SAP Spotlights New Smart Grid Developments for More Energy Efficiency
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Advanced Metering Infrastructure Solution from SAP Reaches General
Availability; Utilities Dashboard Provides Insight to Carbon Emissions
WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today
announced two key steps toward enabling a smart electric grid and energy
efficiency: the general availability of its advanced metering infrastructure
(AMI) solution, SAP(R) AMI Integration for Utilities software, and a packaged
dashboard developed in cooperation with StreamServe that displays
cost-to-serve modeling and related carbon emissions impact. The announcement
was made at CS Week, a customer service-focused conference for utilities being
held in Washington, D.C., May 19-22.
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With the immediate availability of SAP AMI Integration for Utilities, SAP also
announced significant progress in the business integration of smart meters in
the core processes of utility companies. The solution enables the efficient
acquisition of metering data through MDUS (meter data unification and
synchronization) systems and the management of bi-directional communication
processes between smart devices and SAP(R) Business Suite software.
The packaged dashboard developed in cooperation with StreamServe provides
utilities with the ability to monitor their costs to service their customers,
modeling how to reduce these costs and the related environmental impact with
reduction of carbon dioxide emissions.
"The SAP AMI Integration for Utilities solution and the packaged dashboard
tie-in closely with StreamServe's Sustainability Program, which was also
announced today at CS Week," said Dennis Ladd, president and CEO, StreamServe.
"Based on established benchmarks, these solutions enable utilities and their
customers to improve cost-efficiencies and become far less reliant on the
earth's resources. We are proud to have worked with SAP and to have developed
solutions that strive to support sustainability."
The availability of SAP AMI Integration for Utilities will enable utilities to
promote improved energy efficiencies to their customers by linking sales,
service and billing processes within the market-leading SAP(R) Customer
Relationship and Billing for Utilities package to the capabilities of AMI
technology.
"The plan to revolutionize the nation's electric grid will demand a serious
commitment to upgrading the way utilities and consumers interact with one
another," said David Laker, senior vice president and general manager,
Utilities Practice, SAP America, Inc. "These developments reflect our
commitment to that goal as well as helping the nation's utilities find ways to
run leaner and more efficiently."
"SAP's collaboration with partners such as StreamServe is critical to helping
utilities and their consumers prepare for the transition to the smart grid,"
agreed Tom Raftery, analyst with GreenMonk. "SAP and its partner ecosystem can
deliver a complete package of smart grid solutions, from the meter to the
utility's back office, that have mutual benefits for both companies and
consumers."
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25 industries to become best-run businesses. With more than 86,000 customers
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About StreamServe
StreamServe is a leading provider of Enterprise Document Presentment solutions
that set the standard for business communications. Simple to deploy and
maintain, the company's dynamic composition, document process automation and
enterprise output management solutions meet the demanding challenges of
today's global businesses for producing and delivering highly customized
documents in any format.
StreamServe's advanced software solutions ease the process of composing and
automating business communications, enabling organizations to increase the
value and profitability of their business relationships. This is done all
while leveraging existing business applications such as ERP, CRM and ECM.
The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Burlington, Mass.,
with 14 offices worldwide. StreamServe serves more than 5,000 customers in 130
countries, primarily in the financial services, utilities, manufacturing,
distribution and telecom sectors. Customers include BMW, CLP Power Hong Kong,
AmeriSource Bergen, and Siemens Financial. StreamServe's strategic partners
include Adobe Systems, IBM, InfoPrint Solutions Company, Lawson, and SAP.
To learn more about how StreamServe's solutions can improve the effectiveness
of your organization's communications, please visit us online at
http://www.streamserve.com.
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