Compaq to Market eFACTS to State Environmental Agencies
Information System Helps Identify Environmental Compliance Issues and Prevent
Pollution
HOUSTON, July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ)
will begin marketing a multimedia environmental compliance information system
called eFACTS (Environmental Facility Compliance Tracking System), which state
governments can use to track the results of inspections, enforcement actions
and permit reviews and make that information available to the public.
The eFACTS system was developed in cooperation with the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to assist with its efforts to
protect the Commonwealth's air, land and water from pollution and provide for
the health and safety of its citizens through a cleaner environment.
"At Gov. Tom Ridge's direction, Pennsylvania has been using technology to
make government more user friendly," said DEP secretary David E. Hess. "The
eFACTS program that Compaq developed for us is a terrific example of using
cutting edge information technology to make information available to the
public through the Internet and developing a management tool so we can run our
programs more effectively.
"This is the first time any environmental agency in the country has used
an information system to get a single view of activities across all of our
programs," Hess said. "We are glad to be working with Compaq to allow other
states to benefit from the work we've done."
Since its inception five years ago, eFACTS has helped to manage
150,000 environmental permits processed through DEP's Money Back Guarantee
Permit Review program, helped DEP for the first time establish baseline
compliance rates for all programs and helped manage facilities to achieve
higher levels of compliance. It also has made that information available to
the public via the Internet. Because of the considerable benefits of this
system, DEP is allowing Compaq to sell it to other states.
"Compaq's considerable strength in the government marketplace is a result
not only of the engineering excellence of its innovative products but also its
best-in-class partnerships with agencies like Pennsylvania DEP," said Jim
Weynand, Compaq vice president of government and education markets. "We
applaud Gov. Ridge for his environmental efforts and for allowing Compaq to
market this effective e-government solution to other agencies."
Information about eFACTS
Compaq helped DEP develop eFACTS, which is an online database that the
public can access to search for owners, operators and regulates sites, the
compliance history of DEP permit holders and the status of all permits at a
site. They can search by the name of the permit holder or by county or
municipality.
Since its implementation, eFACTS has been used to track relevant
information about environmentally regulated clients and their facilities. A
comprehensive Geographic Information System application, eFACTS enables an
agency to integrate data from different sources so all information about
regulated organizations, individuals, sites and facilities can be viewed.
Using eFACTS, agencies can track permit applications, approvals, inspections,
violations, enforcement actions, bonding and forfeiture activities and
self-monitoring reports.
Such information includes: names of regulated clients and their
facilities, maps, permits and compliance data (inspections, violations,
enforcements and penalties). In addition, people can sign up for eNOTICE, an
electronic mail notification of permit activity of interest to them -- by
county, municipality or borough. The eFACTS system contains six core modules
for:
1) Authorization application processing
2) Program-specific inventory details
3) Compliance
4) Bonding and forfeitures
5) Licensing
6) Self-monitoring report tracking.
Through authorization application processing, eFACTS makes all permit
applications "visible" as they are processed, including those that involve
multiple DEP programs. For instance, a proposed power plant might need
permits for air quality, waste management permit and water quality; eFACTS
makes the status of the applications and permits available over the Internet.
The compliance module is similar, allowing users to record and track
inspections, violations, enforcement actions and penalties. Additionally,
eFACTS modules include program-specific inventory details (water quality,
radiation protection, hazardous waste, municipal/residual waste, oil and gas
management, mining and reclamation, air quality), bonding, forfeitures,
licensing and self-monitoring functionality.
The Council of State Governments selected the DEP eFACTS Compliance
Reporting System as one of 1999's eight most innovative programs. It is now
available to state environmental agencies as a solution through Compaq's
eGovernment practice.
Agreement Terms
Under the agreement, Compaq becomes the owner of the eFACTS software. For
every license that Compaq sells, DEP receives a "service credit" to purchase
professional, technical, consulting, maintenance and support services from
Compaq.
DEP also retains the right to use the eFACTS software without paying
royalties and can modify it for other uses.
eFACTS Background
For more information on eFACTS, visit DEP's website www.dep.state.pa.us
(directLINK "eFACTS").
Company Background
Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune Global 100 company, is a leading
global provider of technology and solutions. Compaq designs, develops,
manufactures, and markets hardware, software, solutions, and services,
including industry-leading enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant
business-critical solutions, and communications products, commercial desktop
and portable products, and consumer PCs that are sold in more than
200 countries. Information on Compaq and its products and services is
available at www.compaq.com .
Compaq and the Compaq logo Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks
of their respective companies. This press release may contain forward-looking
statements based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to different materially include: market conditions, increased
competitive environment and pricing pressures, disruptions related to
restructuring actions and delays in the implementation of changes in business
models. Further information on these factors and other factors that could
affect Compaq's financial results is included in Compaq's Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including the latest Annual Report on Form
10-K and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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