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APX Partners with Wiley Publishing, Inc. to Publish "Environmental Commodities For Dummies®"

Santa Clara, CA - August 26, 2008 - APX, Inc., the leading infrastructure provider for environmental and energy markets announced today that it has partnered with Wiley Publishing, Inc. to produce Environmental Commodities For Dummies, a comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand guide that enables companies and organizations to use and benefit from the carbon, renewable energy, and energy efficiency markets. As part of its commitment to providing environmental commodity information to market participants, APX is offering the publication at no cost to qualified organizations through its website - www.apx.com.

From carbon offsets and allowances to renewable energy certificates and energy efficiency credits, environmental commodities represent the fastest growing new commodity market. In addition to being able to understand this rapidly expanding market, participants need to be certain that the commodity is real, verified, unique and valid. "Environmental Commodities For Dummies" provides a roadmap to understand environmental commodities and how to participate in these markets in a way that ensures transparency, enhances business opportunities, and helps address global warming.

"Environmental commodity markets are becoming increasingly important for all organizations including corporations, electricity generators, NGOs, government agencies, and the financial community," said John Melby, President of APX. "Making this free guide available is part of our long-standing commitment to make it easier for organizations to participate in these important new markets and achieve their environmental goals."

The APX Environmental Market Depository™ provides the essential infrastructure needed to enable environmental commodities markets to develop. The platform is designed to meet the needs of market participants and support the policy objectives of states, regions, the U.S. federal government and international organizations. APX market systems create, validate, track and manage these commodities via unique serial numbers and provide a full audit trail to ensure integrity in the marketplace.

About APX, Inc.

APX is the leading infrastructure provider for environmental and energy markets in renewable energy and greenhouse gases including carbon commodities. Providing a bank and mint for environmental commodities, the APX Environmental Market Depository™ is trusted to create, track, manage, and retire renewable energy certificates (RECs), energy efficiency and conservation certificates, carbon offset credits such as verified emissions reductions (VERs), and greenhouse gas emission allowances. The company is the system of choice for every major renewable energy market in North America and greenhouse gas markets worldwide.

APX also provides technology, strategic consulting, and expert operational services to assist wholesale power market participants reduce costs and improve performance in power scheduling, settlement, market operations, system operations support, and demand response programs. A privately held company, APX is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

About For Dummies®

With near universal name recognition, more than 200 million books in print, and more than 1,300 topics, For Dummies is the world’s bestselling reference series. With loyal customers around the globe, For Dummies enriches people’s lives by making knowledge accessible in a fun and easy way. Described by the New York Times as “more than a publishing phenomenon, but a sign of the times,” For Dummies span every section of the bookstore, covering everything from health to history, music to math, self-help to Spanish language, technology to travel, and more. The Dummies brand has expanded into new products and categories with language audio sets; and an extensive licensed product line, including art sets, craft kits, GPS navigation, fitness and hobby DVDs and more. For more information, visit Dummies.com. For Dummies is a branded imprint of Wiley.

Contact:

Reiner Musier
APX, Inc.
Chief Marketing Officer
617.699.0929 (mobile)
408.517.2100 (office)
rmusier@apx.com

Sard Verbinnen & Co.
Ron Low/Scott Beaver
(415) 618-8750

Susie Dempsey
Associate Publicist
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
sdempsey@wiley.com
(201) 748-5625