Accenture and Siemens Expand Smart Grid Joint Venture by Launching OMNETRIC Group in Brazil
September 24 2015 - 1:03PM
Business Wire
OMNETRIC Group brings together the best in
information technology and operational technology capabilities from
both companies to unlock the full benefits of smart grids
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and Siemens have announced that their joint
venture company, OMNETRIC Group, focused on smart grid solutions,
would expand operations to Brazil and, in future, throughout Latin
America.
OMNETRIC Group, formed in 2014 and based in Munich, brings
together Siemens’ products and solutions with Accenture’s
management and technology consulting, systems integration and
managed-services capabilities. This unique combination offers the
energy industry advanced and innovative solutions and services to
help obtain greater reliability and efficiency of grid
networks.
The services and solutions offered by OMNETRIC Group allow an
efficient and customized integration of IT systems supporting smart
metering, energy consumption and work and asset management with
operational technologies (OT), such as distribution management and
real-time grid operations. This provides for more transparent and
integrated management of all network applications.
"By combining the strengths of Siemens and Accenture, OMNETRIC
Group brings the highest level of expertise and execution to a
rapidly changing global market. In Brazil, we will have a dedicated
structure, with highly-skilled and global support to meet the
highest demands of the Brazilian market," said Maikel Van
Verseveld, chief executive officer of OMNETRIC Group.
OMNETRIC Group will begin operations in Brazil later this year.
Once operational, the company will be based in the city of Belo
Horizonte, which is also a hub for Siemens smart grid research and
development and an Accenture office location.
"The launch of OMNETRIC Group in the country will help meet the
growing local market demand for advanced solutions that facilitate
smart grid management,” said Adriano Giudice, managing director of
Accenture’s utilities industry group in Brazil. “Through effective
convergence of IT and OT, these solutions will help Brazilian
utilities to better integrate new technologies, such as renewables
and microgrids, into electricity networks. They will also help to
improve grid operations with reduced costs and increase capital
effectiveness by enabling more-informed business decisions based on
real-time data from the grid.”
Through a system integration platform, the solutions offered by
OMNETRIC Group will be demonstrated at the Latin American Utility
Week in Sao Paolo from 23-25 September, at the Siemens booth.
Visitors can see the potential benefits that the integration of IT
and OT can bring from better management, monitoring, diagnosis and
planning of power distribution networks.
"We believe that no other company will be able to help manage
this integration better than OMNETRIC Group, which brings together
in a single organization the best industrial know-how and deep
experience in IT. The arrival of OMNETRIC Group in the country
reinforces the commitment and future vision of the opportunities
for Siemens related to the development of Brazil," said Guilherme
Mendonca, senior vice president of Energy Management division of
Siemens Brazil.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services
and outsourcing company, with more than 358,000 people serving
clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled
experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and
business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most
successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help
them become high-performance businesses and governments. The
company generated net revenues of US$31.0 billion for the fiscal
year ended Aug. 31, 2015. Its home page is www.accenture.com.
About Siemens Group in Brazil
Siemens has been present in Brazil for over a hundred years and
is currently the largest conglomerate of electrical and electronic
engineering in the country with its activities grouped by
divisions: Power and Gas; Wind Power and Renewables; Power
Generation Services; Energy Management; Digital Factory; Mobility;
Building Technologies; Healthcare; Industrial Process and Drives.
The company is a leading provider of medical devices for diagnostic
imaging such as CT scanners and MRI, and laboratory diagnosis. The
first activities of the company in Brazil date back to 1867, with
the installation of the pioneering telegraph line between Rio de
Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul. In 1895, in Rio de Janeiro, it
opened its first office and ten years later, occurred the founding
of the company in the country. Over the past century Siemens
actively contributed to the construction and modernization of
infrastructure in Brazil. Today, Siemens' equipment and systems are
responsible for 50% of the electricity generated in the country,
30% of digital diagnostic imaging performed in Brazil and are
present in 2/3 of all Brazilian offshore platforms designed for the
past 8 years. In Brazil, the Siemens Group has 12 plants and seven
research and development centers throughout the country.
About OMNETRIC Group
OMNETRIC Group is dedicated to the global delivery of integrated
information technology and operational technology solutions and
services, helping utility companies to achieve greater grid
reliability and efficiency. OMNETRIC Group is a joint venture
between Siemens AG and Accenture. Combining Siemens’ leading energy
technology product portfolio with Accenture’s systems integration,
consulting and managed services capabilities, OMNETRIC Group can
support clients with innovative solutions wherever they may be on
their path to a smarter grid. For more information, visit
www.omnetricgroup.com.
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Accenture BrazilSergio Pedroso, + 55 11 5188
0688sergio.pedroso@accenture.comorSiemens BrazilJosé
Gonçalves Neto, + 55 11 3908 2471jose.neto@siemens.com
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