Cyan offers flexible solutions for the remote monitoring and control of lights, energy meters and industrial telemetry.
Cyan's solutions are based on a comprehensive standard product portfolio of RF based gateways and nodes.
Metering: Gas, Electricity, Water
Lighting: Street, Tunnel, Architectural,
Industrial Telemetry: Process control, Thermo eco telemetry, Weather

Pre-close update, said:
That its "decisive action and substantial cost cutting" leaves the company in a strong position for 2010.
It has spent much time and effort in supporting prospective customers, with volume order confirmations expected in the new year.

Future prospects
Has successfully secured and maintained key partnerships, most recently with Future Electronics Inc, a top three worldwide electronic component distributor with divisions focussed on metering and lighting products.

Has successfully completed two equity placings to new and existing investors during the period, raising a total of 3.0 million of new money to fund working capital requirements to support customer trial orders and partnerships.

Directors Buying:
Over 4 Millions share were bought by directors during this month

For all this motives the shares at 1.15p are worth taking some aboard

lectricity Metering Networks
Electricity utilities and meter manufacturers are investigating ways of introducing Advanced Meter Reading (AMR) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) to their businesses.

These technologies can significantly improve the information made available to energy service providers, including detailed energy usage profiles, diagnostic and status data from metering devices, and instantaneous usage from industrial and domestic consumers. This in turn helps to reduce the cost of taking readings, and prevent financial loss due to the fraudulent use of supplies. Load balancing can also be improved when information on instantaneous usage is provided. In addition consumers can benefit from improved information on their energy usage patterns by making better use of off-peak tariffs.

Cyan offers wireless Point-to-Point (P2P) and Meshing solutions for electricity AMR/AMI. Cyan's P2P solution use its ISM frequency band RF nodes (433/470/868/915/865 MHz). These allow a handheld meter reading device to directly communicate with each meter. Cyans meshing solution uses the same RF nodes to connect meters to a GPRS Gateway. A CyNet mesh network is formed around the gateway, which can be used to collate energy profiles, receive instantaneous readings, and send tariff updates to the meter. Cyan's GPRS Gateways can automatically monitor the mesh network and collect meter readings. Each GRPS Gateway has a RF node to connect to the local mesh network and GPRS modem for remote collection and monitoring from the backhaul system

Gas Metering Networks
A rise in energy prices and increasing focus on environmental issues has led to the demand for energy efficiency. As a result governments are legislating for the provision of Automated Meter Reading with a long term plan to move to fully Automated Metering Infrastructure

Cyan offers a wireless gas meter network solution that enables city wide deployment of wireless gas meters. The network uses Cyan's Cy-Net low power mesh network over ISM band (433/470/868/915/865 MHz). Each gas meter becomes an RF node on the network communicating with other RF nodes as well as mains powered concentrator gateways. The concentrators, Cyan's GPRS Gateways, automatically monitor the mesh network and collect readings from the meters.

Each GRPS Gateway has a RF node to connect to the local mesh network as well as GPRS for backhaul to remote central collection and monitoring system.

Industrial
Cyan's range of gateways and radio nodes can be used in a wide variety of monitoring and control applications. The RF nodes have on board resources such as Analogue to Digital converters with 12-bit resolution, digital inputs and outputs, timers and counters.

These can be used with external circuitry to sense conditions such as temperature, humidity, and movement. The combination of these resources, the Cy-Net radio mesh, and GPRS gateway can then be used to report telemetry to a central point, and/or send control signals to each remote node.

Street and Tunnel Lighting
With the rise of energy pricing and new regulation, operators of public lighting systems are driven to reduce operating costs. These reductions can be achieved by remotely controlling each lamp and managing its brightness according to need and by decreasing maintenance requirements by detecting faults remotely.

Cyan's technologies and products provide a complete control and communications network and user interface to lighting manufacturers. This complete system solution allows lighting manufacturers to manufacture and sell RF controlled street and tunnel lighting systems.

SMART GRIDS INDIA - A NEED FOR SMART PLANNING / 17 DEC 2012

The North India power outage of 2012 left 300 million people without power for 15 hours and even disrupted the regular functioning of the National Capital. The question however remains, what steps are being taken to strengthen the system and avoid another blackout. Though an audit of the protection systems was commissioned, a fundamental re-engineering and restructuring process to curb over drawing of power must be set in place. With rising demand for power in the urban sector, a focus on power supply to rural India must also be given top priority. The Ministry of Power has sent its proposal for addition of 76,000 MW of power capacity in the Twelfth Five Year plan (2012-2017) to the planning commission. Steps to encourage foreign investments in the power sector have also been taken with FDI up to 100 per cent that is permitted under automatic route for projects of electricity generation (except atomic energy), transmission, distribution and power trading.

Efficient transmission,distribution and monitoring systems play a pivotal role in any power related sector. Therefore, utmost care and attention must be given to ensure 100% reliability and accuracy when in operation. Smart technology and innovations coupled with Smart planning should now be the fundamental objective of Indian Power sector. The Indian smart meter market is estimated to be 100 million nodes alone and with the support of Government, revolutionizing India's Grid to an enhanced and dynamic network will be the solution to the current power problems.

Shri Reji Kumar Pillai, The President of India Smart Grid Forum quotes “Indian power sector MUST leverage smart grid technologies to alleviate the perennial problems of the sector – huge t&d losses, power cuts, poor quality of supply and equipment failure. Smart grids can provide end to end visibility of the system in real time that will facilitate effective management of all sources of generation, transmission, distribution and consumption of electricity; and also contribute to optimized asset utilization, increased employee productivity and better customer service.” A global perspective comes from Mr. Thor Hjartarson, Manager - System Reliability Planning at Toronto Hydro, who said "Today's Asset Management and Engineering is about finding optimal solutions for a complex system operated as close to utilization as possible. Smart Grid technologies and analytics will enable this through better system monitoring, more accurate and timely information as well as enhanced automation and operation. "

The Smart Grid India Energy Efficiency Optimization Summit on 20 & 21 February, 2013 in New Delhi will touch upon the need to adopt grid and meter technologies that will pave the path to energy efficiency in India. The summit will host speakers such as Shri Reji Kumar Pillai, Mr. Thor Hjartarson alongside Shri Tarun Kapoor from The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Shri V. Arunachalam from CPRI.

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Advanced Metering Infrastructure pilot

Cyan Holdings plc (AIM:CYAN.L), the integrated system and software design company delivering mesh based flexible wireless solutions for utility metering and lighting control, announces that one of its strategic meter manufacturer partners in India has deployed Cyan's integrated Advanced Metering Infrastructure ("AMI") solution as a pilot for a leading integrated power company in Mumbai.

Cyan's meter manufacturer partner has deployed single and three phase CyLec® (Cyan's integrated solution for AMI) enabled meters in Mumbai for evaluation by the power company. The installation will demonstrate CyLec and is expected to remain in place for three to six months. The company will use its own Meter Data Management System to manage and present the data collected from the meters.

The private company is India's largest integrated power company with over 1,000,000 household, 150,000 corporate customers and a significant international presence.

Is it good enough?
Next 2-10 years!

good company but if successful will be gobbled up by a preditor.

good company but if successful will be gobbled up by a preditor.

Cyan Holdings to present at the London Innovators and Investors Forum

It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the forthcoming Innovators & Investors Forum on the 29th January 2013 at the Business Design Centre, London. This will be an exclusive invitation only event organised by Shares Magazine and Cenkos Securities.

As an active private investor, we are sure you would appreciate this unique opportunity to receive privileged access to 30 diverse, forward thinking and energetic technology companies at a single event.

Many of the exhibiting companies are currently involved in some very exciting projects in an effort to drive future growth, and development within their industries.

The event will be supported with an extensive conference program, including keynote speakers and company presentations.

We sincerely hope you are able to attend and that you find the experience both profitable and enlightening. Companies represented include:

1Spatial
Avanti Communications
Bango
Bond International Software Group
Brady
CML Microsystems
Corac
Cyan Holdings
eg Solutions
Energetix Group
eServGlobal
Forbidden Technologies
Fusion IP
Globo
incadea
InternetQ
IQE
KBC Advanced Technologies
Netcall
Optimal Payments
Plastics Capital
Probability
Quindell Portfolio
StatPro Group
WANdisco


Event time: 12.30pm to 5.30pm

Complimentary refreshments and luncheon provided

To register for this event please click here


CONFERENCE AGENDA AS AT 09.01.13
(To be updated once presentation speakers are confirmed)

12:30 Registration & Lunch

14:00 Keynote speaker - Richard Penny, Senior Fund Manager - Legal and General

14:15 Shares Magazine presentation - Russ Mould, Editorial Director

14:30 Company presentation - David Richards, President & CEO - WANdisco

14:45 Company presentation - Henrik Bang, CEO - Netcall

15:00 Company presentation - Marcus Hanke, CEO - 1Spatial

15:15 Company presentation - tbc

15:30 Coffee Break

16:00 Company presentation - Stephen Blundell, CFO - eServGlobal

16:15 Company presentation - David Baynes, CEO - Fusion IP

16:30 Company presentation - Stephen Streater, CEO - Forbidden Technologies

16:45 Company presentation - Charles Cohen, CEO - Probability

17:00 Company presentation - Simon Smith, Non-Executive Director - Cyan Holdings

17:15 Close

This agenda is subject to change and alterations

For further information, please visit our events page

All these companies are paying to get a few minutes of so-called Conference, in front of a few well-known shareholders.
Each talk will contain nothing that isn't already known by the Market and the event is starting mid-day, so there's hardly any time to do more than arrive, run-round and leave.
EDIT: (15Jan2013)- Some good news from Report, but I fear CYAN isn't using the best BM, whereby they take a tiny % of the deals by providing the billing infrastructure, etc. - this should remove Elec Co's fear of getting paid and means CYAN would benefit from general rises in costs - and/or software updates - maybe they do, but I'm not (yet) conviinced....FWIW.
EDIT (16Jan13)-Re Directors taking Shares, in lieu:-IMHO not quite so positive, as the Co is trying to save cash....yet maybe it shows some potential.

There you go Mike :- Cyan to Present at Innovators & Investors Forum

Smart metering industry forecasts

Report forecasts half of all global meter market revenues
to come from smart utility meters by 2016

they would have to sell lots and lots and lots to make a decent profit - i cant see it.

Director Shareholdings

Further to the Company's circular dated 1 September 2010, setting out details of a Directors' Share Purchase Scheme the Company confirms that all of its directors have agreed to revert to receiving shares in lieu of fees from January 2013 until March 2013. This arrangement will apply to 100% of each director's fees.

As before, the newly issued shares will be issued on the 1st day of each month, with the number being determined by the closing mid-market share price of the Ordinary shares on the trading day immediately prior to the issue of the Ordinary Shares. The first issue will therefore be made on 1 February 2013, relating to fees for January 2013. These shares will be issued out of block listings admitted to AIM up to July 2012.

~184 - Agreed, but once you are a Supplier that's a very long income stream . . . it's getting it started that's the problem, but CYAN has managed to keep going and whilst it would be nicer to be UK-sales, we can't be too picky. A meter is a Meter. I think their ability to "switch-off" is going to be attractive as this ensures payment and in lighting helps loadshedding, which benefits generation costs.
~185 - I'm now warming to Co where Dir take shares in Lieu (but NOT "as-well"), as this shows a L-T committment and real hope . . . . their future is going to be rosey. It's about time LT holders benefited, but there is still hope.

Cyan Holdings plc (AIM: CYAN.L), the integrated system and software design company delivering mesh based flexible wireless solutions for utility metering and lighting control announces the conditional placing of 223,333,333 new Ordinary Shares of 0.01p each ("Placing Shares") with new and existing institutional shareholders ("Placees") at a price of 0.45p per share to raise £1 million before expenses (the "Placing"). The Placing is conditional only upon the admission of the shares to AIM.

Preliminary Results

Key achievements

· Significant progress on Tamil Nadu Electricity Board tender

· Appointment of telecoms and smart metering expert John Cronin as Executive Chairman

· Strategic partnership with Larsen & Toubro to provide Indian utility customers with Advanced Metering Infrastructure ("AMI") solutions

· Substantial metering order of over US$1M from Indian partner

· Deployment of smart metering pilots with leading integrated power company in Mumbai and for Power Grid Corporation of India in Puducherry

· Equity fund raisings during the year of £3.8M before expenses (including £1.7M from the placing in December 2011 which was concluded in January 2012)

Financial highlights

· Decrease in revenue during 2012 to £315,194 (2011: £455,591)

· Operating loss for the year reduced to £3,103,622 (2011 restated: £3,575,000)

· Cash balance at end of year £1,618,574 (2011: £364,590)

Post period end highlights

· Operations established in India to drive and support future growth, including hire of Country Manager

· Deployment of AMI pilot with large public utility in the north of India

· Equity fund raising of £1M before expenses in April 2013 to strengthen balance sheet and fund continued expansion of operations

RNS not good news.

sp down nearly 40% today oh dear!

Yes - back in the 'jam tomorrow' drawer!

Strategic Partnership and Initial Order

trategic Partnership Agreement with Ilumatic S/A Brazil
Initial order from Ilumatic for $135,000

Cyan Holdings plc (AIM: CYAN.L), the integrated system design company delivering wireless solutions for lighting control and utility metering announces that it has formed a strategic partnership with Ilumatic to collaborate in the development, supply and delivery of CyLux®, Cyan's energy efficient smart lighting solution, within Brazil. The agreement also includes an order for $135,000.

Cyan and Ilumatic S/A have entered into a Strategic Partnership Agreement to provide Brazil's municipalities with CyLux®. This includes a $135,000 order from Ilumatic comprising of a significant initial upfront payment as well as complete funding to adapt, qualify and certify Cyan's CyLux® products to meet the RF spectrum standards in Brazil. This funding will rapidly accelerate Cyan's strategic entry into this significant market while being cost neutral and resource light for Cyan.

Strategic p'ship with Nobre de la Torre, Brazil

Cyan Holdings plc (AIM: CYAN.L), the integrated system design company delivering wireless solutions for lighting control and utility metering announces that it has formed an exclusive partnership, assuming certain performance targets are met, with Nobre de la Torre ("Nobre") to collaborate on the development, supply and system integration of CyLec®, Cyan's smart metering solutions, within Brazil.

As part of this agreement, Nobre and Cyan will jointly develop hardware and software solutions for the power market within Brazil. Nobre will promote CyLec® under its Smart Metering Segment WorkForce programme and advise on the integration of Cyan Automatic Meter Reading ("AMR") and Advanced Meter Infrastructure ("AMI") technologies with Meter Data Management Systems ("MDMS"). Nobre will also arrange an initial two smart metering pilot studies to be carried out with Brazilian electricity distribution companies.