ABB Enterprise Software 

/  The global technology leader and partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and more resilient grid  /

ABB's Enterprise Software product group combines the strengths of recognized brands across the Asset Lifecycle with the unmatched expertise derived from ABB’s 50+ years in real time control. As the only industrial enterprise software solution provider with a combined IT/OT offering, ABB and our select partner ecosystem work seamlessly to execute best of breed solutions for your most critical business objectives. Over 1,100 asset-intensive companies globally trust our solutions to keep the lights on for the world’s largest cities & venues, predict asset failures to ensure reliability for millions of rail commuters, and align mining production and operations resources in pursuit of their commercial strategies.


ABB provides its utility customers with integrated power and automation solutions from “source to socket” across generation, transmission and distribution systems. The company’s foremost enterprise software offering is ABB Ability™ Ellipse®, the premier connected asset lifecycle management solution for asset intensive companies needing to optimize asset availability, performance, efficiency and quality. Built from almost 40 years of experience supporting the asset management and business operations of hundreds of the world’s largest industrial organizations, ABB Ability™ Ellipse® is the only solution that unifies world-class functionality for enterprise asset management (EAM), workforce management (WFM) and asset performance management (APM). Ellipse facilitates the orchestration of priority, process and people across an organization, enabling the management of physical assets across the entire asset lifecycle. Ellipse enables faster, better-informed decisions in daily operations and allows for more comprehensive, insightful, long-term planning and modeling to improve safety, reliability, and sustainability.

ABB ABILITY™ ELLIPSE® EAM

ABB Ability™ Ellipse® Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) is a purpose-built EAM and enterprise resource planning solution that delivers business outcomes at a sustainable and superior cost of operations and capital investment. The solution instills best practices and processes to help manage assets from day to day and throughout their lifecycle. The flexible design supports asset-intensive organizations of all sizes, ranging from the largest and most complex operational environments to those that are implementing an asset management strategy for the first time. With Ellipse EAM, you can respond faster and make better decisions about assets that directly impact the bottom line. Ellipse EAM is available as SaaS or on premise deployment.

ABB ABILITY™ ELLIPSE® APM

ABB Ability™ Ellipse Asset Performance Management (APM) is a software solution designed to provide health and performance insights to prevent critical asset failures while optimizing asset lifecycle costs. The solution enables asset-intensive organizations to leverage their online and offline data to drive more intelligent, risk-based approaches to asset management in alignment with industry standards such as ISO 55000 and PAS 55. Ellipse APM is the most proven and efficient asset performance management solution available on the market. Its speed of implementation and extendibility allows you to start lean, experiment and learn, and accelerate your organization’s digital transition while savings are materialized. Ellipse APM is available as SaaS or on premise deployment and can be implemented with Ellipse EAM or integrated with other EAM systems.

ABB ABILITY™ ELLIPSE® WFM

ABB Ability™ Ellipse® Workforce Management (WFM) is a highly scalable and intuitive inspection, maintenance and repair application. Designed for asset-intensive environments like substations, Ellipse WFM equips mobile users to execute work orders in the field with optimal efficiency. The solution is designed specifically to extend the efficiency of the enterprise asset management process directly to the assets it supports, and drive asset management fieldwork productivity and worker safety. Implementing Ellipse WFM as part of a comprehensive asset management strategy enables cross-functional visibility, consolidated reporting, improved workforce productivity and reduced down-time. Ellipse WFM is a SaaS offering and can be implemented with Ellipse EAM or integrated with other EAM systems.


ABB provides its utility customers with integrated power and automation software from “source to socket” across generation, transmission and distribution systems. Our ABB Ability Ellipse solution facilitates the orchestration of priority, process and people across an organization, enabling the management of physical assets across the entire asset lifecycle and is focused on helping solve our utility customer’s greatest challenges and shaping the grid of the future.

Our customers can attest to these significant benefits:

  • Improved grid reliability
  • Maximized availability of electricity to customers
  • Improved customer satisfaction
  • Reduced operational cost – optimized utilization of scarce resources
  • Increased safety
  • Smarter system and asset analytics enabling optimized fleet utilization and life cycle

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