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SCADA - Products & Services Kamstrup Introduces Scalable Solution for Water Utilities To Trial Smart Metering The flowIQ Starter Kit by Kamstrup Water Metering offers a scalable solution for utilities to trial smart water metering. The Starter Kit consists of 20 smart ultrasonic flowIQ meters and an automatic meter reading (AMR) system that connects to any PC or tablet via USB for a convenient way to remotely read the meters. By ordering an all-in-one Starter Kit directly from the manufacturer, utilities can reduce the procurement process time and experience the economical and safety benefits of smart metering. Each Starter Kit comes with technical support from Kamstrup to guide utilities through the entire meter installation and AMR process. The flowIQ ultrasonic technology provides a wide measuring flow range so utilities can measure and capture revenue from every drop of water delivered to customers. The meter is equipped with built-in alarm notifications for customer leaks, burst pipes, tamper, dry pipe and reverse flow to help utilities stay ahead of system irregularities and provide valuable customer service tools to avoid issues such as high water bill disputes. Managing the Grid Just Got Easier Controlling a utility's electrical distribution network and managing the people who work on it is fundamental to operating a modern, reliable and resilient electric grid. Helping utility operators manage the increased challenges facing their distribution systems, GE's Digital Energy business has released the its PowerOn Advantage advanced distribution management system (ADMS). The ADMS integrates grid management solutions such as outage management systems (OMS) and distribution management systems (DMS) into a single, yet modular, solution. Designed from the perspective of a utility operator, GE's PowerOn Advantage ADMS provides the improved situational awareness needed to operate a utility's distribution grid. The increased awareness and integrated, advanced functionality will help utility operators efficiently manage grids that are becoming more complex and dynamic. For example, the growth of embedded generation such as solar and wind, the volume of electric vehicles and the management of an active distribution network all present new and complex challenges to existing utility control systems. GE's integrated solution enables utility operators to optimize their electric distribution assets, workflows and existing infrastructure for advanced grid performance and improved reliability. PowerOn Advantage enables utilities to keep the lights on, to respond to outages and to maximize return on network investment in the dynamic and ever changing distribution environment. Its advanced user interface provides utility operators with predefined, user-designed views of their entire electric distribution network, allowing multiple utility workers to access real-time network information at the same time. In addition, the PowerOn Advantage ADMS helps to automate outage restoration, boosting the performance of power distribution systems. It also enables improved maintenance processes for workers, ultimately delivering a more productive, reliable and efficient grid. Previously, users would have to switch between multiple systems, computers and phones or radios to get the data needed, dispatch crews and input status reports. With GE's PowerOn Advantage ADMS, all of these tasks can be completed from one intuitive user interface, helping utilities to better monitor and control their systems and ensuring a constant, reliable source of power. This ability, along with the software's capability to increase utilization and optimize power delivery, results in reduced system losses, 20 www.RemoteMagazine.com increased network efficiencies and improved customer service. PowerOn Advantage's modular design enables it to be offered as a standalone OMS or DMS as well as an integrated ADMS, delivering imrpoved productivity, reliability and efficiency to a utility's electrical grid. In addition, the ADMS is a part of the GE's portfolio of Industrial Internet solutions, which establish a constant flow of communication between a business operation and its machines. The Industrial Internet enables big data to be converted into real-time analytical insight, improving grid reliability and efficiency. Check Out GE's Session at Internet of Things North America Topic: That "Last Mile" Again: The IoT Version - Connecting Devices in the Wild. Visit www.IoTna.com for More Information Oracle Utilities Analytics 2.5 Helps Utilities Improve Storm Response and Manage Smart Devices Utilities require solutions to help them leverage and gain visibility into the vast amount of data they have, including that from smart meter and smart grid deployments. To help meet those needs, Oracle has released Oracle Utilities Analytics 2.5, which introduces new pre-built analytical and operational dashboards to enable utilities to more effectively respond to storms, improve smart grid device management and provide more efficient customer operations. Oracle Utilities Analytics 2.5 includes major event management analytical dashboards designed to improve response times and customer communication accuracy during significant storms. The solution enables utilities to monitor different outage types, such as a primary circuit wire-down or flooded underground (UG) vault, across regions and identify areas with the most critical customers to better prioritize response teams. Utilities can also track outages across service areas by crew status and have near real-time IEEE reliability indices to make better decisions and more effectively communicate externally. Operational Device Management analytical dashboards to track smart grid devices (such as smart meters or switch controllers) and better manage these assets to help maximize return on investment. With the Oracle solution in place, utilities can monitor the status of device warranties, firmware updates, asset inventory requirements as well as the number of meters that are failing acceptance testing. Billing operations and credit and collections dashboards that enable utilities to better manage billing exceptions, pay plans, payment arrangements and collection template effectiveness to improve billing timeliness and accuracy, collection rates and reduce overall bad debt. Westell Launches Intelligent Site Management Offering Westell Technologies, Inc. has released the Kentrox Remote RMC-700 for site monitoring, management and control. The Remote RMC700 joins the Remote RMX3200 and RMM-1400 in the Remote suite of products to provide a full range of options for managing the entire support infrastructure. Similar to the RMX-3200 and RMM-1400, the Remote RMC-700 is a cost-effective monitoring and control site device for M2M enablement of remote locations. It is application-centric and provides comprehensive IP management and access capabilities to sites and the managed passive equipment. Site alarm monitoring, performance data and advanced equipment management can all be managed through an Ethernet or wireless backhaul connection, enabling service providers and tower operators to effectively and proactively manage their sites, usually without a site visit. http://www.IoTna.com http://www.RemoteMagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Remote - Spring 2014

Editor's Choice
Top 10 Security Tech Trends for 2014
Facility Realities: An Inevitable Trend - Centralized Facility Management (CFM)
Unified Push-to-Talk: The Future of Remote Site Communications
Using PAS 55 to Manage Oil & Gas Assets
Wireless Field Area Communication Networks for Digital Oil & Gas Fields
100 Tunnels Under Control
Unique Spacer Cable System Powers Renewable Energy Plant Pipeline
Internet of Things North America
SCADA
Networking
Security
Onsite Power
Industry News

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