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Peace Software
www.peace.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IBM pSeries690 Delivers Ultra-High
Performance and Scalability for Peace Software's Open Energy Suite
IBM Architecture Center
of Excellence highly ranks Peace Software for best practice software
engineering, architecture robustness and scalability
MIAMI, FL., June 4, 2002 - Peace Software today announced
it is porting its open, component-based Energy suite to the IBM
AIX platform. Intensive benchmarks monitored by IBM engineers and
run on the IBM pSeries690 have yielded ultra-high performance and
scalability results using a production version of the Energy suite
processing a complex, multi-stage meter-to-cash process.
David Samuel, general manager of IBM’s Global Energy and Utilities
Industry, said, “Peace Software is undoubtedly a leader and we are
working together closely to create and implement high-performance
solutions for utilities and energy retailers around the world. The
breakthrough performance of the pSeries690 combined with the Energy
suite easily scales to smoothly process complex transactions for
clients with more than five million customers.”
Further, the IBM Architecture Center of Excellence recently conducted
a formal Architectural Review of the Energy suite. The review focused
on Peace Software’s development process, and the Energy suite’s
architecture and scalability. Peace Software and its Energy suite
scored high marks from the IBM review team that was led by an IBM
Distinguished Engineer.
The IBM Architecture Review Report concluded that Peace Software’s
development process exploits software engineering best practices
and that Peace Software engineers understand the issues and approaches
for achieving a high performing solution that scales. Further, the
report concluded that the multi-tier, multi-threaded Energy architecture
is designed for scalability.
Brian Peace, Chairman and CEO of Peace Software, said, “We are delighted
with the results of both the scalability tests and the IBM Architecture
Review. The endorsement of a technology giant such as IBM validates
the innovation of our development center, the largest software development
organization dedicated exclusively to creating the industry’s most
open, flexible and scalable CIS for participation in regulated,
transitioning and competitive markets.”
The AIX version of the Energy suite will be available when Energy
Version 7 ships in September 2002.
About Peace Software
Peace Software develops open, component-based CIS solutions used
by utilities and retailers for business innovation in regulated,
transitioning and competitive energy markets. The company's browser-based
Energy suite has been selected to drive efficient operations and
provide excellent customer care for 13 million mass market and commercial
and industrial (C&I) customer relationships in 40 markets around
the world. The innovative Energy suite can be phased into existing
CIS environments and new version upgrades are available every 12-18
months. Headquartered in Miami and founded in 1984, Peace Software
has offices in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
For more information, visit www.peace.com.
About IBM
IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with
more than 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate.
Drawing on resources from across IBM and key Business Partners,
IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies
that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of
the new era of e-business. For more information about IBM, visit
www.ibm.com.
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