Oracle Press Release
Oracle Announces Availability of Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.10.0

New Version Delivers Enhanced Smart Grid Support and Increased Security

Redwood Shores, Calif. – July 20, 2010
News Facts

Oracle announced the availability of Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.10.0 with new smart grid and security enhancements.
The new functionality includes:
Enhanced smart grid support: The application provides the necessary operational framework to integrate more tightly with smart switches and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems on the grid. This functionality helps utilities support "self-healing" operations to restore customers’ power automatically, increasing customer satisfaction and meeting key performance indicators (KPIs) by diminishing sustained outages.
Increased security: Oracle Utilities Network Management System helps utilities meet today’s increasingly tight security requirements. The new release provides more secure network connectivity, database transactions and user authentication. For example, the solution now ties directly into a utility’s active directory or open Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), rather than requiring separate passwords for the network management system.
The new release also enables enhanced damage assessments (DA), expanded outage management alerts and advanced analytics for suggested switching and Volt/VAr optimization.
Oracle will host a live Webcast, “The Evolving Smart Grid: Optimizing Your Distribution Network,” on August 12, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. PDT to discuss how Oracle Utilities Network Management System can support utilities’ smart grid initiatives. Additional details and registration information can be found here.
Supporting Quotes

“The need for cyber security becomes more evident as the smart grid comes to fruition. Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.10.0 continues to expand the application’s cyber security functionality by providing more secure network connectivity, database transactions and user authentication – helping utilities comply with growing cyber security requirements,” said Chuck Newton, president, Newton-Evans Research.
“Oracle is committed to providing utilities of all types and sizes with the necessary tools to accelerate network restoration, improve operational efficiency, enhance system reliability and better manage distribution assets. The new release takes Oracle Utilities Network Management System to the next level by building out critical features focused on reducing the duration of outages through self-healing capabilities and increasing customer satisfaction,” said Stephan Scholl, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities.
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About Oracle Utilities

Oracle Utilities delivers proven software applications that help utilities of all types and sizes achieve competitive advantage, business performance excellence and a lower total cost of technology ownership. Oracle Utilities integrates industry-specific customer care and billing, network management, work and asset management, mobile workforce management and meter data management applications with the capabilities of Oracle’s industry-leading enterprise applications, business intelligence tools, middleware and database technologies. The software enables customers to adapt more nimbly to market deregulation, meet ever-evolving customer demands and deliver on environmental conservation commitments. Additionally, Oracle Utilities helps utilities prepare for smart metering and smart grid initiatives that enhance efficiency and provide critical intelligence metrics that can help drive more-informed energy and water usage decisions for consumers and businesses. For more information, visit www.oracle.com/goto/utilities.

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