GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms’ Erik Udstuen To Speak at Electric Power Research Institute’s Fifth Power Delivery Asset Management Conference, November 4-6 in Dallas

 

Charlottesville, VA, October 29, 2009    Erik Udstuen, Vice President Software and Services for GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, will speak at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Fifth Power Delivery Asset Management Conference, November 4 – 6, 2009 in Dallas, Texas. The conference addresses issues facing the Electricity Sector including pressure from customers and regulators to maintain or enhance service reliability while controlling or reducing costs, as well as legislation that encourages utilities to develop SmartGrids, implement renewable sources, and distributed resources while trying to squeeze performance at lower cost from aging delivery assets.
Udstuen will be part of discussion that will include executives from GE, CenterPoint Energy, Luminant, EPRI and Innovative Wireless Technologies. The discussion will focus on asset management and Smart Grid, including various critical elements, from hardware such as advanced meter deployment, to wireless monitoring systems, to the people who must operate and maintain utility assets and the tools they need to be successful.
“To make the Smart Grid a reality, utilities need a robust data management and system integration strategy in order to ensure the availability of critical information needed for smarter and faster decision making,” said Udstuen. “In our session we will be discussing the benefits of new approaches to integration and managing the flow of operational and non-operational data across the grid.”
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms provides powerful work process management, visualization and data storage solutions for SmartGrid through the Proficy® Software platform including its breakthrough Proficy Workflow, Proficy iFIX with iPower and Proficy Historian software solutions.
For more information about GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms and SmartGrid: www.gefanuc.com/smartgrid. 
About GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a joint venture between General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) and FANUC LTD of Japan, is an experienced high-performance technology company and a global provider of hardware, software, services, and expertise in automation and embedded computing. We offer a unique foundation of agile, advanced and ultra-reliable technology that provides customers a sustainable advantage in the industries they serve, including energy, water, consumer packaged goods, government & defense, and telecommunications. GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms is a worldwide company headquartered in Charlottesville, VA and is part of GE Enterprise Solutions. For more information, visit www.gefanuc.com.
About GE Enterprise Solutions
 
GE Enterprise Solutions elevates customers' productivity and profitability with integrated solutions using sensors and non-destructive testing; security and life safety technologies; power system protection and control; and plant automation and embedded computing systems. Enterprise Solutions' high-tech, high-growth businesses include Sensing & Inspection Technologies, Security, Digital Energy, and GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms. The business has 17,000 problem-solving employees in more than 60 countries around the world.
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