SAN FRANCISCO, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- CPFL Paulista, a subsidiary of
CPFL Energia, Brazil's largest electric company, has gone live with SPL's
Outage Management System (SPL OMS) as part of its solution for energy delivery
resource planning.
CPFL Paulista serves 3.3 million consumers. SPL is a leading provider of
strategic utility management software solutions for the global utility market.
"We chose SPL OMS to improve the integration of OMS with other crucial
operational and customer service systems and to have the option to upgrade our
outage management capability as our network expands," said CPFL Project
Manager Walther Anconi. "We have been installing SPL OMS on a phased basis
and we have already seen improvements in outage response times because of the
precise information the software provides. This has enhanced our efficiency
and improved customer service."
Anconi added, "Our challenge for 2007 is to roll out and upgrade the
solution for use by another subsidiary of CPFL Energia, CPFL Piratininga,
providing support for an additional 1.3 million consumer units."
"We're very proud to be working with CPFL, a company known for its
progressive approach and technological innovations," said Walter Kalsow, Vice
President of SPL's Outage & Distribution product business unit. "Brazil's
economy has been growing at a fast rate, meaning that new generating capacity
must come online just as rapidly."
"CPFL's business model, which integrates energy generation, distribution
and commercialization activities, and its location in the country's
fastest-growing industrial region, means the company is poised for growth,"
Kalsow said. "The design of SPL OMS means it will grow along with CPFL,
continuing to serve the company's needs for years to come."
About CPFL Energia
CPFL Energia is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries,
distributes, commercializes and generates electric energy in Brazil, standing
as the largest private group in Brazil, serving 5.6 million customers. Its
subsidiaries are widely recognized for its excellence and sustainability of
its business practices, and regarded as references in management, quality and
operating efficiency.
The Group has an installed generation capacity of 915 megawatts and
actually is the major Brazilian investor in hydro plants projects. CPFL's
strategy is focused on improving operations efficiency, concluding current
generation projects and pursuing new projects, strengthening its
commercialization business, developing new value-added products and services,
and strategically positioning the company to benefit from sector
consolidation, taking advantage of its experience in integrating and
restructuring other operations. The CPFL Energia ADR's (CPL), traded on the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), displayed in 2005 variation (85%) above the
main comparative indexes, i.e. Dow Jones (-1%) and DJ Brazil Titans Index 20
ADR (48%). Visit CPFL at http://www.cpfl.com.br .
About SPL
SPL delivers the proven software applications that help utilities around
the world achieve competitive advantage and excellence in business
performance, while ensuring a lower total cost of technology ownership. SPL
Strategic Utility Management solutions in customer care and billing,
enterprise asset and work management, mobile workforce management, and outage
and distribution management are specifically designed for electric, gas,
water, and services companies.
Working with systems-integration and technology partners around the world,
SPL has an unparalleled record of implementation success. SPL focuses on
clients' return on investment and fosters long-term relationships based on
confidence and trust. Visit SPL at http://www.splwg.com or call +1-866-468-6775 (San
Francisco), +33-1-4445-6600 (Paris), or +61-2-8258-8200 (Sydney). Within the
US and Canada, call +1-800-275-4775.
SOURCE SPL WorldGroup
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CONTACT:
Tracey Mitchell of SPL WorldGroup,
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