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August 17, 2010

IT Companies Telvent, OATI Put Solutions Together To Achieve Smart Grid Goals

Telvent is the IT company with difference; the company is known for its commitments to the well being of the planet. Open Access Technology International, Inc. Telvent, as a provider of IT solutions and business information services, serves markets that are critical to the sustainability of the planet, including the energy, transportation, agricultural and environmental sectors.

Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI) is the leading transmission and trading software solution provider to the North American energy industry. OATI provides state-of-the-art energy trading and risk management (ETRM), transmission scheduling, congestion management, compliance, smart grid, and settlement systems to the energy industry. The two companies have jointly announced a strategic alliance to jointly develop solution for smart grid and energy market.

The alliance will lead to the integration of Telvent’s advanced data acquisition and distribution management smart grid solution suite with OATI’s webSmartEnergy solutions for smart grid and energy markets. The utilities around the globe is going to benefit from the alliance. The integration of two cutting edge solutions will enable utilities to efficiently and effectively balance network optimization and energy costs while maximizing regulatory, environmental, security, and customer service performance.

The implementation of smart grid is not all; the utilities need to utilize complete solutions to meet with their operational as well as financial goals. And the combination of Telvent and OATI solutions is going to provide the utility industry with just that.

“We are very excited about the advantages that utilities will see with the alliance between OATI and Telvent, and our ability to link energy markets, including green energy markets, to the network operations solutions that Telvent has developed. The utility industry needs mature, complete solutions for smart grid applications and this alliance is a significant step that can help utilities achieve both the operational and financial goals of their smart grid,” Dr. Sasan Mokhtari, president and CEO of OATI, explained.

“We are proud to announce this alliance with OATI, which clearly complements our proven network optimization software solutions in utility installations. Linking our industry-leading distribution management system (DMS) capability with OATI’s expertise, as well as its smart grid and energy market solutions, will enable utilities to optimize their transmission and distribution networks, access the renewable energy market and balance energy costs,”  Telvent Energy President Larry Stack, said.


Madhubanti Rudra is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Ed Silverstein
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