Empire District Electric Company Awards Intergraph Contract for GIS and Outage and Mobile Workforce Management.Business Editors & Technology Writers HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2002 Intergraph's G/Electric and InService solutions provide foundation for integrated Geospatial Resource Management environment Intergraph Corporation (Nasdaq:INGR) today announced that The Empire District Electric Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EDE E·de A city of western Nigeria northeast of Ibadan. A center of Yoruba culture, it is in a cocoa-growing region. Population: 248,000. ) has purchased Intergraph's configurable commercial off-the-shelf Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) is a term for software or hardware, generally technology or computer products, that are ready-made and available for sale, lease, or license to the general public. (COTS) solutions, G/Electric for GIS management and InService, for 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. and mobile 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. . Based in Joplin, Missouri Joplin is a city located in parts of southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. , EDE is an investor-owned utility that provides electric service to approximately 150,000 customers in southwest Missouri, southeast Kansas Southeast Kansas is a region of the U.S. state of Kansas. It can be roughly defined by Woodson County in the northwest, Bourbon County in the northeast, Cherokee County in the southeast, and Montgomery County in the southwest. , northeast Oklahoma, and northwest Arkansas. G/Electric and InService will provide EDE with a Geospatial Resource Management (GRM GRM Gross Rent Multiplier GRM Geospatial Resource Management (GIS, mapping) GRM General Routing Matrix GRM General Relationship Model GRM Gregg Reference Manual GRM Gross Refining Margin GRM Global Request Manager ) environment, in which pre-integrated software products support a seamless workflow among applications that provision and maintain its service-delivery network. Users can analyze and dispatch routine service-related work orders and trouble orders from a single environment, eliminating the traditional barrier between commercial and operational units and providing customers with superior service response. InService's outage management capability will enable EDE to manage day-to-day network operations more efficiently and reduce restoration time during power outages This is a list of famous wide-scale power outages. 1965
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. Mike Palmer, vice president of Commercial Operations at EDE, "Intergraph's configurable COTS approach to the G/Electric and InService product lines allows us to benefit from the collective best practices of our industry peers and helps defray de·fray tr.v. de·frayed, de·fray·ing, de·frays To undertake the payment of (costs or expenses); pay. [French défrayer, from Old French desfrayer : des-, the risk of `stranding' as technology advances. We also wanted one company to be accountable and responsible for the integrated GRM environment." Intergraph is the only single-source vendor who can provide integrated GIS, outage management, and mobile workforce management systems and associated implementation and project management services. "Intergraph's one-stop approach means we can implement these solutions faster with one cohesive implementation team and customer interface point. Rapid implementation means faster system benefits and payback from Empire's IT investment," said Arthur Spencer, vice president of Customer Services for Intergraph. He added, "We look forward to working with Empire as they realize the benefits of geospatial solutions in their organization." Intergraph Background Information Intergraph Utilities provides the world's leading Windows NT-based Geospatial Resource Management solutions for utilities. Intergraph Utilities solutions integrate a full range of asset information management and decision support tools into a truly blended, enterprise IT environment. The company's products for Geospatial Resource Management include G/Technology for electric, gas, water/wastewater, and pipeline companies; FRAMME; and FRAMME Web View and Field View. Dedicated to streamlining the entire workflow, Intergraph also offers the InService suite of products, addressing outage management, workforce management, crew dispatch, and mobile data needs. Intergraph Corporation is a worldwide provider of end-to-end technical solutions and systems integration. Intergraph's vertically focused divisions develop, market, and support software and services for local and national governments and for the following global industries: process, power and offshore; utilities and communications; public safety; mapping and GIS; and earth imaging. More information on products and services offered by Intergraph's core businesses can be found at www.intergraph.com. Intergraph and the Intergraph Logo are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. FRAMME and InService are trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. (c) Copyright 2002, Intergraph Corporation |
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