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	 							<title><![CDATA[ Microsoft Brings Consumer Energy Efficiency Into Hohm]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Microsoft's move confirms our prediction that end-user energy efficiency will be a consumer technology vendor play. With Hohm, Microsoft departs from its model by owning the application rather than supporting partners. ]]></description>
		
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  					<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Smart Grid Standards Activity Heats Up]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We review activities and progress of smart grid standards-setting activities. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ AMI Is the Clear Winner of the U.S. Smart Grid Investment Grant Program Competition]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We provide an overview of the U.S. Smart Grid Investment Grant Program and its impact on smart grid technologies, specifically on AMI deployment in the U.S. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Emissions Trading and APAC Utilities: Whether an Obligation or Opportunity, IT Can Add Value]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Emissions trading is gaining momentum in Asia/Pacific, and IT has a key role to play in developing business response, no matter how emissions trading is internally perceived. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The Electric Vehicle's Value Chain and Technology Evolution]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The electric vehicle has been praised as the means to emission-free, oil-independent mobility, but the value chain and required technologies are still emerging. These will shape the EV's success and impact business and technology strategies for all market participants. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Key Issues for the Energy and Utilities Industry, 2H09]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ To address the impact of the global financial crisis, focus on performance improvement, and search for business models that address market liberalization and energy sustainability, we have refreshed the research agenda for the Gartner Energy and Utilities Industry Advisory Service. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Hype Cycle for Utility Industry IT and Business Processes, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Utilities continue to invest in industry applications and business processes in their quest to improve performance. This is necessary to leverage technology advances, meet customer expectations, cater to volatile markets and deliver expected shareholder return in a changing regulatory environment. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Hype Cycle for Smart Grid Technologies, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The smart grid envisions a future electricity delivery infrastructure that makes use of advances in information, communications and energy technologies to improve system use and resilience, empower consumers, and address energy sustainability concerns. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Hype Cycle for Utility Industry Operational and Energy Technologies, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Energy utilities explore operational technology and emerging energy technology options to help meet rising customer expectations and address energy sustainability issues, all while aiming to create expected shareholder returns in uncertain regulatory settings. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ IT and OT Convergence: How to Get Started on the Journey]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Energy and utility companies are facing issues with aligning their investments in traditional IT and operational technology. Based on dialogue with numerous clients, we provide guidance on how to begin a convergence project and establish policies. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Utility EAM: Getting the Most Out of System Integrators]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This research is a prequel to a longer survey-based note assessing the relationship between leading enterprise asset management vendors and system integrators for their products. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Case Study: ScottishPower Improves Generation Optimization With New Systems and Innovative Integration Solutions]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ As generation portfolios expand with renewable generation, and as emissions legislation grows, ScottishPower's generation optimization and planning functions have made extensive use of IT, in both short- and long-term optimization, to meet these demands effectively and efficiently. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The Future of European Power Generation: Moving Offshore]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ As nations struggle to manage the demand for power and the need to develop renewable energy resources, and to constrain greenhouse gas emissions, the role of the sea will become increasingly significant in this complex equation. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Australian Budget to Stimulate the Intelligent Grid]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Australia's 2009 budget funds A$100 million to integrate a "smart grid" with "smart meters," A$64.6 million for energy efficiency, and A$1.5 billion for solar power. We explain what this means for utilities, local governments, and interested technology companies. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Energy Credit Risk Management in Volatile Markets: Key Activities and Supporting Technologies]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Energy and commodity markets are volatile. Prices are high and the number of new market entrants is increasing. In this climate, managing credit or counterparty exposures, and the effectiveness of underpinning process and technologies could become a concern for many energy companies. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Triple Point Acquisition Signals a Move Into Energy Hedge Accounting]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Energy/commodity trading and risk management solution provider Triple Point Technology acquired INNSINC and joins competitors in the complex domain of derivative/hedge accounting applications. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Post-Merger Energy Risk Management and Reporting: A Data Warehouse Approach]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Merger and acquisition activity in energy markets is expected to continue. What are the typical post-merger energy risk-related information requirements, and how can they be served? ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Magic Quadrant for Outage Management Systems]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ For buyers of emergency restoration systems in the energy and utilities market, we provide an update of vendor positioning for outage management systems. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ GIS and EAM Integration: State of the Market]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Using the GIS vendors assessed in our MarketScope and the EAM vendors assessed in our Magic Quadrants aimed at delivery utilities, we assess how they intersect. This is looked at from a vendor perspective and the customer experience. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Not 'Plug and Play' for Electric Utilities]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In this report, we analyze the business opportunities, operating models and disruptive impact of PHEVs on electric utility business. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=161701&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ How to Make Your Grid Smarter: An Intelligent Grid Primer]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Energy utilities, policymakers, regulators and technology providers worldwide are exploring the business opportunities and technology options driven by the intelligent grid. We examine client questions on one of the hottest topics in the energy and utility sector. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Carbon Dioxide Value Chain: Start With the Stakeholders]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ For energy companies, carbon dioxide exposures can be significant. Effectively managing a carbon dioxide position involves multiple internal and external stakeholders, and it requires a strong data management focus. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Vendor Rating: Enviance]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Enviance is an environmental, health and safety provider that delivers its solution via a software-as-a-service model, which will appeal to many users. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=167919&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ MarketScope for Meter Data Management Products]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ For buyers of meter data management software in the energy and utilities sector, we map vendors' products offered in this emerging market. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=163871&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Not 'Plug and Play' for Electric Utilities]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In this report, we analyze the business opportunities, operating models and disruptive impact of PHEVs on electric utility business. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=161701&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ How to Make Your Grid Smarter: An Intelligent Grid Primer]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Energy utilities, policymakers, regulators and technology providers worldwide are exploring the business opportunities and technology options driven by the intelligent grid. We examine client questions on one of the hottest topics in the energy and utility sector. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=161539&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Reference Checks Provide Insight Into EAM Use and Perspectives]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ During the research phase of the recently published 2008 enterprise asset management Magic Quadrants and a MarketScope, Gartner found that clients revealed interesting concerns about vendor performance as well as insight into their plans for EAM. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Gas Price Rises Show Need to Improve Customer Contact Channels]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ After recent U.K. gas price increases, utilities' voice systems and Web sites could not handle spikes in traffic. Utilities can reduce customer churn and win more new customers by improving systems and being proactive. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Utility Consumer Survey: Energy Efficiency, Do They Care and Why?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This research examines a survey of consumers' perceptions about energy consumption information and energy efficiency programs provided by utilities. Findings should be important to utilities, policymakers and regulators when designing or assessing energy efficiency programs. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=167617&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Measuring Utility Metering: Metering Technology and Best-Practice Survey]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This report provides results of a survey that covered business practices, governance issues and technology aspects of the utility metering function, which confirmed that metering function is undergoing transformation. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=156997&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Short Message Service as Customer Interaction Channel for Utilities]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We analyze SMS as a potential self-service channel for utilities' meter reading and payment processing needs. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=156223&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Smart Grid Standards Activity Heats Up]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We review activities and progress of smart grid standards-setting activities. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=171957&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Key Issues for the Energy and Utilities Industry, 2H09]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ To address the impact of the global financial crisis, focus on performance improvement, and search for business models that address market liberalization and energy sustainability, we have refreshed the research agenda for the Gartner Energy and Utilities Industry Advisory Service. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Utility EAM: Getting the Most Out of System Integrators]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This research is a prequel to a longer survey-based note assessing the relationship between leading enterprise asset management vendors and system integrators for their products. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=168969&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Overview: Gartner Interviews Shai Agassi of Better Place, Part 1]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In this interview, Shai Agassi explains how the electric car endeavor Better Place began and gives his views on the oil industry and competing alternatives. This is the first installment of a two-part series based on our interview. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Gartner Interviews Shai Agassi of Better Place, Part 2]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In this interview, Shai Agassi explains the business model for the electric car endeavor Better Place, the role technology plays and the challenges energy companies face. This is the second installment of a two-part series based on our interview. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Management Update: Top 10 Business Trends Impacting the Utility Industry in 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We provide the top 10 business trends that will drive global energy and utility markets in 2009, and highlight their impact on IT organizations. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Quality and EH&S Vendor Rating Criteria in 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Global economic conditions will lead to market consolidation among software vendors, including quality management system and environmental, health and safety suppliers. Gartner is clarifying the criteria being used in 2009 to evaluate QMS and EH&S vendors in today's economy. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ U.S. Stimulus Package to Jolt Intelligent Grid IT and Operational Technology Investments]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The energy sector is being tapped by the U.S. stimulus bill to play a lead role in the economic recovery. Loans and investments in green energy technology play a significant role, which will encourage utilities to focus on intelligent grid technologies to help address critical societal needs. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ CIM User Survey: Model-Driven Integration Standards Are Used and Useful in Electric Utilities]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We provide the results of a survey examining business practices and the technology issues of utility Common Information Model initiatives. Electric utilities are finding additional value from technology initiatives that leverage CIM integration standards. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ For IT Cost Optimization, Follow the Money]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Average global IT spending is 5.9% of total operating expenses, which means that 94.1% of all costs are outside IT. If your enterprise is looking to reduce costs in 2009, go where the money is. Don't just reduce IT spending; use IT to reduce operating costs in the business. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Magic Quadrant for Transmission and Distribution Enterprise Asset Management]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ For utility transmission and distribution companies searching for EAM maintenance software solutions, we analyze stand-alone component and suite-based software products that solve asset management problems. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=170316&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Magic Quadrant for Power Generation Enterprise Asset Management Software]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ For power generation companies searching for EAM maintenance software solutions, we analyze stand-alone component and suite-based software products that support asset management strategies. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Magic Quadrant for Utilities Customer Information Systems]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ For buyers of customer care and billing solutions in the energy and utilities market, we map vendors' products for customer information systems. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=168517&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Magic Quadrant for Outage Management Systems]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ For buyers of emergency restoration systems in the energy and utilities market, we provide an update of vendor positioning for outage management systems. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Magic Quadrant for Energy Trading and Risk Management Platforms]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Energy trading and risk management platforms provide energy market participants a means of optimizing the physical and financial positions of multiple commodities. This Magic Quadrant analyzes the leading providers of these platforms. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=166103&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ MarketScope for Energy and Utility Geographic Information Systems]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ For energy and utility buyers of GIS software that want to better understand what providers are offering in this market, we update our map of GIS vendors' products that are most appropriate for this sector. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=164605&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ MarketScope for Meter Data Management Products]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ For buyers of meter data management software in the energy and utilities sector, we map vendors' products offered in this emerging market. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=163871&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Hype Cycle for Utility Industry IT and Business Processes, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Utilities continue to invest in industry applications and business processes in their quest to improve performance. This is necessary to leverage technology advances, meet customer expectations, cater to volatile markets and deliver expected shareholder return in a changing regulatory environment. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=169495&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Hype Cycle for Smart Grid Technologies, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The smart grid envisions a future electricity delivery infrastructure that makes use of advances in information, communications and energy technologies to improve system use and resilience, empower consumers, and address energy sustainability concerns. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=169108&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Hype Cycle for Utility Industry Operational and Energy Technologies, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Energy utilities explore operational technology and emerging energy technology options to help meet rising customer expectations and address energy sustainability issues, all while aiming to create expected shareholder returns in uncertain regulatory settings. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=169446&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Hype Cycle for Intelligent Grid Technologies, 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The intelligent grid concept is a vision of a future electricity delivery infrastructure that leverages advancements in IT, communications technology and energy technology to improve system utilization and resilience, as well as to empower consumers and to address environmental concerns. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=158558&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Vendor Rating: Enviance]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Enviance is an environmental, health and safety provider that delivers its solution via a software-as-a-service model, which will appeal to many users. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=167919&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Smart Grid Standards Activity Heats Up]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We review activities and progress of smart grid standards-setting activities. ]]></description>
		
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   			<title><![CDATA[ AMI Is the Clear Winner of the U.S. Smart Grid Investment Grant Program Competition]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We provide an overview of the U.S. Smart Grid Investment Grant Program and its impact on smart grid technologies, specifically on AMI deployment in the U.S. ]]></description>
		
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 			<title><![CDATA[ Symposium/ITxpo Worlwide]]></title> 
  	
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