Abacus Energy Selects SoftSmiths
Houston, TX. – December 22, 2009 –
SoftSmiths, Inc., a leading energy software solutions
and services company, today announced the selection of
their SoftSmiths ERCOT Forecaster application service by
Texas Retail Electric Provider, Abacus Resources Energy.
SoftSmiths ERCOT Forecaster was chosen by Abacus Energy
to automate their forecasting process while supporting
their entry into the commercial market.
Abacus Energy is a Dallas based retail
electricity provider specializing in residential,
multi-family apartments, and businesses.
The SoftSmiths ERCOT Forecaster is an
easy-to-use Software-as-a-Services (SaaS) forecasting
application for Retail Electric Providers (REPs). The
service enables REPS to automatically download and
present ERCOT Forecast and Backcast information in
user-ready format and immediately calculates Forecast
values for short and longer horizons. It allows easy and
fast upload of zipped ERCOT settlement level load
extracts that users can view in tabular and graphical
format and compare this with Forecast and Backcast
data. SoftSmiths ERCOT Forecaster provides energy
forecasters the information they need at their
finger-tips in an automated fashion.
SoftSmiths’ Software-as-a-Services (SaaS)
delivery model provides an automated, web-based
environment that helps customers to simplify
implementation, accelerate time-to-market and gain
ongoing processing efficiencies, while requiring minimal
IT support.
“SoftSmiths is excited to welcome Abacus
Energy as our customer,” said Hugo Stappers, Director of
Sales and Marketing at SoftSmiths. “We look forward
working closely with Abacus Energy to support their
entry in the ERCOT competitive electricity market.”
About SoftSmiths
SoftSmiths, Inc. delivers critical electronic
energy trading and operations solutions and services
that enable energy industry participants to enhance
profitability and reliability in the competitive
marketplace. SoftSmiths' proven solutions and in-depth
knowledge of the industry's business practices allow its
customers to automate manual processes, eliminate
redundancies, and increase business visibility across
the enterprise to allow faster decision making and more
informed decisions, thereby improving profitability,
operational efficiencies and cash flow. The company has
been successfully delivering e-business solutions to
energy service companies since 1997.
SoftSmiths is a registered trademark of SoftSmiths,
Inc. All other products are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
Contact Information:
SoftSmiths Inc.
Hugo Stappers
Phone: 713.626.9184
Fax: 713.626.0186
Email: mkt@softsmiths.com
Website: www.softsmiths.com
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