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Highlighting the results of Oracle's "Smart Grid Challenges & Choices, Part 2: North American Utility Executives' Vision and Priorities" research report. The article notes that while 71 percent of utilities say securing customer buy-in is a key step need

Article by Guerry Waters, vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities discussing pre-packaged customer and billing analytics. The article notes that in order to maximize the benefits from smart grid programs like demand response and net meterin

Highlighting the U.S. Department of Energy's interactive Website that serves as an educational smart grid resource for consumers. The article references the recent Oracle Utilities smart grid study noting that 71 percent of utilities admit there is a nee

Press release highlighting that Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (Cobb EMC) has selected Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and Oracle Smart Grid Gateway to support its smart grid initiatives. The release notes that Cobb EMC will leverage Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and its existing Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing application to connect advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) usage data and 3,800 in-home displays. The article also includes comments from Bill Vellante, group vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle is pleased to support Cobb EMC as they work towards making the most out of the data they are collecting -- to ultimately improve service delivery while empowering its customers with information to understand their usage.

Highlighting that Cobb Electric Membership Corp. has selected Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and Oracle Smart Grid Gateway to support its smart grid initiatives. The article notes that Cobb Electric Membership Corp. plans to use Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management to verify, store, process and format smart meter data, providing every department, application and business process with the metering information it needs.

Highlighting that Oracle Utilities will be helping Georgia's Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (Cobb EMC) manage the vast amount of data the utility will be gathering from its deployment of 196,000 smart electricity meters. The article notes that as part of a pilot program, Cobb EMC will also use Oracle applications to connect advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) usage data and 3,800 in-home displays. The article also includes comments from Bill Vellante, group vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle's applications will help Cobb EMC move toward making the most out of the data they are collecting.

Highlighting that Cobb Electric Membership Corp. has selected Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and Oracle Smart Grid Gateway to support its smart grid initiatives. The article also notes that Cobb Electric Membership Corp. plans to use the Oracle solutions to verify, store, process and format smart meter data, providing every department, application and business process with the metering information it needs.

Highlighting that Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (Cobb EMC), recently deployed Oracle Utilities Data Management and Oracle Smart Grid Gateway to support its smart grid initiatives. The article notes that Cobb EMC will utilize Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management to verify, store, process and format smart meter data to offer every department, application and business process with the metering information they require. The article also includes comments from Bill Vellante, group vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle is pleased to support Cobb EMC as they work towards making the most out of the data they are collecting.

Highlighting that Inteli is working with Oracle to deliver the installation of 1,300 slow charging stations and 50 fast charging stations in Portugal, to support the government's MOBI-E vehicle electrification project. The article notes that the MOBI-E platform will include the implementation of Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing. This will deliver base rating and billing functionalities, enabling monthly flat rate and time-of-day rating of electricity consumption, network usage and/or additional service charging such as parking, roaming between Electric Vehicle (EV) operators and Energy Retailers, as well as the settlement and clearing of all transactions among the service providers.

Highlighting that Inteli is working with Oracle to install 1,300 slow charging stations and 50 fast charging stations as part of Portugal's MOBI-E vehicle electrification project. The article notes that with Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing, utilities like Inteli can benefit from insight into energy usage and patterns which will be delivered by the charging stations, enabling utilities to tailor services accordingly, and increasing customer satisfaction and loyalty. The article also includes comments from Bastian Fischer, vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that utilities, electric vehicle operators and electric vehicle charging service providers are advised to implement customer care and billing solutions in order to address the anticipated electricity flow as the number of electric vehicles increase, as well as tackling scenarios in which electric vehicle batteries feed electricity back into the distribution network.

Highlighting that the United States Marine Corps has deployed a global combat support system using an integrated suite of Oracle solutions. The article notes that to support its supply and maintenance system, the United States Marine Corps has implemented the Oracle E-Business Suite, including Oracle Financial Management, Oracle Purchasing, Oracle Mobile Field Service and Oracle Supply Chain Planning. The article also includes comments from Mark Johnson, senior vice president, Oracle Public Sector noting that Oracle looks forward to continuing to work with the US Marine Corps to improve the readiness of our nation's forces.

press release highlighting that the United States Marine Corps has implemented an integrated suite of Oracle solutions to support its supply and maintenance system. The article notes that the U.S. Marine Corps implemented the Oracle E-Business Suite, including Oracle Financial Management, Oracle Purchasing, Oracle Mobile Field Service and Oracle Supply Chain Planning. The article also includes comments from Mark Johnson, senior vice president, Oracle Public Sector noting that by using Oracle applications and technology, the U.S. Marine Corps is able to improve combat effectiveness through an integrated, near real-time logistics system.

Warnaco Inc., which operates retail globally under the Calvin Klein Underwear, Calvin Klein Jeans and Ck Calvin Klein brands, selects Oracle Retail to support the growth of its international direct to consumer business

Warnaco will use Oracle Retail assortment planning, size profile optimization and merchandise financial planning to create a unified retail planning model for select brands across various regions.

The Oracle planning tools "will allow us to reduce complexity" said Laurie Lofgren, vice president of planning and forecasting at Warnaco

New York-based global apparel company Warnaco recently selected Oracle's Retail Planning solutions to build a unified retail planning model

Johnny Belk, the company's COO, said at Oracle Retail's CrossTalk conference in June that the chain - like many other retailers - is dealing with a 14 percent increase in product prices heading into the fall season...

Since going live on the ATG Web Commerce platform, Ashford.com's online sales have grown rapidly, and year to date are more than double last year's sales during the same period

"We are enabling next generation best practices that will center on optimizing the customer experience at both the store and ecommerce level," says Mike Laurenti, CIO and EVP, Belk. "Oracle Retail shares this vision, which is why we selected them as a par

To support its growing international business and improve performance and stability, Kamal Osman Jamjoom (KOJ) has upgraded Oracle® Retail Merchandising applications, Oracle Database and Oracle Solaris