"Most enterprise equipment maintenance today is either conducted reactively, after a costly failure occurs, or routinely, whether maintenance is needed or not," said Claudio Arcudi, a senior executive in Accenture's Utilities practice. "In its quest for high performance, EdiPower should be able to improve its maintenance planning, reduce maintenance costs and minimize plant downtime."

The predictive monitoring system was populated with data gathered by EdiPower's local plant site staff and data managers. Data cleansing and model creation were performed by Accenture with support from the utility and SmartSignal.

About Accenture

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With 178,000 people in 49 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$19.70 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2007. Its home page is www.accenture.com.

About EdiPower

Today EdiPower ranks among the largest Italian energy producers, with a 7.1% share of national demand and 6,800 MW of power plants in operation, of which 750 MW from renewable (hydroelectric) sources and approximately 24 billion kilowatt produced in 2007. The technological mix and the locations of the plants make it possible to provide an offer capable of meeting the different energy needs of the national territory.

Edipower's real strength is found in the diversification of the sources of energy procurement: gas (whose use is constantly growing) but also oil, coal and naturally water. This diversification represents a guarantee of high efficiency, flexibility and safety of the productive system. www.edipower.it

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The predictive monitoring system was populated with data gathered by EdiPower's local plant site staff and data managers. Data cleansing and model creation were performed by Accenture with support from the utility and SmartSignal.

Claudio Arcudi, senior executive of utilities practice at Accenture, said: "Most enterprise equipment maintenance today is either conducted reactively, after a costly failure occurs, or routinely, whether maintenance is needed or not. In its quest for high performance, EdiPower should be able to improve its maintenance planning, reduce maintenance costs and minimize plant downtime."

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"The acquisition is complementary," said Karl-Heinz Floether, group chief executive of Systems Integration, Technology & Delivery at Accenture. "Accenture benefits from SOPIA's skills across the entire Oracle suite and supply-chain management software packages, while SOPIA gains access to Accenture's industry expertise, broad skills in systems integration and its global reach."

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

About Accenture

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With 178,000 people in 49 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$19.70 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2007. Its home page is www.accenture.com.

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