As the worldwide economy emerges from the most severe downturn since the 1930s, we at NovaTech wish to express our gratitude for the business that you, our customers, have provided for us over the past twelve months. While adjustments were required during this difficult time, we are happy to report that our entire customer base has emerged from the recession intact, and we are on track for another profitable year.

Like you, we have used the past year to prepare ourselves for the inevitable resurgence of the U.S. and global economies. We have made substantial investments in engineering and product development to facilitate the improvement and expansion of your operations.

NovaTech applications engineering has expanded in headcount and capabilities, and offers a new suite of packaged services (called D/3 Optimizer) tailored to help D/3 users get the most our of their systems and Facets contracts. The upcoming D/3 User Conference (May 23-26, 2010) will debut the much-anticipated new D/3 console, a more powerful and flexible visualization and information sharing solution for the D/3 process enterprise.

Several new modules and retrofit panels for the 8000 Series I/O have already seen successful deployment at MillerCoors and other NovaTech customers, and continue to provide superior value with their 1:6 redundancy and other innovations.

In Utility news, we are proud to report that Orion has been identified as the leading “flexible substation automation platform” in the U.S. by Newton Evans (2008 market survey).

As we move past the challenges of 2009, we do so with a certainty that our value to customers is strong in any business climate. Adaptation and innovation have always been at the core of our business, and these strengths serve our customers in lean climates and times of opportunity alike.

Aubrey Buz Zey, President

Volker Oakey, CEO