ABB and Itron Integrate Technologies to Offer an ABB A3 ALPHA Meter with Itron 50ESS ERT.Business Editors RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2002 Economical, AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. Solution Collects Billing Data from Demand and Simple Time-of-Use Metered Accounts ABB n. 1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s , a global leader in power and automation technologies, has partnered with Itron, a leading technology provider to the global energy and water industries, to offer a MeterIT ABB A3 ALPHA(R) electronic revenue meter equipped with an under-the-cover Itron 50ESS (1) (Electronic Switching System) A large-scale computer from Lucent used to route telephone calls in a telephone company office. The 5ESS is a Class 5 central office switch, and the 4ESS is a Class 4 tandem office switch. ERT ERT abbr. estrogen replacement therapy Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) A treatment in which estrogen is used therapeutically during menopause to alleviate certain symptoms such as hot flashes. (R). ABB and Itron converged technologies to offer an innovative automatic meter reading Automatic meter reading, or AMR, is the technology of automatically collecting data from water meter or energy metering devices (water, gas, electric) and transferring that data to a central database for billing and/or analyzing. (AMR) solution to fill a gap in the needs of the marketplace. This integrated technology enables Itron handheld, mobile and network AMR systems to gather billing data from demand and simple time-of-use (TOU) metered accounts. The A3 ALPHA meter with 50ESS ERT eliminates the need for meter readers to visit meter locations to manually read or probe the meter. This is particularly beneficial when meters are located in hazardous or inaccessible areas, or when those meters are located in areas already served by an Itron handheld, mobile or network AMR system. "The A3 ALPHA meter with 50ESS ERT will save electric utilities time, effort and money while allowing utilities to reach and serve a broader customer base," stated Jim Cunningham, marketing manager for ABB. "Data from demand, TOU, and reactive metered accounts can be collected efficiently and reliably as part of the regular mobile reading route -- taking AMR system functionality to a higher level. ABB and Itron's integrated AMR solution fills a gap in the marketplace." The A3 ALPHA meter with 50ESS ERT automatically performs scheduled demand resets. Billing data is retrieved directly from the meter register by the 50ESS ERT and transmitted to the reading device. For demand accounts, the consumption value (kWh), the maximum demand value, and the date of the last demand reset are transmitted. The 50ESS ERT can also retrieve data from three TOU rates and has TOU options to collect energy only or specific combinations of TOU energy and demand. Itron is upgrading its meter reading software platforms for the 50ESS to associate multiple ERT IDs with a single meter. Utilities will not need to spend time and money modifying their current CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S systems to reap the cost savings and efficiency gains this product delivers. "The ABB A3 ALPHA meter equipped with an Itron 50ESS ERT will deliver exceptional value to our electric utility customers, particularly those who have deployed Itron's mobile AMR systems," said Russ Vanos, vice president and general manager of Itron's Electric Systems Business Unit. "This product eliminates the need for meter readers to revisit re·vis·it tr.v. re·vis·it·ed, re·vis·it·ing, re·vis·its To visit again. n. A second or repeated visit. re each commercial account to visually read or probe those TOU and demand meters. Data from these accounts can now be gathered as part of the regular mobile reading route, enabling our utility customers to extend the value of their Itron AMR systems even further." About ABB ABB (www.abb.com) is a global leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impacts. ABB has some 152,000 employees in more than 100 countries. The company's U.S. operations employ more than 14,000 people in manufacturing and other facilities in 40 states. ABB's electricity metering business is located in Raleigh. ABB offers IndustrialIT for Utilities with an integrated suite of metering solutions including advanced, high-accuracy ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iec.ch) An organization that sets international electrical and electronics standards founded in 1906. It is made up of national committees from over 60 countries. IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission electricity meters, communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems solutions, and automatic meter reading systems. ABB addresses advanced energy information management demands critical to utilities, energy marketers and customers for monitoring electricity usage, power quality and reliability. About Itron Itron (www.itron.com) is a leading technology provider and critical source of knowledge to the global energy and water industries. More than 2,000 utilities worldwide rely on Itron technology to deliver the knowledge they require to optimize the delivery and use of energy and water. Itron clients use this knowledge to run their businesses more efficiently, reliably and profitably, to strengthen connectivity to their customers, and to meet the new business requirements of deregulated energy markets. Itron's solution portfolio includes automatic meter reading systems to meet the requirements of all customer classes and service environments; Web-enabled workforce management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space. solutions; as well as transmission and distribution system design solutions and services. Itron also provides advanced software solutions and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" for collection, analysis and application of load profile data, including enterprise-wide data access, data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , load research, complex billing and settlement, and Web-based data access and exchange. Product specifications cited are those in effect at time of press release. |
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