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The February 12 edition of eCampus News includes the following press release announcing that Oracle's PeopleSoft Student Administration Integration Pack has become the first student information system (SIS) to achieve official conformance certification with IMS Global Learning Consortium's Learning Information Services (LIS) v2.0 Beta 1 specification. The release notes that the LIS specification provides the industry with a definable yard stick to measure learning system interoperability. The release includes comment from Mark Armstrong, vice president, higher education product development, Oracle, who notes that conformance confirms Oracle's longstanding commitment to system interoperability.

The February 12 edition of eSchool News includes the following press release announcing that Oracle's PeopleSoft Student Administration Integration Pack has become the first student information system (SIS) to achieve official conformance certification with IMS Global Learning Consortium's Learning Information Services (LIS) v2.0 Beta 1 specification. The release notes that the LIS specification provides the industry with a definable yard stick to measure learning system interoperability. The release includes comment from Mark Armstrong, vice president, higher education product development, Oracle, who notes that conformance confirms Oracle's longstanding commitment to system interoperability.

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has published two smart grid specifications that aim to help drive the development and deployment of open, interoperable smart grid technologies internationally. The Renew Grid article features a quote from Bastian Fischer, Vice President, Industry Strategy, Oracle Utilities, who notes that industry's involvement in standards development is critical, as standards contribute to innovation.

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) has selected Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and plans to upgrade its Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing application to support its smart grid and green initiatives. The release discusses that REC is one of more than 100 customers who have selected or implemented an Oracle Utilities product in fiscal year 2011. The release includes comments from Bill Vellante, group vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management's interoperability with multiple Oracle solutions will give REC the scalability and functionality it needs to manage large meter data volumes and provide useful information to the utility's various departments and its customers.

Douglas Tait of Oracle Communications explains why the path to NFV has inter-operational issues and how to overcome them.

Douglas Tait of Oracle Communications explains why the path to NFV has inter-operational issues and how to overcome them.