IBM works on creating a Smarter Planet by providing software, hardware and services to clients in all industries across the globe. In the Energy & Utilites industry IBM’s Smarter Planet approach is  realized by helping utilities to create Smarter Grids to meet the major environmental, economical, technical and regulatory challenges that the industry faces. To facilitate the Smarter Grid IBM has created the Solutions Framework for Energy (SAFE). SAFE provides a  comprehensive structure to align Information Technology with Utility business needs including Utility industry best practices and solution accelerators to speed up Smart Grid deployment. SAFE covers the industry from Generation through Transmission & Distribution to Retail Operations – including Smart Metering. 

IBM, together with partners, is helping clients worldwide with the implementation of large scale Advanced Metering Infrastructures. The ESMIG goals to promote the benefits of Smart Metering based on common standards coincide with IBM’s commitment to open standards. IBM is committed  to contribute at ESMIG towards practices  for secure handling of vast amounts of metering data that Smart Metering creates and to enrich this data towards valuable business information for Utilities, their customers and  regulating authorities. 

IBM is pleased to cooperate with many business partners in ESMIG towards the advancement of the deployment of Smart Metering in Europe and to help Utilities and their customers reap the benefits of this exciting technology that contributes in a major way to the creation of Smarter Grids – and to a Smarter Planet.

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