Alstom Grid has over 100 years of expertise in electrical grids. Whether for utilities or electro-intensive industries or facilitating the trading of energy, Alstom Grid brings power to its customers’ projects. Alstom Grid ranks among the top 3 in electrical transmission sector with an annual sales turnover of more than €4 billion. It has 20,000 employees and over 90 manufacturing and engineering sites worldwide. At the heart of the development of Smart Grid, Alstom Grid offers products, services and integrated energy management solutions across the full energy value chain—from power generation, through transmission and distribution grids and to the large end user. Please visit ALSTOM Grid at Booth #4503 |
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Microsoft Windows 7 on ARMOR ruggedized tablet computers – extending application productivity & safety to crews in the field. ARMOR will be providing demonstrations of Microsoft Windows 7 on our ARMOR X10gx and X7 Rugged Tablet Computers. ARMOR X7 Compact Rugged Tablet. To reduce weight and maintain durability, the ARMOR X7 has a composite housing with magnesium frame and rubber overmold. This light 2.85lb chassis is equipped with ShutOut™ technology, providing IP65 certified sealing while still offering external interfaces without port covers that can compromise the product’s integrity. ARMOR X10gx Rugged Tablet. The ARMOR X10gx promises amazing sunlight viewability with an exclusive energy efficient 10.4” LCD display. This high intensity backlight screen is offered with a digitizer pen or as dual mode, supporting both pen and touch input. Schedule an appointment to meet with a Microsoft representative at the ARMOR booth by sending an email request to sales@drsarmor.com Please visit Armor at Booth #362 |
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Bentley is the global leader dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure. Architects, engineers, constructors, and owner-operators are indispensable in improving our world and our quality of life; the company’s mission is to improve the performance of their projects and of the assets they design, build, and operate. Bentley sustains the infrastructure professions by helping to leverage information technology, learning, best practices, and global collaboration – and by promoting careers devoted to this crucial work. Please visit Bentley at Booth #1917 |
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Please visit EMC at DistribuTECH to learn how EMC builds information infrastructures and virtual infrastructures to help people and businesses around world unleash the power of their digital information. EMC will highlight our solutions for the utility industry / smart grid in a few key areas: optimized infrastructure for smart metering, optimized data warehouse for smart metering, Ionix for smart grid visibility and intelligence, document sciences xPression for smart grid and security. Learn how EMC is partnering with Industry leaders including Microsoft and our joint ISV partners to confidently deploy and manage the data explosion associated with mission critical Utility application environments. Please visit EMC at Booth #135 |
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Enspiria Solutions, a Black & Veatch company, will be showcasing their ESIntial solution during Distributech. Come by booth #833 anytime during exhibit hours for a demo of how clients are using ESIntial for smart grid implementations and facilities management. ESIntialTM is a spatially enabled business intelligence and reporting platform that provides a new view of your utility business. It takes advantage of industry standard applications – Microsoft SharePoint Server and SQL Server with Esri’s ArcGIS Server – providing a web-based single portal solution. Utilities depend on their IT systems to respond to ever changing market conditions brought on by weather, fuel, process, consumer demands and regulations. ESIntialTM uses industry-leading tools to assist the integration of key performance indicators for operations, maintenance, engineering and financials. Utilities are using ESIntialTM to manage their smart grid implementations for field acceptance testing, deployment tracking, network optimization and failover testing – and to manage their facilities in support of outage management, field force automation, engineering design, asset management and network analysis. Visit Enspiria Solutions, a Black & Veatch Company at booth #833 |
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General Dynamics Itronix will be showcasing their full line of rugged mobile computing solutions that run on the Windows 7 platform. Visit them in Booth #4502 to view a demo of their innovative hardware and software solutions. Also enter to win a fantastic prize! General Dynamics Itronix is a leading provider of distributed and mobile computing solutions, offering a comprehensive line of rugged laptops, tablets and ultra-mobile computing devices, secure ultra-thin clients and mobile workstations. From harsh temperatures and weather extremes to dust, drops and vehicle vibration our solutions are designed to provide reliable computing for your mobile workforce. We differentiate ourselves from the competition with innovative technology, superior implementation capabilities and trusted customer support services. Please visit General Dynamics-Itronix at Booth #4502 |
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Infosys defines designs and delivers technology-enabled business solutions for Global 2000 companies. Infosys also provides a complete range of services by leveraging our domain and business expertise and strategic alliances with leading technology providers such as Microsoft, an Infosys Global Alliance Partner and one of Infosys’ leading partners in Utilities. Our Utilities Practice serves all segments of the Utilities value chain from generation through consumption with domain expertise and solution delivery capabilities in AMI/MDM, GIS, Work/Asset Management, Customer Services, ETRM and IT/Communications Infrastructure Management. Our Smart Grid Practice offers innovative solutions and integration platforms for helping large and medium Utilities leverage “Big Data & Deep Analytics” to ensure reliability and optimum performance of power system resources. Infosys will be showcasing its innovative Smart Grid solutions including Smart Integrator, Smart Customer Portal, iSustain and GridMan. Smart Integrator, an integration hub with deep analytics is aligned with Microsoft SERA architecture and utilizes multiple Microsoft technologies. iSustain, Infosys’ sustainability portfolio also makes extensive use of Microsoft technologies. Infosys and Microsoft are working together on new solutions to help Utilities take full advantage of their Smart Grid/AMI/MDM investments to dramatically improve utility operations and customer service. Cloud deployment of these solutions will utilize the Microsoft Azure environment. Please visit Infosys at DistribuTECH Booth #4528 |
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Itron provides the global utility industry with all necessary aspects of the Smart Grid for today’s and tomorrow’s growing needs. Itron provides solutions for every sized market with products varying from handhelds to sophisticated interval meters that have passed 3rd party scalability tests for over 10 million meters all using standard hardware and IT tools that meet most cost models. Our software and analytics range from utility-centric operational analytics to energy-management and demand response analytics to consumer- engagement analytics. Itron solutions showcased at DistribuTECH: Smart Grid Itron smart grid solutions, built upon our OpenWay® architecture, are designed to meet the new energy reality facing our industry. Together as utilities, vendors and consumers, we need to re-imagine our electrical grid. We need a grid that is secure, efficient and reliable, allows for a diverse source of energy supply, and supports consumer engagement. Meter Data Management From residential to commercial and industrial customers, Itron’s meter data management solutions enable utilities to analyze and manage the ever-increasing volume of metering data regardless of source in a single repository that supports easy access for a wide variety of applications. AMI Itron AMI solutions, leveraging our ChoiceConnect architecture, feature data collection technologies that increase operational efficiencies, enhance customer engagement and ensure system integrity. Built on Itron’s proven ERT-based 900 MHz platform, mobile, fixed network and enhanced monitoring systems afford you an array of flexible meter reading options—and give you the choice to deploy right combination of technologies at the right time, and for the right cost, based on your needs. You can migrate from handheld to mobile to fixed network systems as your needs change, while retaining the same electric, gas and water endpoints in the field—or deploy a hybrid system that utilizes more than one collection technology for optimized results. Distribution Design Solutions With an intuitive interface, robust calculations and advanced analysis, Itron's distribution line design software solutions help you create designs that are cost-effective and compliant. Add in our years of industry insight and consulting services, and utilities with both underground and overhead line design challenges can be confident that their distribution system is prepared for today's challenges and tomorrow's opportunities. Please visit the Itron at DistribuTECH Booth #611 |
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Logica delivers real-time business intelligence solutions, based on Microsoft® Streaminsight™. Logica’s RTDM solution is based on Microsoft StreamInsight™, a powerful, cost-effective platform for developing and deploying complex event processing (CEP) applications. It features high-throughput stream processing architecture and .NET-based development. Logica’s Asset and Resource Management (ARM) Suite is a fully integrated and cohesive real-time work, asset and resource management solution. It encompasses all aspects of Transmission and Distribution (T&D) operations through its asset management, work management and mobile workforce modules. Microsoft® MapPoint® and InfoPath® technology is used throughout the ARM Product Suite to provide spatial representations of work and customizable forms that can be used as a vehicle for both office and field workers to collect business critical data. Logica is excited to be working in partnership with Microsoft to help more effectively manage the smart infrastructure using Complex Event Processing. Using Microsoft StreamInsight as a base technology framework Logica is developing capabilities around event detection within the data being streamed from the smart asset infrastructure. Please visit Logica at Booth #2021 |
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MobileDemand is in the business of providing complete rugged handheld computer systems for a variety of industries and applications – all running Microsoft Windows 7. MobileDemand will be providing demonstrations of Microsoft Windows 7 on our xTablet T7000, xTablet T8700, and xTablet C1200 rugged computers. MobileDemand xTablet T7000 Rugged Tablet PC. It’s small. It’s lightweight. And it’s rugged. The versatile xTablet T7000 gives your mobile workers the best of all worlds. It offers the functionality of a notebook, the full Windows operating system of a Tablet PC and the portability of a handheld device. Rugged, reliable and built to withstand the harshest environments, the xTablet T7000 is IP65, MIL-STD 810G/F certified so your mission-critical information is safe, even if dropped, shocked, or exposed to undesirable conditions. MobileDemand xTablet T8700 Rugged Tablet PC. Businesses large and small view the xTablet T8700 Rugged Tablet PC running Microsoft Windows 7 as a superior computing choice because of its exclusive feature combinations. Mobile workforces can depend upon the xTablet to perform mission critical tasks in the most extreme work environments. Empowering your field workforce becomes critical as businesses expand their duties to include ever growing services for customers. Collecting accurate data is vital to an efficient process, so MobileDemand created best in class automatic data collection capability with the xTablet T8700 MobileDemand xTablet C1200 Rugged Convertible Tablet. The high-performance C1200 convertible tablet specifically designed for the always-mobile professional who needs superior connectivity and access to business applications anytime, anywhere. This versatile device quickly and easily transforms from a rugged laptop to a Tablet PC making it ideal for numerous applications. The xTablet C1200 Tablet PC features a large 12.1” convertible TFT backlit touch screen with a sunlight readable display option for optimum viewability indoors, in-vehicle and in the field. It offers keyboard and finger touch data entry as well as signature capture and more precise handwriting recognition. It has a 1.3 mega-pixel camera and a full suite of optional accessories including an office dock, vehicle dock and car adaptor. Please visit MobileDemand at Booth #3303 |
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OSIsoft delivers the PI System, the industry standard in enterprise infrastructure, for management of real-time data and events. With installations in 110 countries spanning the globe, the OSIsoft PI System is used in manufacturing, energy, utilities, life sciences, data centers, facilities, and the process industries. This global installed base relies on the OSIsoft PI System to safeguard data and deliver enterprise-wide visibility into operational, manufacturing, and business data. The PI System enables users to manage assets, mitigate risks, comply with regulations, improve processes, drive innovation, make business decisions in real-time, and to identify competitive business and market opportunities. Founded in 1980, OSIsoft, LLC is headquartered in San Leandro, CA, with operations worldwide and is privately held. OSIsoft Demos at DistribuTECH, include: - PI System for Transmission, Distribution, Substation and Metering
- PI System for CSSP (Cyber Secure Synchrophasor Platform)
- PI System for Water Industry
- PI Coresight
- Operational Insight with PI Data Using New Self-Service BI Tools
OSIsoft Partner Demo:
- SISCO - Using CIM and IEC 61850 for Smart Grid Integration with PI AF
To schedule an appointment with an OSIsoft representative, please email: info@osisoft.comWe look forward to seeing you in San Antonio! For more information about the PI System and other products from OSIsoft, please visit our web site at www.osisoft.com or call us at (01) 510-297-5800. Please visit OSIsoft at Booth #695 |
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Schneider Electric is a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions for efficient and secure infrastructures. The company’s 110,000 plus employees achieved sales of 19.6 billion euros in 2010, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations “Make the most of their energy.” Please visit Schneider Electric at Booth #3033 |
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SUBNET Solutions Inc. is a global software product developer providing solutions for electrical utilities. SUBNET focuses on Making Power Grids More Intelligent®. Founded in 1992, SUBNET provides intelligent solutions that securely connect real-time electrical utility field information with utility business systems to enable smart grid solutions. Over 200 utilities worldwide rely on SUBNET software to safely manage and monitor thousands of substations that deliver electricity to customers. SUBNET is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a Cisco Developer Network Connected Energy Partner. SUBNET Solutions Inc. will be showcasing their total IED Management built on Microsoft SharePoint 2010. Stop by the SUBNET booth and learn how to address NERC reliability requirements. SUBNET’s PowerSYSTEM Center solution includes comprehensive IED configuration management, IED access control, IED password management and IED event file collection. Other items showcased at the SUBNET booth include: Optimal substation architecture to effectively manage and configure substation IEDs
The SUBNET One Architecture demonstrates how to implement a redundant substation architecture that is easy to configure and maintain. Advanced substation data gateway solution with redundancy
SUBNET’s substation data gateway solution doesn’t require vendor specific hardware so you’re free to choose the hardware option that best suits you. Stop by the booth and see option ranging from $600 to over $6,000. Future proof your substation with SUBNET technology
SUBNET’s specifically multi-vendor solutions enable to you take advantage of the latest IED management technology without having to replace existing hardware. Learn how to future proof your substation and avoid forklift hardware replacement. While at the SUBNET booth, speak with Microsoft Cyber Security experts and learn how SUBNET and Microsoft are working together to build a more secure power grid. Please visit SUBNET at Booth #1819 |
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Telvent is a global IT solutions and business information services provider dedicated to helping improve efficiency, safety and security for the world’s leading companies. Telvent has proven experience in deploying smart grid projects throughout the world. Today, more than 500 utilities worldwide rely on Telvent technology and solutions. Some of the company’s most recent projects include Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) deployments for Vattenfall (Sweden), Fortum (Finland) and SCADA, DMS, GIS or OMS projects for Consumers Energy (United States), Progress Energy (United States), Distribution Grids of Elektra (Panama), Emcali (Colombia), Saesa (Chile) and CNFL (Costa Rica). Please visit Telvent at Booth #651 |
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Smart Meter and Grid Project Management (Course) Sunday, January 22 1:00 – 5:00 pm Instructors: Kevin Cornish and Jim Ketchledge |
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Advanced Substation Management at Snohomish County PUD Tuesday, January 24 1 - 2:30 pm, Room 217C
Speaker: Wojtek Czyz, Systems Engineer, SUBNET Solutions Inc. |
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Enhancing Snohomish Public Utilities #1 Grid Operations and Reliability using an Integrated Distribution Management System Tuesday, January 24 1 – 2:30 pm, Room 214D
Speakers:
Avnaesh Jayantilal, IDMS Activity Manager – ALSTOM Grid John Sell, IDMS Product Marketing Manager – ALSTOM Grid Marc Rossen, Enterprise Architect – Snohomish PUD Will Odell, Smart Grid Program Manager – Snohomish PUD |
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Managing Real-Time Closed Loop Control with Advanced DMS Tuesday, January 24
1 - 2:30 pm, Room 214D
Track: SCADA and Network Infrastructure
Speakers: Dragan Popovic, Executive Vice President, Telvent
Michael Johnson, Project Manager - Smart Grid/DSDR, Progress Energy Carolina |
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Real-time Use of PMU Synchrophasor Data for Microgrid Control and Operations Tuesday, January 24
1 - 2:30 pm, Room 210B Byron Washom – Director of Strategic Energy Initiatives, University of California-San Diego
Chuck Wells – Center of Excellence, OSIsoft, LLC |
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Implementation of Distribution SCADA, and Separation from Existing Transmission SCADA at Progress Energy Florida Tuesday, January 24
3 - 4:30 pm, Room 214D
Track: SCADA and Network Infrastructure
Speaker: Lisa Lohss, Project Manager, DSDR-DSCADA, Progress Energy Florida |
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Florida Power and Light - Realizing Value from Their MDM Solution While Lowering the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by Focusing on Performance Improvements and Savings in IT Tuesday, January 24 3 – 4:30 pm, Room 214C Speakers: Daniel Lizano, IT Business Solutions Group Manager – Florida Power & Light Amit Grover, IT Business Solutions Manager – Florida Power & Light Ray King, US Industry Market Development Manager - Microsoft Corporation |
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A Living Laboratory: The Successful Microgrid at UCSD as a Platform for New Energy Innovation Tuesday, January 24 3 – 4 pm, Room 214A Speakers: Byron Washom – Director of Strategic Energy Initiatives, University of California – San Diego
Ann Moore – Business Development, OSIsoft, LLC |
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Cybersecurity Development Activities Tuesday, January 24 3 - 4:30 pm, Room 217C Speaker: John Stewart, Specialist Engineer, Tennessee Valley Authority |
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Harnessing the Smart Grid Data Tsunami and Making Smarter Outage Predictions Tuesday, January 24 3 – 4:30 pm , Room 214A
Speakers:
Alan Karlak, Chief Systems Architect – ALSTOM Grid
Bill Mintz, Manager Distribution Management Systems – ALSTOM Grid
Brajesh Kumar, Principal Project Engineer – ALSTOM Grid
Ethan Boardman, Director Business Development IDMS – ALSTOM Grid
Jian Fu, Senior Project Engineer – ALSTOM Grid |
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Performance Contracts Help Water Utilities Afford Energy-saving Upgrades Tuesday, January 24
3 - 4:30 pm, Room 215
Track: Water Utility Technology
Speakers: Lee Ferrell, Energy and Process Consultant, Schneider Electric |
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Breakfast Roundtable: Security Wednesday, January 25 7:30 - 9:00 am, Room 0006A-D Keeping things tight and safe is key with the infrastructure and software involved in this industry. Some security issues are left in the hands of the utility; some are regulated by the government. These roundtables will examine both security in legacy systems and NERC CIP infrastructure protection requirements. |
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Asset Management and Strategy for Operations Excellence Wednesday, January 25
9:30 - 11 am, Room 212AB Richard Wernsing – Manager, Electric Asset Strategy, Public Service Electric and Gas Company
Ann Moore – Business Development, OSIsoft, LLC |
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BPA’s Intermittent Renewable Load Following Pilot: A Case Study in Balancing Wind Energy with Fast Demand Response 9:30 – 11 am, Room 210A
Speakers:
Joshua Binus, Public Utility Specialist, Energy Efficiency – Bonneville Power Administration
Michael Manning, V.P. Product Management – UISOL |
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Earth-shaking, Ground-breaking Distribution Restoration Wednesday, January 25 9:30 – 11 am, Room 217B
Speakers:
Bill Mintz, Manager Distribution Management Systems – ALSTOM Grid
Ethan Boardman, Director Business Development IDMS – ALSTOM Grid
Hiroshi Asano, Director – Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
Robert Uluski, Technical Executive – EPRI |
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Smart Grid International Experiences: Americas (Panel) Wednesday, January 25
9:30 - 11 am, Room 209
Track: International Projects
Panelists: - Chad Abbey, Research Manager,
Hydro-Quebec Research Institute - Hector Altuve, Distinguished Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
- Helen Guo, Senior Engineer, Hydro One
- Nargis Ladha, Manager Geospatial Systems and Technology Products,
Hydro One - Uday Deshmukh, Senior Managing Consultant, IBM
Moderator: Julio Romero Aguero, Director of Distribution, Quanta Technology |
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Supporting Operations and Grid Reliability and Managing Renewable Integration Challenges Wednesday, January 25
9:30 - 11 am, Room 210A
Speakers: Jim McIntosh – Director, Executive Operations Advisor, California Independent System Operator
Ann Moore – Business Development, OSIsoft, LLC |
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Automated Wind Turbine Curtailment Wednesday, January 25 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Room 210A Speaker: Wojtek Czyz, Systems Engineer, SUBNET Solutions Inc. |
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Practical Examples of How GIS Helps Plan, Implement and Operate your Smart Grid Wednesday, January 25 1:30 – 3:00 pm, Room 214B Speaker: Tom Helmer, Executive Consultant, Enspiria Solutions |
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Enabling Utility and Emergency Operations Collaboration with Open Interoperability Standards Thursday, January 26 9:30 – 11 am, Room 216AB
Speakers:
James Morentz, Homeland Security Technology Consultant – SAIC
Mark Wald, Director – UISOL
Terry Nielsen, Senior Vice President – UISOL |
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Getting Customer Intimate: Improved Network Reliability and Energy Efficiency via Real-time Demand Management Thursday, January 26 9:30 - 11:00 am, Room 209 Track: International Projects Speakers: Nigel Spooner, Co-author, Portfolio Director, Global Utilities, Logica Simon Boyer, Speaker, Vice President, Utilities Solutions-Logica North America |
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