ATLANTA, Oct. 16, 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 an industry keynote address on Nov. 4 by Marc McCluskey, research director of Utilities Applications, AMR Research Inc.
In addition to Centricity customer educational forums and special interest group meetings, the conference program also includes a series of panel presentations and case studies by CES International partners and customers including Duke Energy, Northern Ireland Electricity, Crow Wing Power, SchlumbergerSema, MDSI, KEMA Consulting, Hunt Technologies, HP, ESRI and Axiom.
The advanCES 2002 program and registration are available at www.advanCES2002.com. 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 conference also will include an exhibit hall featuring the CES International Centricity software system and solutions from more than a dozen CES industry partners. Conference delegates include utility executives and engineers, consultants, integrators, press, analysts and CES business partners from four continents representing more than 60 industry companies.
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.
Trademarks: CES International, Centricity and the CES International "network sweep logo" design are registered trademarks on file with the US Patent and Trademark Office and the European Union. InterSys, CES.com and advanCES are trademarks of CES International. Other trademarks are used for reference only.