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CONTACT INFORMATION
Peace
www.peace.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UtiliPoint Ranks Peace
8 Best Utility Billing Software
Miami, FL, June 14, 2005 – Peace Software
today announced that its Peace™ 8 software product has been
named best utility Customer Information System (CIS) in Utilipoint®
International, Inc.’s inaugural CIS Tier 1 Technology Vendor
Analysis Matrix (TVAM). The TVAM is a comprehensive assessment and
ranking of all CIS products for utility billing and customer care.
Ethan L. Cohen, Director of Utility and Energy Technology at Utilipoint,
said: “The TVAM provides utilities with a CIS pre-selection
tool to assess the merits and risks of each product available today.
It takes a holistic approach to benchmarking CISs, measuring key
criteria as well as interviewing service providers, technology vendors,
and utilities alike. We judged Peace 8 the CIS market leader for
2005.”
Peace 8 placed first overall for the following categories: Industry
Focus, Market Share, Customer Satisfaction, Functionality, Technology,
Architecture, Integration, Scalability, Competitive Position, Partnerships,
Personnel, Development Process, Testing and Support.
Peace 8 is an off-the-shelf and upgradeable CIS software product
for billing and customer care in regulated and competitive energy
markets.
“We are focused on building the best CIS product in the world
and it is tremendous to receive this recognition from such a prominent
industry analyst firm,” said Sebastian J. Gunningham, Peace
Software Chief Executive Officer. “It has been a very busy
2005 so far. Where we compete we win, where we implement we succeed.
The market is validating Peace Software’s strategy and focus.”
About UtiliPoint® International, Inc.
UtiliPoint International, Inc. has a 72-year history of innovation
and delivery providing independent research-based information, analysis,
and market, management, and selection consulting to energy companies,
utilities, software and services firms. UtiliPoint provides the
actionable industry knowledge, expertise and solutions that serve
companies’ needs, and help them thrive in the dynamic energy
and utilities space. UtiliPoint experts are located across North
America. For more information, visit www.utilipoint.com.
About Peace Software
Peace Software develops customer information software products for
utilities supplying electricity, gas and water in regulated and
competitive markets. Trusted by major utilities in 35 markets, Peace™
products support collections, customer acquisition, billing, customer
care, online self-service, market transactions, usage reconciliation,
meter data management, and distribution network revenue management.
Peace Software has offices and operations in North America, Europe
and the Pacific. For more information, visit www.peace.com.
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