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Highlighting that Oracle and Grid Net will deliver advanced distribution management systems and meter data management technology for utilities involved in smart grid deployments. The article also notes that the solutions offered by the two companies are

Highlighting that Oracle Utilities has extended its smart-grid capabilities with the release of Oracles Utilities Network Management System 1.11, which offers new features to help electricity companies improve distribution grid management. The article notes that new advanced distribution management features help utilities extend smart grid initiatives to support renewable resources and electric vehicle recharging. The article also includes comments from Brad Williams, vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that incorporating new technologies into a real-time model of the grid is vital to utilities' ability to manage network activity.

Highlighting that Oracle and Grid Net entered into agreement to deliver advanced distribution management systems and meter data management technology to support utility smart grid deployments. The article notes that Oracle and Grid Net will utilize Grid

Article highlighting the announcement of Oracle Utilities Operational Device Management (ODM), an information systems platform that helps utilities manage the change, configuration, and inventory of smart grid assets for improved operational efficiency. The article notes that the new ODM smart grid software platform is designed to manage the range of "smart devices" in utilities' new distribution infrastructure.

Highlighting that Oracle has introduced Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.11, which offers new modeling and analysis features that improve distribution-grid management for electric utilities. The article notes that the new modeling helps analyze the effects of customer loads in different locations and identify where off-peak recharging is needed due to grid capacity constraints, incorporate renewable resources like solar roofs and backyard windmills into the grid and use stored electricity as another source of energy. The article also includes comments from Brad Williams, vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle Utilities Network Management System offers the real-time modeling and power system simulations utilities need to optimize grid operations as networks change.

Highlighting that to extend Oracle's smart grid capabilities, Oracle announced the availability of Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.11, which offers new modeling and analysis features to improve distribution-grid management for electric utilities. The release notes that new advanced distribution management features help utilities extend smart grid initiatives to support renewable resources and electric vehicle recharging. The release also includes comments from Brad Williams, vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle Utilities Network Management System offers the real-time modeling and power system simulations utilities need to optimize grid operations as networks change.

The Aug. 17 edition of NTS Smart Grid Blog & News includes the following article highlighting the results of Oracle Utilities' "Big Data, Bigger Opportunities" report. The article notes that utilities, like most other industries, struggle to effectively manage data.

Highlighting that Echelon Corporation has teamed with Oracle to help utilities better manage outages, protect revenue, offer demand response, and offer prepayment options. The article notes that Oracle Utilities Smart Grid Gateway integrated with Echelon's smart metering solution enables utilities to deploy multiple applications to manage their assets and customers. The article also includes comments from Bastian Fischer, vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle and Echelon are pleased to offer a highly flexible solution that is adaptable to changing customer, operations and regulatory needs.

Highlighting that to extend Oracle's smart grid capabilities, Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.11 offers new modeling and analysis features to improve distribution-grid management for electric utilities. The blog notes that the new modeling enhancements provide real-time views of grid activity to help properly align electricity generation with demand.

Highlighting that Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.11 offers enhancements designed to give utilities real-time insight into what's going on with their distribution grid and enable them to accurately balance power generation with demand. The article notes that the new modeling enhancements provide data on possible outcomes from a variety of conditions such as extreme temperatures, storms and fluctuations in commercial and consumer power use - information that can help utilities prepare better contingency plans against situations that previously would have led to outages. The article also includes comments from Brad Williams, vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle Utilities Network Management System offers the real-time modeling and power system simulations utilities need to optimize grid operations as networks change.

Highlighting that according to an Oracle study; electricity firms are pushing ahead with smart grid plans, but are failing to take full advantage of the opportunities presented by intelligent networks. The article also notes that the Oracle study is base

Highlighting that Oracle and Echelon have collaborated and are offering a new integrated solution that will help them manage outages and new applications more efficiently, as well as introduce renewable energy sources. The article notes that Oracle integrated their Utilities Smart Grid Gateway with Echelon's smart metering solution to enable utilities to deploy multiple applications quickly and safely and help reduce the cost and complexity of enhancing smart grids with new devices, data streams and business processes. The article also includes comments from Bastian Fischer, vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that utilities need to act now even though regulations, standards and available technology will change, so they are looking for an open, multi-application solution that will grow with them over time.

Highlighting that Oracle released Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.11 that offers new modeling and analysis features to improve distribution grid management for electric utilities. The article notes that the new enhancements provide real time views of grid activity to help properly align electricity generation with demand. The article also includes comments from Brad Williams, vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that incorporating new technologies into a real-time model of the grid is vital to utilities' ability to manage network activity.

Highlights results from Oracle's "Smart Grid Challenges & Choices: Utility Executives' Vision for the New Decade" report, which found that utilities consider system reliability a major concern for smart grid deployment.

Video highlighting Oracle's smart grid vision and capabilities.

The Dec. 6 edition of Smart Grid News includes the following article about how an increasing proportion of consumers over the next ten years will be "digital natives" - a generation of consumers who have grown up in a world with constant Internet and smart phone availability. The article notes that this demographic shift will change the way customers access information and monitor their usage of scare water and energy resources. The article includes comments from Oracle Utilities' Rodger Smith suggesting that the transformation of customer engagement from a reactive approach to a proactive one has already begun, noting that technologies are offering utilities the opportunity to have better relationships with their customers.

A news article highlighting the findings from Oracle Utilities' "EMEA Smart Grid Rollout" report. The article draws attention to the fact that, according to Oracle Utilities, electricity companies are not taking advantage of the smart grid's benefits in o

Byline by Bastian Fischer, vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities EMEA highlighting a recent study by Oracle Utilities revealing that organizations in the EMEA region are making progress towards the adoption of smart grids and smart meters.

The Aug. 14 edition of GreenTechMedia includes the following article highlighting the ten predictions and trends for what the utilities industry will see in the software and smart grid market in coming years identified by the keynote speakers at GreenTechMedia's The Soft Grid 2012 conference. The fourth trend sited in the article notes the increasing role of open-source platforms in terms of distributed processing of large data sets across clusters of computers. The article notes that legacy players in the industry, such as Oracle, are building solutions around new open-source platforms.

Highlighting that Oracle has announced Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.11, offering new modeling and analysis features to improve distribution-grid management for electric utilities. The article notes that Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.11 will help utilities improve customer service levels and network reliability; provide operational support for electric, gas, and/or water delivery networks; deliver a positive response to bad press resulting from poor customer responsiveness or major operational disruption and get more out of their smart grid investments and related data. The article also includes comments from Brad Williams, vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that the application provides customers with a complete and accurate view of their specific circumstance including estimated restoration times and validation of restoration.