Leidos Engineering Showcases the "Power of Purple 2.0" at DistribuTECH 2015

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Jan 21, 2015, 04:05 ET

RESTON, Va., Jan. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will be showcasing the "Power of Purple 2.0" as the company's energy and utility experts visit San Diego for the DistribuTECH 2015 Conference and Exhibition on Feb. 3-5. Leidos experts will speak at general sessions, as well as present during in-booth demonstrations (booth #1206) on the show floor at the San Diego Convention Center.

"This is our second year being at DistribuTECH with our new company name and 'Power of Purple' perspective on the challenges and opportunities faced by the utility industry," said Tom Damon, vice president for Leidos Engineering. "Leidos has foundational services to address important challenges facing the industry today, and future-leaning solutions — like distributed energy resource integration, cloud based data analytics, smart grid as a service, physical and cybersecurity planning, auditing and monitoring — to equip our clients to take on the challenges they will face tomorrow."

A top sponsor of the event for six years, Leidos will have its experts presenting on panels and alongside utilities on topics including customer strategies and outreach, water utility AMI data use and grid communications. During exhibit hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, Leidos will also host in-booth demonstrations on big data analytics, distributed energy resources (microgrids), utility security for the new NERC CIP-014 standard, and Smart Grid as a Service (SGS). For more information and specific times for Leidos presentations and demonstrations during DistribuTECH, visit www.leidos.com/distributech.

DistribuTECH is the utility industry's leading conference and exposition with more than 10,000 attendees from 64 countries. The event covers automation and control systems, energy efficiency, demand response, renewable energy integration, advanced metering, transmission and distribution system operation and reliability, power delivery equipment and water utility technology.

About Leidos
Leidos is a FORTUNE 500® science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world's toughest challenges in national security, health and engineering. The Company's 20,000 employees support vital missions for our government and the commercial sector, develop innovative solutions to drive better outcomes and defend our Nation's digital and physical infrastructure from 'new world' threats. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $5.77 billion for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2014, after giving effect to the spin-off of the company's technical services and information technology business. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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