AREVA T&D to Update e-terraplatform Suite of Products with Microsoft SQL Server 2005.BETHESDA, Md. -- Refreshed re·fresh v. re·freshed, re·fresh·ing, re·fresh·es v.tr. 1. To revive with or as if with rest, food, or drink; give new vigor or spirit to. 2. Software Drives Increased Productivity, Reliability and Results for Energy Utility Industry Mission-Critical Environments AREVA, through its subsidiary AREVA Transmission and Distribution, today announced the updated versions of e-terraplatform, its solution for energy management systems. The next release of e-terraplatform software will incorporate Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. 2005 as a recommended data repository See repository. for e-terraplatform applications. Now, customers can take advantage of a complete and highly integrated Microsoft-based environment ensuring the reliability customers have come to expect from AREVA T&D's Automation & Information Systems business unit. Through its strategic relationship with Microsoft and participation in the SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. 2005 community technical preview (CTP CTP (cytidine triphosphate): see cytosine. (1) (Computer-To-Plate) The production of printing plates directly from the computer without requiring film as an intermediate step. ) program, AREVA T&D developers utilized the updated capabilities in SQL Server 2005 and the flexible Visual Studio 2005 development environment to build applications that display data in essential ways for corporate energy utility executives as well as control room operators. These applications built into e-terraplatform make AREVA T&D integral to handling the management of competitive energy markets while ensuring the electric grid is reliable and safe, with the net result of "keeping the lights on." "Through AREVA T&D's e-terraplatform decision support tools, which help dispatch A dispatch or dispatches can refer to:
Electricity cannot be stored for later distribution, so it is essential for these complex systems to maintain equilibrium in real-time throughout the electricity grid, while at the same time accurately recording financial data for proper accounting of the utility and archiving that same data to conduct post-event forensic analysis. Additionally, the recent Energy Bill and continuing deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. of the electric power industry are forcing many utility companies to increase efficiencies while also lowering their overall cost of business. More about AREVA Inc. As the leading U.S. nuclear vendor and a key player in the electricity transmission and distribution sector, AREVA's 6500 American employees are committed to serve the nation and pave PAVE Cardiology A clinical trial–Post AV Node Ablation Evaluation the way for the future of the electricity market. With 40 locations across the nation and more than $2B in revenues in 2004, AREVA, through its subsidiaries, combines homegrown home·grown adj. 1. Raised or grown at home. 2. Originating in or characteristic of a locality: "Rock is homegrown music in the United States, evolved from blues and country and Tin Pan Alley" leadership, access to worldwide expertise and a proven track record of performance. In the U.S. and in over 100 countries around the world, AREVA is engaged in the 21st century's greatest challenges: making energy available to all, protecting the planet, and acting responsibly towards future generations. AREVA Inc. is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, just Northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from . For more information visit www.us.areva.com. AREVA T&D AREVA T&D designs, manufactures and supplies a complete range of equipment systems and services for all stages in the transfer of electricity, from the generator to the large end-user. |
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