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Spescom`s Us Operation Latest Deal Valued At $1m Plus
Spescom Limited
Press Release
ISIN Cod: ZAE000017919
Share Code: SPS
SPESCOM`S US OPERATION LATEST DEAL VALUED AT $1M PLUS
Johannesburg, 13th November 2002 - Spescom Software Inc., the US arm of multi-
national technology innovator Spescom Limited, today announced that UK rail
management company, Railtrack, has purchased a program-wide software license for
the West Coast Route Modernisation programme.
The contract, valued in excess of $1m, will see Railtrack acquiring all
components of Spescom`s eB integrated document, configuration and records
management (iDCR) solutions suite for the West Coast Route Modernisation
program. This is regarded as Europe`s largest infrastructure project.
The endeavour, estimated to cost over $15bn, involves upgrading Railtrack`s West
Coast Main Line, linking London with Glasgow and Edinburgh. The West Coast
Line, Europe`s busiest train route, is being improved with state-of-the-art
signalling and train control systems to better support rapidly increasing
traffic levels, and its renewal program is generating massive volumes of complex
data and documents. Railtrack is adopting the eB software suite to help control
the huge volume of information being used by the alliance teams that are
delivering more than 85 complex engineering projects as part of the upgrade.
These alliance teams include leading enterprises, such as Westinghouse, Balfour
Beatty and GEC Alsthom, among others.
Spescom CEO, Carl Mostert, stated: "Railtrack`s decision to use eB is a great
endorsement of our technology and the value that Spescom delivers to customers.
We have been working closely with Railtrack for some time and have clearly
demonstrated the ROI (return on investment) of our solutions to them. This deal
is one further milestone in our ongoing relationship with Railtrack. We plan to
expand this relationship into other areas of Railtrack as more operating
divisions are made aware of the benefits that are being derived by the West
Coast Project."
Railtrack will benefit from the provision of the Spescom eB Health & Safety File
Plan solution. This is an application that will enable the Health & Safety File
- an essential deliverable for any UK-based construction project - to be
compiled and assembled automatically as documents, drawings and records are
created. Documents and records required to successfully complete project
handover will be available the moment they are needed, avoiding unnecessary
delays that often accompany the conclusion of a project. In addition, the
Health & Safety File contains the as-built configuration details necessary for
the railway line to achieve operational status.
The eB application will also streamline the Change Management Process between
Railtrack and its alliance partners, who are the principal delivery agents
across the program. In addition, the powerful Document Control functions of eB,
which include comprehensive document reservation and transmittal capabilities,
are being used to support controlled distribution of information among many
different contractors and suppliers.
FOR EDITOR`S INFORMATION:
About Spescom
Spescom is a multi-national technology innovator with direct operations in the
US, UK and South Africa.
The group is publicly listed on the JSE Securities Exchange SA (Spescom Ltd),
and on the NASDAQ OTCBB : ALTS.OB (Spescom Software Inc).
Spescom addresses the information and communications technology market providing
both products and solutions to connect to the network economy, as well as
enterprise software to manage information and knowledge.
Specifically, Spescom provides solutions in the areas of access network;
enterprise information management; multimedia transaction recording; broadcast;
customer contact centres; and test & measurement.
Spescom markets its products worldwide through appointed partners and
distributors under the eB brand for its enterprise software, and the DataVoice
brand for its multimedia transaction recording solutions.
Spescom`s global customer base consists of multi-national organisations
including leading enterprises in the utilities, telecommunications,
transportation, financial, banking and insurance sectors.
Worldwide, customers include Siemens, British Telecoms, Network Rail (formerly
Railtrack), Lloyds of London, Barclays Bank, Abbey National Bank, WH Smith,
Caterpillar, Bechtel, AmerenUE, Entergy, Bombardier, Ocean Energy, Sempra
Energy, Telkom, SABC, Old Mutual, Eskom, Transnet, First National Bank.
For more information on Spescom, please visit www.spescomsoftware.com and
www.spescom.com
Barbara Kruger,
Spescom chief communications officer,
Tel: +27 11 266 1701
fax: +27 11 266 1553
Cell: 082 456 0328
Email: bkruger@spescom.com
or
Deirdre Blain
BLAIN & ASSOCIATES
Tel: +27 11 789-8548
Fax: +27 11 789-8567
Cell: 083-305 8859
Email: blain@iafrica.com
About Spescom Software Inc.
Spescom Software (OTCBB: ALTS) delivers enterprise eBusiness solutions that
provide rapid access to accurate information in context to assets, products and
processes, resulting in improved customer satisfaction, productivity and safety.
It achieves this through a tightly integrated suite of document, configuration
and records management technologies that not only allows it to capture and
securely store information, but also organizes and structures this information
to place it in context.
Key customers include Ocean Energy, Continental Express, AmerenUE, City of
Winston-Salem, Sempra Energy, Bombardier, Entergy, Northeast Utilities, London
Underground, Railtrack, and many others.
For further information visit us at www.spescomsoftware.com
About Spescom eB
eB is a registered trademark of Spescom Software Inc. eB comprises an extensive
set of software components that together form the foundation for an extremely
flexible and powerful information management platform. eB`s components include:
document management; requirements management; records management; item
management; change management; configuration management and workflow components.
These components are tightly integrated with CAD, GIS, office and email
applications to capture and view information. The full functionality of eB is
available via a set of API`s that enable the rapid definition and deployment of
customer specific solutions and integration with other line-of-business
applications including ERP, CRM, SCM, maintenance management and project
management products.
Date: 13/11/2002 11:32:54 AM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
