2008 Sponsor Profiles
We would like to thank our Knowledge2008 Sponsors for supporting this exclusive event.
Meet the 2008 Sponsors
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two robust wireless networks serving approximately 54 million customers at the end of 2007; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit
www.sprint.com.
Oracle Utilities delivers the proven software applications that help utilities 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. Oracle Utilities enables its customers to adapt more nimbly to market deregulation, meet ever-evolving customer demands, and deliver on commitments to environmental conservation. For more information, visit
http://www.oracle.com/industries/utilities.
Silver Spring Networks creates the critical networking infrastructure for the
Smart Grid, known as a Smart Energy Network. Based on the Internet Protocol (IP)
suite, it addresses the challenges of running multiple applications and devices
on the same network and dramatically improves efficiency, lowers costs and
ensures the reliable delivery of services. This smarter, more efficient grid
could cut the growth rate of worldwide energy consumption by more than half over
the next 15 years and drastically reduce carbon emissions. Silver Spring
Networks is the recent recipient of GoingGreen and Brilliant Innovation and
World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer 2008 Awards and is currently working
with the top 10 IOUs in North America. The company also holds numerous patents
in the area of utility network optimization. For additional information, visit
us at www.silverspringnetworks.com.
Itron Inc. is a leading technology provider to the global energy and water industries. Itron Inc. consists of Itron in North America and Actaris outside of North America. Our company is the world’s leading provider of metering, data collection and utility software solutions, with nearly 8,000 utilities worldwide relying on our technology to optimize the delivery and use of energy and water. Our products include electricity, gas and water meters; data collection and communication systems, including automated meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI); meter data management and related software applications; project management, installation, and consulting services. To know more, start here:
www.itron.com.
Elster is the leader in smart metering and smart grid system solutions, to the gas, electricity and water industries and has delivered more than 1.5 million smart metering devices worldwide with systems located in North America, Europe, Central America, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean. Elster has over 7,500 staff and operations in 38 countries, focused in North and South America, Europe, and Asia.
Elster’s smart metering systems empower utilities improve their revenue cycle services, customer service, and delivery reliability. With Elster’s EnergyAxis® AMI System, utilities can implement energy conservation measures, demand response programs, smart grid initiatives, and smart home solutions as well as achieve operational efficiencies resulting in significant value creation across the utility enterprise.
Elster’s EnergyAxis is the most widely deployed AMI system utilizing a true two-way radio frequency mesh network communications. The system provides the foundation for energy conservation, demand response, smart home solutions and is part of the smart grid of the future. Elster’s AMI system supports gas, electricity and water while its open and interoperable architecture lowers investment risk by providing maximum flexibility for the integration of third-party solutions and emerging technologies via open and standards based interfaces.
www.elster.com.
For additional information about sponsoring this summit contact your Energy Central Account representative or Tim Tobeck: ttobeck@energycentral.com,
Phone: 303.228.4752 |
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