BEVERLY, Mass., June 23, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Envista Corporation, a provider of web-based software for infrastructure coordination, announced today that the City and County of San Francisco's Department of Public Works (DPW) will pilot Envista's new map-driven solution. The innovative Envista solution enables municipalities, utilities, and highway agencies to exchange and coordinate construction and maintenance project schedules online. San Francisco is the largest city to date to participate in Envista's pilot program. Envista now has 20 municipalities and numerous utility companies and government agencies participating in its program. Envista's web-based software helps infrastructure owners, such as cities and utility companies, work together to lessen the impact of construction and maintenance on roadways and to minimize encroachment upon each other's infrastructure facilities.
According to Envista CEO Rick Fiery, "We are proud to have the City and County of San Francisco participating in our pilot because of its leadership in the Public Works arena. San Francisco has worked to reduce street cuts and has been in the forefront of applying technology to the complex problem of coordinating project schedules among the City and various utilities such as gas, water, wastewater, and others."
According to Dan McKenna, Deputy Bureau Manager for the San Francisco Department of Public Works, "In the past several years, we've made great progress in coordinating our project schedules with those of utility companies. Now with Envista, we're eager to go to the next level. Envista's map-driven technology for infrastructure coordination online looks very promising." McKenna continues, "Increased coordination and timely information help us provide quality services to our customers. We are looking forward to working with Envista to find new ways we can improve our business practices to better serve the residents of San Francisco."
About Envista Corporation
Envista is a provider of web-based software for the management oversight of infrastructure that is built and maintained by utility companies and government agencies. The company provides the only centralized, map-driven solution for the exchange and coordination of construction and maintenance projects online. Envista's infrastructure coordination solution leverages construction budgets and optimizes the planning of utility and roadway projects while reducing the impact of street cuts on local communities. Envista headquarters are located north of Boston in Beverly, MA. For more information, Envista can be reached at (978) 232-6300 or visit the web site at www.envista.com.
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Link to press release: http://www.envista.com/content1174