Press Release Source: Spescom Software Inc.
Spescom eB Expands in Local Government Market
Tuesday April 1, 8:33 am ET
Two New Sites Successfully Implemented in North Carolina
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2003--Spescom Software Inc., formerly Altris Software, Inc. (OTC BB: ALTS), today announced that it has successfully completed the implementation of eB, its integrated document, configuration and records (iDCR) management solution in the Public Works Department at the City of Fayetteville as well as in the Fire Department at the City of Wilson, both located in North Carolina.
The eB system is being used to streamline the business processes used in these departments as well as to manage all documents and engineering drawings.
Both cities are using Spescom's eB GIS Connect application to link documents stored in eB with map features located in the ESRI GIS applications that have been deployed. This interface enables users to seamlessly view a document from within a spatial map, providing rapid access to relevant documents, which improves productivity and responsiveness
With a population of 125,000, the City of Fayetteville is the sixth largest municipality in North Carolina. The Public Works Department is responsible for managing, operating, and supervising the three utilities -- electric, water and sanitary sewer -- as well as being responsible for operating the city market stalls, and to test weights and measures. The City of Fayetteville is also using Spescom's eB CAD Connect application to manage all engineering drawings created in AutoCad, linking them to the corresponding asset displayed in the ESRI GIS application. Essentially, eB provides the platform to seamlessly link CAD drawings and spatial GIS data.
The City of Wilson's Fire Department offers state of the art service and continues to pioneer new ways to serve its more than 44,000 residents, protecting lives and property through highly trained and well-equipped fire suppression forces. The City of Wilson is using eB to improve its emergency response capabilities by having critical information, such as a fire survey or a building plan immediately available via a map interface that displays the geographic location of the building. With eB, emergency response teams can make better decisions, improving the services they provide to the community.
Carl Mostert, Spescom Software's CEO commented: "Theses successful projects further demonstrate the value we bring to municipalities and councils in the local government market, both in the U.S. and U.K. Our functionally rich and flexible eB software platform is well suited to address the different needs of these organizations, enabling them to achieve their eGovernment objectives."
About Spescom eB
eB is a registered trademark of Spescom Software Inc. eB comprises an extensive set of software components that together form the foundation for an extremely flexible and powerful information management platform. eB's components include: document management; requirements management; records management; item management; change management; configuration management and workflow components. These components are tightly integrated with CAD, GIS, office and email applications to capture and view information. The full functionality of eB is available via a set of API's that enable the rapid definition and deployment of customer specific solutions and integration with other line-of-business applications including ERP, EAM, SCM and project management products.
About Spescom Software Inc.
Spescom Software (OTCBB: ALTS - News) delivers enterprise eBusiness solutions that provide rapid access to accurate information in context to assets, products and processes, resulting in improved customer satisfaction, productivity and safety. It achieves this through a tightly integrated suite of document, configuration and records management technologies that not only allows it to capture and securely store information, but also organizes and structures this information to place it in context.
Key customers include Ocean Energy, Continental Express, AmerenUE, City of Winston-Salem, Sempra Energy, Eastern Municipal Water District, Entergy, Northeast Utilities, London Underground, Network Rail (Railtrack), and many others.
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this release include forward-looking statements that are dependent on certain risks and uncertainties, including such factors, among others, as market acceptance, market demand, pricing, changing regulatory environment, the effect of the company's accounting policies, potential seasonality and other risk factors detailed in the company's SEC filings.
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Contact:
Spescom Software Inc.
Carl Mostert / John Low, 858/625-3000
or
Porter, LeVay & Rose, Inc.
Michael Porter / Catherine Hay / Christian Pflaumer,
212/564-4700
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