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HOUSTON, Oct 16, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) and El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP) today announced a definitive agreement whereby KMI will acquire all of the outstanding shares of EP in a transaction that will create the largest midstream and the fourth largest energy company in North America with an enterprise value of approximately $94 billion and 80,000 miles of pipelines. The total purchase price, including the assumption of debt outstanding at El Paso Corporation and including the debt outstanding at El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB) is approximately $38 billion.

The combined enterprise, including the associated master limited partnerships, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) and EPB, will represent the largest natural gas pipeline network in the US, the largest independent transporter of petroleum products in the US, the largest transporter of CO2 in the US and the largest independent terminal owner/operator in the US. Click here for the complete press release.

We are pleased to announce that Facility Wizard Software is now a Gold Partner of the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN). As a member of OPN, we will enjoy a host of valuable benefits designed for companies committed to delivering innovative, quality solutions with Oracle.

Through access to Oracle’s premier products, technical services, education, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork program gives partners the tools they need to be succeed in enterprise environments.

“The Oracle PartnerNetwork provides us with the resources we need to unify our simple, powerful and flexible applications with Oracle’s world-class technologies. Our participation in the Oracle PartnerNetwork will ensure that our users will have the highest level of integration across the full spectrum of Oracle’s software portfolio,” said Kris Kelly, Facility Wizard COO.

Facility Wizard Software Named One of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies for Second Consecutive Year

Facility Wizard Software, a leading provider of software and Web-based solutions for facility management, construction and real estate professionals, announced that it has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of the country’s fastest growing private companies.

The list, compiled by Inc. magazine, ranked companies based on their percentage of revenue growth from 2005 through 2008. Qualifying companies had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent – not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies – with at least $2 million in revenues.

“It’s exciting to be ranked among the country’s most successful private companies,” said Dave Johnson, Facility Wizard President/CEO. “The recognition is great, but mostly it’s about the people that use our software. It validates our idea that you can deliver powerful solutions to enterprises and workgroups and still keep things simple.”