Norwegian Utility to Provide ASP Services using ArcFM
Lyse Energi Targets Local Utilities to Host GIS Data
Fort Collins, CO-- Lyse Energi, a multi-utility company based in Stavanger, Norway, has elected to become an Application Service Provider (ASP) for Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Lyse Energi serves 120,000 customers in the Stavanger area and leverages Telvent Miner & Miner’s ArcFM™ and ESRI’s ArcGIS® products for their GIS to manage their distribution network. The utility will be targeting local municipalities and telecommunication partners to provide similar GIS data hosting and maintenance services using ArcFM as a core part of their integrated IT solutions.
Lyse Energi has been a longtime user of the ArcFM Solution and together with Telvent Miner & Miner (TM&M), ESRI, and TM&M’s business partner, Geodata AS, has come up with a model to further advance their IT business. Most of the utilities in the area are smaller municipals that may not have the infrastructure or manpower to support a GIS system on their own. Since Lyse Energi already has a system in place, they will be able to offer their own staff and IT center to maintain facility data on behalf of the other organizations.
“We have standardized on modern, flexible, and scalable systems for our own multi-utility enterprise. This includes ArcFM, ArcGIS, SAP, Siebel, Citrix, BizTalk and a portal-solution. We recognize that our telecommunication partners and our municipalities are requesting much of the same type of functionality and integration principles that Lyse is already using. As a result, we see a business opportunity to provide them access to our solutions as an ASP,” says Asbjorn Hoivik, CIO of Lyse Energi.
Telvent Miner & Miner (TM&M) is a world leader in the development and implementation of GIS software for utilities. TM&M’s ArcFM Solution and extended services assist electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities in increasing productivity, lowering costs, and improving services by allowing them to effectively manage spatial information. Founded in 1946 as a full-service electrical engineering firm, TM&M has been a business partner of ESRI since 1987. This partnership has enabled TM&M to become the world's leading developer of ArcGIS applications for the utility industry. TM&M services include implementation, integration, and customization of software to fit the needs of individual utilities. For more information, please visit www.telvent.com/miner/.
For more than 30 years, ESRI has been the leading developer of GIS software with more than 300,000 clients worldwide. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation, and technical support services. In addition to its headquarters in California, ESRI has regional offices throughout the United States, international distributors in more than 90 countries, and more than 1,700 business partners. ESRI's goal is to provide users with comprehensive tools to help them quickly and efficiently manage and use geographic information to make a real difference in the world around them. ESRI can be found on the Web at www.esri.com.
Telvent (NASDAQ: TLVT), the Global RealTime IT Company, specializes in high value added solutions and services in four industry sectors (Energy, Traffic, Transport and Environment). Its technology allows high performing companies to make real-time business decisions using data acquisition, control, and advanced operational applications, providing secure actionable information delivery to the enterprise. (www.telvent.com)
ArcFM Solution, ArcFM, ArcFM Viewer, Designer, Responder, Conduit Manager, and Network Adapter are trademarks of Miner and Miner, Consulting Engineers, Inc. Other companies and products mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.
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