For utility companies, new challenges
have forced companies to adapt to a deregulated business environment that
is more competitive than ever before. New process and system changes are
becoming essential to leverage the communication of infrastructure information
and a common challenge faced by all utilities is distributing infrastructure
information to maintenance and new construction users. In addition, it
is crucial to combine the increasing number of security and safety requirements
with basic information communication.
Utilizing customizable solutions from Tameran, utility companies can
streamline communications and migrate old, labor-intensive processes to
improved digital, technology-based systems. We offer a variety of software,
hardware and complete end-to-end solutions that help improve productivity
and enhance safety and performance metrics.
For companies in the utilities sector, several key areas are addressed
with Tameran's solutions:
For many utility companies, new digital technology has been focused on
the design and GIS segments of the industry. In the past, long-term storage
and distribution systems and processes were based on microform and paper
documentation formats due to the long preservation requirement of infrastructure
data and asset data. Today utilities face the need for more efficient
processes and systems as a result of the deregulation process.
At Tameran, we understand these needs and help utility companies take
the first step: getting the legacy data into a digital format. Oftentimes,
this creates a massive digitization project that Tameran is well equipped
to handle from initial implementation to ongoing support. We offer a variety
of solutions in hardware, software and general process improvement that
help utility companies move forward into the digital age.
Our solutions can provide these results for digitization of microform
and paper documentation:
- Provide high quality capture of images efficiently and quickly with
production scanning equipment
- Create an efficient, productive process and workflow for automation
of image processing and indexing to assure a quality product completed
on time
- Synchronized image data and metadata
- Outsourcing of document scanning and indexing to meet peak demands
- Offer turnkey outsourcing of document scanning and indexing projects
complete with financing for quick implementation and operational cost
savings
- And more
For utility companies, it is vital to have software tools to automate
the conversion of legacy digital data as well as a process and system
for automatically migrating disparate digital design data and metadata
for future use. With Tameran's conversion solutions, utility companies
can have design data and associated metadata in a common format that can
move through time.
We work with our utility customers to ensure that current requirements
are fulfilled and that productivity is continually improving today and
in the future. With Tameran's digital technologies, software and hardware
solutions, converting graphic formats and metadata into a common format
can be a streamlined, simple process that will lead to improved productivity
and an organized digital storage solution.
Our solutions can provide these results for conversion of various graphic
formats and disparate metadata into a common format
- Convert legacy data to a common format and associate with metadata
to be shared with other applications
- Provides auto publishing of new or revised design documents with associated
metadata to reduce the labor associated with integrating the data into
multiple systems
- Outsourcing projects for the conversion of various graphic formats
and disparate metadata into a common format to meet peak demands
- Offer turnkey outsourcing projects for the conversion of various graphic
formats and disparate metadata into a common format complete with financing
for quick implementation and operational cost savings
- And more
One of the unique requirements of the utility industry is the importance
of being able to archive and migrate data in a long-lasting, time tested
format. Because of this, it is important to look at the future needs and
address them in the beginning of the archival and preservation process.
Unlike some content management systems, Tameran's systems are focused
on both present needs as well as the future needs of our utility customers.
It is vital that however the data is stored, it must be in a format that
can withstand the test of time and be securely archived.
We understand these needs and work to develop solutions that keep all
of these requirements in mind. We are careful that our solution for one
problem does not cause other unforeseeable problems to arise.
Our solutions can provide these results for archiving and preservation
of graphic images and metadata:
- Create an archival process that is a by-product of a digital document
publishing or distribution solution
- Take the common formatted data stream and record it onto 100-year+
archival film
- Combine image data and metadata into a single file that can be pulled
through time
- And more
Utilities can operate several segments of the utility business
- they can be in the generation, transmission and distribution business
or any combination of these segments. Whether using internal maintenance
and construction capabilities, third party firms or a combination of external
and internal personnel, utilities are faced with the challenge of how
to communicate technical data to end users. From infrastructure and maintenance
documentation to bid sets and construction drawings, Tameran can help
utility companies deploy a system that can easily manage the data and
distribute it to the necessary individuals on a timely basis.
By combining industry expertise and proven hardware and software solutions,
Tameran is able to help our utility customers meet the daily challenges
of communicating and distributing information to third party individuals,
including customers, construction workers and maintenance support.
Our solutions can provide these results to enhance the communication
of information to field-based employees and 3rd parties
- Reduce labor associated with integrating data into multiple systems
- Save money and streamline maintenance processes by migrating all support
data to one central repository
- Improve cycle time and equipment and processes "up time"
- Automate the continually changing as-built and as-maintained processes
- Cut procurement cycle time
- Increase the bidding pool without raising overhead costs to produce
bid sets
- Communicate RFQ and RFP changes in seconds
- Publish information in standard formats viewable by all users on any
browser, in any operating system
- Reduce the costs associated with assembling, printing and shipping
documents in packages
- Automatic publishing of revised plans from CAD and other electronic
sources directly into an Electronic Plan Room
- Create automatic notification of changes or addendums
- Provide capability to remotely view or print data using any web browser
- Send print requests via a web based print job ticket to centralized
printing locations or outsource providers
- Distribution of bid sets to external bidders who do not have web access
using portable electronic media
- And more
In recent years, the utility industry has experienced a reconfiguration
and consolidation. As a result, many utilities are focusing on specific
segments like power generation or distribution. Some utilities have sought
to achieve growth and profit objectives by consolidating operations and
boosting efficiencies through mergers and or acquisitions, while other
utility companies have concentrated on improving operations in order to
meet growth and profit objectives. Regardless of the approach, all utilities
are experiencing widespread changes resulting from deregulation.
Deregulation has forced utilities to work smarter, upgrade processes
and systems, analyze strengths and weaknesses and partner with companies
that can provide the competitive advantage. With these challenges in mind,
Tameran works with utilities to help them put together systems for communicating
(distributing) corporate knowledge to customers. The best solution is
one that gives users easy access to fixed digital content when it is needed,
where it is needed and how it is needed. All solutions need to be implemented
quickly and affordably, and require little business process change and
IT infrastructure re-engineering.
We understand these needs and focus our solutions on getting data in
motion and allowing our utility customers to realize the associated cost
savings.
Our solutions can provide these results to meet the challenges arising
out of industry reconfiguration due to deregulation
- Provide enterprise-wide availability of technical information both
online and offline.
- Create web-centric distribution and collaboration of time-critical
data.
- Offer cost-effective remote print at location capabilities.
- Allow the submittal of submitting remote print jobs via a web browser
for centralized or distributed printing.
- Provide automatic notifications of document changes and updates via
e-mail or mobile device.
- Give users the capability to exchange application files in native
format when authorized by pre-determined security models.
- Publish fixed content data to both internal and external users.
- Provide instant access to information via the Internet.
- Distribute data to those that do not have web access using portable
electronic media.
- And more
To learn more about Tameran’s solutions for the utility market,
contact us today.
We can also work with your business to develop a customized solution to
meet all of your specific business needs.
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