Utilities stories

Mobile Tornado expands UK presence through partnership with The Barcode Warehouse
Yesterday
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customer service
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retail
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productivity
UK tech firm Mobile Tornado partners with The Barcode Warehouse, expanding its push-to-talk services in the national market.

OpenADR Alliance unveils OpenADR 3.0 at ENLIT Europe event
Yesterday
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renewable energy
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solar power
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customers
OpenADR Alliance announces OpenADR 3.0 standard for managing growing range of distributed energy resources at ENLIT Europe.

Waikato Regional Council achieves digital modernisation with Infor
Yesterday
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planning
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innovation programme
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infor
Waikato Regional Council propels into digital age with transition to cloud-based Infor CloudSuite Public Sector.

Logi-Tech & ARIA Cybersecurity unite to defend Australian infrastructure
Last week
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siem
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soc
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optus
ARIA Cybersecurity and Logi-Tech introduce AZT PROTECT, a novel service aimed at defending Australia's crucial infrastructure from cyber threats.

Australian tech start-up & RMIT join forces to enhance national cyber security
Last week
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computing
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cyber attacks
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innovation
In a bid to strengthen Australia's infrastructural cyber security, tech start-up Tide Foundation and RMIT University collaborate.

London fintech TRIVER secures £20m to transform SME finance access
Last week
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ai
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credit risk
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swoop
London-based fintech, TRIVER, secures £20m in funding to revolutionise SME access to finance through Open Banking and AI.

Syniti's record Q3 performance driven by Data First strategy & SAP collaboration
This month
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digital transformation
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cfo
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ceo
Syniti's Q3 2023 results soar on back of its Data First approach and strengthened ties with software powerhouse, SAP.

Stone & Chalk launches Venture Connect, reinventing startup-corporate matchmaking
This month
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sydney
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utilities
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stone & chalk
Stone and Chalk unveils Venture Connect, an innovative platform to bolster startup-corporate partnerships in Australia.

Cerillion signs EURO €12.4 million contract with Tier-1 European telecom provider
This month
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utilities
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charging
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london
Cerillion has nabbed a EURO €12.4 million contract with a Tier-1 European telecom provider to offer its SaaS solutions.

Business unease over third party data sharing shown in new Generative AI report
This month
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chatbots
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compliance
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ai
Businesses show concern about third-party data sharing needed to facilitate Generative AI models, says Cloudera report.

Cevo unveils new digital strategy 'Cevo Nexus' for cloud adoption services
This month
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managed services
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devops
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migration
AWS Advanced Consulting Partner Cevo is launching 'Cevo Nexus', a digital strategy to streamline cloud adoption services.

Projected surge in 5G NR and LTE small cell RAN equipment spending
Last month
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mobile operators
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utilities
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predictions
5G NR and LTE-based small cell RAN equipment spending to reach nearly USD $3 billion by 2026, says SNS Telecom & IT.

Peacock to upgrade ERTO's systems for major Irish tunnels
Last month
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upgrade
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safety
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support
Peacock Engineering partners with Egis Road and Tunnel Operations to upgrade asset management systems for Dublin and Jack-Lynch Tunnels.

Oracle tops Digital Customer Engagement rankings, says Guidehouse Insights
Thu, 21st Sep 2023
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cloud services
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utilities
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investment
Oracle Energy and Water has been named the top provider in digital customer engagement and experience analytics by Guidehouse Insights.

Oracle unveils Fusion Data Intelligence Platform for enhanced business insights
Wed, 20th Sep 2023
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data analytics
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cx
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oracle
Oracle's new Fusion Data Intelligence Platform promises superior business insights and faster action for Fusion Cloud Applications users.

Smart utilities and cities will need initiatives to drive projects
Tue, 16th May 2023
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smart cities
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it infrastructure
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green it
One of the biggest challenges today is how the infrastructure industry can create a new energy future to become more efficient, affordable, and sustainable.

Energy security the 'most exciting' development in new survey
Wed, 22nd Mar 2023
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power / energy
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it infrastructure
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cisco
Respondents were asked about changes in the utility industry, including the most exciting smart/IoT technology developments in the next 12 months.

Gentrack and Merkle bring Salesforce solutions to utilities
Wed, 30th Nov 2022
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crm
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digital transformation
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cx
Gentrack is a Salesforce consulting partner, and both Merkle and Gentrack have invested in integrating and implementing Salesforce's energy and utility cloud.

Claroty research unveils new attack that targets PLCs
Tue, 16th Aug 2022
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cybersecurity
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it industry
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attack
Claroty has released research detailing a new type of cyber-attack, one that weaponises programmable logic controllers (PLCs).

Vodafone New Zealand completes Australasian telco first
Mon, 21st Feb 2022
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dr
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fibre
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telecommunications
Vodafone has expanded its partnership with FiberSense to Wellington, and is the first company in NZ to utilise existing underground fibre cables.

Infosys and Microsoft advance Ausgrid's cloud transformation journey
Tue, 14th Sep 2021
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microsoft
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partnerships
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cloud adoption
Infosys and Microsoft join forces with Ausgrid to accelerate the company's cloud transformation and establish it as a leading digital utility in Australia.

A cloud-powered transformation of the utilities industry
Wed, 25th Aug 2021
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data centre maintenance / management
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power / energy
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energy initiatives
The adoption of cloud technologies will significantly impact how the utilities industry approaches asset management, field workforce management and more.

IFS acquires utilities workforce management company Clevest
Mon, 9th Nov 2020
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crm
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cx
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martech
This acquisition extends IFS’s capabilities in service management solutions as it focuses on driving service experience.

Rapid adoption of mobile devices for utilities companies, study shows
Wed, 18th Mar 2020
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pos
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mobility
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digital transformation
Mobile tech adoption surges among field workers in energy sector for live data access, says Zebra study.