AEM Torino Wins Bentley Success Award for Utility IT Breakthrough.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2003 Bentley Systems Bentley Systems, Incorporated, provides software for the "Design, construction and operation of the world's infrastructure". The company’s software serves the building, plant, civil, and geospatial vertical markets in the areas of architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) , Incorporated, today announced that AEM AEM Applied and Environmental Microbiology (journal) AEM Association of Equipment Manufacturers AEM Academic Emergency Medicine (journal) AEM Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited AEM Advanced Engine Management Torino S.p.A. was honored as a Success Award(SM) winner in the Geospatial/Utilities category. A multi-utility company based in Turin, Italy, AEM Torino was selected for its implementation of a seamless, geospatial system to manage its utility networks. Prior to embarking on this geospatial project, AEM Torino's CAD data was isolated from other enterprise information. The new geospatial system, relying on Bentley(R) geospatial products as its centerpiece, connects the graphical data with other enterprise technologies, including customer relationship management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) and enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ), as well as global positioning system Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. (GPS) technology. Geometric as well as attribute data is stored seamlessly in Oracle Spatial Oracle Spatial forms a separately-licensed option component of the Oracle Database. Oracle Spatial aids users in managing geographic and location-data in a native type within an Oracle database, potentially supporting a wide range of applications — from automated . "This is a remarkable breakthrough in IT for a utility," said Styli sty·li n. A plural of stylus. Camateros, vice president, Bentley Geospatial. "The innovative geospatial system provides AEM Torino improved efficiency throughout its whole organization and results in better service to its customers." AEM Torino's new geospatial system benefits and connects design and engineering professionals, the sales force, call-center operators, and work-order dispatchers. Now company personnel can retrieve customer information linked to the graphical representation of the network, easily locate and route maintenance teams, conduct preventive maintenance The routine checking of hardware that is performed by a field engineer on a regularly scheduled basis. See remedial maintenance. preventive maintenance - (PM) To bring down a machine for inspection or test purposes. See provocative maintenance, scratch monkey. planning, quickly respond to the regulatory authorities' data requests, publish data across the Internet and intranets, and reduce paper documentation. For example, the link between the distribution network and the CRM system allows the company to determine quickly which customers are affected by an outage. Presented annually at the Bentley International User Conference, Success Awards showcase the most innovative and technologically advanced AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission projects in the world. Bentley is featuring Success Award winners in its advertising campaign. To view recent ads, visit www.bentley.com/corporate/media_room/ads. For more information on the 2004 Success Awards, which will be presented at the Bentley International User Conference in Orlando, Florida, contact Tracy Touey at 610-458-2834 or E-mail excellence@bentley.com. About AEM Torino AEM Torino S.p.A. is a multi-utility company providing electricity, gas, and heat to the 900,000 residents of Turin, Italy. AEM Torino serves 540,000 customers with 200 km of transmission networks, 1,940 km of distribution networks, and 2,905 km of low-tension networks. About Bentley Bentley Systems, Incorporated, provides software for the lifecycle of the world's infrastructure. The company's comprehensive portfolio for the building, plant, civil, and geospatial vertical markets spans architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. With 2002 revenues reaching $230 million, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the Engineering News-Record Design 500 and major owner-operators. Bentley Geospatial provides vertical solutions for government and utilities. For more information, call 1-800-BENTLEY or 610-458-5000, or visit us on the Web at www.bentley.com. Bentley and the "B" logo are registered trademarks and Success Awards a service mark of Bentley Systems, Incorporated, or Bentley Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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