From the wording of the press release and ACS does not mention AMR on their web page...
Put the two releases together ..
My guess only....
Yet I do not know why DSSI could not put it in their press release
DSSI's Comverge Technologies Awarded Contract to
Provide AMR/Load Management Component to the World's
First Integrated SCADA/AMR/Load Management System
FLORHAM PARK, NJ and ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999--
Venture represents first comprehensive approach to utility load management and distribution system optimization, extending beyond
the substation level to individual customers; potential to expand to full scale implementation and to other utilities worldwide --
Comverge Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with Advanced Control Systems, Inc. (ACS) to deliver a
state-of-the-art utility management and customer communication system. The advanced system supplied by Comverge Technologies is a
key part of the comprehensive SCADA-based distribution automation system that ACS is integrating for a major utility project. Comverge
is a subsidiary of Data Systems & Software Inc. (NASDAQ: DSSI - news). Advanced Control Systems is a private firm headquartered in
Norcross, Georgia.
Comverge will supply its real-time two-way communication system and the expertise needed to allow the utility to interface with
thousands of residential and commercial/industrial customers (including cogeneration, interruptible, and standby power customers) for
automatic meter reading, load management, remote connection/disconnection, and real time pricing. As such, this contract supports and
expands the ability of Comverge to support the two-way communications needed between utilities and their customers.
Dave Moore, Vice President, ACS, stated that: ``Automatic meter reading and load management are integral to our vision of distribution
automation/demand-side management. We are extremely pleased to have a company like Comverge, with its experience and expertise, on
board for this landmark project.
The integrated system is designed to increase up-time and reduce operating costs for utilities. The integrated system will allow utilities to
locate, isolate, and, in many cases, resolve power outages automatically, without dispatcher intervention, in real time. Supporting control
features include automatic meter reading, distribution network mapping down to individual customers, and load management/
surveillance, which will allow the utility to monitor and adjust power consumption remotely. The system will also support distribution
modeling tasks, valuable for determining appropriate expansion of the distribution system. The project will be delivered by Comverge to
ACS on a turn-key basis, with both ACS and Comverge providing installation and operation support.
``This contract sets the stage for utilities to be able to integrate their operations with customers' actual needs. Together, ACS and
Comverge stand ready to assist utility clients using this integrated approach worldwide', stated Frank Magnotti, President of Comverge
Technologies.
Comverge Technologies, a subsidiary of Data Systems & Software Inc., is a global energy data communications and load control
company. As the powerful combination of people, technologies, and products of the Lucent Technologies Utilities Solutions Division, the
Scientific-Atlanta Controls Systems Division, and PowerCom, Comverge is a world leader in load management and energy
communications, Comverge has 4,000,000 energy customer point installations through over 400 utilities worldwide. As a provider of
end-to-end, two-way communication solutions for energy-related data and load control, a partial listing of Comverge products include
those that deliver automated meter reading, utility and/or customer controlled appliance cycling, outage detection, load profiling, home
automation, environmental monitoring and distributed generation monitoring. Comverge has system deployments throughout the United
States, Venezuela, Argentina, Thailand and Mexico. Comverge is headquartered in Florham Park, NJ, and also has offices and research
facilities in Atlanta and Tel Aviv, and representatives and agent around the world. For additional information, please see Comverge's
web site www.Comverge-Tech.com.
Advanced Control Systems, Inc. develops and manufactures SCADA, DMS, energy management (EMS) and substation automation (SA)
systems. Established in 1975, the company is a leader in the application of computerized control and monitoring for energy distribution
systems, and has commissioned nearly 500 systems worldwide. The company is based in Norcross, Georgia, with offices in Texas and
California, and agents throughout the world. |
