SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan 06, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ --
Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB)
today announced that Jo-Carroll Energy, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative in
Illinois, will be implementing its Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based
Trimble UtilityCenter(R) uaMaintenance(TM) module for utility field inspection
and asset management. Jo-Carroll Energy is a member owned and controlled
utility which provides electricity, natural gas and associated services at
cost to its consumer members in Jo-Daviess, Carroll and Whiteside counties.
The cooperative serves more than 25,000 commercial, industrial and residential
customers.
Jo-Carroll Energy previously selected the Trimble UtilityCenter Software
Suite for GIS utility mapping, outage management and field staking. The
increased focus on system reliability and world class customer service has led
Jo-Carroll Energy to extend the functionality of the Trimble UtilityCenter
solution by adding the uaMaintenance module.
"We began to reap the benefits of Trimble's UtilityCenter solution almost
immediately, and the decision to extend the technology by adding the
maintenance module for our electricity and gas utility assets was the next
logical step," said Kyle Buros, vice president of Engineering and Operations
for Jo-Carroll Energy. "The technology is making both our field workers and
our back-office support teams more efficient, more productive and better able
to use the data in our GIS."
"Jo-Carroll Energy is committed to meeting the needs of its customers and
UtilityCenter's comprehensive, scalable workflow capabilities can enable them
to provide improved customer service, more efficient utilization of their GIS
data as well as manage and maintain their utility assets to improve the
overall efficiency of their daily operations," said Katherine Sandford,
general manager of Trimble's Utilities Field Solutions Group.
Trimble's UtilityCenter software is currently used by more than 100
electric, gas, water and wastewater utilities throughout the U.S.
Trimble's Utilities Field Solutions group specializes in implementing
enterprise mobile workforce, computerized maintenance management system
(CMMS), asset management, field data collection, staking and inspection
solutions for electric, gas, water/wastewater and solid waste utilities.
Trimble's UtilityCenter, Fieldport(R), and Utility Fleet Manager enterprise
solutions automate utility operations which can lead to increased field worker
productivity, enhanced customer service and faster emergency response.
For more information about Trimble's utility enterprise solutions, visit:
http://www.trimble.com/ufs
About Jo-Carroll Energy
Jo-Carroll Energy, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative, is a member owned and
controlled utility which provides electricity, natural gas and associated
services at cost to its consumer members in Jo-Daviess, Carroll and Whiteside
counties in Illinois. It serves more than 25,000 commercial, industrial and
residential customers. Electric cooperatives were established by rural
pioneers all across the country in the latter 1930s and early 1940s.
Jo-Carroll Energy was organized as a nonprofit corporation in 1939.
Cooperatives brought electricity to rural areas that the investor-owned
utilities wouldn't or couldn't serve, turning on the lights for thousands of
farmers and rural dwellers. Jo-Carroll Energy's first 20 miles of lines were
energized on May 3, 1940.
For more information, visit: http://www.jocarroll.com
About Trimble
Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses
and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on
applications requiring position or location-including surveying, construction,
agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In
addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and
optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs
of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the
user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded
in 1978 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Trimble has a worldwide
presence with more than 3,800 employees in over 18 countries.
For more information, visit: http://www.trimble.com
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SOURCE Trimble
http://www.trimble.com
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