OSIsoft Completes Successful Testing of AMI Integration for SAP

PI System to act as data concentrator between meter systems and SAP solutions
SAN LEANDRO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
OSIsoft (www.osisoft.com), provider of the PI System, the industry standard
enterprise infrastructure for management of time-series data and events,
announced today that it has completed testing integration of the PI System with
SAP AMI Enhancement Package 4 web services.

OSIsoft has been working with SAP AG to achieve integration of end-to-end
processes between the meter and the back office systems and to reduce a
company`s total cost of ownership for an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI).
For the past year the SAP AMI Lighthouse Council, comprised of seven power
companies, has been shaping integration of the SAP solution with AMI meter data
collection systems.

OSIsoft is using its PI System as a Meter Data Unification System (MDUS) for
collection of meter data and integration with SAP. The PI System acts as a data
concentrator for meter and event data between the AMI head end systems and
downstream SAP solutions. All integration between the PI System MDUS and SAP is
achieved by using web services.

SAP outlined a series of tests that had to be performed to demonstrate the
business functionality of integration between the SAP ERP system, the MDUS
layer, through to the meter. OSIsoft successfully completed all tests required
by the SAP Utilities IBU, demonstrating the complete business functionality of
data integration between meter data collection systems and the SAP solution as
outlined in the Enhancement Package 4 release of the SAP AMI product.

In addition, successful integration testing has been demonstrated at Consumers
Energy, a member of the SAP AMI Lighthouse Council. The PI System has been
selected to be the MDUS solution for the Consumers Energy demand-response pilot.

OSIsoft plans a continued effort in this development; work is progressing on the
next release of web services The process of co-innovation and collaboration
between SAP and OSIsoft has fostered better understanding of challenges faced by
utility companies in delivering this functionality and has assisted OSIsoft in
bringing a better product to market.

"The OSIsoft PI System, long a trusted data infrastructure for many utilities
worldwide, is an integral part of Smart Grid solutions for Generation,
Transmission and Distribution. Expansion of the PI System`s use as an MDUS
solution to address AMI Integration extends the OSIsoft footprint in the Smart
Grid solution space," said John O`Shea, OSIsoft Senior Vice President.

About OSIsoft

OSIsoft (www.osisoft.com) delivers the PI System, the industry standard in
enterprise infrastructure, for management of time series data and events. A
global base of more than 15,000 installations across manufacturing, energy,
utilities, life sciences, data centers and critical facilities, and process
industries relies upon the OSIsoft PI System to safeguard data and deliver
enterprise-wide visibility into operational and business data in order to manage
assets, mitigate risks, improve processes, drive innovation, make business
decisions in real time, as well as identify competitive business and market
opportunities.

Founded in 1980, OSIsoft, Inc. is headquartered in San Leandro, Calif., with
operations worldwide and is privately held. Learn more about OSIsoft and the PI
System at www.osisoft.com.

OSIsoft, Inc.
Laurence Keefe, 585-721-2233
lkeefe@osisoft.com

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