Chicago Water District Extends Cayenta EAM Contract an Additional Three Years; Mainsaver Enterprise Applications Management Solution Saves District Over $2.25 Million Per Year.Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2001 Cayenta(TM), a subsidiary of The Titan Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TTN TTN Technology Transfer Network TTN Titin TTN Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn TTN Technology Transfer Node TTN Trenton, NJ, USA - Mercer County (Airport Code) TTN Total Traffic Network ) and a Total Service Provider of infrastructure management solutions, today announced that the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) is a sanitary district, a type of special-purpose district, chartered in northern Illinois. It is an independent unit of local government, with an elected Board of Commissioners--despite its name, it is not (MWRDGC) has signed a new three-year contract to use Cayenta's Mainsaver(TM) Enterprise Asset Management (EAM (1) (Enterprise Asset Management) The management and control of the information technology assets within the enterprise. The asset management repository includes a description of the asset as well as contract information pertaining to its acquisition. ) solution, continuing an 11-year relationship. The District uses Cayenta's Mainsaver solution to manage its facility and machinery maintenance programs in order to maximize productivity and ensure cost savings. The Cayenta Mainsaver solution is interfaced with the District's SAP(R) R/3(R) 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. ) system and is installed at all six plants, including the world's largest wastewater treatment facility. "Cayenta's Mainsaver has saved the District between $25-30 million in cost since implementing it in 1990," reported Joe Grassi, an 11-year independent certified Mainsaver consultant. "The District should be able to look forward to such major savings in the future. The additional three-year contract with Cayenta includes technical support, upgrades, and consulting. Since training has always been a priority with the District, it is also a major component of the new contract," continued Grassi. While employing Cayenta's Mainsaver, the District's preventative facility and machinery maintenance program has reduced unplanned work to less than 15 percent of expended resources. Additionally, to examine high repair cost equipment and to determine pervasive maintenance patterns, Mainsaver supplies the District staff with timely access to maintenance records and histories along with reports of efficient allocation of resources allocation of resources Apportionment of productive assets among different uses. The issue of resource allocation arises as societies seek to balance limited resources (capital, labour, land) against the various and often unlimited wants of their members. . Mainsaver allows materials, spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. and inventory availability to be balanced with actual needs. "We are very pleased that the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Reclamation districts are a form of special-purpose districts in the United States (and possibly other countries) which are responsible for reclamining and/or maintaining land that is threatened by permanent or temporary flooding for agricultural, residential, commercial, or of Chicago has recognized the importance of the Mainsaver solution and sees value in continuing our business relationship," affirmed Eric Linxwiler, General Manager, Cayenta EAM Solutions Group. "At Cayenta, we strive to provide cost-effective, scalable, total solutions that will ensure our clients reduce costs and improve productivity." About Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) The MWRDGC is a government agency created by the Illinois Legislature in 1889 to protect the water quality of Lake Michigan. The District is a separate government agency -- neither a part of the City of Chicago nor Cook County government. A staff of 2,300 men and women work under the direction of nine elected commissioners to carry out this mission. The District serves an equivalent population of 10.1 million people; 5.0 million real people, a commercial and industrial equivalent of 4.5 million people, and a combined sewer A combined sewer is a type of sewer system which provides partially separated channels for sanitary sewage and stormwater runoff. This allows the sanitary sewer system to provide backup capacity for the runoff sewer when runoff volumes are unusually high, but it is an antiquated overflow equivalent of .6 million people. The District serves an area of 872 square miles, which includes the City of Chicago and 125 suburban communities. The District's 554 miles of intercepting sewers (large pipes underground) range in size from 12 inches to 27 feet in diameter and are fed by approximately 10,000 local sewer system Noun 1. sewer system - facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage sewage system, sewage works facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the connections. About Cayenta Cayenta, a Total Service Provider (TSP), provides software applications and services to customers to solve specific business needs ranging from information technology and business consulting services to implementation of solutions to clients in the retail, manufacturing, trade media, transportation and logistics and utility industries. The Cayenta approach ensures tailored and fully integrated software solutions using industry standard technologies that yield maximum efficiency and financial optimization. Cayenta's interoperable solutions tie existing information systems together with e-commerce solutions, meeting both business-to-consumer and business-to-business market needs. Cayenta and its Network Operations Center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. are headquartered in San Diego, with regional offices located throughout North America. For more information on Cayenta, visit www.cayenta.com. About Titan Founded in 1981, Titan is headquartered in San Diego and is a leading diversified technology company dedicated to creating, building and launching technology-based businesses offering innovative technical solutions to global markets. Titan's core competency is creating new technologies, evaluating market needs, developing business units and maximizing shareholder value. Titan continues to build its reputation for developing emerging technologies and businesses, and as a premier provider of global technology solutions. Titan currently employs over 7,600 people located in nearly 40 U.S. states and over 50 countries worldwide, and has annual sales of approximately $1 billion. For more information on Titan, visit www.titan.com. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. 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