Milsoft Utility Solutions - Smart Grid Software

Press Release: Open Systems International and Milsoft successfully passed interoperability tests!

2010-07-12T17:54:52-06:00

Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) and Milsoft successfully passed interoperability tests for interfaces between OSI’s monarch™ (Multi-platform Open Network ARCHitecture) SCADA and Distribution Management platform and Milsoft’s DisSPatch and Windmil products in compliance with MultiSpeak® 3.0 standards. The monarch platform is a modern control system architecture for supporting the monitoring, controlling, scheduling and optimization of complex network operations for the electric, oil & gas, transportation, and water industries.

Press Release: Milsoft and Cooperative Response Center (CRC): Increasing Customer Satisfaction!

2010-06-09T16:07:37-06:00

Milsoft and CRC announced today a unique opportunity to drastically improve service levels for their joint customers. CRC is now offering Milsoft IVR customers the option to include “opt out” live answer services. Additionally, CRC will provide enhanced dispatching services using Milsoft’s DisSPatch® Outage Management System.

PCI Compliance and PA-DSS Validation Webinar - Register now!

2010-02-22T21:36:00-06:00

Becoming PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliant is the responsibility of the utility and is accomplished by completing a Security Standard Self-Assessment Questionnaire, which is a validation tool intended to assist merchants and service providers in self-evaluating their compliance with the PCI Council. During this Webinar, we will cover the details of what constitutes being PCI compliant, and PA-DSS (Payment Application Data Security Standard) validated, and what steps your organization should take in order to become compliant.

SageQuest and Milsoft Announce Multispeak® Version 4 Certification

2010-02-19T22:37:19-06:00

SageQuest announces that its Mobile Control GPS vehicle management solution has achieved MultiSpeak® certification for interoperability with Milsoft Utility Solutions’ DisSPatch outage management system (OMS) on MultiSpeak® Version 4. By integrating Mobile Control with DisSPatch OMS from Milsoft, both companies have taken information critical to each of their customers and combined it to deepen analysis they deliver independently. Utilities can now efficiently prioritize crews to outage locations expediting restoration of service to their customers.

Choose Internet Protocol (and the Internet) for your Smart Grid communications

2009-12-28T19:11:15-06:00

Electric utilities have till now used proprietary, closed telecommunications systems for communications with their AMR devices. The Smart Grid and Smart Meters will ultimately require open, industry standard Internet Protocol (IP). If you are contemplating Smart Meter deployment, you should choose a packet switched, IP telecommunications system, not a proprietary, circuit switched one.

REMINDER: MREA “Accessing the Electric Cooperative Market for Renewable Energy” Conference

2009-11-09T16:48:05-06:00

SmartGridMan will be attending and presenting at this landmark conference on renewable energy for the electric cooperative market. Hosted by the Minnesota Rural Electric Association and Dorsey and Whitney LLP, the two-day conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota is intended to inform renewable energy developers on the electric cooperative market. National leaders and experts on renewable energy, Smart Grid and rural electric cooperatives will be presenting at the conference, including yours truly, SmartGridMan.

Milsoft Introduces DisSPatch Mutual Assistance Network to Outage Management Customers

2009-10-28T14:12:01-06:00

Milsoft is proud to announce the formation of the DisSPatch Mutual Assistance Network (DMAN) for our DisSPatch OMS customers. DMAN provides a platform for our OMS users to join a coalition which provides access to experienced dispatchers who might be available to assist each other during times when power service is disrupted.

Milsoft and Clevest Successfully Pass the Latest Versions of MultiSpeak Interoperability Tests

2009-10-27T21:32:57-06:00

Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc. Milsoft Utility Solutions and Clevest Solutions Inc., leading providers of real time service, incident response systems and mobile workforce management solutions, have successfully collaborated in passing the latest MultiSpeak® Version 3 interoperability test and are the first companies to pass the Version 4 test! This testing is just another example of Milsoft’s renowned commitment to complete and open integration with complementary products, and partners, using the MultiSpeak® platform to drive the interoperability process.

Milsoft and Exceleron Software Provide Pre Paid Electric Service Options to Central Electric EMC

2009-10-22T18:34:56-06:00

Milsoft Utility Solutions, an industry leader in engineering analysis, outage management, interactive voice response, geospatial information systems and field engineering solutions, announced today that it has successfully interfaced its PORCHE Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system with Exceleron Software’s Pre-paid Account Management System (PAMS.) Deployed at Central Electric Membership Corporation in Sanford, North Carolina, customers who elect (or are required) to use pre-paid as a payment method can also now utilize the automated PORCHE IVR system to retrieve account balances and make payments using credit cards or e-checks.

Great short summary of the Smart Grid - Message from the Edge, An Overview of Smart Grid

2009-09-30T16:21:07-06:00

My favorite among many good observations by Margaret Harding: “The initiative known as SmartGrid is probably going to impact our country almost as much as the original electrification efforts of the early 20th century. Ironically, if it succeeds, most of us will perceive little change to their daily relationship with electricity....”