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Top 25 Utilities Tech Solution Companies - 2018
As a result of the technology revolution, the utility sector is being modernized. The emergence of the sensor technology has remarkably influenced the functioning of power, gas and oil plants. To add on, other latest technological trends such as big data, predictive analysis, Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), cloud computing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence have been a key contributor in enhancing capabilities of the utility companies.
Artificial cognition multiplies the potential of machine intelligence. With real-time insightful data analytics and computer logic concepts, AI-based solutions facilitate smart and rational decision-making. The onset of tech-driven utility processes has brought about an elevation in the standard and the competence of the utility companies. It was not until the IoT boom, which created a sensation, that the utility industry replaced its traditional data management and other operational algorithms with automated and intuitive computerized solutions. The utility companies now have numerous vendors to tailor purpose-specific and need-based solutions for them. Utility vendors have b... Continue Reading
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An excellent utility technology company, App Orchid offers expert product development solutions. Specializing in the applied science of cognitive computing, App Orchid tailors products and solutions for the utility industry. By leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, IoT and IIoT, the company delivers real-time decision-making analytics and insights. With a mission to build and implement intuitive applications, App Orchid envisions empowering the utility sector. This company has developed a unique set of working principles to meet the clients’ expectations in terms of risk mitigation, customer satisfaction, efficiency, and quality standards. Using the concepts of trending technologies, App Orchid appends revolutionizing benefits to the utility industry.
The world-class software solution provider, Open International focuses on designing and developing tech-driven solutions for industries such as utility, energy, telecommunications and more. Smartflex is a software product-based platform, which is developed by Open International. This modular and multi-functional modular platform is a preconfigured system, which is responsible for powering billing and customer service operations with the help of advanced billing engine and a robust user interface system. The company offers agile mobile employee performance monitoring tools to enable service seekers to achieve their workforce management goals. Besides, Open International is a developer of multiple smart metering and other benefiting software systems.
QHi Group is an industry-leading utility technology solution company, which develops advanced process monitoring solutions for power, thermal and other utility verticals. Delivering sophisticated solutions across the globe, QHI Group has been catering to the needs of multiple blue chip organizations ever since its inception in 1988. Patenting Exerthem, thermal monitoring system and Vigilance power monitoring solution, the company’s innovations make way for technical excellence. QHi Group’s best-in-class products and services include features such as fully automated workflow, quick process monitoring and management, and easy maintenance. By offering cost-effective and flexible solutions, QHi Group envisions future proofing the utility industry.
Avertra is a global utility tech solutions provider, which provides specialized integration services, consulting solutions, and product development insights. Ensuring scalability and reliability, Avertra develops products and services, which drive the utility companies towards attaining service excellence. The company’s affordable and reliable solutions feature innovative problem-solving ideas. To add value to the IT-based implementations and outcomes, Avertra has developed User eXperience Unification (UXU), which is a software framework to support cross channel customer engagement, mobile, and web optimization, call center and user communication management and more. This platform also helps in business process optimization.
Atonix Digital is a leading utility solution technology company, which has its rich expertise in asset management. Atonix Digital uses advanced user data capabilities to formulate software solutions to simplify the complex industrial data management processes. Along with helping the utility agencies to elevate their performance standards, this company’s sophisticated software solution suite assists in detecting and handling risks, and overcoming unforeseen practical challenges. Atonix Digital enables the utilities to improve their efficiency, achieve accuracy, and adapt to the continuously evolving changes in the software ecosystem. Atonix Digital’s agile execution approach helps in providing futuristic utility solutions.
Known for developing a full-stack water meter testing solution suite, MARS Company has emerged as a top-notch utility technology solution provider. With its all-rounded water utility industrial solutions, the MARS Company, which was founded in 1986, has been transforming the way utilities worked. Ensuring scalability, traceability, reliability, accuracy, interoperability, and security the solution suite also offers revenue recovery and assessment mechanisms. Patenting Test Bench Systems, M3 Enterprise Software, and other in-house and on-field testing tools, MARS continues to develop high-quality, cost-effective and efficient software solutions.
Providing advanced and innovative software solutions for the various verticals of the utility industry, Magnolia River offers GIS, product engineering and process inspection services. Pipeline industry as its major beneficiary, Magnolia is known as premier utility tech service providing company. By employing its innovative thoughts and ideas, Magnolia upgrades the existing utility software infrastructure and methodologies. Ensuring smooth and safe deployments and maintenance of the software products the company offers real-time insights for the utility industry to elevate its professional standard. Extending its offerings to other industries, Magnolia River designs surveying, transmission, distribution, mapping, and other pipeline functionalities.
One of the leading software companies, Force 5 is known for tailoring advanced software solutions for the utility industry. The company was established in 2000 with an initial focus on information security and compliance management. Force 5’s services help in mitigating human errors and maximizing operational fidelity. It also initiates and monitors resource allocation and performance assessment. Solutions offered by this utility industry vendor mainly emphasize on reducing the risks, rationalizing the consequences and instant reporting. Perfectly blending its professional knowledge with commercial and customized requirements, the team engineers best-in-class and value-added solutions.
Echologics is one of the top utility technology solution providers. Specializing in offering acoustics technologies for leak detection, water distribution and percolation and resource transmission and process evaluation this company has developed Echologics Leak Detection Technology. By delivering expert insights into acoustic science to the utility sector, Echologics designs sustainable water resource management strategies. The tech solution suite follows a smart approach to handle the arbitrary changes in the climatic conditions. Echologics was founded in 2003, and the company is known for its unique project delivery capabilities.
IPS Intelligent Process Solutions provides consumer-owned utilities with centralized asset and maintenance management. The vision of Intelligent Process Solutions seeks Tomorrow's Software Intelligence. Its objective is to offer a reliable power delivery solution at a low cost. As an asset management suite provider, the company offers state-of-the-art protection settings that deliver intellectual and cost-conscious solutions. Testimonials from customers, partners, and observers agree that IPS-SYSTEMSTM is cutting-edge asset management system solutions for power utilities while attending the latest trade shows and exhibitions. They also agree that IPS has a history of making the newest technology solutions breakthrough.
ZTZ Services International is specialized in online power transformer, reactor, and related power plant and substation equipment monitoring. ZTZ Services is the trendsetter and leader in technology for transformer monitoring. The company provides innovative, precision-made products that are inspected and serviced in the United States. ZTZ solutions are designed to be easy to use, cost-effective and reliable and accurate in providing data. Their patented technology uses the latest algorithms to track transformer health, detect and diagnose problems, and to provide prompt and accurate reporting and alerts based on key indicators. That's why many of the world's largest power companies and utilities trust ZTZ Services to improve security and reliability while helping protect their investments in transformers.
PM Solutions is a consulting firm of the project management that assists PMO, project, and business leaders in implementing project and portfolio management practices to drive performance and operational efficiency. The company is a well-known leader in helping business leaders in driving performance and operational efficiency, introducing the expertise and tools needed to build and sustain organizational success to their customers. PM Solutions is applying its best-in-class Project Portfolio Management Maturity Model to identify current PPM capabilities and process gaps between the current state of the organization and the desired future state. They include the roadmap for enhancements and work on the action plan with the client.
Itron provides a solution for developing new on how to manage energy and water worldwide by utilities. Itron allows utilities and cities to distribute critical infrastructure services to communities in over 100 countries in a safe, secure, and reliable manner. The company’s proven portfolio of smart networks, software, services, meters, and sensors helps its clients manage energy and water better for the people they represent. Itron provides electrical utilities with leading distributed energy management and energy efficiency solutions. Itron has the technology that is needed to operate more efficiently and efficiently than ever, from dynamic pricing and load control to the integration of distributed energy resources. The technology and services of Itron are changing the way energy and water resources are managed by the world— for the better.
IBridgeGroup offers solutions for the data collection, data extraction and content management. The company also provides state-of-the-art technology, the most efficient processes and a full range of services to reduce paperwork, accelerate decision-making and ensure compliance with regulations. The company uses its experience and expertise to provide ideas for distinct situations. Its team designs programs to assimilate with existing technology investment using proven tools and industry-specific best practices, resulting in real returns for the organization. It is able to bring a depth of knowledge and understanding of technology solutions by establishing ongoing relationships with each of their clients.
Grid4C Offers solutions to evaluate the massive amount of sub-hourly data gathered from millions of smart meters along with customer data, pricing information to enhance energy operations efficiency and increase customer engagement. Energy Efficiency Home Appliance Fault Prediction, Detection, and Diagnosis Grid4C algorithms can pinpoint, diagnose, and in many cases predict, without the installation of expensive hardware, malfunctions, inefficiencies, and behavioral anomalies for many homes and small business appliances. By evaluating smart meter usage data, the company's algorithms can segregate energy usage for each assumption and for each appliance within that premise, generating views for the customer showing monthly, daily or hourly usage and costs for each appliance.
Factory IQ brings new advanced technology that connects equipment, products, materials, and processes that integrate quality as a single piece flow in each step. Leading U.S. engineering systems and consulting firm are expected to drive innovation with materials, products, operations, and quality from its facility. They are specialists with Industry 4.0 Smart Manufacturing, Energy and Industrial IoT Predictive Analytics (Machine Learning) connecting companies, individuals, processes, equipment, and technology. The company provides sound engineering practices, standards, and lean-sigma strategies to find better ways of improving performance, collaborating, solving complex issues, and digitally transforming the business. Asset PerformiX solution from Factory IQ provides predictive analytics, asset management, performance in health condition, energy management, and metrics intelligence that connects with industrial automation, legacy, and smart devices.
The intelligent analytics platform of eSmart Systems captures, analyzes, visualizes and converts operational data in real-time into actionable insights. eSmart Systems provides energy industry and service providers with AI-driven software solutions. The company leverages over 20 years of international experience in knowledge-based development and operation, leading IT and energy-related companies that target global markets. It provides energy industry and service providers with software solutions. Its cloud-born platform is designed for real-time handling and exploitation of the Internet of Things, Big Data, and Analytics. Vast quantities of data, which are analyzed using advanced models of prediction and optimization, collected from sensors are common to all applications. This results in entirely new ways to view data, make decisions, and save resources and costs.
Encova brings value to customers by applying sound engineering principles and streamlining approaches tailored to specific needs. The expertise of Encova Consulting is in developing validation strategies, master plans, protocols, and final reports. Encova Consulting is able to customize a value-added approach based on specific needs that may involve strategic expertise, project execution, third-party auditing services or/and increased staff. The stated mission of the company is straightforward but compelling, instigated by the core values which are focused on customer service and aided by a code of integrity, accountability, and stewardship. The main objective is to deliver a clear and precise definition of the problem and provide workable solutions with an assessment of the risk-benefit.
Doxee is a leading utility technology solutions provider. By leveraging advanced cloud computing technology, Doxee has developed revolutionizing customer communications management (CCM) tools. The solution suite offered by this company combines deep communication insight, which enables the client utility companies to add value to the customer interactions by giving them a personalized touch. By supporting multiple features such as software compliance, regulation dynamics, real-time reporting, efficiency, and high-speed processing, Doxee’s solutions are used by more than 500 global enterprises. Started in 2001 and to date the company offers high-quality and high-impact cutting-edge solutions.
Providing tech-driven operational strategies to various utilities, Cogsdale serves as a utility technology company. Tailoring solutions to upgrade billing, online portal outlook, real-time reporting and more, Cogsdale delivers its offerings to almost all the utility verticals such as water, power, gas, oil, sewer, telephone, cable, fiber, internet, and natural gas. Cogsdale was founded in the year 1997, and since then, the company has been recognized as a global market leader. Cogsdale provides smart and integrated data solutions to a range of agencies like the government sectors, cooperation platforms, and investor-based companies.
BI Solutions is a top utility technology company, which connects business software to utility excellence. Employing SAP and other technologies, this company crafts solutions, which are best-in-quality. Cutting cost, time and complexities BI solutions integrate the organization-wide data to transform it into a set of facts in order to uncover informative insights. Following a holistic approach, the offerings of this company serve all the dimensions of business intelligence and apply the same to cater to the needs of the utility sectors. BI Solutions envisions transforming the practical methodologies of the utility sector by combining technology evolutions.