IBM Teaming Up With Other Companies On Smart Grid Projects

eWeek (7/15, Burt) – "IBM, which is one of a growing number of technology vendors looking to put greater intelligence into the various infrastructures that run today's world, is wielding its software prowess in two smart grid projects designed to make power delivery more efficient." For one project, the company "is partnering with Cisco in delivering smart meters and energy management systems to 500 households in Amsterdam," while, in another, "IBM is working with energy delivery company Oncor in swapping out 3.4 million standard energy meters with newer ones." The projects "are part of a larger push by IBM, Cisco and others to use technology to make the basic infrastructures of the world -- from power delivery to water use to roads -- more energy efficient and environmentally friendly." Hat Tip: NAM