
Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI): Empowering an IT-centric Automation Strategy for Utility Ope


Since its inception in 1992, OSI has served clients in all verticals.These include major airports and transportation companies who are amongst the users of OSI software along with traditional electric utilities, to name a few.OSI’s products are used worldwide to manage renewable energy.OSI hosted services are used by a number of renewable companies and smaller utilities to manage their assets. Larger utilities tend to host and own the software at their own facilities due to stricter security and performance requirements.In addition, OSI software has been in use for managing large campuses such as universities or large institutions.Some of the companies forming a part of their remarkable client list are Pacific Gas & Electric, Portland General Electric, Constellation Power, Calpine, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Consumers Energy, First Energy and others.In addition, utilities from Chile, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, New Zealand, India, Vietnam, Australia and several other countries comprise their foreign client list.
The Key Strategy
The standout approach incorporated into OSI’s strategy is defined by better technology, customer support and reduced ownership cost.Currently, well recognized as the industry leader, the firm is poised to be the only dominant supplier of automation software to more than 80 percent of the market within five years.OSI products are exclusively made in the U.S. and the far-reaching network of international partners effectively deploys these products.
OSI products include Energy Management Systems for Transmission Utilities, Generation Management Systems for Generation Utilities and Distribution Management Systems and Smart Grid applications for Distribution Utilities.The software systems offer advanced analytics for monitoring and controlling the flow of electricity. Further, the advanced situational awareness toolsenable vital information for exceptional power grid management.
Going forward, OSI’s main strategies revolve around large investments in Big Data and Cloud, as they believe that private clouds operated by electric utilities are the future-defining trends.A single automation cloud in a utility company could manage all of its automation needs from generation, transmission, distribution to customer outage management and many others.
Company
Open Systems International
Management
Bahman Hoveida, CEO
Description
A provider of an advanced set of software for electric utilities