MWH Soft and Avtex Announce Strategic Alliance to Deliver Reliable Solutions for Instant Water Utility Emergency and Alert Notification
to Support Mission-Critical
Crisis Response
Broomfield,
Colorado USA, August 20, 2004 – MWH Soft, Inc., a leading global provider of
water resources applications software, and Avtex, Inc., a leading provider of
telecommunications and business process automation applications solutions,
today announced a strategic partnership to address critical emergency response
and infrastructure management needs of the waterworks industry.
The two companies will collaborate on the seamless
interoperability of MWH Soft's H2OMAP and InfoWater state-of-the-art
modeling software and Avtex's CityWatch alert notification system as a complete
emergency response solution for water distribution systems. Under this
agreement, both H2OMAP and InfoWater will be enhanced to
automatically export the information required by CityWatch to send thousands of
alert and other important messages to telephones, cell phones, pagers
(text/numeric), e-mail addresses, fax machines, wireless devices, PDA’s, SMS
devices, and more within minutes.
This milestone solution equips water utilities and
emergency response professionals with expanded power and flexibility in
estimating and managing the consequences of a terrorist attack or a crisis
event on their drinking water supply infrastructures. It also maximizes their
effectiveness in protecting public health during alert situations by enabling
them to quickly locate areas of their systems affected by a contamination or
water main break, and instantly communicate critical information to personnel
and affected customers. The combination of CityWatch and H2OMAP or
InfoWater geospatial applications software can also be effectively used to
identify viable solutions before an incident or disaster occurs. Key users will
include municipal water utilities; city and county public works departments;
and federal, state, and local emergency response and regulatory agencies.
“I am tremendously enthusiastic about strengthening
our relationship with our business partner Avtex to create a best-of-breed
complementary offering for our customers,” said Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D, President
and Chief Operating Officer of MWH Soft, Inc. “This important technology
alliance leverages the unique expertise of both our companies, and allows our
customers to benefit from the synergy between our products. The interface of
CityWatch proven alert notification system and MWH Soft H2OMAP and
InfoWater makes perfect sense. It will produce an unprecedented emergency
response and notification solution that helps water utilities save lives and
property, shorten response time, effectively manage disasters, improve customer
satisfaction, and save money.”
Don Denman, Vice President of Avtex, predicts that
the MWH Soft/Avtex partnership will provide unprecedented emergency response
and notification capability for water utilities. “A huge number of key water
utilities rely on MWH Soft superior technology, the world's most advanced and
comprehensive water distribution modeling, management and optimization
software. The CityWatch interface will enable these customers to quickly,
accurately, and automatically deliver the right information to the right
audience at the right time. Fast and accurate notification is crucial to any
emergency planning effort. The time it takes to communicate critical
information in an emergency can mean the difference between safety and
catastrophe.”
About MWH Soft
MWH Soft is a leading global provider of technical and infrastructure software and professional solutions designed to meet the technological needs of utilities, government industries, and engineering organizations worldwide. Its clients include the majority of the largest North American cities and ENR top-rated design firms. The multifaceted, state-of-the-art CAD- and GIS-enabled products created by MWH Soft empower thousands of engineers across the globe to competitively manage, design, and operate highly efficient and reliable infrastructure systems. For more information, call MWH Soft at (626) 568-6868, or visit www.mwhsoft.com.
About Avtex
Avtex, Inc. has enjoyed a solid reputation in the
industry for pioneering telecommunications solutions since 1972. Avtex is an
application and systems integration company that designs, deploys and supports
messaging, contact center and IP telephony solutions that enable organizations to
embrace their customers. Avtex is nationally known for its strength in
deploying advanced contact center and emergency notification solutions and
currently supports hundreds of customers worldwide. For more information, call
Avtex at (952) 831-0888, or visit www.avtex.com.
MWH Soft
Contact:
J. Erick Heath, P.E.Vice President of Sales and Client RelationsErick.Heath@mwhsoft.com (626) 568-6868