WATERTOWN, Mass., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With the industry moving towards more sophisticated technology and enterprise asset management platforms, Doble Engineering Company is pleased to announce that Xtensible Solutions, LLC is joining the Doble family of companies. Xtensible is a Colorado-based company recognized for providing utilities with standards-based systems integration and consulting services. Already a part of the ESCO Technologies Utility Solutions Group, Xtensible was previously aligned with Aclara Technologies LLC.

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Xtensible's expertise in software and data integration will help Doble enhance its existing software and deploy new enterprise asset management solutions. Doble is actively investing in its on-line condition assessment solutions, including dobleARMS^TM, an enterprise level platform designed to provide intelligent event notifications based on the integration of off-line results, real time data and powerful analytical tools.

"Our customers need to know where to allocate limited resources and they do that through proactive monitoring and assessment," said David B. Zabetakis, President, Doble Engineering Company. "We can now provide our clients with even more assessment capabilities thanks to Xtensible's information management and integration solutions, which are already trusted and being used by some of the world's largest utilities."  

"Xtensible has always been committed to helping utilities lower life-cycle costs and transform their businesses through the integration of data and applications," said Greg Robinson, General Manager, Xtensible Solutions. "As part of Doble, we can now provide the electric power industry with even more support as we work together to improve the reliability of the power grid."

Both Xtensible and Doble are knowledge leaders, actively participating in the development of international standards. Their employees are recognized for their technical excellence and collaboration with peers across the power industry.

About Doble:
Now in 110 countries, Doble Engineering has been helping clients in the electric power industry improve operations and optimize system performance for nearly a century. Doble offers diagnostic instruments, services, and the world's premier library of statistically significant apparatus test results for the benefit of energy generation, transmission and delivery companies and industrial power users worldwide. Doble is part of the Utility Solutions Group of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE), St. Louis.  For more information, visit: www.doble.com. 

About ESCO Technologies:
ESCO, headquartered in St. Louis, is a proven supplier of special purpose utility solutions for electric, gas and water utilities, including hardware and software to support advanced metering applications and fully automated intelligent instrumentation. In addition, the Company provides engineered filtration products to the aviation, space and process markets worldwide and is the industry leader in RF shielding and EMC test products. Further information regarding ESCO and its subsidiaries is available on the Company's web site at www.escotechnologies.com.

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