1. Press
Release
SELDON
SYSTEMS
ANNOUNCES
AVAILABILITY
OF
CONTINUITY
MOBILE
API
New
Mobile
API
for
Cable
Operators
Brings
The
Power
of
the
Continuity-­‐SPS
Power
Supply
Assurance
Monitoring
and
Maintenance
Tool
to
the
Hands
of
Mobile
Service
Engineers
ALPHARETTA,
Ga.,
July
31,
2015
/PRNewswire-­‐iReach/
-­‐-­‐
Alpharetta,
GA
based
Seldon
Systems,
Inc.,
manufacturer
of
Continuity-­‐SPS,
North
America's
leading
enterprise-­‐grade
network
power
assurance
solution,
is
pleased
to
announce
the
release
and
general
availability
of
the
Continuity
Mobile
API,
a
powerful
application
programming
interface
designed
to
help
cable
operators
place
the
power
of
Continuity-­‐SPS
into
the
hands
of
outside
plant
service
engineers
who
maintain
the
industry's
video,
data
and
VoIP
networks.
By
utilizing
the
API
to
integrate
Continuity
data
and
functionality
into
new
or
already
existing
mobile
applications,
cable
operators
can
conduct
seamless,
real-­‐time
maintenance
and
response
operations.
As
the
use
of
tablets
and
other
mobile
devices
has
grown
due
to
lower
acquisition
cost
and
increased
computational
power,
field
engineering
professionals
can
perform
many
time-­‐saving
operations
using
commonplace
hand
held
devices
executing
custom
programs
and
applications.
Working
in
collaboration
with
their
technology-­‐driven
customers,
Seldon
Systems
plans
to
make
Continuity
a
fixture
on
every
mobile
device
used
for
field
operations
in
the
cable
television
industry.
"The
Continuity
Mobile
API,"
explains
Michael
Shaw,
Vice
President
of
Marketing,
"is
the
ultimate
force-­‐multiplier
for
cable
operators
who
place
a
high
value
on
reliable
and
well-­‐maintained
physical
plant.
When
field
service
personnel
and
network
operations
supervisors
and
analysts
are
synchronized
and
connected
in
real-­‐time,
efficiency
isn't
merely
improved,"
stated
Shaw,
"it
is
supercharged."
The
company's
Continuity-­‐SPS
software
is
an
enterprise
class,
web-­‐based
platform
used
by
leading
cable
Multiple
System
Operators
(MSOs),
such
as
Comcast,
Time
Warner
Cable,
Charter
Communications,
Cogeco
and
Rogers
Communications
to
continuously
monitor
the
health
of
critical
outside
plant
standby
power
supplies.
Widely
considered
the
gold
standard
for
power
supply
status
monitoring
in
the
cable
industry,
Continuity
allows
operators
to
employ
cost
saving
workforce
management
practices
through
preventive
maintenance
routines
driven
by
the
powerful
diagnostic
data
contained
in
Continuity
consoles,
dashboards
and
reports.
As
a
standard
part
of
a
cable
operator's
maintenance
regimen,
extending
Continuity-­‐SPS
into
field
operations
allows
mobile
service
engineers
to
interact
with
the
same
centralized
tool
used
by
operations
staff
and
HFC
analysts,
speeding
situational
awareness
and
improving
accuracy
and
accountability.
"The
Continuity
Mobile
API
can
be
used
to
integrate
two
or
more
user
groups
responsible
for
different
roles
in
the
network
power
maintenance
and
health
regimen,"
added
Shaw.
"The
seamless
integration
of
field
personnel
and
network
support
teams
will
drive
operational
efficiency
to
a
new
level.
The

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standardization
of
real-­‐time
preventive
maintenance,
emergency
restoration
and
workforce
management
practices
becomes
easier
and
less
costly
with
the
Continuity
Mobile
API."
Another
factor
also
drives
the
company's
interest
in
the
widespread
use
of
the
new
API:
Employee
safety.
Because
outside
plant
technicians
often
perform
maintenance
and
repair
services
near
busy
intersections,
often
involving
devices
mounted
in
aerial
or
underground
enclosures,
the
technician's
ability
to
access
the
status
of
network
elements
from
the
safety
of
their
service
vehicle
can
prevent
unnecessary
actions,
or
pinpoint
necessary
actions,
thus
saving
time
and
exposure
to
the
elements.
"Field
service
engineers
are
the
firemen
and
policemen
of
the
information
age,"
said
Shaw.
"Many
outages
occur
during
inclement
weather,
which
poses
a
variety
of
safety
issues
for
the
men
and
women
in
the
field.
We
want
to
help
cable
operators
learn
how
to
leverage
the
power
of
software."
To
achieve
such
broad
market
appeal,
flexibility
and
customization
is
built
into
the
process.
Customers
purchasing
the
Continuity
Mobile
API
receive
several
hours
of
design
consultation
by
Continuity
development
experts.
Functions
enabled
by
the
API
include:
o Power
supply
/
transponder
latitude
and
longitude,
allowing
relevant
geospacial
interface
options
o Initiation
of
power
supply
standby
tests
o Updateable
Continuity
custom
fields
to
allow
service
notes
and
preventive
maintenance
records
o Full
hierarchy
access
o Data
View
Analytics
o Status
Alerts
&
Power
Mode
o Battery
Operation
o Remaining
Runtime
Estimate
o Remaining
Runtime
Source
o Portable
Generator
Status
o Additional
power
supply
status,
such
as:
Input
Voltage
(VAC);
Output
Voltage
(Volts)
o Total
String
Voltage
(VDC);
Output
Current
1
(Amps);
Output
Power
(Watts);
Inverter
Status
(On/Off
value)
"One
of
our
main
objectives
with
this
product,"
explains
Lucky
Nsirim,
Director
of
Solutions
at
Seldon
Systems,
"is
to
help
our
customers
integrate
Continuity
with
other
related
systems
to
create
an
even
more
powerful
solution.
In
the
military
we
were
taught
to
value
every
minute
spent
to
accomplish
a
mission.
Integrating
Continuity
into
a
mobile
strategy
for
plant
maintenance
and
workforce
efficiency
will
amplify
the
benefits
exponentially.
Every
minute,
hour
and
dollar
our
customers
save
working
more
efficiently
equals
greater
value
throughout
their
own
organization.
The
bar
will
be
raised
for
everyone."

3. Press
Release
The
new
Continuity
Mobile
API
is
available
from
Seldon
Systems.
For
more
information
contact
sales@seldonsystems.com.
About
Seldon
Systems,
Inc.
www.seldonsystems.com
Seldon
Systems,
Inc.
is
the
premier
power
assurance
solution
provider
to
the
cable
telecommunications
industry.
The
company's
Continuity-­‐SPS
platform
is
utilized
by
the
largest
MSOs
in
North
America
to
monitor
and
proactively
manage
critical
standby
power
systems.
Continuity
software
is
designed
with
cutting-­‐edge,
innovative
algorithms
engineered
to
deliver
results
in
the
field
and
in
the
executive
suite.
Keywords:
UPS
status
monitoring;
power
supply
status
monitoring;
outside
plant
reliability;
centralized
HFC
power
management;
enterprise
software;
uninterruptible
power
supplies
(UPS);
network
analytics;
network
power
assurance;
artificial
intelligence;
machine
learning;
management
consulting;
workforce
automation;
mobile
workforce
strategy;
business
intelligence
and
analytics;
Mobile
API;
Media
Contact:
Michael
Shaw,
Seldon
Systems,
Inc.,
5615434338,
mshaw@seldonsystems.com
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