MECOMS
Encyclopedia
MECOMS is an ERP
, business support system and CRM
for energy
and utility companies
. MECOMS is built on Microsoft Dynamics AX
, and is a core Microsoft solution for the utilities vertical.
MECOMS is built around four major business domains: Customer Care & Billing
, Meter Data Management
, Market Interaction
, and Operations
, each having a number of subdomains related to them. The software extends Microsoft Dynamics AX to cover all typical utility processes, such as Meter-to-Cash. The main competitors are SAP IS-U
and Oracle Utilities.
, the Belgian descendant of the former Ferranti International plc
. As an ISV it develops and markets the MECOMS product in the Benelux and throughout an international channel organization of registered partners in EMEA and AsiaPac.
and The Netherlands since the 1990's. Since 2007, the product has been sold internationally and it is now being used by utilities in Denmark
, United Kingdom
, Saudi Arabia
, India
and Singapore
.
ERP
- Economics :* Economic Report of the President, published annually by the United States President's Council of Economic Advisors on recent economic activity and future policies and predictions...
, business support system and CRM
Customer relationship management
Customer relationship management is a widely implemented strategy for managing a company’s interactions with customers, clients and sales prospects. It involves using technology to organize, automate, and synchronize business processes—principally sales activities, but also those for marketing,...
for energy
Electricity retailing
Electricity retailing is the final process in the delivery of electricity from generation to the consumer. The other main processes are transmission and distribution.- Beginnings :...
and utility companies
Public utility
A public utility is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service . Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and regulation ranging from local community-based groups to state-wide government monopolies...
. MECOMS is built on Microsoft Dynamics AX
Microsoft Dynamics AX
is one of Microsoft’s enterprise resource planning software products. It is part of the Microsoft Dynamics family.-History:Microsoft Dynamics AX was originally developed as a collaboration between IBM and Damgaard as IBM Axapta. IBM returned all rights in the product to Damgaard shortly after the...
, and is a core Microsoft solution for the utilities vertical.
MECOMS is built around four major business domains: Customer Care & Billing
Customer relationship management
Customer relationship management is a widely implemented strategy for managing a company’s interactions with customers, clients and sales prospects. It involves using technology to organize, automate, and synchronize business processes—principally sales activities, but also those for marketing,...
, Meter Data Management
Meter Data Management
Meter Data Management refers to a key component in the Smart Grid infrastructure that is in the process of being evolved and adopted by utility companies. An MDM system performs long term data storage and management for the vast quantities of data that are now being delivered by smart metering...
, Market Interaction
Energy market
Energy markets are those commodities markets that deal specifically with the trade and supply of energy. Energy market may refer to an electricity market, but can also refer to other sources of energy...
, and Operations
Operations management
Operations management is an area of management concerned with overseeing, designing, and redesigning business operations in the production of goods and/or services. It involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient in terms of using as little resources as needed, and...
, each having a number of subdomains related to them. The software extends Microsoft Dynamics AX to cover all typical utility processes, such as Meter-to-Cash. The main competitors are SAP IS-U
SAP IS-U
SAP IS-U is SAP's Industry Specific Solution for Utilities Industry. It is also referred to as SAP IS-U/CCS SAP Utilities is a sales and information system that supports utility and waste disposal companies....
and Oracle Utilities.
Development
MECOMS is developed by Ferranti Computer SystemsFerranti Computer Systems
Ferranti Computer Systems, headquartered in Antwerp , was founded as a subsidiary of Ferranti International plc in 1976 and has been a member of the Nijkerk Group since 1994...
, the Belgian descendant of the former Ferranti International plc
Ferranti
Ferranti or Ferranti International plc was a UK electrical engineering and equipment firm that operated for over a century from 1885 until it went bankrupt in 1993. Known primarily for defence electronics, the Company was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but ceased trading in 1993.The...
. As an ISV it develops and markets the MECOMS product in the Benelux and throughout an international channel organization of registered partners in EMEA and AsiaPac.
History
Development of the "Metering and Contract Management System" started in the Mid 1990's. At first it was a peak-shaving solution known as PECS. Soon this evolved into the first real MECOMS system. In 2005 a major new version was introduced, built upon Microsoft's Dynamics AX.Adoption
MECOMS has been implemented at public and private utility companies in BelgiumBelgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and The Netherlands since the 1990's. Since 2007, the product has been sold internationally and it is now being used by utilities in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.