Ensuring power quality with SCADA systems
Zurich, Switzerland – June 6, 2005 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today the launch of its newest Network Manager monitoring and control solution. ABB will present Network Manager at CIRED 2005, June 6-9 in Turin, Italy.
The new Network Manager release features enhanced operational reliability, enhanced cyber security, distribution management system functionality and a lifetime upgrade feature. Network Manager’s SCADA system offers real-time integration of distribution information for optimum distribution management.
ABB’s open and versatile platform allows for easy integration of utility information systems while maintaining IT security levels. It provides an optimal solution for coordinated monitoring and control, from power generation to transmission and distribution. Its integration capabilities make it a seamless part of an enterprises’ total IT solution.
“We enable customers improve the reliability of their distribution systems with Network Manager,” says Michael Hirth, head of ABB’s Power Technology Systems. “Our world-class solutions are based on a thorough understanding of our customer’s needs in power generation, transmission and distribution.”
Network Manager’s modular functionality can be tailored to the needs of any customer, from small distributors to large power utilities. It also provides a smooth migration path, allowing the addition of new functions when needed, to fulfil future requirements.
Network Manager offers a full range of solutions that enhances efficiency and reliability of power systems, in deregulated as well as traditional electricity markets. As an experienced application supplier with a global support organization, ABB offers a wide scope of functionality and services with a proven track record for on-time delivery.
With more than 400 installations, ABB is the global market leader in high end SCADA systems.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB group operates in around 100 countries and employs 102,000 people.