SAN MATEO, California, October 24 /PRNewswire/ --
eMeter, a global leader in clean energy technology, has announced that leading Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) technology company, Iskraemeco Ltd, has agreed to participate in its IntegratedMDM program.
The resounding participation of leading AMI companies in eMeter's IntegratedMDM program highlights the value of close cooperation and future interoperability between an independent meter data management system (MDMS) and multiple AMI technologies, said Larsh Johnson, eMeter CTO. Utilities selecting a participating AMI technology can be assured that the technology will operate with eMeter's EnergyIP(TM) MDMS now and in the future.
This program formalizes the long-term working relationship that eMeter has enjoyed with these industry leaders. Under the program, Iskraemeco independently agrees to cooperate in the integration of its AMI technology with eMeter's EnergyIP software.
The eMeter IntegratedMDM program consists of the following elements:
(1) Interoperability. The parties ensure that eMeter's MDM will interoperate with the participating AMI technologies.
(2) Independence of MDM and AMI Systems. The parties recognize the advantage that an open, independent MDM offers utilities that can select from the participant's offerings now and in the future.
(3) Integration Planning. The program includes ongoing development cooperation and release planning between eMeter and the AMI companies covering existing and future functionality.
We are pleased to be a member of the eMeter IntegratedMDM program and believe that eMeter's EnergyIP software is the industry leader, said Vladimir Sodin, Iskraemeco Managing Director. EnergyIP excels as an MDM and more importantly, EnergyIP's architecture supports and complements our present and future feature set ensuring that our customers will receive the full value of our AMI solution.
Iskrameco joins Silver Spring Networks, Current Technologies, EDMI, Eka Systems, Elster, Landis+Gyr, Sensus and Trilliant as the newest member of the IntegratedMDM program. eMeter developed EnergyIP specifically to support the installation, operation, and management of AMI systems and the data they generate. eMeter's software is a multi-vendor AMI integration platform built upon an open Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) incorporating real-time messaging technology. Furthermore, EnergyIP enables support for a wide range of growing Smart Grid functions, ranging from interval metering to Home Area Networks.
About eMeter Corporation
With 23 million meters under contract, eMeter Corporation of San Mateo, California, provides software that enables electric, gas and water utilities to realize the full benefits of their Advanced Metering and Smart Grid initiatives. EnergyIPTM, eMeter's premier enterprise software platform, offers a full suite of Meter Data Management functionality, an Integration Platform for linking a variety of AMI (advanced metering infrastructure) systems to multiple utility information systems and Business Process Management Tools specializing in AMI implementation, operations and maintenance. eMeter recently announced a strategic partnership for global distribution with Siemens Corporation. For more information, please visit http://www.emeter.com.
About Iskraemeco
Since its founding in 1945, Iskraemeco has been known for technical innovation. Six decades of success and growth have been marked by numerous milestones. To date, Iskraemeco has supplied customers with more than 40 million devices, almost 2 million of which are electronic. We are proud that all the devices and systems are based on our own knowledge and numerous patents. Iskraemeco is also among the leading providers of Automatic Meter Management (AMM) systems in the world. Our all-purpose AMM system enables collection, storage and processing of data on electric energy flow, as well as other types of energy (gas, heat, hot water, water, etc.) in all fields, including production, transmission and consumer goods. Iskraemeco was first to integrate the communication modem inside its electricity meters, gas data loggers and water loggers. It is now enhancing this with low power FR functionalities to obtain dual fuel solutions in smart energy. For more information, please visit http://www.iskraemeco.co.uk.
Contact Information: John Shim Tracey Tunnecliff eMeter Corporation Iskraemeco UK Ltd +1-650-227-7770 +441159-445544 john.shim@emeter.com Tracey.tunnecliff@iskraemeco.co.uk Web site: http://www.emeter.com http://www.iskraemeco.co.uk
John Shim of eMeter Corporation, +1-650-227-7770, john.shim@emeter.com; or Tracey Tunnecliff of Iskraemeco UK Ltd, +441159-445544, Tracey.tunnecliff@iskraemeco.co.uk
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