PCN Technology

Awards Event Celebrates San Diego’s Elite Technology Companies on October 22

SAN DIEGO, September 24th, 2010 – PCN Technology, Inc.; a leading communications and networking company announces today that it has been selected as a finalist in the Communication Products & Services category for TechAmerica San Diego’s 17th Annual High Tech Awards.

TechAmerica, the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry, proudly recognizes the accomplishments of regional companies every year at its annual awards ceremony. Past award winners have included such technology leaders as GE, Lockheed Martin, Samsung, and Infosys Technologies. Finalists will be honored for their outstanding achievements on October 22 at the Hyatt Aventine in La Jolla.

This year, an abundant number of local San Diego companies submitted nominations for their technological or business innovation, exceptional products or services, product marketplace validation, perseverance in the face of adversity, and community involvement for consideration in 10 separate categories, including Internet/Web Commerce; Computers and Related Products; Communications Products and Services; Clean Technology; Defense/IT Service; Semiconductor, Industrial and Analytical Instrumentation; Medical Device Technology/Instrumentation; and Outstanding Emerging Growth.

PCN was selected as a finalist in the Communication Products category for its IP-485™ technology products which represent a significant innovation for TCP/IP and SCADA network interconnectivity resulting in a convergence between IP based devices and resulting data, audio and video based Internet and Intranet applications within Mission Critical controls and automation machine to machine (M2M) markets. Because PCN utilizes existing control and power systems already in place, customers accelerate upgrading of their extensive infrastructures, which are usually networks developed before the Internet, faster and at lower costs.

By incorporating, PCN’s IP-485™ products; customers can create a single integrated TCP/IP, SCADA and ENERGY network. This paves the way for new data and energy applications for products, machines, buildings and systems overall while protecting existing network operations. “We are very pleased and excited that TechAmerica recognized the significance of PCN’s vision for the future as it relates to converging independent power and data wired networks into a single conductive media system. This all adds up to TCP/IP connectivity within existing automation, control and energy networks” commented Daniel Drolet, SVP for PCN”.

“PCN Technology’s open standard embedded platform and their resulting module and server products have accelerated the convergence of data and energy applications within commercial, industrial, energy and defense industries, making them a well-deserved contender for the High Tech Award in the ‘communication products and services category,’” said Kevin Carroll, regional vice president of TechAmerica San Diego. “We wish PCN Technology the best of luck as the competition within the category is tough this year, and look forward to announcing the results in October.”

For media interested in attending the TechAmerica High Tech Awards event, please contact Melody Demel at 619-234-0345 or demel@formulapr.com.

The 2010 TechAmerica High Tech Awards are sponsored by Barney & Barney, CBRE, Deloitte, Formula, Procopio, Silicon Valley Bank, SMS Technologies, TLC Staffing, and United Healthcare.

About PCN Technology, Inc. (PCN)

PCN Technology, Inc. (PCN) is an embedded communications and networking company that develops and manufactures module and server products based on its open standard conductive media platform that merges independent power and data networks into an integrated TCP/IP, Control and Energy system resulting in an advanced system allowing acceleration of Internet, Control & Energy applications on existing wires without eliminating existing network designs, operations, & investments. PCN is a private company located in San Diego, CA. (www.pcntechnology.com)

About TechAmerica

TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry, the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing approximately 1,500 member companies of all sizes from the public and commercial sectors of the economy, it is the industry’s largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members’ top and bottom lines. It is also the technology industry’s only grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state capitals around the United States; Washington, D.C.; Europe (Brussels); and Asia (Beijing). TechAmerica was formed by the merger of AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Government Electronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA). Learn more at www.aeanet.org or www.itaa.org.

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