City of Vancouver, Washington Adds Enterprise Asset Management to its Existing Automation Project

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Shelie White
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RANCHO CORDOVA, California - November 8, 2005 - Hansen Information Technologies (Hansen®) today announced that it was selected to provide a comprehensive enterprise asset management solution for the City of Vancouver, Washington. The new solution will complement Hansen's Utility Billing system currently being implemented. Hansen will license its Building/Plant/Fleet, Parks, Sewer, Storm, Street and Water asset management modules, as well as Hansen Mobile Solutions, Pavement Management, Visual Resource Manager, Advanced Inventory Control, GeoAdministrator and Integrated Map Viewer.

"We are excited to provide Vancouver with another work management tool to help manage the City's assets," said Chuck Hansen, Chairman and CEO of Hansen Information Technologies.

In 2004, the City of Vancouver began implementation of Hansen's Utility Billing to manage billings and customer service of their City's population of 155,000. "When we became aware of Hansen's ability to manage large volumes of data, we decided the next logical step would be to add their asset management," said Richard Hoffman, Operations Superintendent, Streets Department. "With Hansen's enterprise solutions, we know we can save time and money."

According to the City's 2004 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, for the period ending December 31, 2004, the City valued its capital assets at $593.8 million, representing 72% of the City's total assets. Together with the installation of our utility billing system and account receivable module, Hansen is pleased to be managing over 75% of the City's municipal assets," commented Chuck Hansen.

Currently, Hansen is assisting the City of Vancouver, Washington in integrating to their Oracle Financials and Payroll system to provide a seamless operation, saving time by eliminating duplication. Hansen's Asset Management module will integrate directly with payroll. Project technical lead Rich McKee, from the City of Vancouver's Information Technology Department, expressed a growing opinion among agencies: "We want to capture Hansen's agency-wide vision so all of our departments can benefit from a streamlined process. Today, we all have to do more with less and Hansen can make that possible."

"Our goal is to make government business efficient and cost-effective," said Chuck Hansen.

About the City of Vancouver, Washington
With a population of 154,800, Vancouver covers over 40 square miles. Vancouver, Washington sits on the north bank of the Columbia River directly across from Portland, Oregon. The Pacific Coast is less than 90 miles to the west. The Cascade Mountain Range rises on the east. Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument and Mt. Hood are less than two hours away. The spectacular Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area lies 30 minutes to the east. Vancouver combines the excitement of a major metropolitan area with small-town charm and abundant recreational opportunities. For more information, visit www.ci.vancouver.wa.us.

About Hansen Information Technologies
Hansen is the world's leading provider of intelligent, adaptive, and pervasive solutions that help manage the operations of government. Hansen's integrated family of browser-based solutions include Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Building Permit, Business Licensing, Business Intelligence, Citizen Relationship Management (CRM), Code Enforcement, Financials, GIS, HR & Payroll, Property Tax, Timesheet Reporting, Transportation, Utility Billing, and Web Portal applications. Major customers include 15 of the 25 largest city and county governments in the United States. Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, the company is a privately-held corporation employing over 250 people with offices in Auckland, London, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, and Toronto. For more information, visit www.hansen.com