Vista Newsletter, May 27, 2005

The headlines are as follows (click headline for detailed story):

·        Tacoma Power becomes newest Vista user

Tacoma Power, located in Tacoma, Washington, USA, has awarded a contract to Synexus Global Inc. (SGI) to implement the Vista Decision Support System.

·        Pilot Application underway at Seattle City Light

A pilot application has been undertaken for SCL, in which the company’s generation and contract resources have been modeled, and schedules over both the long-term and short-term are developed, to assist in scheduling issues. In addition, a benefits evaluation has been completed to quantify likely benefits of a Vista implementation.

·       New Functionality

A number of new features have been added to Vista as follows;
- Post-audit in ST Vista
- Reserve “take”
- Restructured user interface in ST Vista to display results
- Restart feature in AUTO Vista
- Reserves integration
- Custom Report Editing

·        Inflow Forecast for Hetch Hetchy Water and Power

Synexus Global Inc. is adding inflow forecasting functionality for the two key watersheds, to the existing Vista implementation.

·        Blowin’ in the Wind…

Synexus Global Inc. is nearing completion of an extensive and comprehensive study conducted together with Manitoba Hydro, on the interaction of wind generation and hydro generation in Manitoba.

·        Licensing Studies at Idaho Power

Idaho Power is in the process of using AUTO Vista to assess a number of operations scenarios.

·        2005 User Group Meeting

The 2005 User Group Meeting will be held in the Seattle/Tacoma area of Washington State this year in mid-September. More details to come soon on location and date…

·        Waterpower XIV in Austin , Texas

Synexus Global will be present at the conference this summer, and will have a booth in the exhibit area. Four papers will also be presented on Vista applications.