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CONTACT INFORMATION
Peace Software
www.peace.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Brian Peace Named New Zealand
Technology Entrepreneur of the Year
MIAMI, FL., August 29, 2002 - Brian Peace, CEO and
chairman of Peace Software, won the New Zealand Ernst and Young
Entrepreneur of the Year Technology Award. Peace Software is the
world's largest software developer of customer information systems
for utilities and energy retailers.
Brian Peace founded the company in the world's first deregulated
energy market, New Zealand. Under his leadership, the company has
grown to 500 people in three continents and its innovative Energy™
suite is used by some of the largest utilities and energy retailers
worldwide. Now in its seventh version, Energy is the most comprehensive
customer information system (CIS) spanning regulated, transitioning
and competitive energy markets.
"I am delighted to receive this award which is a testament
to the quality of our technology and our people," said Brian
Peace. "Peace Software is an innovative, nimble organization
focused on supporting the success of its clients. The size of our
development center and our sole focus on the energy industry enables
us to react quickly to client needs and continually innovate to
maintain our lead."
Brian Peace is well known for thinking ahead of the technology curve.
His company prototyped the energy industry's first Internet customer
self-service solution in 1995. Two years later, his team pioneered
browser-based customer care for utility call centers. Most recently,
Peace Software established another world first with the largest
browser-based CIS in production at one million consumers.
Further, Brian Peace revolutionized the concept of packaged customer
management software for energy companies. Rather than follow the
norm of customized client-specific implementations, right from the
start Peace Software adopted a product approach that enabled installed
clients to receive regular upgrade releases and share in the benefits
of ongoing technical advances.
About Peace Software
Peace Software is exclusively dedicated to developing open, component-based
CIS solutions used by utilities and retailers for business innovation
in regulated, transitioning and competitive global 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
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