County of Hawaii Switches to MWH Soft Advanced Geospatial Technology for Water Distribution System Enterprise GIS and Hydraulic Model Development

Prominent Utility Opts for Unequaled Benefits of MWH Soft Vanguard H2OMAP Water Suite to Operate and Manage Infrastructure Systems

Broomfield, Colorado USA, November 23, 2004 - MWH Soft, Inc., a leading global provider of water resources applications software, today announced that the County of Hawaii Department of Water Supply has deployed multiple licenses of MWH Soft H2OMAP Water Suite software to replace its existing modeling solution. The suite will help the Department meet the demanding schedule for the ongoing development of its full-scale water distribution system GIS and hydraulic model. The decision is yet another indication of MWH Soft's market-leading momentum in advanced geospatial infrastructure modeling solutions in North America.

The Department of Water Supply is a semi-autonomous agency of the County of Hawaii, which operates by rules and regulations adopted by the Water Board. As a semi-autonomous agency, the Department funds the operation and maintenance of its water systems with revenues generated solely through water sales. The primary function of the Department is to provide safe domestic water service through its 24 water systems and 67 sources scattered throughout the island. H2OMAP will replace the existing modeling system, providing a comprehensive GIS-based solution for modeling, managing, securing, and optimizing the Department's drinking water infrastructure.

Unlike competing products, the innovative new network modeling technology of the H2OMAP 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 numerical computation and object-component geospatial 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 improvements to achieve optimum operational performance and regulatory compliance.

"By integrating the powers of GIS into our superior, high-end performance network modeling and optimization applications, we're giving our enterprise users an opportunity to bring new value to their organizations," said J. Erick Heath, P.E., Vice President of Sales and Client Relations at MWH Soft. "We are truly delighted to have hit the mark by delivering the advanced GIS and modeling functionality these professionals need to help power their businesses, enhance productivity, and forge closer ties to their customers."

"Our proven state-of-the-art geospatial modeling technology allows our customers to get up to speed right away, be effective across the enterprise, and achieve high quality results and maximum savings in record time," said Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D, President and COO of MWH Soft. "This gives them a competitive advantage that can't be beat. The fact that progressive utilities like County of Hawaii Department of Water Supply choose MWH Soft as their solution partner demonstrates the superiority of our products. We're very proud to know that our software applications are in place at many of the world's best-run utility companies of every size, helping them meet their corporate and strategic goals and achieve world-class performance at breakthrough savings. We will continue to deliver the best customer experience in our industry along with compelling, quality products that delight our clients and enhance their businesses."

About MWH Soft 

MWH Soft 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, empower thousands of engineers across the globe to competitively manage, design, and operate highly efficient and reliable infrastructure systems. 

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