Aurora Energy Selects Intergraph Geospatial Asset and Outage Management.Technology to Reduce Costs, Boost Reliability Performance and Customer Service HUNTSVILLE, Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. . -- Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : INGR) today announced that Aurora Aurora, cities, United States Aurora (ərôr`ə, ô–). 1 City (1990 pop. 222,103), Adams and Arapahoe counties, N central Colo., a growing suburb on the east side of Denver; inc. 1903. Energy, a leading electricity distribution and retail company owned by the Tasmanian government in Australia, is leveraging Intergraph technologies to upgrade its geospatial Geospatial is a term widely used to describe the combination of spatial software and analytical methods with terrestrial or geographic datasets. The term is often used in conjunction with geographic information systems and geomatics. asset and outage management systems An Outage Management System (OMS) is a computer system used by operators of electric distribution systems to assist in restoration of power. Major Functions of an OMS Major functions usually found in an OMS include: The Intergraph Outage Management System (OMS OMS - Opportunity Management System ) implemented by Aurora Energy will enhance the organization's ability to restore power to its customers in times of emergency. The InService system will also provide links for critical workflow processes particularly during storms and other major events such as bushfires. The InService system, with a combination of desktop and web-based tools, will enable Aurora Energy to effectively map outages, reducing response time and increasing customer satisfaction. Intergraph's web-based applications See Web application. will allow Aurora Energy depots around the state to manage crews in periods of heightened activity. "With Intergraph we are able to reduce IT and business-related risks and empower our organization to meet the demands of a competitive market environment, particularly in relation to delivering core outage out·age n. 1. A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage. 2. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power. management services to multiple retailers," said John Devereaux, General Manager, (Network), Aurora Energy. "The solutions also provide us with additional analysis capabilities and significantly reduce data entry requirements, helping us lower our costs and boost our reliability performance and customer service. Intergraph's technologies provide Aurora with a solid platform for future improvements." "Across the world, utility organizations depend on Intergraph's integrated geospatial information systems to manage assets and resources," said Peter Russell-Smith, Managing Director, Security, Government & Infrastructure, Intergraph Australia. "Intergraph's technologies provide Aurora Energy with a map-based system that not only reduces costs and boosts reliability performance, it substantially improves customer service." About Intergraph Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ: INGR) is a leading global provider of spatial information management (SIM) software. Security organizations, businesses and governments in more than 60 countries rely on the Company's spatial technology and services to make better and faster operational decisions. Intergraph's customers organize vast amounts of complex data into understandable visual representations, creating intelligent maps, managing assets, building and operating better plants and ships, and protecting critical infrastructure and millions of people around the world. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com. About Aurora Energy Aurora Energy is a Tasmanian Government owned electricity distribution and retail company. Aurora also is one of two companies licensed to retail gas in Tasmania and is the only dual-fuel retailer in the State. Aurora has operated in mainland Tasmania since 1 July 1998 and provides a contract service to the Bass Strait Bass Strait (băs), channel, 80 to 150 mi (129–241 km) wide, between Tasmania and Victoria, SE Australia, connecting the Indian Ocean and Tasman Sea; Port Phillip Bay and Melbourne are on the northwest coast. islands on behalf of the Hydro-Electric Corporation, trading as Hydro Tasmania. Formed under the Electricity Companies Act and incorporated under the Corporations Law, Aurora has two shareholders - the Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, and the Treasurer. For more information, visit www.auroraenergy.com.au/. [c] 2006 Intergraph Corporation. All rights reserved. Intergraph and the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and in other countries. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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