ZUG, Switzerland, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire - Landis+Gyr, the world's leading provider of energy management and advanced metering solutions, was able to sustain increased year-over-year sales levels again despite a challenging global economic environment in financial year 2011. Very significant growth of 26% in the Asia-Pacific coupled with 7% growth in EMEA more than offset the 4% decline in the Americas region. Total sales increased 4% reaching a record USD 1,598 million (2010: USD 1,533 million).

Brussels, May 9, 2012 – The European Smart Metering Industry Group (ESMIG) believes that consumer awareness and involvement are key elements for the Smart Meter roll-out over the coming years to be successful, as consumer benefits in terms of energy and consumer savings will be significant.

Zug & Brussels, May 5, 2012– The chance to make an effective contribution to the 2020 energy efficiency goals will be wasted if the Energy Efficiency directive does not include the smart metering functionalities which give consumers the ability to make real energy savings.

Basingstoke, UK, March 26, 2012 - Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (“ICT”) solutions provider, today announced it has signed a collaboration agreement with Landis+Gyr, a global provider of integrated energy management products and the world’s leader in smart metering. The agreement will see the two companies form a strategic partnership to jointly develop smart metering and smart grid solutions targeted for commercial launch from mid 2012 onwards.

Sevilla, Spain, March 26, 2012 – Landis+Gyr, global provider of integrated energy management products and solutions has been awarded a new contract to supply smart energy meters to Iberdrola for its roll-out in Spain.

Zug & Brussels, February 28, 2012 – Today, the European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee voted on the draft energy efficiency directive.

Zug, Switzerland, February 21, 2012 - The subsidiary of Finland’s leading gas company Gasum and Landis+Gyr have signed an agreement on a smart metering solution: hour-based data will also soon be available for gas consumption. The decision to acquire this solution was affected by Gasum’s wish to follow the regulations in the EU’s Energy and Services Directive. The agreement strengthens Landis+Gyr’s position as the leading supplier of smart metering solutions in the Finnish gas market.

Zug, Switzerland, February 15, 2012 – Landis+Gyr, global provider of integrated energy management products and solutions, announces today that the Gridstream Meter Data Unification System (MDUS) is now a Qualified Business Solution (QBS) for the SAP® for Utilities solution. Utilities can now profit from lower integration costs, shorter integration timelines, reduced risk and a future-proof investment.

Zug, Switzerland and Bloomington, Minnesota – January 10, 2012 – Landis+Gyr, the leading global provider of integrated energy management products, today announced that it has completed the transfer of ownership for all of the remaining stock of Ecologic Analytics, bringing Landis+Gyr’s ownership to 100%. The terms of the transaction will not be disclosed.

Landis+Gyr continues to evolve its end-to-end smart grid solution with the latest Gridstream release.

Zug & Brussels, December 15, 2011– The European Commission adopted the European Energy Roadmap 2050 today. John Harris, Vice President and Head Governmental Affairs and Communications, Landis+Gyr, the world’s leading smart metering company, welcomed the major improvements that the Roadmap foresees in energy efficiency, and stressed the need to lay the foundations for the transformation of the energy network without further delay.

Sydney, Australia – November 29, 2011 – Landis+Gyr today announced that the company has been recognized with the inaugural 2011 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Advanced Metering Infrastructure Company of the Year award.

Zug, Switzerland, Oslo, Norway, and Schoten, Belgium - October 4, 2011 – The leading global energy management solutions provider, Landis+Gyr, Nordic telecom operator ice.net and smart metering communication hub specialist Xemex have bundled their international experience gained with CDMA450 and are launching it in the Norwegian and Scandinavian markets. The result is a solution that covers rural, coastal and mountainous areas in addition to the urban metropolis of the region’s cities.

Zug, Switzerland, Oslo, Norway, and Schoten, Belgium, October 4, 2011 – The leading global energy management solutions provider, Landis+Gyr, Nordic telecom operator ice.net and smart metering communication hub specialist Xemex have bundled their international experience gained with CDMA450 and are launching it in the Norwegian and Scandinavian markets. The result is a solution that covers rural, coastal and mountainous areas in addition to the urban metropolis of the region’s cities.

From Smart Metering, to Smart Grids, to Smart Communities

Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Zug, Switzerland – September 29, 2011, Landis+Gyr, global provider of integrated energy management products and solutions, and Ecologic Analytics, leading provider of meter data management systems, are collaborating on the development of the next generation of the Gridstream Meter Data Unification System (MDUS) 2.0 to streamline integration with SAP for Utilities^®.

Zug, Switzerland - July, 13, 2011 – Landis+Gyr, the world’s leading provider of energy management solutions, has successfully added Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) capability to its range of IPv4 Ethernet, GPRS and UMTS enabled smart meters. This step is crucial in smart metering evolution as it contributes to the future requirements of a smart grid environment, where an explosion in the number of intelligent home and networking devices is foreseen.

Zug, Switzerland and Tokyo, Japan – May 19, 2011 – Landis+Gyr today announced that Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) has entered into a definitive sale agreement with the shareholders of Landis+Gyr, under which Toshiba, one of the world’s leaders in electronics and power systems, will acquire Landis+Gyr, the global leader in energy management solutions for utilities, for US$2.3 billion in cash, to build the world’s Smart Grid leader.

London – May 17, 2011 – Energy management firm Landis+Gyr UK Limited has won a Gold Medal award in the prestigious RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards for the fifth consecutive year. The Gold Medal award was presented at a ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, at the National Exhibition Centre today.

Zug, Switzerland - May 24, 2011 – Landis+Gyr, the leading global provider of energy management solutions, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with TEXX and TEXXEnergy, Swiss charging station infrastructure and bat-tery management solutions provider. The objective is to promote ecolog-ical mobility and to commonly explore potential business fields in the area of electric mobility, including charging station technology and other related systems.

Zug, Switzerland - May 11, 2011 – Landis+Gyr, global leaders in energy management solutions, has won a deal to supply Belgian municipality Régie de Wavre with hard and software that will enable a smart grid environment in the province of Brabant-Wallon. This decision comes as a response to changing market dynamics and the clear need for smart metering infrastructure to bring benefit to end-consumers.

Zug, Switzerland - February 22, 2011 – Landis+Gyr, the leading global energy management solutions provider, today announced a significant milestone resulting from its software development cooperation agreement with SAP: Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream MDUS (smart meter data unification and synchronization) is now an SAP-qualified business solution. With this step, Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream MDUS integrated with the SAP® for Utilities solution portfolio can deliver an end-to-end integrated offering, helping ensure investments made can adapt and fit into future IT architecture.

Zug, Switzerland - January 31, 2011 – Landis+Gyr, the world‟s leading provider of energy management solutions, has contributed to an innovative energy research project with the Bits to Energy Lab - a joint research initiative of Switzerland‟s leading universities ETH Zurich and University of St. Gallen. Bits to Energy combines core competencies from multiple disciplines, such as electrical engineering, computer science, marketing and psychology, to change behavior and foster residential energy efficiency.

Zug, Switzerland - January 13, 2011 - Landis+Gyr, the world leader in energy management solutions, has signed an agreement with Oulu Energy in Finland for the delivery of the Landis+Gyr Gridstream smart metering solution and smart metering hardware. The deal is one of the largest of its kind in Finland, and rollout will take place between 2011 and 2012.

Beijing – January 6, 2011- Landis+Gyr, the world’s largest smart meter solutions provider, today announced it has been selected by the State Grid Corporation of China, the country’s leading power grid operator, to supply over 10,000 commercial and industrial advanced electricity meters for upcoming deployment in six provinces.