Knowledge2010 Executive Summit Sponsor Profiles

Meet the 2010 Sponsors

Oracle Utilities delivers the proven software applications that help utilities achieve competitive advantage, business performance excellence and a lower total cost of technology ownership. Oracle Utilities integrates industry-specific customer care and billing, network management, work and asset management, mobile workforce management and meter data management applications with the capabilities of Oracle's industry-leading enterprise applications, business intelligence tools, middleware and database technologies. Oracle Utilities enables its customers to adapt more nimbly to market deregulation, meet ever-evolving customer demands, and deliver on commitments to environmental conservation. For more information, visit http://www.oracle.com/industries/utilities. 

Itron Inc. is a leading technology provider to the global energy and water industries. Itron Inc. consists of Itron in North America and Actaris outside of North America. Our company is the world’s leading provider of metering, data collection and utility software solutions, with nearly 8,000 utilities worldwide relying on our technology to optimize the delivery and use of energy and water. Our products include electricity, gas and water meters; data collection and communication systems, including automated meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI); meter data management and related software applications; project management, installation, and consulting services. To know more, start here: www.itron.com.

Elster Solutions is a world leader in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and integrated metering and utilization solutions to the gas, electricity and water industries. Elster’s high quality AMI and AMR products, systems, and solutions reflect the wealth of knowledge and experience gained from over 170 years of dedication to measuring precious resources and energy. Elster provides world class solutions and advanced technologies to help utilities more easily, efficiently and reliably obtain and use advanced metering intelligence to improve customer service, enhance operational efficiency, and increase revenues. Elster's AMI solutions enable utilities to cost-effectively generate, deliver, manage and conserve the life-essential resources of gas, electricity and water. The group has over 7,500 staff and operations in 38 countries, focused in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Visit www.elstersolutions.com for more information.

Telvent, through its innovative information technologies, wishes to contribute to creating a more sustainable and secure world. For that reason, we employ the most talented personnel with vast experience in developing solutions and services that help manage energy sources more efficiently; reduce CO2 emissions in transportation by reducing traffic congestion; optimize the complete water cycle; monitor and oversee critical infrastructures and provide proprietary real time information services, which is required to optimize the production and distribution of basic commodities.

Telvent is the global IT solutions and business information services provider that helps to improve the efficiency, safety and security of the world’s leading companies. Telvent serves markets that are critical to the sustainability of our planet, including the energy, transportation, agricultural and environmental sectors. For more information visit, www.telvent.com.

ESRI is built on the philosophy that a geographic approach to problem solving ensures better communication and collaboration. ESRI develops geographic information system (GIS) solutions that function as an integral component to your utility.

ESRI technology integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. The geographic approach, through ESRI technology, allows us to view, query, and understand data in many ways. We see relationships, patterns, and trends in the form of GIS-based maps, globes, reports, and charts.

GIS from ESRI helps you answer questions and solve problems. When viewed in the context of geography, your data is quickly understood and easily shared. GIS technology can be integrated into any enterprise information system framework and deployed in the following ways: Data Management, 
Planning and Analysis, Workforce Automation, and Situational Awareness. For more information, please visit www.esri.com/electric. 

Convergys Corporation, a global leader in interactive relationship management, provides innovative next generation billing and customer management solutions to support the rapid advance of smart grid technology. We support leading utility and energy providers through the provision of a highly scalable, real time Smart Customer Information System (CIS) solution, enabling a richer, more effective customer service experience for utility customers. Our Smart CIS Solutions, through their comprehensive real-time rating, dynamic billing, flexible customer and account management and intelligent collections capabilities, wrapped by specialist services and flexible business delivery models, lower implementation risk and up-front investment. Whether applying the expertise of our global workforce to Smart CIS Solutions, BSS solutions, customer management, or HR management, we are passionately committed to reliable delivery and unparalleled client satisfaction. Convergys serves more than half of the Fortune 50 companies in over 70 countries. For more information visit, www.convergys.com.

Sensus provides smart metering technologies and conservation solutions for automatic meter reading, (AMR), advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), smart grid applications, distribution automation, and communication that enable electric, gas, and water utilities to measure, manage, and control distributed resources. We also support home area networks that help households practice intelligent resource consumption. With nearly 4M endpoints deployed, utilities and consumers know that the smartest solutions start with Sensus. Measure the success of your next project with smart metering from Sensus. For more information visit, http://www.sensus.com/. 

eMeter provides the essential software platform and applications that enable electric, gas and water utilities to achieve large-scale Smart Grid deployments. Leading utilities worldwide depend on eMeter’s to reduce operational costs, increase service reliability, boost customer satisfaction and drive energy efficiency. With over 24 million meters under contract today, eMeter has the most large-scale deployments in the industry and provides the lowest risk way for utilities to achieve Smart Grid success. Visit, http://www.emeter.com/ for more information.

For additional information about sponsoring this summit contact your Energy Central Account representative or Tim Tobeck: sales@energycentral.com, Phone: 303.228.4752