Jun 25 2008

TANTALUS APPOINTS ERIC MURRAY AS PRESIDENT
Murray to Focus on Building Partnerships and
Enhancing TUNet Smart Grid Solutions

Vancouver, BC Canada – June 25, 2008 – Mr. John McEwen, Chairman, the Board of Directors, and Dr. Dominic Geraghty, CEO, are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Eric J.L. Murray as President of Tantalus Systems Corp. Eric has been with Tantalus since the beginning of commercial operations in 2003 and has spearheaded significant customer growth in his previous roles as Vice President, Sales and most recently as Senior Vice President, Sales & Business Development.

In his new role, Mr. Murray will work with new and existing partners to continue to enhance the TUNet® suite of AMI and Smart Grid solutions, and the Tantalus brand. He holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and a Mechanical Engineering Degree from the Royal Military College.

“Eric is a driving force behind Tantalus’ early successes,” said Geraghty, “He has been instrumental in establishing TUNet as a top tier Smart Grid communications system, cultivating partnerships that lead to new and creative solutions, and helping our utility customers achieve the full potential of AMI technology through cost reductions, operational efficiency and engaging consumers in conservation.”

The Board of Directors congratulates Mr. Murray on this important appointment with full confidence in his leadership and his ability to continue to increase the broad adoption of Tantalus’ unique Smart Grid solution.

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About Tantalus
Tantalus designs, manufactures, and markets two-way, real-time data communications networks to monitor and control electric, gas, and water utilities. TUNet® – the Tantalus Utility Network – is a single, multi-purpose communications backbone specifically designed to help utilities automate their distribution infrastructure. Tantalus’ long-range wireless networks unite a utility’s applications, making advanced metering, outage management, power quality monitoring, load management, and distribution automation cost-effective and practical throughout both urban and rural service areas.