FYI
FOR: ACCUGRAPH CORPORATION
TSE SYMBOL: ACU.A
NASDAQ SYMBOL: ACCUF
MARCH 19, 1998
Embratel Selects Accugraph Software; Network Inventory
and Provisioning Leader Selected by Brazilian Telco
RICHARDSON, TEXAS--Accugraph Corporation (NASDAQ - ACCUF, TSE -
ACU.A), the leader in Network Inventory and Provisioning
solutions, announced today it has reached an agreement with
Embratel, the largest long distance telecom provider in Brazil.
The contract is valued at US$900,000. The agreement calls for
Accugraph to provide software and services to assist in the survey
and inventory capture of over 800 sites.
In a competitive offer between three major hardware providers,
Accugraph was bid as the network inventory software and service
provider, by all three vendors. Embratel selected Fujitsu as the
prime contractor, and supplier of Sun workstations. Accugraph was
part of the agreement.
Embratel currently uses Accugraph's products for Inside Plant
management. The application consists of managing floor space and
equipment including bays, shelves and cards. Embratel has an
Oracle database running on a Sun and IBM platform. The agreement
represents project expansion of approximately 60 workstations
around the country.
"We continue to see acceptance of Accugraph as the de facto
standard for network inventory and provisioning in North America
and around the world," said Paul Damp, chairman and chief
executive officer, Accugraph Corporation. "Major telecom providers
are looking for results and Embratel has experienced a proven
solution with Accugraph's products."
About Accugraph
Accugraph Corporation is a leader in Network Inventory and
Provisioning products and services. Accugraph's customers include
wireless providers, local and long distance carriers, Internet
service providers and major corporations in the banking and
travel/transportation industries. With new corporate offices in
Richardson, Texas and Toronto, Canada, as well as established
offices in El Paso, Texas and Huntsville, Alabama, Accugraph is a
global supplier to the telecommunications and enterprise markets.
Accugraph is publicly traded on the NASDAQ national market (ACCUF)
and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ACU.A). Further information is
available through Accugraph's web site: www.accugraph.com.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements relating
to the future performance of Accugraph Corporation. The
forward-looking information is within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbor created by
those sections. These forward-looking statements are subject to
certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ
materially. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are described
in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission including the company's annual report on Form 10-K for
the year ending December 31, 1996 and subsequent Forms 10-Q. |
