GE/Accenture Launch Internet Pipeline Software, Columbia 1st Cust
GE's Oil & Gas division has partnered with global management consulting firm Accenture to launch Intelligent Pipeline Solution, which they describe as "the first-ever Industrial Internet offering to help pipeline operators make better decisions concerning the condition of their critical machines and assets in the oil and gas pipeline industry." Looks to us like it's software in the cloud--software that will help companies keep track of their pipelines and equipment and help them make better/faster/safer decisions on when things need an upgrade, or an expansion. GE/Accenture, as part of announcing this new service, announced that Columbia Pipeline Group (division of Columbia Gas) is their flagship first customer--and Columbia is using it to help manage (yes) their Marcellus/Utica Shale pipeline network...
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