Vesta Partners and Meridium Announce Alliance for Meridium Mobile Inspection Management for SAP

Stamford, CT - September 18, 2007 - Vesta Partners, LLC a consulting group specializing in Maintenance Management and Enterprise Asset Management Technology Services, and Meridium, Inc., the leader in asset performance management (APM) software and consulting solutions, have announced an alliance to provide SAP maintenance and consulting services. This agreement is in conjunction with Meridium’s newest solution for the SAP marketplace: Meridium Mobile Inspection Management (MIM) for SAP..  Vesta, a Meridium preferred service provider for Reliability Centered Maintenance and Optimization (RCMO) will now provide additional implementation and integration services for MIM.

The newly launched MIM is tightly integrated with SAP. for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and built completely in SAP. NetWeaver.  MIM puts the power of Meridium and SAP in the hands of equipment operators and inspectors through a handheld application that lets them capture data electronically in the field. 

“The Meridium Mobile Inspection Management Solution gives all customers using SAP. for EAM the opportunity to easily leverage SAP’s mobile capabilities to implement operator and inspection routes in the field, plant or facility,” states Gary Johnston, Vice President, Channel Solutions for Meridium.  “Meridium, SAP and Vesta Partners are all working closely to make this solution successful in the enterprise asset management (EAM) market segment.”

“In our continuing effort to deliver the highest quality maintenance and reliability consulting services, we are thrilled to expand our alliance with Meridium,” added Mike Maiolo, President for Vesta.  “Our extensive experience and capabilities with SAP for EAM and SAP. xApp Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP xMII) allows us to fully leverage MIM and bring tremendous value to our customers.”

The complimentary services of Vesta and Meridium allow the companies to provide robust SAP solutions to new and existing customers.  The continued expansion of the alliance is logical as Vesta and Meridium continue to enhance the usability and performance of SAP to meet overall industry needs. 

About Vesta
Vesta Partners, LLC is a professional services company with deep domain expertise in maintenance management.  Our approach combines industry best practices with practical technology solutions that provide our customers with a competitive edge.  We help our customers shift their maintenance operations from a necessary cost center to an enterprise improvement platform.  For more information, please visit www.vestapartners.com

About Meridium
Meridium, Inc. is the leader in asset performance management solutions for process, power, mining and discrete manufacturing industries. With Meridium software and services, companies can improve profitability and achieve predictable production capacity without additional capital expense by increasing reliability and improving the performance of their production assets. Industry leaders such as Eastman, Lyondell, Marathon Petroleum and Xcel Energy rely on Meridium for enterprise wide asset performance. Founded in 1993, Meridium is headquartered in Roanoke, VA, USA, with regional offices in Houston, TX, USA; Dubai, UAE; Walldorf, Germany; and Perth, Australia. For more information, visit www.meridium.com