LogicaCMG Demonstrates Smart Metering Innovation at Metering, Billing CRM/CIS Europe 2006 Conference

LogicaCMG Demonstrates Smart Metering Innovation at Metering, Billing CRM/CIS Europe 2006 Conference
LONDON, September 8 -- LogicaCMG, one of the leading European IT services companies, will be showcasing its smart metering expertise at the Metering, Billing, CRM/CIS Europe 2006 event, Bella Center, Copenhagen, 10-12 October 2006 (stand number 3.21).

At the event, the company will be discussing the theme "Beyond metering - delivering smart value". LogicaCMG's energy and utilities experts will be presenting their innovative approach to smart metering - how integration, real-time data capture and management can add real value to utility businesses. They will focus on how smart metering can deliver greater value across the broader utility business. For example:

- More accurate and frequent meter readings that will provide customers with more accurate bills thus reducing the number of queried bills and therefore reducing the cost-to-serve for the utility provider/company

- Increased flexibility

- Changing how much energy households consume from one time period to another

- The ability to introduce (offer and bill) new tariffs - providing incentives for (demand reduction) reduced consumption

- Demand response - the potential to offer interruptible supply for peak periods

- Intelligent grids - more information at the distribution level on energy flows, allowing for better management of the distribution network and to avoid power cuts

- Support for distributed generation - as utilities will receive the precise real-time household data provided by smart meters

- Reduced fraud

- Lower operational costs, for example, fewer call-outs and reduced cost of obtaining readings

- Improved ability to manage volume risk in the wholesale market by having more accurate and frequent data about energy consumption and improving the ability to forecast.

Alan Chandler, global manager, competitive market infrastructures, energy and utilities, LogicaCMG, will also be chairing session 14 of the conference on "Emerging Technologies - What Does Tomorrow Bring?".

There will also be a demonstration of smart metering technology and how it integrates with other parts of the business in order to introduce "Smartering", LogicaCMG's overall smart metering methodology. This approach helps utilities to overcome the challenges of smart metering and realise the benefits - from developing the business case to delivering a solution or running a service. As an example, the company will showcase its "Instant Energy" service which provides a complete end-to-end outsourced energy payment service for prepayment meters.

Jim Tapper, managing director, global energy and utilities, LogicaCMG commented: "Smart metering allows customers to have a precise understanding of their minute-by-minute energy consumption, and through two-way, real-time, communications means that utilities can work with their customers to manage consumption more efficiently. LogicaCMG not only helps utilities to understand the business case for smart metering in their organisation, it also provides the technology to back it up - from consulting, through systems integration to solutions and outsourced services. We are leading the development of automatic metering services in the prepayment segment and are already winning and implementing smart metering projects.

LogicaCMG's has a long history in metering, meter data management, remote monitoring technology and mobile communications and has developed partnerships with a wide range of metering-related vendors. The company has a breadth of expertise in the utilities sector and capabilities, notably in enterprise asset management, meter data management, related mobile communications and load and grid management.

Notes To Editors

About LogicaCMG

LogicaCMG is a major international force in IT services. It employs 30,000 people across 36 countries. LogicaCMG's focus is on enabling its customers to build and maintain leadership positions using LogicaCMG's deep industry knowledge and its track record for successful delivery. The company provides business consulting, systems integration and IT and business process outsourcing across diverse markets including telecoms, financial services, energy and utilities, industry, distribution and transport and the public sector. Headquartered in Europe, LogicaCMG is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext (Amsterdam) (LSE:LOG; Euronext:LOG). More information is available at www.logicacmg.com.

For more information about the event please go to: http://meteur.synergy-events.com/Default.aspx?menu=140#session24.

Press contacts
LogicaCMG representatives are available at the company's stand number 3.21.

Source: LogicaCMG Plc - PRNewswire

For more information and to arrange an interview with LogicaCMG experts please contact: Isabell Horvath, +49-(0)-89-65112136, Mobile: +49-(0)-171-6546152, isabell.horvath@logicacmg.com