Coherent Networks Introduces New Gateway to CYMDIST; New Target-Specific Gateway Allows Fast, Reliable Delivery of Data Required by the CYMDIST Load Analysis System.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers SYRACUSE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2001 Coherent Networks, Inc., a provider of technology-based data-management solutions for power utilities, today announced the introduction of its FastGate/CYMDIST Gateway, a product that allows fast delivery of high-quality facility, customer, and real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. to CYMDIST engineering analysis software. This new, pre-built gateway configuration not only ensures optimal performance from the CYMDIST system, but also eliminates the need for custom-coded interfaces, allowing faster, more economical implementation of the CYMDIST application. The new FastGate/CYMDIST Gateway is designed as an advanced data-transport and data-development resource for power utilities who are preparing to install the CYMDIST product, who are upgrading to a newer version of CYMDIST, or who are using the software currently but seek enhanced reliability and system performance. The new gateway takes advantage of FastGate's configurable import processes, which allow access to data from the leading GIS (1) (Geographic Information System) An information system that deals with spatial information. Often called "mapping software," it links attributes and characteristics of an area to its geographic location. and CAD systems, from industry-standard relational databases relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. such as Oracle, Sybase, and 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. (which are typically used to store customer-related data), and from real-time data sources such as PI. In addition to accessing data from these required sources and integrating it for delivery to CYMDIST, the FastGate/CYMDIST Gateway can be configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: to enhance the quality of source data through automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. validation and data-development processes that conventional interfaces do not provide. The FastGate software includes automated processes for establishing customer-to-network linkage linkage In mechanical engineering, a system of solid, usually metallic, links (bars) connected to two or more other links by pin joints (hinges), sliding joints, or ball-and-socket joints to form a closed chain or a series of closed chains. and electrical connectivity, for example, and can perform a broad range of data-enhancement tasks including automated population of attribute values, object placement, creation of associations, and data verification. Automated, rule-based processes are also run to check for valid and required associations and attribute values related to primaries, devices, and other specified network data. The configured FastGate software also runs checks that are specific to the requirements of the target CYMDIST software. Such data-development tools ensure that the data delivered to the CYMDIST system is accurate and complete. "CYMDIST is an engineering tool that requires complex modeling data," said Marc Coursol, vice president of business development at CYME Cyme (sī`mē), ancient Greek city of W Asia Minor, on the Ionian Sea and N of the present Smyrna in W Asian Turkey. It was the largest and most important of the 12 cities of Aeolis. In the late 5th cent. B.C. . "Getting information from different sources such as GIS, CAD, CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S , and other files has always been a major concern for our users, since the results of their studies rely on the accuracy of the data. The FastGate/CYMDIST Gateway is an excellent and efficient product that will deliver reliable data to our application. What is very encouraging is that this gateway is flexible and can easily be adapted as new fields or attributes become available or are modified in the source data." "The CYME product is an excellent fit for FastGate," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Larry Kuhl, vice president of partnerships and business development at Coherent Networks. "It needs to draw on data from different sources, including mapping, customer, and real-time information, and that kind of broad data access is one of FastGate's strengths. In addition, our ability to enhance, validate, and integrate that data effectively allows the CYMDIST software to operate at its maximum performance level. Our pre-built gateway allows all of this to happen quickly, without any custom programming or costly interfaces." In addition to the FastGate/CYMDIST Gateway, Coherent Networks offers FastGate configurable gateways to other major enterprise systems used by gas and electric service providers. FastGate allows a fast, economical source-to-target deployment that gives the target system the data it needs to perform at its full potential. Deployable regardless of the source systems or target applications involved, FastGate helps power utilities improve operating efficiencies, enhance customer service, and optimize optimize - optimisation management of their data assets. About Coherent Networks Founded in 1995, Coherent Networks, Inc., uses advanced gateway technology to provide data-management solutions for power utilities worldwide. The company's flagship product--FastGate gateway software--offers an effective strategy for accessing data from diverse sources, augmenting and integrating that data, and delivering it to a wide range of target systems. As a result, FastGate allows utilities to deploy 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, energy management, and other enterprise systems quickly and efficiently and ensures that the data used to drive these systems is high-quality, validated information. Coherent Networks also provides data-related services (for example, field verification and data-migration services) to enhance overall data quality and to reduce system deployment The deployment of a mechanical device, electrical system, computer program, etc., is its assembly or transformation from a packaged form to an operational working state. Deployment implies moving a product from a temporary or development state to a permanent or desired state. time. Coherent's application-development product, the FastGate Developer's Suite, gives developers the programming tools needed to create advanced new systems and to improve the performance of existing applications. For more information, call 315-433-1010 or visit www.coherentnetworks.com. |
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