The US operation of JSE-listed Spescom Limited, Spescom Software Inc, today announced that the City of Dayton in Ohio has selected Spescom's eB integrated document, configuration and records (iDCR) management solution for managing all documents in its Department of Water.
As part of the contract, over 100 000 paper- and microfilm-based technical drawings will be scanned, converted into electronic images and stored in eB. The solution also enables CAD drawings generated in Microstation J to be stored in eB and seamlessly accessed from the Hansen and ESRI GIS user interfaces, with full security and version control provided by eB. The benefits of this common environment include enhanced operational efficiency, as users will be able to access relevant and accurate information more expeditiously than currently possible, improving productivity.
Spescom's eB was selected by Dayton following an extensive, competitive evaluation process that focussed on out-of-the-box functionality, architecture and security. The eB solution was selected due to its proven functionality and standard integration with ESRI's GIS application, Hansen's Work Order Management system and Bentley's Microstation J CAD system.
Steve Hill, GIS Analyst, City of Dayton, commented: "After many months of searching, we are excited to move forward with our choice of Spescom Software. The integration of Spescom's eB with our existing systems will prove to better position us within a more efficient paperless environment."
Carl Mostert, Spescom Software's CEO, commented: "This new contract demonstrates how eB can deliver and unify content from a number of applications commonly used in the local government market. We are already exploring the possibility of extending eB to other departments within the City of Dayton."
The Department of Water provides water and sewer facilities and related work through the Divisions of Water Administration, Water Distribution, Water Supply and Treatment, Sewer Maintenance, Water Engineering, Wastewater Treatment and Environmental Management. The city has two water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 192 million gallons per day. Through 764 miles of water mains, the Water Department serves over 63 000 customer accounts in Dayton proper and provides services to over 120 000 customer accounts throughout Montgomery County.
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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 APIs 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.
Spescom Software Inc
Spescom Software (OTC BB: ALTS) delivers enterprise e-business 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 organises 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.
Spescom
Spescom is a multi-national technology innovator with direct operations in the US, UK and SA.
Spescom Limited is publicly listed on the JSE Securities Exchange, South Africa. Spescom Software Inc is publicly listed on the NASDAQ OTCBB: ALTS.OB.
Spescom addresses the information and communications technology market providing both products and solutions to connect to the network economy, as well as enterprise software to manage information and knowledge.
Specifically, Spescom provides solutions in the areas of access network; enterprise information management; multimedia transaction recording; broadcast; customer contact centres; and test and measurement.
Spescom markets its products worldwide through appointed partners and distributors under the eB brand for its enterprise software, and the DataVoice brand for its multimedia transaction recording solutions.
Spescom's global customer base consists of multi-national organisations including leading enterprises in the utilities, telecommunications, transportation, financial, banking and insurance sectors.
Worldwide, customers include Siemens, British Telecoms, Network Rail (formerly Railtrack), Lloyds of London, Barclays Bank, Abbey National Bank, WH Smith, Caterpillar, Bechtel, AmerenUE, Entergy, Bombardier, Ocean Energy, Sempra Energy, Telkom, SABC, Old Mutual, Eskom, Transnet, First National Bank.
For more information on Spescom, please visit www.spescomsoftware.com and www.spescom.com.
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