Southern Company Completes Implementation of e-Systems’ Attaché Software
Southern Company Generation has finished implementation of e-Systems' Attaché software. Attaché is being used to manage the supply and delivery of natural gas to its gas-fired power plants across the Southeast and to Southern Company Gas’ retail marketing customers in Georgia. Attaché will also be used to manage Southern Company’s natural gas storage assets.
Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) June 8, 2005 -- e-Systems.Net, Inc., announced today
that Southern Company Generation, a subsidiary of Southern Company (SO), one of
the largest electric utilities in the U.S., has successfully implemented
e-Systems’ fully-integrated natural gas management software,
Attaché.
Southern Company will use Attaché to manage the supply and
delivery of natural gas to its gas-fired power plants across the Southeast and
to Southern Company Gas’ retail marketing customers in Georgia. Attaché will
also be used to manage Southern Company’s natural gas storage assets.
“The smooth Attaché implementation proves that e-Systems’ approach of
empowering users creates exceptional value for Southern Company,” said Marie
Calhoun, president of e-Systems. “Furthermore, we are proud of our partnership
with such a great organization as Southern Company.”
Southern Company
selected Attaché over numerous other products based on functionality and value.
Attaché provides a dynamic set of real-time, integrated tools allowing Southern
Company to operate more efficiently. Attaché’s robust foundation allowed for a
tailored solution to meet Southern Company’s unique specifications.
“We
set an aggressive time schedule with a lot of customization. e-Systems delivered
what they promised. We got a great product that came in on time and under
budget,” said Bob Schaffeld, Southern Company Generation director of gas
services. Robert Quarles, Southern Company Generation fuel accounting manager,
added, “With Attaché, our accounting controls have been enhanced, and we are
realizing increased efficiencies by the elimination of many manual
processes.”
Southern Company Generation is the business unit of Southern
Company that oversees both retail and wholesale generation and generation
services. Through Southern Company Generation, Southern Company operates 276
generating units in 69 fossil plants.
Attaché integrates deal capture,
real-time position reporting, scheduling, contract management, storage, pricing,
and accounting functionality into a single platform. Attaché’s design considers
both Business users and the IT support staff, placing a premium on ease of use,
deployment flexibility, and low maintenance.
Attaché is the first
enterprise system to be deployed at Southern Company under the new
Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Said Ms. Calhoun, “We believe Attaché’s performance
under the additional scrutiny further demonstrates the strength of our
system.”
About Southern Company
With 4 million customers and nearly
39,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:
SO - News) is the premier super-regional energy company in the Southeast and a
leading U.S. producer of electricity. Visit the Southern Company Web site at www.southerncompany.com.
About
e-Systems
e-Systems.Net, Inc., based in Birmingham, Alabama, is a leading
solutions provider for all sectors of the energy industry. e-Systems provides
consulting and software solutions to many of the largest energy companies in the
United States, helping them manage financial and operational data resulting in
better decisions and improved results.
For more information,
contact:
Paul Hughes
Tel: (205) 991-1518
Website: www.e-systems.net
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