly regarded expert in our industry will be sharing his insights and knowledge with distinguished guests and sponsors in Denver this October."

In 2009, Mr. Parker was recognized as the best utility sector stock picker.  His 2010, 2011 and 2012 honors include recognition as one of the top three analysts for EPS forecast accuracy and stock recommendations. Mr. Parker has been identified by Reuter’s, the Financial Times, Forbes and the Wall Street Journal as one of the industry’s leading analysts.

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About Five Point:
Five Point is a specialized provider of Business Strategy, Solution Procurement, Client-Side Delivery Support^SM, Application Management and Research and Advisory services to organizations within the energy and utility, transportation and mining industries. The global firm is headquartered in Atlanta with offices in Manila and Brisbane. Please visit our website at www.FivePoint.net to learn more about Five Point.