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Byline by Guerry Waters, vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities about Oracle Utilities Advanced Spatial Outage Analytics. The article notes that the new Oracle Utilities outage products are part of a larger Oracle initiative to integrate m

Highlighting that Oracle Utilities is scheduled to demonstrate its continued leadership in the utilities industry at DistribuTECH 2011. The article notes that Brad Williams, vice president of product strategy, Oracle Utilities and Alan Dulgeroff, directo

The July 26 edition of eWeek includes the following article highlighting a new version of Oracle's Exalogic Elastic Cloud software as well as a new application aimed at electric and other utility companies, Oracle Utilities Operational Device Management. The article notes that Oracle Utilities Operational Device Management can help utility companies manage their smart power grids and other infrastructure.

Highlighting that Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing 2.3.1, running with Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2, processed an unprecedented 16,500 bills per minute or 993,240 bills per hour. The article notes that in tests, a typical night's billing run for a utility with one million customers-47,600 bills- was processed in 2.87 minutes. The article also includes comments from Linda Jackman, group vice president of industry strategy noting that this benchmark demonstrates that Oracle software and hardware systems-engineered to work together, and available today-can process routine customer bills in a fraction of the time traditionally used by most utilities.

Highlighting that Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing 2.3.1, running with Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2, processed an unprecedented 16,500 bills per minute or 993,240 bills per hour. The release notes that in tests, a typical night's billing run for a utility with one million customers-47,600 bills- was processed in 2.87 minutes. The release also includes comments from Linda Jackman, group vice president of industry strategy noting that this benchmark demonstrates that Oracle software and hardware systems-engineered to work together, and available today-can process routine customer bills in a fraction of the time traditionally used by most utilities.

Highlighting that Eesti Energia has gone live with Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing and Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management in anticipation of a deregulated market expected in 2013. The release also notes that Oracle has named Rodger E. Smith senior vice president and general manager for the Oracle Tax and Utilities Global Business Unit. The release includes comments from Mark Hurd, president, Oracle noting that Oracle's leadership in 22 key industries is a direct result of Oracle's ability to deliver products that solve industry-specific business problems.

Highlighting that Oracle's recent testing has demonstrated that the Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0.1 system, running in tandem with Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2, can successfully process 1 billion meter reads per hour. The article notes that the test used data from 5.5 million smart meters measuring consumption in 15-minute intervals. The article also includes comments from Linda Jackman, group vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that the test assures utilities that Oracle hardware and software - engineered to work together, and available today - can process the huge volumes of data arriving from interval reads and ensure the usability of the data to produce the accurate, timely bills customers expect.

Highlighting that Oracle announced the availability Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.11, which offers new modeling and analysis features to improve distribution-grid management for electric utilities. The article notes that the new advanced distribution management features help utilities extend smart grid initiatives to support renewable resources and electric vehicle recharging.

Highlighting that Echelon Corporation is integrating its smart metering technology with the Oracle Utilities Smart Grid Gateway to give utilities an efficient means to deploy multiple smart grid applications. The article notes that Echelon's head-end-based system software pre-processes the data collected from meters or other smart devices deployed and passes it to the Oracle Utilities gateway which then presents this data in a unified fashion to Oracle's suite of applications.

Highlighting that Oracle launched the latest version of their "Business Intelligence for Utilities" product, part of a family of analytics products designed to help utility companies access and organize data for monitoring activities and organization. Th

The City of Long Beach, one of the largest cities in California, has selected Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing and Oracle Utilities Mobile Workforce Management for its utility billing replacement project

Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited (Toronto Hydro) - one of the largest municipal electric distribution utilities in Canada delivering power to approximately 705,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers across the city of Toronto - implemented Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing to enhance its billing processes.

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 Oracle's Testing the Water: Smart Metering for Water Utilities survey results. The article includes comments from Brad Williams, vice president of product management, Oracle Utilities, noting that water is lagging behind electric and gas whe

Highlighting that Oracle announced the availability of the latest release of Oracle Business Intelligence for Utilities. The article notes that Oracle Business Intelligence for Utilities, a key component of the growing family of analytics products, helps

Highlighting that according to a report by Pike Research, Oracle, eMeter and Itron are the three best-positioned vendors of meter data management systems. The article also notes that Oracle announced the availability of Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.11, which will help utilities analyze the effects of customer loads such as electric vehicle recharging, and incorporate into the grid electricity from renewable resources such as solar roofs and backyard windmills.

Article highlighting the results of the recent Oracle "Water for All?" study. Among the various results, the article notes that the need to address challenges like wasteful consumer behavior, climate change and low tariffs are prompting innovation in the water sector, with utilities investing in a range of efficiency-improving technologies, including desalination technology, network sensors and smart meters. The article also notes that the threat of water scarcity is not an insurmountable challenge, but water utilities will need to make much more productive use of water available and better educate their customers about its value to overcome it.

Highlighting a recent Oracle survey revealing Canadian and American utility executives' outlook on smart grid benefits and opportunities for businesses in the next 10 years including comments from Brad Williams, vice president for product management, Orac

Highlighting that Oracle Utilities and NAVTEQ are offering a Webcast event focused on the business challenges facing electric, gas and water utilities.

Highlighting the most discussed topics at DistriubuTECH 2011. The article includes comments from Linda Jackman, vice president of product strategy and management, Oracle Utilities regarding unstructured analytics. The article also includes comments from