ATLANTA, July 24, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Duke Power will host the CES International user and industry conference this year in historic Charleston, S.C., Nov. 3-6. One of the year's premier events for executives and engineers in the electrical utility industry, advanCES 2002 includes user workshops, panel discussions and a product exhibition hall.
The advanCES 2002 preliminary agenda and registration forms are available at www.advanCES2002.com.
CES International produces the annual advanCES conference on behalf of its Centricity product users. This year's event will include a special program for users of the newly acquired Enermetrix Network. CES International acquired Enermetrix in June.
As has become tradition, advanCES will include a panel of industry thought leaders to discuss current issues. This year's panel will address the future of energy restructuring and the strategies to address its impact on utility energy delivery management.
advanCES 2002 is expected to draw utility executives from four continents and more than 60 industry companies. Last year's event drew more than 200 customers, partners, analysts, media and other industry thought leaders.
Conference speakers will address such issues as distribution reliability, network operations, outage management and liability, and the impact of a changing regulatory environment on distribution utility strategy and operations.
The event also will include an exhibit hall featuring the CES International Centricity software system, Enermetrix EOS 4.0 and partner exhibits.
Conference highlights:
-- Keynote addresses from an industry thought leader and CES International president and CEO Dave Jones.
-- An industry trends panel featuring utility industry executives, industry analysts and trade editors.
-- Customer special interest group meetings and case studies from Centricity and Enermetrix Network users.
-- A trade show featuring solutions from more than a dozen leading CES International partner suppliers.
About CES International
CES International is a leading global supplier of real-time software solutions for distribution utilities. CES' flagship product, the Centricity operations resource management (ORM) system, optimizes distribution-network operations and reliability, dramatically increasing customer-service capabilities. The Centricity information infrastructure enables the safe and efficient integration of emerging power technologies with traditional distribution networks. Equipped with comprehensive energy-delivery network management capabilities, Centricity helps customers achieve enhanced return on network assets and deliver the "high 9s" reliability and power-quality levels demanded by the information economy. For more information on CES International, visit www.ces.com or call 1-800-450-0266.
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