About This Release

This release includes functionality updates for Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management and Oracle Utilities Operational Device Management:

• Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management provides functionality to handle large volumes of assets and to manage the receipt, installation, maintenance, tracking and removal of those assets. The system also manages approval processing, tracks purchasing transactions, manages inventory and resources, and tracks costs, accounting and financial transactions.

• Oracle Utilities Operational Device Management provides functionality to handle large volumes of Utilities industry devices and to manage the receipt, installation, maintenance, tracking and removal of those devices.

Note: Oracle Utilities Operational Device Management is optimized for interoperability with Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management, however a license for Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management is required to take advantage of this functionality. Refer to the Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management Licensing Information User Manual for a description of licensing limitations.

The release includes the following components:

• Oracle Utilities Application Framework v4.5.0.2.0

• Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management v2.4.0.2.0

Please visit My Oracle Support (http://support.oracle.com) for the most recent service packs and patches for this release to ensure you have the most current version of this product.

Supported Platforms

This release is a technology upgrade release that provides support for newer versions of WebLogic and Java. See the Supported Platforms section in the Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management Quick Install Guide (included in this release) for a list of supported platforms.

Supported Upgrades

This version of Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management supports the following upgrade paths:

• From Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management or Operational Device Management v2.4.0.1.1 to 2.4.0.2.0