Work with SAP Lighthouse Council enables customers to more quickly capitalize on advanced capabilities
Munich, Germany October 14, 2009— eMeter Corporation, the leading global provider of Smart Grid Management software, announced today, general availability of real-time integration between EnergyIP™, the industry’s leading Meter Data Management (MDM) system and SAP for Utilities. This new capability provides electric, gas and water utilities the visibility and process automation to drive operational efficiency, improve customer service and manage demand. In addition to its unique real-time capabilities, eMeter’s solution stands alone in providing the benefit of pre-built interoperability with any Smart Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and now, meter data unification and synchronization system (MDUS) integration with SAP solutions.
This is the first in a series of product releases based on eMeter’s work as one of the original Strategic Vendor members of the SAP Lighthouse Council and substantially reduces Smart Grid implementation and ongoing maintenance costs. As a member of the Lighthouse Council, eMeter offers MDUS solutions that act as a powerful hub for meter and event data between AMI systems and SAP solutions.
With this solution, utilities gain the immediate advantage of an out-of-the box, standard interface, enabling SAP customers to more quickly capitalize on EnergyIP’s advanced capabilities essential to intelligent metering and Smart Grid success. Key attributes include:
- Real-time data validation and framing to support dynamic pricing programs.
- Visibility into current customer information and real-time processing of events such as on demand meter reads to improve customer service.
- Automated synchronization of SAP Billing and CIS with Smart Metering infrastructure to respond to customer requests such as service plan changes and registering for new programs.
“We are excited to deliver this new capability as part of EnergyIP,” said Larsh Johnson, eMeter’s Co-Founder and CTO. “eMeter is unique in the industry providing out of the box two-way integration with both Smart Metering infrastructure and utility business systems. Working with SAP and the Lighthouse Council for the last two years enables us to insure interoperability with the leader in utility business systems using the standard MDUS interface.”
This new addition delivers EnergyIP’s MDUS interfaces for data management, exchange and process integration with SAP solutions and has successfully completed all tests required by the SAP Utilities IBU, demonstrating the complete business functionality based on integration between multiple meter data collection systems and SAP for Utilities as defined in SAP Enhancement Package 4.
About eMeter
eMeter provides essential software that enables electric, gas and water utilities to realize the full benefits of Smart Grid. Leading utilities worldwide depend on eMeter Smart Grid Management software to reduce operational costs, improve customer service, and drive energy efficiency. With the most large-scale deployments in the industry and strategic partnerships with Accenture, IBM, Logica, and Siemens, eMeter has built a reputation for unparalleled expertise that ensures customer success. For more information visit: www.emeter.com.
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