Progressive Maryland Utility, Howard County, to Deploy MWH Soft GIS Technology

MWH Soft, Inc., a leading global provider of water resources applications software, today announced that Howard County, MD has selected MWH Soft H2OMAP Water Suite software and Platinum Subscription program for its comprehensive water facilities master plan.

Broomfield, CO (PRWEB) September 23, 2004 -- MWH Soft, Inc., a leading global provider of water resources applications software, today announced that Howard County, MD has selected MWH Soft H2OMAP Water Suite software and Platinum Subscription program for its comprehensive water facilities master plan. Howard County evaluated other modeling software, a process which included hands-on presentations by software vendor representatives to key decision-makers in the utility's public works department, but ultimately opted to standardize on H2OMAP's powerful geospatial technology. The decision underlines MWH Soft's market-leading momentum in advanced GIS-based infrastructure modeling and optimization solutions in North Americas.

Located in Columbia, MD, Howard County Department of Public Works is the sixth-largest county in the state of Maryland, serving a population of over 265,000. Howard County buys ninety percent of its public drinking water from the City of Baltimore and ten percent from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. The County will use H2OMAP as the basis for developing a comprehensive GIS-based solution for analyzing its water system and optimizing capital improvement projects.

With direct support to geodatabases, the innovative network modeling technology of the MWH Soft geospatial software suite addresses every facet of utility infrastructure management and protection - delivering the highest rate of return in the industry. Drawing on the most advanced genetic algorithms optimization, hydraulic simulation, and geospatial analysis technologies, it effortlessly reads GIS datasets; corrects network topology problems and data flaws; extracts pertinent modeling information; and automatically constructs, skeletonizes, loads, calibrates and generates credible network models with astounding speed. The suite also allows users to share mission-critical GIS and modeling information in real time over the Internet and corporate intranets. Once models have been established, users can easily run and simulate various conditions, pinpoint system deficiencies, and determine the most cost-effective physical and operational improvements and security upgrades to achieve optimum performance and regulatory compliance, while improving community relations.

"The accelerated adoption rate of our software clearly proves that progressive utilities and engineering companies are choosing MWH Soft GIS-centric technology over competitive products. They're realizing that other choices simply don't compare to the proven, comprehensive set of solutions delivered with MWH Soft geospatial software," said J. Erick Heath, P.E., Vice President of Sales and Client Relations at MWH Soft. "These organizations are seeing dramatic improvements in the level of detail and complexity of their GIS-based modeling projects using our software. Anyone who tries it is quickly sold. This explains why we're consistently chosen by top water utilities, and enjoy an unprecedented record of successful implementation and customer satisfaction. We are proud of the positive impact our software has on the lives of our customers."

"There is a geospatial revolution sweeping our industry," said Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D, President and COO of MWH Soft. "The changing technological dynamics of the global waterworks industry - from CAD-based to GIS-centric solutions - are spurring a search for new ways to achieve a competitive advantage and meet critical goals. Many visionary utilities and engineering firms around the world are looking to MWH Soft to provide leadership in helping them successfully implement new GIS-driven technology paradigms. It's rewarding to know that these leading organizations continue to place their confidence in the products and people of MWH Soft. Our goal will always be to provide true geospatial solutions that create the ultimate modeling experience."

MWH Soft, Inc. is a leading global provider of technical and infrastructure software and professional solutions designed to meet the technological needs of utilities, government industries, and engineering organizations worldwide. Its clients include the majority of the largest North American cities and ENR top design firms. The multifaceted, state-of-the-art CAD and GIS enabled products created by MWH Soft, Inc., empower thousands of engineers across the globe to competitively manage, design, and operate highly efficient and reliable infrastructure systems. For more information, call MWH Soft, Inc. at (626) 568-6868, or visit www.mwhsoft.com.

J. Erick Heath, P.E.
Vice President of Sales and Client Relations
Erick.Heath@mwhsoft.com
(626) 568-6868
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