Intergraph Mobile Workforce Management System Goes Live at Knoxville Utilities Board.HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- New dispatch and mobile capabilities to streamline and automate daily work activities of field crews Intergraph (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :INGR) today announced the successful completion of Final Acceptance Testing (programming) acceptance testing - Formal testing conducted to determine whether a system satisfies its acceptance criteria and thus whether the customer should accept the system. and rollout of its mobile workforce management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space. system, InService(TM), at Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB). The new system enables KUB to more efficiently process service orders while optimizing its field resources for faster response to customer needs. In an earlier project phase, KUB deployed the InService outage management solution (OMS OMS - Opportunity Management System ). InService replaces the utility's legacy workforce management system, providing a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) desktop solution for automating processes for dispatching all types of work - service, emergency and routine. The outage and mobile workforce management systems at KUB support approximately 150 mobile units and 25 dispatchers as well as two supervisors. InService is flexible and open, allowing KUB to use HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. and Java Scripting to create forms and associated business logic on a mobile platform. Additionally, map data from different sources can be easily ported into InService and will look the same to users regardless of the platform - dispatch, mobile, or Web. With map-based routing, users can quickly see proposed routes and further optimize crew response. "With this final implementation phase, we are fulfilling our vision of a consolidated dispatching environment that empowers customer service and field personnel to make informed decisions related to both trouble and service order work," said Barry Jones Barry Jones may refer to the following:
InService also integrates KUB's existing FRAMME facility data with intelligent street centerline cen·ter·line n. 1. A line that bisects something into equal parts. 2. A painted line running along the center of a road or highway that divides it into two sections for traffic moving in opposite directions, or, in the case of data provided by the Knox County There are nine counties named Knox County in the United States, all apparently named after Henry Knox:
n. 1. The study or interpretation of symbols or symbolism. 2. The use of symbols. symbology 1. the study and interpretation of symbols. Also called symbolism. is identical in both the FRAMME and InService systems allowing KUB's operations department Operations department See: Back office. operations department See back office. to ensure safety when working on the electric and gas networks. "KUB's selection of InService is representative of the growing trend in the utilities industry of moving to a single system that incorporates mobile and outage management capabilities, which provides faster response to customers in routine and emergency situations," said Jay Stinson, vice president and general manager, Intergraph Security, Government & Infrastructure. "Our mobile workforce management system enables KUB to manage day-to-day network operations providing enhanced customer service and better overall safety." About Intergraph Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ:INGR) is the leading global provider of spatial information management (SIM) software. Security organizations, businesses and governments in more than 60 countries rely on the company's spatial technology and services to make better and faster operational decisions. Intergraph's customers organize vast amounts of complex data into understandable visual representations, creating intelligent maps, managing assets, building and operating better plants and ships, and protecting critical infrastructure and millions of people around the world. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com. About Knoxville UtilitiesBoard KUB provides electric, gas, water and wastewater services to more than 410,000 customers in Knox County and parts of seven surrounding counties. KUB has 63,000 wastewater customers, primarily inside the City of Knoxville. For more information about KUB, visit the company's Web site at http://www1.kub.org. (C) 2005 Intergraph Corporation. All rights reserved. Intergraph, the Intergraph logo, and InService are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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