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Siemens acquires eMeter – The smart grid ecosystem turmoil has not ended

December 08, 2011

By: Roberta Bigliani , Daniella Muallem , Jill Feblowitz

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Subscriptions Covered:

IDC Energy Insights: Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Transforming Utility Markets , IDC Energy Insights: European Utility IT Strategies , IDC Energy Insights: Smart Demand Management Strategies , IDC Energy Insights: Smart Grid Operations Strategies , IDC Energy Insights: Smart Grid Strategies , IDC Energy Insights: Smart Metering and Communications Strategies , IDC Energy Insights: Utility IT Strategies

Companies Covered:

eMeter Corporation, BLUE BONNET OIL, General Electric Company, Landis+Gyr Ltd, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA, ABB Ltd, Oracle Corporation, CPS International, Ventyx Inc., Alliant Techsystems Inc., JEA, LEE TECHNOLOGIES INC, Summit Energy Services N.V., VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., MINCOM, TENDRIL NETWORKS, INC., CenterPoint Ventures LLC, Elster Group SE, Siemens AG, Site Controls, LLC., ADVANCED TELEMETRY LLC, Aclara Technologies LLC, Ecologic Analytics, LLC, EnergyICT Inc., ITRON, INC.

Regions Covered:

Asia Pacific, North America, Western Europe

Topics Covered:

Applications, Software

Vertical Markets:

Energy, Smart Meter, Smart Grid, Utilities