CEMIG Streamlines Workflow with Intergraph's FRAMME on Microsoft Windows NT

Brazil's largest utility company, CEMIG, has embarked on a significant re-engineering effort to improve how electric service is managed for its 3.5 million customers in and around Belo Horizonte, Brazil's fourth-largest city. As part of this initiative, CEMIG is leveraging Intergraph's FRAMME on Microsoft Windows NT to streamline its workflow and enhance customer satisfaction.

Key Takeaways:

  • CEMIG will incorporate legacy mainframe data into the FRAMME environment, linking customer requests with service engineers to provide a timelier response.
  • The initial phase of the project aims to reduce operating costs, response times, and utility taxes for CEMIG.
  • The FRAMME-based distribution information system will enable engineers to create complex technical and economic simulations of the network, once fully implemented.
  • Intergraph's FRAMME software is designed to provide a comprehensive solution for managing electric service distribution, including customer requests, network management, and technical and economic simulations.
  • The adoption of FRAMME on Microsoft Windows NT represents a significant step towards modernizing CEMIG's IT infrastructure and enhancing its competitiveness in the Brazilian market.
  • The partnership between CEMIG and Intergraph highlights the growing demand for innovative solutions in the utilities sector.
  • CEMIG is a leading Brazilian utility company, serving 3.5 million customers in and around Belo Horizonte.

Statistics:

  • 3.5 million: Number of customers served by CEMIG in and around Belo Horizonte, Brazil's fourth-largest city.
  • 1995: Year in which CEMIG began implementing Intergraph's FRAMME on Microsoft Windows NT.
  • 1000: Fortune ranking of Intergraph Corp., the company supplying the FRAMME software.
  • 30: Intergraph's ranking in the Dealer Business magazine's 1994 Dealer 100 Awards, which recognizes business leaders in the industry.

Sources:

  • BUSINESS WIRE, "CEMIG (a leading Brazilian utility) is streamlining its workflow with Intergraph's FRAMME on Microsoft Windows NT." June 13, 1995.
  • Intergraph Corp., Background Information, Fortune 1000 Member.