SAP for Utilities employs more than 30 years of industry experience to deliver true end-to-end process support. Leveraging enterprise SOA and the SAP NetWeaver platform, SAP for Utilities drives business and market standardization with more flexibility for regulatory changes. More than 1,000 electric, gas, and water utilities in 70 countries run SAP software. www.sap.com

Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG) is the world's largest, customer-driven community of SAP professionals. With more than 75,000 individuals and 2,000 companies represented, ASUG delivers value to member companies through access to a year-round community of unmatched intellectual capital, unparalleled networking opportunities, and a forum to influence SAP^®. www.asug.com

Abaco Mobile is an SAP Services partner implementing mobile technology and solutions utilizing a "NO MIDDLEWARE" real time solution with the ability to handle disconnects for Plant Maintenance, Field Service, MAM and IM/WM transactions. www.abacomobile.com

Accenture With over 30 years of experience and more than 7,500 industry professionals worldwide, Accenture's Utilities Industry and SAP have a strategic alliance to help clients become high-performing businesses. www.accenture.com/utilities2

AlertEnterprise delivers next generation GRC software for SAP and non-SAP environments to identify and prevent cyber attacks, sabotage and terrorism by uncovering blended threats across IT security, physical access controls and control systems for utilities. www.alertenterprise.com

Black & Veatch Business & Operational Technology Services professionals combine industry, engineering, business and SAP information technology expertise to provide utilities a total enterprise perspective for technology solutions. www.bv.com

Capgemini As a global specialist with the most Smart Grid experience, Capgemini distinguishes between promise and execution. We offer blueprints for the Smart Grid – not just pilots, but practical working solutions – collaborating with leading utilities throughout the world. www.us.capgemini.com/energy

ClickSoftware SAP^® Workforce Scheduling and Optimization by ClickSoftware supports proactive demand forecasting and capacity planning plus real-time scheduling that encompasses field mobility and location-based services, enabling better decision making across the organization. www.clicksoftware.com

Cognizant Technology Solutions, a leading provider of IT and business process outsourcing services, is an SAP Global Service Partner leveraging utilities industry expertise to develop business-driven solutions. www.cognizant.com

Deloitte Consulting LLP takes a 360-degree approach to maximizing your SAP investment. Our multidisciplinary capabilities help you go beyond improvement to produce sustainable change. www.deloitte.com/us/sap

ecenta is a consulting company specialized in complex SAP implementation projects, with a strong focus on SAP CRM combined with vast industry experience. www.ecenta.com

Elster has delivered 2.5 million smart metering devices worldwide with 60 systems located in North America, Europe, Central America, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean. www.energyaxis.com

eMeter enables electric, gas, and water utilities to realize the full benefits of their Advanced Metering and Smart Grid initiatives through their EnergyIP^TM software. www.emeter.com

EPI-USE America, Inc. provides technology solutions specializing in Implementation and Optimization of SAP and the development of add on tools to enhance quality and productivity in the SAP system. www.epiuse.com

ESRI is the world leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology. With GISCONNEX from business partner IMAGEM, ESRI is helping SAP users expand geographic analysis capabilities. www.esri.com

Fujitsu, a leading provider of IT services to the utility industry. We deliver best practice solutions that lower engagement risks while reducing time to value. solutions.us.fujitsu.com

HCL AXON is a business transformation consultancy that designs, implements and supports solutions that address complex business issues that are faced by organizations who have selected SAP as their strategic enterprise platform. www.hcl-axon.com

HPC America is a utility industry expert providing SAP consulting and ABAP add-on software integrated with IS-U. We are a SAP Software and Services Partner. www.hpc-america.com

Hyland Software, the developer of OnBase. An SAP® Certified Integration, OnBase connects documents generated outside of the SAP system to SAP business objects. These documents can be stored in one central repository, and retrieval may be performed inside or outside of SAP. www.onbase.com/SAP

IBM and SAP are working together to unlock the benefits of an Intelligent Utility Network that integrates vital meter reading data with key operational and business applications. Our solutions are designed to help individuals and businesses manage power usage more intelligently and deliver power and analysis based on customer demands. Improve asset utilization. Increase power availability. Reduce wasteful fossil fuel consumption. http://www.ibm-sap.com

Itron is the world’s leading provider of metering, data collection and utility software solutions for the global energy and water industries with nearly 8,500 utilities relying on our technology. www.itron.com/pages/index.asp

Metro-CIS is a SAP delivery firm focused on CRM (2007) and IS-Utilities within the developing world. SAP Utilities Competency Centre in Buenos Aires, Cape Town and Cebu, Philippines. www.metroresourcesinc.com

The Mosaic Company is a training and change management consulting firm that specializes in ensuring that Utilities achieve strong adoption and user performance when implementing SAP and other enterprise applications. www.themosaiccompany.com

Open Text Improve operation efficiency and reduce risk with Open Text's archiving, document access, records management, accounts payable and other Enterprise Content Management extensions for SAP applications. www.opentext.com/2/global/strategic-partners/part-strat-sap2.htm

OSIsoft delivers the PI System, the Real Time Infrastructure which SAP utility customers need to bridge the gap between enterprise applications and the plant for AMI, Smart Grid, EAM, Energy, Emissions, and more. www.osisoft.com

Pipeline Software, Inc., the SAP Integration Experts, provides packaged EAM software that integrates SAP PM/PS with third party applications for scheduling, GIS, and work management. www.PipelineSoftware.com

PricewaterhouseCoopers' Utilities advisory professionals provide end-to-end services from strategy to implementation across all operational areas. PwC's work with SAP solutions for utilities has helped organizations use the technology to adapt and succeed in an evolving industry. www.pwc.com/us/utilities

Seal Systems, Inc. is an international leading developer of information and business document distribution solutions. SEAL Systems has been providing certified SAP solutions (PM, PP, SD, MM, and more) for over ten year years. www.sealsystems.com

Siemens The Utilities practice of Siemens IT Solutions and Services, Inc. leverages Siemens’ global utility industry expertise to bring real business value to a utility's technology investments. Let us help you create a true roadmap to the "smart" ecosystem future. We can help you with Smart Meter integration and Enablement, AMI readiness, IT sustainability, and other eco-friendly solutions. www.usa.siemens.com/it-solutions

Signature Consultants is a leading SAP business partner that focuses on our client's results through delivering the industry's top talent. www.sigconsult.com

Space-Time Insight’s geospatial visualization correlates data from real-time feeds from external and internal sources to support asset, workforce, supply chain and crisis management with analytics, alerts and remedial action scripts. www.spacetimeinsight.com

Sparta is an SAP Services Partner with proven Utility expertise and experience. We provide a low cost, high quality alternative for Assessments, Implementations, Upgrades and Managed Services. www.spartaconsulting.com

StreamServe Harness the power of AMI with SAP and StreamServe, an SAP endorsed business solution for high volume SAP document processing, dynamic customer communication and billing. www.streamserve.com

Syclo, SAP’s co-innovation mobility partner for asset management and CRM field service, uniquely offers prebuilt, SMART Mobile Suite applications and Agentry™, a scalable, fully configurable mobile platform. www.syclo.com

Synactive Inc.'s GuiXT is a leading provider of SAP ERP application solutions. Synactive developed the GuiXT software that comes bundled with SAP software. www.guixt.com

Vertex Business Services delivers solutions that provide utility organizations with SAP enabled business outcomes. We are the leader in Customer Management Services for utilities in North America, with over 2,500 industry professionals, 18 Centers of Excellence and 70+ clients. www.VertexGroup.com/na

Winshuttle's products, replace manual data input and complex technical tools by easily and securely shuttling data between Microsoft Excel or Access and SAP without programming. www.winshuttle.com/home.html

Z Option, an SAP software partner, develops complementary software solutions that enable organizations to streamline SAP financial data entry and reporting, with Microsoft Excel. www.zoption.com

Media Partners

Maintenance Technology Magazine serves the technical and business information needs of engineers, managers, and supervisors responsible for plant equipment reliability, maintenance, and asset management; helping you in your day-to-day job responsibilities. www.mt-online.com

Energy Central, established in 1996, is the leading resource connecting professionals in the global power industry to news, events, databases, insight and analysis. With six distinct websites, seven e-newsletters and both electronic and print publications, top energy executives, managers, leaders and industry influencers have relied on Energy Central to deliver the information they use every day. We also have the most used jobs website, EnergyCentralJobs.com, connecting job seekers and employers in the energy industry. www.energycentral.com

Energy Biz is a bimonthly business magazine for leaders in the new power industry. EnergyBiz reaches more than 20,000 of the most influential buyers, including managers, executives, legislators, regulators, lawyers and consultants who make buying decisions in utilities, government, advisory firms and supplier companies. EnergyBiz target CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CTOs, VPs and their direct reports — quality prospects available only through Energy Central. www.energycentral.com

Intelligent Utility More than 20,000 utility industry professionals across many career levels — including executive, senior and general management. Intelligent Utility targets professionals with decision-making responsibilities in the areas of engineering, operations, maintenance, IT, planning and analysis. Typical businesses include investor owned utilities, public power and municipal providers, rural cooperative power suppliers, federal power agencies, independent power producers, non-uniform grids and utility holding companies. www.intelligentutility.com