Oracle will host a live Web cast, "The Evolving Smart Grid: Optimizing Your Distribution Network,? on August 12, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. PDT to discuss how Oracle Utilities Network Management System can support utilities? smart grid initiatives. Additional details and registration information can be found here. Supporting Quotes "The need for cyber security becomes more evident as the smart grid comes to fruition. Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.10.0 continues to expand the application?s cyber security functionality by providing more secure network connectivity, database transactions and user authentication ? helping utilities comply with growing cyber security requirements,? said Chuck Newton, president, Newton-Evans Research. "Oracle is committed to providing utilities of all types and sizes with the necessary tools to accelerate network restoration, improve operational efficiency, enhance system reliability and better manage distribution assets.