Cognera Recognized as One of Alberta’s Top Employers for 2012

Cognera Corporation, a leader in complex billing and customer care solutions for the energy retail and utilities industries, announced today that it ranked on the Alberta’s Top Employer list for 2012, which recognizes the Alberta employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. Alberta's Top Employers is an annual competition organized by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers from Mediacorp Canada Inc. Employers are evaluated by reviewing their physical workplace, work and social atmosphere, health, financial and family benefits, vacation and time off, employee communications, performance management, training and skills development and community involvement.

This year's winners were announced in special features published by the Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal. Cognera was recognized as a ‘Top Employer’ as a result of their comprehensive employee benefit program, which includes year-end bonuses, profit-sharing, personal paid days off and contributions to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP). Cognera also encourages employee growth through subsidies for tuition and professional accreditation, various training options and a formal mentoring program.

“We are honored to be recognized as one of Alberta’s Top Employers as we strive to support all our employees’ needs and create an ideal working environment,” said Cognera’s Chief Executive Officer, Rod Neumann. “This recognition is a testament to Cognera’s dedicated employees and our on-going commitment to create an exceptional workplace while supporting the company’s continued growth in the energy and utility billing industry.”

Neumann continued, “As a company that participates in a variety of local charities, Cognera is an employer that cares deeply about our community and the environment. We look forward to Cognera’s continued success and hope to continue to attract professionals who are dedicated to the company, their job and community.”

The complete list of Alberta’s Top Employers for 2012 can be found at www.canadastop100.com/alberta.

Visit www.new.cognera.com for more information about Cognera’s complex billing solutions.

About Cognera Corporation

Cognera offers proven, cost-effective billing and customer care solutions enabling Competitive Energy Retailers and Utilities to meet increasing customer demands and industry requirements. The company’s next generation billing and business intelligence solutions manage complex rates and data, improve customer relationships and help organizations manage Smart Grid requirements quickly and easily, without the large upfront financial investment and associated risk associated with other solutions. Cognera’s deep rooted experience in the energy and utilities industry makes them the natural choice when upgrading legacy systems to meet evolving business, regulatory and technology requirements. For more information, visit www.new.cognera.com.