Smart Grid Tech Leader PERI Software to discuss implementation in SoCal on CNN Headline News

(L-R) Christopher Freitas, program Mgr. , U.S. Dept. of Energy, Washington DC, Commissioner Harold D. Williams, Maryland and Sarav Periasamy, President & CEO, PERI Software at the NARUC Conference in Sacramento, CA(L-R) Christopher Freitas, program Mgr. , U.S. Dept. of Energy, Washington DC, Commissioner Harold D. Williams, Maryland and Sarav Periasamy, President and CEO, PERI Software at NARUC.                                                                     
PERI Software to discuss challenges and business opportunities of smart grid tech on CNN Headline News

“Smart grid technology is used by utilities, and thanks to the Obama Administration it will be more affordable to consumers concerned about energy consumption,” said Sarav Periasamy, PERI Software

Los Angeles, CA – "Smart grid technology is the wave of the future and we are doing our part to educate the public and media on its deployment,” said Sarav Periasamy, CEO & President, PERI Software Solutions Inc., a global business solutions company. Periasamy will be interviewed on CNN Headline News local edition Friday, August 13th, at the Charter Cable TV studios, Irwindale, CA (check local TV Guide listings.)

“Smart grid technology is mainly used by utilities, and thanks to the Obama Administration it will be more affordable to customers and consumers,” he said. “A Research show that 60 percent of the electricity generated in this country is lost to inefficiencies, and the fact that smart grid technology is green and does not cost more, customers will feel good about saving energy and the planet.”

PERI has been offering smart grid technology after testing and measuring successful cost saving results over the last two years. “We are the Asian-business- owned smart grid technology leader in this space providing end-to-end smart grid business solutions,” he said.

Last October, the Dept. of Energy allocated $11 billion for smart grid creation, and utilities are investing millions of their own funds to electric grid improvements in their service areas. While smart grid development is being tested nationwide, PERI has been offering smart grid technology after testing and measuring successful cost saving results over the last two years.

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PERI Software to discuss smart grid tech on CNN Headline News this week

(right) Sarav Periasamy talks smart grid tech with
Maryland Commissioner Harold D. Williams (left)
at a Sacramento Conference on regulating smart grid

          
Los Angeles, CA – "Smart grid technology is the wave of the future and we are doing our part to educate the public and media on its deployment,” said Sarav Periasamy, CEO & President, PERI Software Solutions Inc., a global business solutions company. Periasamy will be interviewed on CNN Headline News local edition Friday, August 13th, at the Charter Cable TV studios, Irwindale, CA (check local TV Guide listings.) “Smart grid technology is mainly used by utilities, and thanks to the Obama Administration it will be more affordable to customers and consumers,” he said. “A Research show that 60 percent of the electricity generated in this country is lost to inefficiencies, and the fact that smart grid technology is green and does not cost more, customers will feel good about saving energy and the planet.” PERI has been offering smart grid technology after testing and measuring successful cost saving results over the last two years. “We are the Asian-business- owned smart grid technology leader in this space providing end-to-end smart grid business solutions,” he said. Last October, the Dept. of Energy allocated $11 billion for smart grid creation, and utilities are investing millions of their own funds to electric grid improvements in their service areas. While smart grid development is being tested nationwide, PERI has been offering smart grid technology after testing and measuring successful cost saving results over the last two years.  For the full story visit: http://bit.ly/d03jYk 

FCC & NARUC Launch “National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week” national education campaign for September

“National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week” to benefit 25 million Americans

Lauren H. Kravetz, FCC

“There are 5 million people in a  America, who still do not have a  phone,” explained Lauren H.  Kravetz, Office of  Intergovernmental Affairs,  Federal Communications  Commission. Kravetz also notes  that only 32 percent of 25  million low income consumers  who qualify actually apply for  phone service discounts.

NATIONAL TELEPHONE DISCOUNT
LIFELINE AWARENESS WEEK IS COMING
IN SEPTEMBER TO HELP MILLIONS COUNTRYWIDE

Sacramento, CA - NARUC, the Federal Communications Commission, and the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates are designating September 13-19 -the first week after Labor Day - as “National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week.”

Spread the word and increase participation in the Lifeline and Link-Up telephone assistance programs! Help us connect neighbors, friends, and family to each other and emergency services.   Click here for more information

 Kravetz was in Sacramento to present the national education campaign Lifeline Awareness Week to the National Assn. Regulatory Utility Commissioners.

PERI Software Solutions Inc.was also a speaker spotlighted who talk about smart grid technology as the wave of the future and its cost effectiveness allowing consumers to have more control of the energy consumption from learning how much their microwave, oven and refrigerator uses to what appliances might need replacing with more energy efficient ones.

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Founded in 1999, PERI is a global business solutions company, which has grown to more than 700 plus employees and delivers high value-cost effective technology based business solutions. PERI draws on deep industry expertise and a portfolio of interrelated consulting, business processes, application development along with smart-intelligent hardware and software products. PERI blends strategic design, proven technology, and timely delivery of solutions that maximize customers return on IT investment.

National Assn. of Regulatory Utility Commissioners roll up their sleeves to work on Smart Grid and other Issues

NARUC approves “Best Practices for energy efficiency”

For more on the resolutions passed at the NARUC (more)

Sacramento, CA - Several hundred public utility commissioners from around the country and suppliers they work with packed into the National Assn. of Regulatory and Utilities conference this month. Nearly nine out of 10 people interview agreed that utility companies need to do much more to educate consumers about smart grid technology and empower customers.

Harold D. Williams, Public Service Commissioner, Maryland, where they have turn down the idea so far, can not wait to see smart grid technology in his home state.

And the East Coast seems to have more of a challenge than the West Coast,
where California has taken the leader on implementing smart Grid technology.
Chairman David L. Armstrong of the Kentucky Public Service Commission
says there are lots of challenges and opportunities with smart grid technology.

Commissioner Stan Wise, Atlanta, Georgia couldn’t agree more with that notion.

“Research shows that 60 percent of the electricity generated in
this country is lost to inefficiencies, and the fact that smart grid
technology is green and substantially enhances grid efficiency
through improved outage detection and response helps utility
customers feel good about saving energy,” said Sarav Periasamy,
president and CEO, PERI Software. Periasamy who was a featured
speaker on “Cost Effective Solutions for Smart Grid,” at the
NARUC conference put it this way, "Smart Grid technology
transforms the way utilities can deliver power to customers,
but we need to educate and explain in layman’s terms just
how it works,” he said.


For more about smart grid technology PERI Software visit:
♠www.perisoftware.com


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PERI Software Donates Computer Workstations To LATINO Business Chamber of Greater Los Angeles

New Offices and the Business High Tech Center Dedicated at Open House

Los Angeles, CA – The Latino Business Chamber of Greater Los Angeles
(LBC-GLA) held a recent open house and ribbon cutting ceremony in downtown Los Angeles to officially dedicate its new office complex and Business Technology Training Center. The new offices are now located at 634 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, 90014. 

The five dozen work stations were donated by PERI Software Solutions, Inc., which also opened a Los Angeles office in the Wells Fargo Tower in the business district downtown earlier this year.  “Technology is critical in today’s working environment, and having the right tools to get the job done is equally important,” said President & CEO Sarav Periasamy, PERI Software. “We believe that technology helps any business organization on the move. As a business solutions company we know the value of having a business training center.””

The event spotlighted and hosted a rising political star, Chamber President and San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, who received a compliment from the big Lone Star state of Texas. Texas political insider and member of the George W. Bush Administration, Mark McKinnon said, “Julian Castro has a very good chance of becoming the first Hispanic president of the United States,” in a recent quote in a New York Times article.

“We are proud to help open this Business Technology Training Center, a first of its kind for services to chamber members,” Castro said. Other sponsors, who were present at the ribbon cutting ceremony included: Verizon Regional President, Tim Mc Callion and AT&T Vice President Karime Sanchez Bradvica.  PERI Software was represented by Peter Wiersma, vice president of Business Development.

Julian Castro’s political career took off a few years after completing law school and in 2009 he was elected as the Mayor of the seventh largest city in the country, at the age of 34.

Castro, who worked with the senior White House staff on employment, energy, and other regional and national issues, noted the particular importance of technology in the emerging Latino business community.

About the Latino Business Chamber of Greater Los Angeles (LBC-GLA) The LBC-GLA, is a 501(c)3 and (c)6 non-profit, non-partisan organization established in 2008 in Los Angeles, CA in response to the lack of technical, educational and advocacy resources available to the Latino business community.  The LBC-GLA is organized to focus on economic development in the Latino community in the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area and is open to all businesses.  Its mission is to produce the necessary economic structures and policy initiatives for empowering Latino businesses, developing economic growth and fostering opportunities in the Latino business community.  For more information about LBC-GLA visit www.LatinoBusinessChamber.com or by phone at (213) 347-0008.

About PERI :

Founded in 1999, PERI is a global business solutions company, which has grown to more than 700 plus employees and delivers high value-cost effective technology based business solutions. PERI draws on deep industry expertise and a portfolio of interrelated consulting, business processes, application development along with smart-intelligent hardware and software products. PERI blends strategic design, proven technology, and timely delivery of solutions that maximize customers return on IT investment. Be sure to visit PERI’s blog for company updates and developments http://perisoftware.wordpress.com.

For Media Interviews or images of PERI Software please contact George Mc Quade, Publicity@MayoCommunications.com.

PERI Software to address smart grid technology at NARU Conference in Sacramento

PERI Software CEO Sarav Periasamy to speak to National Assn. of Utility Commissioners Conference on Smart Grids

 

“Smart grid and smart metering introduce access control, network and application security concerns at and beyond the meter,” explained Sarav Periasamy, PERI Software, who is scheduled to speak at the conference

                Sacramento, CA – Utilities need to “go beyond simple ’smart meter’ initiatives to the process of using less energy” according to a study released by the nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). PERI Software Solutions Inc., a global business solutions company agrees. PERI is participating in the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Conference in Sacramento July 18 – 21, 2010, at the Sacramento Convention Center.

            “Research shows that 60 percent of the electricity generated in this country is lost to inefficiencies, and the fact that smart grid technology is green and substantially enhances grid efficiency through improved outage detection and response helps utility customers feel good about saving energy,” said Sarav Periasamy, president and CEO, PERI Software. Periasamy is scheduled to speak at 11:15 AM, Sunday, July 18th, on “Cost Effective Solutions for Smart Grid.”

             "Smart Grid technology transforms the way utilities can deliver power to customers, but we need to educate and explain in layman’s terms just how it works,” he said.

            PERI Software is the only certified minority business enterprise in the U.S. with an end-to-end smart grid solution. The company, based in Newark, NJ, can provide both its own smart grid advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and smart meter technology and software platform  or PERI can act as systems integrators on any smart grid platform, regardless of technology.  For the full story and more about PERI visit:  http://bit.ly/drKebe

 


Fueled by the passion and experience of our dedicated consultants, PERI helps solve our clients' most pressing challenges day in and day out. From strategy to execution, our disciplined yet flexible approach starts and ends with our clients. By listening hard and working harder, their goals become our goals. Their success is our satisfaction. That's why our clients sleep well at night.

PERI Software talks smart grid on television this Sunday on CNN Headlines News Local Charter edition

There is a lot riding on successful smart-grid technology,which is why PERI Software Solutions Inc. doing its part to educate the public and media on its deployment. PERI Software Solutions Inc., a global business solutions company will be featured in a CNN Headline News local edition interview July 5th and July 11th, in Los Angeles and Southern California (check local TV Guide listings.)

Last October, the Dept. of Energy allocated $11 billion for smart-grid creation, and utilities are investing millions of their own funds to electric grid improvements in their service areas. While smart-grid development is being tested nationwide, PERI has been offering Smart Grid technology after testing and measuring successful cost saving results over the last two years.

Sarav Periasmay, CEO & President, PERI Software on smart grid technology interview airs
Sunday (check your local Charter Cable listings) on CNN Headline News Channel.

“We are the Asian business-owned smart grid technology leader in this space providing end-to-end smart grid business solutions,”President and CEO Sarav Periasamy, PERI Software told TV Host Tracy Young, CNN Headline News local edition. The interview airs on Charter Communications, Inc. SoCal cable stations, servicing millions of viewers from Ventura County, Los Angeles County, San Bernadino County, Riverside County and Big Bear to Victorville, CA.

 

“Smart Grid technology is mainly used by utilities, and thanks the Obama Administration it will be more affordable to customers and consumers,”he said. “Research shows that 60 percent of the electricity generated in this country is lost to inefficiencies, and the fact that smart grid technology is green and does not cost more, customers will feel good about saving energy and the planet.”

PERI has been offering Smart Grid technology after testing and measuring successful cost saving results over the last two years. “We are the Asian business-owned smart grid technology leader in this space providing end-to-end smart grid business solutions,”he said.

Periasamy recently spoke at the California Utilities Diversity Council’s 2010 Green Diversity Summit on how he grew his successful company from a small startup to global business. He returns this weekend to Sacramento to talk to the NARU Conference (Sunday, July 18, 2010) at the Sacramento Convention Center.

PERI, a global business solutions company, is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. Earlier this year PERI opened offices in the Wells Fargo Tower in the business district of downtown Los Angeles. The worldwide company also has offices in San Jose and Chennai, India.

“After servicing clients in California and on the West Coast, we learned it was vital to bring our services closer to a rapidly growing technology market,”said Periasamy. “Los Angeles leads the Pacific Rim in just about every industry and we want to help utilities and businesses grow to meet the technology needs of regional and international markets.”

About PERI :

Founded in 1999, PERI is a global business solutions company, which has grown to more than 700 plus employees and delivers high value-cost effective technology based business solutions. PERI draws on deep industry expertise and a portfolio of interrelated consulting, business processes, application development along with smart-intelligent hardware and software products. PERI blends strategic design, proven technology, and timely delivery of solutions that maximize customers return on IT investment.

PERI relieves fears of security breaches at Smart Grid Technology Conference

 Stephen Keehn, SDGE talks to PERI's
Peter Wiersma,
 V.P. Business Development
at Smart Grid 
Technology Update Conference in San Diego

 
Newark, NJ – “Utilities have discovered that smart grid will change every aspect of their business – from customer care to service delivery and infrastructure management,” said PERI Software president & CEO Sarav Periasamy is attending te 2010 Smart Grid Conference Update.  The conference focuses on giving vendors and utility executives the knowledge for creating a sustainable energy future.  “But more importantly we need to educate and engage consumers in the transformation.  By doing so customers worry less about rate hikes and feel more comfortable in saving energy and the environment.”

 PERI Software, a business solutions company based in Newark, NJ, a conference sponsor, offers a solution that consists of smart electric meters that are capable of collecting fine grained household electrical usage data and transmitting the data securely over mobile phones using general packet radio service (GPRS) or WIFI Mesh. GPRS concentrators are used to avoid the repetitive and cost intensive maintenance for each meter.

       “Technology that allows integration of Home Area

Networks to the Smart Grid technology has added security concerns that have to
be addressed” said Chief Technology Officer Satish Chetty, PERI Software

      “The emerging technology that allows the integration of Home Area Network to the 
Smart Grid has added security concerns that have to be addressed especially with data, multi-application integration and 

communication networks,” said Chief Technology Officer Satish Chetty, PERI Software Solutions, Inc.,  of the nation’s fastest growing Asian-owned, global business solutions companies,one based in Newark, NJ with offices in San Jose, Los Angeles and Chennai, India.

Chetty spoke about application security for Smart Grid technology at 2010
Smart Grid Technology Conference & Expo, hosted by San Diego Gas
& Electric, June 2 -3, 2010, San Diego, CA. 
            The Smart Grid conference revealed ways to step up smart grid
technologies. PERI display its latest Smart Grid technology among a dozen
exhibitors and sponsors. “Research shows that 60 percent of the electricity
generated in this country is lost to inefficiencies, and the fact that smart
grid technology is green and does not cost more, should help customers feel
good about saving energy and the environment,” said Sarav Periasamy, President
and CEO, PERI Software Solutions, Inc. "Smart Grid technology transforms
the way utilities can deliver power to customers.”
            Smart Grid and Smart Metering introduce access control, network and application 
security concerns at and beyond the meter. PERI outline ways on how to prepare a security policy, 
understand and prevent network security issues and respond to incidents. Attendees also heard 
PERI talk about the role based access control of data, devices, networks and applications, along with
audits and reinforcements.
            The two-day Smart Grid technology conference, sponsored by San Diego Gas and Electric
Company,  also featured industry leaders from Austin Energy, TVA, Google, Seattle City Light, 
Southern California Edison, Better Place, Sempra, EPRI, and Verizon Wireless to name a few. 
            

        
Daniel J. Zaragoz, Dir., Electric Dist. Ops. SDGE, Sempra Energy utility talks about smart grid technology. PERI Software Solutions Inc. a sponsor discussed security concerns and displayed its new technology and smart meters at the San Diego Conference. 
      Other subjects discussed included future of smart grid cleantech industry, which is 
estimated to hit $11.8 billion by the end of 2015. The conference will also feature “the
pros and cons of in-home wireless standards such as open source and ZigBee, to
see which home area networks will allow efficient home automation. 

omas Larsen, Product Mgr. PALLADIUM Energy, which makes batteries for industrial and consumers like for the iPod talks about the new direction his company is looking at in tapping into the smart grid technology.   
The two day
event also outlined topics  like  “how to manage in-home data from
multiple sources such as consumer devices, electric vehicles and smart meters
to streamline operations.” And attendees got the low down on the latest
open platform based utility-technology partnerships to hear who they need to
connect with for future gains. 
            PERI offers a solution that consists of smart electric meters that are capable of collecting
fine grained household electrical usage data and transmitting it over secure
communications protocols like mobile phones using general packet radio service
(GPRS) or WIFI Mesh. 
            “The data collected is integrated into a smart grid enterprise information system,”
explained Periasamy. “The application supports data collection, analytics,
system planning, engineering, operations, energy management, asset management,
and value-added customer services. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Smart Meter and
Demand Response form the core enabling technologies for the smart grid. 

Sarav Periasamy (left) talks to Jarrod Ulery, 
Consumers 
Energy, Chicago about smart grid technology.       



Beyond automated meter reading for billing purposes, the smart grid serves as information gateways to customers. It
offers improved revenue management and proactive customer communications about
energy efficiency. Through dynamic rate price programs and Home Area Network
applications and devices the smart grid also enables customers to manager the
user of energy in their home in near real time. 

Above (L-R) CTO Satish Chetty with PERI's Peter Wiersma at display table of smart meters at the
Smart Grid Technology Update Conference in San Diego.

            For more about their products and services visit: www.perisoftware.com.