1. Systems Integration Specialists Company, Inc. The Standards Based Integration Company © Copyright 2010 SISCO, Inc. 1 Introduction to SISCO For CIM Users Group Meeting Prague, Czech Republic 11 May 2011 Ralph Mackiewicz SISCO, Inc. 6605 19½ Mile Road Sterling Heights, MI 48314-1408 USA Tel: +1-586-254-0020 x103 Fax: +1-586-254-0053 Email: ralph@sisconet.com

2. © Copyright 2010 SISCO, Inc. 2 Founded in 1983 Privately held, employee owned HQ in Sterling Heights, MI. Employees in 8 states. Involved in communications standards since 1985 Focused on energy utilities since 1992 About SISCO

3. © Copyright 2010 SISCO, Inc. 3 Strong Support for UCAIug and CIMug SISCO is a founding member of the UCAIug Active participant on board, testing, and CIMug planning and processes working group SISCO has sponsored every single CIMug meeting held where sponsorship was sought.

4. © Copyright 2010 SISCO, Inc. 4 Strong Support for IEC Standards Active participation on most IEC TC57 committees WG10 – IEC 61850 – Power system communications WG13 – IEC 61970 – CIM WG14 – IEC 61968 – CIM WG15 – IEC 62351 – Communications Security WG16 – IEC 62325 – CIM for Energy Markets WG17 – IEC 61850-7-420 – Distributed Energy Resources WG19 – IEC 62361 – TC57 Architecture including CIM-61850 Harmonization WG07 – IEC 60870-6 TASE.2 (ICCP) – past Have worked with EPRI since 1991 who has been the driving force in many of these important standard activities

5. © Copyright 2010 SISCO, Inc. 5 Track Record of Successful Implementation IEC 60870-6 TASE.2 – Intercontrol Center Communications Protocol (ICCP) products since 1996 IEC 61970 – CIM based products since 1998 with first implementation of CIM over middleware using IBM WebSphere in 2001 IEC 61968 – CIM based integration for smart grid systems over the past several years. IEC 61850 products since 2003 Hundreds of partners and customers with many thousands of devices and applications installed and operational

6. © Copyright 2010 SISCO, Inc. 6 Products for IEC Standards Protocol Source Code for ICCP-TASE.2 and IEC 61850 Off-the-shelf OPC Interfaces for ICCP-TASE.2 and IEC 61850 Utility Integration Bus (UIB) – CIM extensions for JMS middleware supporting GID services OPC interfaces for CIM CIM Adapter for the OSIsoft PI System Unified Analytic Platform (UAP) for wide area protection and centralized remedial action systems (C-RAS) using IEC 61850 GOOSE with PI. UAP for real-time synchrophasor processing in the OSIsoft PI system.

7. © Copyright 2010 SISCO, Inc. 7 CIM Based Integration Services Training programs to understand CIM and build staff knowledge. Consulting services to assist in use case definition, data modeling, interface specification, profile development, and message generation. Integration services to develop application adapters, install, and test systems. Testing services to verify interoperability of both in-house developed and vendor supplied components. Support services to help keep systems operational over the long run.

8. © Copyright 2010 SISCO, Inc. 8 Application Services Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) applications using OSIsoft PI and model driven application processing using CIM Wind power management utilizing CIM and IEC 61850 modeling and services in partnership with IBM and OSIsoft. Analytic Systems and Application Development C-RAS Synchrophasor processing Other real-time calculation/analytic applications

9. © Copyright 2010 SISCO, Inc. 9 Partner for Successful Implementation SISCO is ready and able to work with you and your implementation team to help you apply the model driven approach using the CIM to help you meet your business goals Disciplined Use Case Driven approach Interoperability using standards – Open systems approach Based on industry accepted practice for longevity We work well on a team to leverage our skills while helping you build your staff skills and capabilities

10. © Copyright 2010 SISCO, Inc. 10 Visit us in the reception area or contact us at any time SISCO, Inc. 6605 19 1/2 Mile Road Sterling Heights, MI 48314-1408 USA Ralph Mackiewicz Tel: +1-586-254-0020 x103 Fax: +1-586-254-0053 Email: ralph@sisconet.com Margaret Goodrich Tel: +1-903-477-7176 E-Mail: margaret@sisconet.com

11. Systems Integration Specialists Company, Inc. The Standards Based Integration Company © Copyright 2010 SISCO, Inc. 11 Thank You for Your Attention