Datamatic and Ferguson Form Strategic Partnership.PLANO, Texas -- Datamatic, a leading supplier of utility data collection solutions and Ferguson, the largest U.S. distributor of plumbing supplies and pipes, valves, and fittings, today announced a strategic partnership to distribute Datamatic's flexible data collection solutions to utilities across portions of the Western U.S. "Ferguson is one of the most respected and forward-thinking distributors in the nation," said Ken Kercher, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Datamatic. "We believe this partnership will enable both companies to leverage each other's experience, especially as the market continues to demand innovative AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. solutions." Ross Thomson, Ferguson Product Manager of Metering and AMR, said, "We're excited about this partnership. We believe Datamatic has consistently provided the market with innovative products with superior customer support. Data profiling is what the market is demanding today and Datamatic has been providing since the inception of FIREFLY eight years ago." About Datamatic, Ltd. Datamatic provides flexible data collection solutions to utilities worldwide. For more than a quarter century, Datamatic has been at the forefront in the design, implementation and support of advanced utility meter reading and field data collection solutions for water, gas and electric utilities. Additional information is available by calling Scott Black at (214) 520-3430 or on the Web at www.datamatic.com. About Ferguson Ferguson is part of Wolseley plc (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : WOS, LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor : WOS.L), an international business operating in 14 countries in Europe and North America. Wolseley is the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products, with group sales Group sales Block sale (of large amounts) of securities to institutional investors. group sales The distribution of a new security issue to institutional clients. for the year ended July 31, 2005 of $20.8 billion. For more information, visit www.wolseley.com. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia Newport News is an independent city in Virginia. It is on the southwestern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending to its mouth at Hampton Roads. The origin of the unusual name of "Newport News" is unclear. , Ferguson is the country's largest wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies; pipes, valves and fittings; waterworks; building materials; and heating and air conditioning products. Ferguson has sales of around $7.1 billion and over 20,000 associates in more than 1,000 service centers located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , Puerto Rico, and Mexico. For more information, visit www.ferguson.com. |
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