Metretek, Incorporated (“Metretek Florida”), a subsidiary of Metretek Technologies, Inc. (Amex:MEK), has received an order for its flagship DC2000 Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) software system as well as several thousand of its high performance SIP brand of cellular based, meter data loggers. The order, valued at approximately $1.6 million in revenues, is scheduled for delivery during 2007 to a natural gas distribution company based in Europe. (more…)

Spescom Software, Inc. (OTCBB: SPCO), a leading provider of enterprise content and configuration management solutions, has recently announced that the City of Dayton, Ohio selected and implemented Spescom’s eB DM suite to automate the process of the city tax returns. In addition to capturing and managing the incoming tax returns, the City of Dayton, Ohio’s development staff, with the assistance of Spescom’s Professional services organization, quickly developed an integrated solution with Oracle Financials. (more…)

Hansen Information Technologies (Hansen®), a leading provider of enterprise applications for the public sector market, has recently announced that Lead Engineer/System Architect Linda Leong has been recognized as the “Oracle Magazine 2006 .NET Developer of the Year” for her work on Hansen 8 — the leading suite of Web-based enterprise applications designed specifically to manage the transactions of government. Leong is profiled in the November/December issue of Oracle Magazine, available online at www.oracle.com/oramag . (more…)

NetSuite, Inc., the leader in on-demand business software suites, announced its Best Business Solution Award winners and the recipient of a 2006 Five-Star Solution Provider rating at its annual partner conference being held today at the Argent Hotel in San Francisco. The three recipients of the Best Business Solutions awards were: Epiphany, Inc. (www.epiphanyinc.net) for ‘Best Industry Solution;’ Contactual (www.contactual.com) for ‘Best Integrated Solution;’ and Skyytek Worldwide (www.skyytek.com) for ‘Best Value-Added Business Service.’ Additionally, Skyytek received a Five-Star Solution Provider rating for 2006. The Five-Star rating is the highest recognized level of sales achievement for NetSuite Solution Providers. (more…)

CopperCom has announced San Carlos Apache Telecommunications Utility Inc. (SCATUI) is replacing its legacy switch with a CopperCom Converged Switching eXchange (CSX®) next-generation softswitch and Voicemaxx Web–enabled voicemail. SCATUI — the first service provider in Arizona to order a CopperCom switch — will deploy the CopperCom solution as part of a significant economic development initiative that has been attracting businesses to the San Carlos Apache Reservation. (more…)

The City of Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management (DWM) announced today the simultaneous go-lives of Systems & Software, Inc.’s enQuesta(tm) (www.systemsandsoftware.net) and IVR as well as the opening of a new call center. enQuesta(tm) was ranked by UtiliPoint as the number one CIS choice for Municipal Customer Care and Billing in 2006. (more…)

Indus International, Inc. (NASDAQ: IINT), a leading Service Delivery Management (SDM(TM)) solution provider, and Vista Equity Partners, a $1 billion private equity investment firm based in San Francisco, CA, has announced that they have entered into a merger agreement under which Indus, subject to customary closing conditions, will be acquired by an affiliate of Vista in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $240 million.

Upon completion of the merger, Vista intends to combine Indus with MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Incorporated, a Vista portfolio company and the worldwide leader in enterprise mobile workforce management software. The stockholders of Indus, subject to customary closing conditions, will receive $3.85 in cash in exchange for each share of Indus stock. (more…)

Hansen Information Technologies (Hansen®), a leading provider of enterprise applications for the public sector market, has recently launched Hansen TV (HTV), a first-of-its-kind Web-based television network dedicated to government information technology (IT). Showcased last week at Hansen’s 20th Annual International User Group Conference in Squaw Valley, California, HTV currently consists of four distinct channels–each designed to inform, educate, and entertain a global audience of public sector IT professionals, users, partners, and vendors. Future channels will include Hansen University and a channel dedicated to Hansen partners. (more…)

Cisco has awarded Dimension Data, a leading IT solutions and services provider, two prestigious awards at its 2006 Sub-Saharan Africa Partner Summit held at Mount Grace. Dimension Data received the Cisco Gold Partner of the Year and the IP Communications Partner of the Year awards. (more…)

Black Hills Corporation (NYSE: BKH) will issue a news release on third quarter 2006 earnings results on Thursday, November 2, 2006. In conjunction with this release, the Company will hold a conference call on Friday, ovember 3, 2006 beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss financial and operating performance. The conference call will be open to the public. (more…)

The public utility system operated by the City of Tallahassee, Florida, has gone live with an upgraded version of SPL’s Customer Care & Billing (CC&B) solution, built on the PeopleTools® platform. SPL is a leading provider of strategic utility management software solutions for the global utility market. (more…)

SPL WorldGroup has introduced its mobile resource scheduling and optimisation application—the SPL Enterprise RealTime Scheduling (SPL ERTS) solution at the Service Management Europe Conference in Birmingham.

The enterprise scheduling application, designed for companies with large field-service workforces and specialized logistical requirements, was previously marketed in the UK under the name Sidewinder. It is part of the commercial UK and Australian operations that SPL acquired in May of this year from Sidewinder Holdings Ltd. (more…)

Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) and Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP), wholly owned subsidiaries of PNM Resources, Inc. (NYSE: PNM), have selected ESRI as their enterprise geographic information system (GIS) software provider. Their legacy systems will be migrated to a single platform using ArcGIS software. ArcGIS will serve as a complete, interoperable platform that provides powerful visualization and cartographic capabilities, advanced spatial analysis, and comprehensive geographic data management. The selection came after an extensive, multiyear decision process. (more…)

MICROS Systems, Inc., a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, announced that Warwick International Hotels has chosen the MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution for all 10 of its corporate-owned properties located in the United States and Europe. Implementation has commenced for US properties and will be followed by the European properties. Full deployment will be complete by the end of 2006. (more…)

Atlantic City Electric (www.atlanticcityelectric.com), Delmarva Power (www.delmarva.com) and Pepco (www.pepco.com), all utility companies owned by Pepco Holdings Inc. (PHI), recently launched a new self-service option to their Websites, providing their 1.8 million customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia access to their bill histories for analyses that will help them proactively manage their energy costs. (more…)

Indus International Inc. (NASDAQ: IINT), a leading Service Delivery Management (SDMâ„¢) solution provider, today announced the successful implementation of Indus Customer Suite at Oklahoma Natural Gas Company (ONG), a division of Fortune 500 diversified energy company ONEOK (NYSE:OKE). The ONG go-live completes the full-scale transition of ONEOK from legacy customer information system (CIS) applications such as Customer/1 to a highly accessible and flexible Web-based application for customer service and billing. (more…)