TR Control Solutions' ecoDriver Schools software educates youth on energy efficiency and empowers students to change behavior.

REDMOND, Wash., May 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- The spirit of innovation
among Microsoft Corp.'s partner community was celebrated today as TR Control
Solutions Ltd. was announced as the first Platinum Ingenuity Point Award
winner for its ecoDriver Schools solution. The award is a culmination of
Microsoft's Ingenuity Point contest, a worldwide competition open to
independent software vendors (ISVs) that build solutions on Microsoft
technology with the potential to address some of the world's biggest
challenges in the areas of education, healthcare and environmental
sustainability.

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"At Microsoft, we have always believed that computer technology coupled
with the magic of software provides powerful tools for tackling some of the
world's toughest problems," said Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft. "The
Ingenuity Point contest is one of the ways Microsoft recognizes innovative
solutions developed by our partners to improve people's lives by increasing
literacy, improving healthcare and addressing environmental sustainability."

Chosen from six Gold Award finalists from two phases of the yearlong
competition, TR Control Solutions' ecoDriver Schools solution helps raise
awareness and reduce the carbon footprint in schools. Based on Windows and
Microsoft .NET technologies, ecoDriver Schools monitors energy and water use
and provides information and analysis that can then inform conservation plans,
classroom education and student activities.

"We are thrilled to be selected as the Platinum Award winner for the
Ingenuity Point contest," said John Taylor, founder of TR Control Solutions,
who co-developed ecoDriver Schools with company director Robert Battye. "In
creating ecoDriver Schools, we focused on developing a solution that would
serve as a foundation for sustainable development, while also providing an
education tool to channel the enthusiasm of students who want to make a
difference."

ecoDriver Schools makes it possible for administrators, teachers, and
students to track, manage, and report on a school's consumption of resources
by reflecting the consumption levels -- and the cost of that consumption -- on
a large-screen monitor, where it shows up in visual dashboards with line and
bar graphs, as well as numeric readouts. The same information -- including
kilowatt-hour usage and expense for every day of the month and every month of
the year, as well as carbon dioxide production data and comparisons with the
previous year -- also can be accessed though the system. Schools can track how
changes in behavior will save energy and money and reduce the school's carbon
footprint, while also drawing on a resource to help educate children on ways
to work together to minimize the environmental impact of their respective
schools.

Microsoft's chief environmental strategist and one of the judges of the
Ingenuity Point contest, Rob Bernard, said the ecoDriver solution is an
excellent example of how technology can help drive positive change for the
world's most urgent challenges.

"The goal of Microsoft's Ingenuity Point contest is to recognize the
passion and innovation behind technology solutions developed by our partners
that help address global challenges," Bernard said. "By developing a powerful
solution with the potential to address climate change head-on, while also
educating young people about responsible energy use, TR Control Solutions'
ecoDriver solution embodies the very heart of this competition."

As a Platinum Ingenuity Point Award recipient, TR Control Solutions will
serve as a guest judge in the global finals of Microsoft Imagine Cup 2008,
held in Paris from July 3-8.

More information on the ecoDriver Schools solution, Ingenuity Point and
future competitions can be found at
http://www.theingenuitypoint.com/main/default.aspx.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their
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