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• Gentrack user Genesis Energy embarks on billing system replacement project

  ​Genesis Energy has launched a project dubbed "Rubiks", going to market this week for a once-in-a-decade replacement for its billing and other customer-facing systems.

• First Gas turns to VR for high-risk pipeline training

  Taranaki-based First Gas is using a custom-built virtual reality training programme to replicate high-risk procedures used to manage ruptured pipelines.

• Gentrack driven into the red for year by $14.6M impairment

  ​NZX-listed utilities and airports software vendor Gentrack Group reported a bottom line loss of $3.3 million in 2019 after taking a $14.6 million impairment.

• TechnologyOne displaces SAP at NZ's Unison Networks

  ​New Zealand’s fifth largest energy provider Unison Networks has signed a multi-million dollar 10-year deal with enterprise software provider TechnologyOne​.

• Mercury sells smart metering unit for $270M

  Energy company Mercury NZ is shedding its Metrix smart-metering business in a $270 million sale to Australia's intelliHub Group.

• Gentrack launches AWS cloud integration services for utilities

  Gentrack has launched a cloud-based integration platform designed to enable energy and water suppliers to shape customer experiences.

• Gentrack buys UK-based SaaS firm Evolve Analytics

  NZX-listed Gentrack Group is buying Evolve Analytics, a UK provider of energy data analysis software and services, for $44.2 million.

• ​ Gentrack revenue and earnings both surge 43%

  Utilities and airports software company Gentrack has reported $75.2 million in revenue for the year to 30 September, up ​43 per cent.

• Gentrack claims a win at Hunter Water

  Gentrack has won a multi-million dollar billing and customer management system.deal with Aussie utility Hunter Water.

• Gentrack reports strong half year ahead of acquisition spree

  Auckland-based utility and airport management software developer Gentrack has reported surging revenue for its half year to 31 March.

• Vector targets 'Internet of Energy' market

  Auckland energy network company secures exclusive Australasian rights to "Internet of Energy" (IoE) technology from Israel-based mPrest.

• AppDynamics now provides intel for business managers

  Looking to expand into a new market, AppDynamics has updated its application monitoring software to provide real-time insights that can be useful for business managers as well as IT staff.

• Oracle focuses on prepping databases as a service

  As it preps Oracle Enterprise Manager to run private clouds, Oracle has released an update to the management software that offers the ability for organizations to offer production-ready databases as a service.

• iCloud vs. iTunes backups: The crucial differences that affect your data

  Once upon a time one of the primary handicaps of iOS devices was the fact that you had to physically connect it to a Windows or Mac PC with a USB sync cable to back it up using iTunes. With iOS 5 Apple introduced iCloud, essentially allowing users to cut the cord. But these iOS backup methods were not created equal, and if you don't choose carefully you could be risking significant data loss. To ensure your iPhone or iPad data is fully protected, here's a look at what each option backs up and when to use it.

• LucidWorks preps Solr stack as Splunk killer

  Enterprise search software provider LucidWorks has introduced a package based on its open-source Apache Solr search engine that will allow administrators and business analysts to extract more information from IT system logs.