WithMeridium software and services, companies will accelerate profitabilitythrough effective asset strategies, thus increasing asset reliability andimproving the performance of their production assets. “The exSILentia software ismore focused on an individual user basis whereas Meridium’s focus is onenterprise solutions, consequently this cooperation is a perfect match.Seamless data exchange between the two tools will help overall efficiency.During these times of increased drive for cost effective solutions, we expectthat the Meridium and exida toolset to become the industry standard for safetylifecycle engineering information.”About MeridiumMeridium Inc. “A natural partner to the content in the handbook is exida’s Markovcalculation engine for SIL validation, which is TUV certified and isintegrated with the SERH database.”"The inclusion of this content into Meridium APM will provide our customerswith comprehensive, easy to use SIS life cycle management system,” said Iwanvan Beurden, Director of Engineering of exida. The Handbook offers a vast amount of detailedreliability data for both specific manufacturer products as well as genericequipment items. Many companies have standardized their SIL verifications onreliability data published by exida, and independent studies done by ARC havealso concluded that the exSILentia software is the market leader in the SILselection and SIL verification software market.”The extensive and well defined reliability data in the Safety EquipmentReliability Handbook drove our decision to include this wealth of informationin our SIS Management software,” said Steve Soos, product manager forMeridium.

TheSafety Equipment Reliability Handbook is the ultimate reference for anyfunctional safety engineer involved in conceptual design and safety integritylevel (SIL) verification. Key to an effective SIL reassessment process is usingevergreen data from integrated EAM systems to validate the design failure ratedata on an ongoing basis.exida’s exSILentia software is an integrated safety lifecycle engineering toolused for compliance with IEC 61511 / ANSI/ISA 84.00.01-2004 and provides astructured, consistent approach to the various safety lifecycle tasks. The software uses the Hazards Analysis riskassessment as the most recent SIL assessment for new Protective InstrumentedFunctions (PIF). This integration saves time and speeds up the SIL assessment byreducing the data entry process. The new Meridium SIS Management software addresses safetylifecycle requirements and allows users to:–Assess Safety Integrity Level (SIL) requirements–Perform Safety Integrity Level (SIL) verifications–Conduct proof testing–Provide continuous monitoring of equipment performance to ensureactualfailure rates comply design specified failure ratesMeridium’s SIS Management module is integrated with Meridium’s HazardsAnalysis application and can leverage the complete suite of APM tools providedby Meridium. Meridium APM software also aligns key performance indicatorswith corporate goals and provides critical analyses to decision makers abouttheir production assets on an enterprise, plant, system, equipment, andcomponent level.

and SELLERSVILLE, Pa., July 14 /PRNewswire/ — Meridium, theleader in asset performance management (APM) software and consultingsolutions, and exida, a certification and research company specializing insafety and high availability automation systems, announced today theintegration of exida’s exSILentia SILver calculation engine and the SafetyEquipment Reliability Handbook database into Meridium APM software’s newSafety Instrumented Systems (SIS) Management module.Meridium APM software improves the performance of production assets witheffective asset strategies based on best practices, rigorous analytics andplant history. For more information, visit http:// Ted Walter of NYC CAN, +1-917-627-8467, /PRNewswire-USNewswire — July 14/SOURCENYC CAN. Meridium and exida Announce Integration of Tools for More Effective SafetyInstrumented Systems ManagementROANOKE, Va. R/N/4/5/6 trains to”City Hall”BACKGROUND: NYC CAN is non-partisan organization comprised of 9/11 Families,First Responders, Survivors and proud, concerned citizens committed tobringing about an independent, impartial investigation into the events ofSeptember 11. WHEN: 1PM, Wednesday, July 15, 2009WHERE: Front steps of NYC City Hall, Lower Manhattan. 9/11 Families, First Responders and Survivors to Hold Press Conference at CityHall Steps Endorsing 2009 Ballot Referendum to Establish New Official 9/11Investigation in NYCTIME Magazine Person of the Year and Former FBI Agent Coleen Rowley toFormally Support New 9/11 InvestigationNEW YORK CITY, NYWHAT: Press Conference on the Steps of NY City Hall with 9/11 victim familymembers Donna Marsh O’Connor and Bob McIlvaine, and survivor JanetteMacKinlay, of the Executive Council of NYC CAN.A statement from TIMEMagazine’s 2002 Person of the Year, former FBI Agent Coleen Rowley will bereleased and read at the conference.