Oracle Media Resource

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 according to a report by Pike Research, the two best-positioned MDM vendors are Oracle and eMeter. The article also notes that Oracle attained the highest overall score in the Pike Pulse report due to its broad MDM product line, massive scale, geographic presence, technical innovations and integration of MDM with other well-known Oracle products.

Byline by Oracle Utilities' Guerry Waters highlighting Oracle's report, Smart Grid Challenges & Choices, Part 2: North American Utility Executives' Vision and Priorities. The byline notes that open communication, transparent processes and standards-based IT tools will help utilities extract and derive value from the data they need to effectively communicate with their customers.

Highlighting that Oracle has announced that its Oracle Utilities Network Management System offers new modeling and analysis features to improve distribution-grid management for electric utilities. The article notes that the new modeling enhancements provide real-time views of grid activity to help properly align electricity generation with demand. 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.

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 announced that Eesti Energia has implemented Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing, as well as Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management. The article notes that integrated with Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing, the Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management application provides a meter-to-cash process that supports both current meter and smart meter deployments.

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.

The Sept. 20 editions of Billing World and Vision2Mobile highlighted that Oracle is rolling out a new tool, Oracle Communications Digital Store, to help service providers manage the complete content lifecycle, spanning content submission, test and approval, and storefront management. The article notes that the solution is an end-to-end digital content platform designed to help CSPs enhance their digital offerings.

The Sept. 22 edition of Pipeline covered the launch of the Oracle Communications Digital Store. The article notes that the solution is an end-to-end digital content platform designed to help CSPs enhance their digital offerings. The article features comments from Chris King, senior director, product marketing, Oracle Communications who notes that the Digital Store will help meet service providers' needs as the industry continues to innovate and evolve.

The Sept. 22 edition of TMCnet includes this article highlighting that Oracle has announced the availability of its Oracle Communications Digital Store. The article notes that the Digital Store is an end-to-end digital content platform that helps CSPs manage the complete content lifecycle.

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 CACI International is purchasing Advanced Programs Group LLC, an Oracle Platinum Partner and provider of Oracle e-Business services in the Federal market. The article notes that the acquisition of Advanced Programs Group makes CACI one of the largest Federal Oracle providers and the only Federal Shared Service Provider in both the financial and contract life cycle management business areas.

Highlighting that Oracle announced its solution for health insurance exchanges that provides state governments with the functionality and services required to help ensure health insurance exchange success. The article notes that the Oracle solution enables state governments to phase in additional programs as requirements or legislation changes and supports key Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology guidance. The article also includes comments from Mark Johnson, senior vice president, Oracle Public Sector noting that Oracle offers a robust solution which consists of proven technologies that are architected to work together, and include the necessary capabilities to deliver a successful program.

Highlighting that Oracle unveiled an integrated health care platform designed to help states set up health insurance exchanges. The article also notes that the applications can support Health and Human Services Department programs and core business functions such as eligibility and enrollment; billings, collections and premium reconciliation; customer service; premium tax credit tracking; broker management; payment processing and financial and management reporting.

Highlighting that Oracle is offering software and services to help state governments establish health insurance exchanges. The article also notes that the Oracle solution supports guidance on modular system integration, open service-oriented architecture and business rules from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.

Highlighting that Oracle launched a new solution for health insurance exchanges to deliver the functionality and services required by state governments to help ensure health insurance exchange success. The article notes that Oracle's comprehensive solution for healthcare insurance exchanges combines Siebel Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Applications, Oracle Policy Automation Solution for Public Sector, Oracle Hyperion Planning, Oracle Business Intelligence Applications as well as Oracle Fusion Middleware components including Oracle Identity Management, Oracle WebCenter Suite, Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Master Data Management Suite. The article also includes comments from Mark Johnson, senior vice president, Oracle Public Sector noting that the impending rollout of health insurance exchanges will require state governments to establish state-regulated and standardized health care plans, from which individuals may purchase health insurance that is eligible for Federal subsidies.

Highlighting that Oracle announced that Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0.1, running with Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2, processed 1 billion meter reads per hour. The release also notes that Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management running on Oracle Exadata helps utilities process data at unprecedented rates -- turning data into real intelligence that improves operational efficiency across every department while enabling utilities to provide their customers with information that helps them monitor and manage their energy and water use. The release includes comments from Linda Jackman, group vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle hardware and software 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 utility executives will gather at the upcoming Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco conference, October 2-6, 2011 at Moscone Center, to share new ways to leverage Oracle applications, technology and systems that help enable smart grid and other priority industry programs. The release notes that as part of a series of more than 40 sessions, demonstrations and networking events focused on utilities trends and solutions and will deliver presentations on how they work with Oracle on technology initiatives that help support strategies for improved efficiency, performance and customer service. The release also includes comments from Rodger Smith, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle designed the dedicated Utilities track for attendees to gain valuable information on how to respond to a changing business environment, stay ahead of environmental initiatives and offer customers better service.

Highlighting the performance of Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0.1, running with Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2. The article notes that running Oracle's utilities meter data management software through its database machine and cloud platform processed the equivalent of four consumption measurements per hour coming from 250 million advanced energy meters. The article also includes comments from Linda Jackman, group vice president of industry strategy, Oracle Utilities noting that new utilities technologies are bringing with them huge increases in data volumes and residential smart meters alone will increase the consumption data processed for billing purposes from 12 meter reads per year to 35,000 or more.

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.