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Landis+Gyr, a player in energy management and advanced metering technology, has signed a software master agent agreement with Grid Net, a premier global real-time, all-IP Smart Grid and Smart Home software platforms provider.

According to the agreement, Landis+Gyr will be responsible of offering Grid Net's PolicyNet SmartGrid NMS and SmartNOS software platforms, and PolicyNet SmartAgents as key software components of its open standards based, highly secure, Smart Grid Solution to Australian and New Zealand utility customers, with a worldwide distribution option.

Grid Net’s PolicyNet SmartGrid Network Management System, the Smart Network Operating System and PolicyNet SmartAgent firmware, are all included in the agreement.

Steve Jeston, CEO of Landis+Gyr Australasia, said, “Signing this agreement with Grid Net is yet another significant next step in our delivery of open standards-based smart grid platform options to our customers. Adding Grid Net software to our suite of offerings further positions Landis+Gyr as one of the most scalable, open, secure and cost-effective solution providers in the region supporting 4G/WiMAX (News - Alert) and other IP-based networks such as fibre to the home. We are proud to be contributing to a stronger Australia by bringing global and local expertise to important smart grid infrastructure projects, and I am excited about the prospect of announcing further ground-breaking projects using our many solutions in the near future.”

Ray Bell, Founder and CEO of Grid Net, said, “We are very excited about Landis+Gyr becoming our strategic partner and a master agent of our software products in the rapidly growing Australian and New Zealand market. Today’s emerging Smart Grid v2.0 deployments will generate a vast amount of energy distribution and consumption data, and will require a real-time, reliable, secure, open standards-based, carrier-grade communications infrastructure that enables utilities to deploy smart grids that optimize energy distribution, reduce distribution related losses, implement system-wide demand response programs, enhance overall customer satisfaction, and lower their carbon footprint. This agreement allows both firms to reinforce our leadership roles in delivering the future smart grid today.”

In related news, IAR Systems have entered into a three-year enterprise software license agreement with Landis+Gyr, a provider of integrated energy management solutions tailored to energy company needs.