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New Report Says Lack of Funding for Critical Water Mains is $452 Billion, Over 260,000 Breaks Annually

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Utah State University (USU) has published a third extensive study of commonly used water pipe materials titled, "Water Main Break Rates in the USA and Canada: A Comprehensive Study." 

Key Points: 
  • "Utilities can use this report to assist with asset management and facilitate water infrastructure planning and pipe replacement decision-making.
  • This data set is large enough to provide accurate information on the characteristics of aging pipe infrastructure and the costs of repair and replacement.
  • In 2012, utilities reported that only 8% of installed water mains were beyond their useful lives, so this is a growing problem," Professor Barfuss adds.
  • Major findings and benchmarks include:
    The US and Canada experience 260,000 water main breaks annually, representing $2.6 billion in annual repair costs.

EQS-News: USU receives international award as Liferay Partner of the Year

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

USU announced today that it has been named "Liferay Partner of the Year" for EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa).

Key Points: 
  • USU announced today that it has been named "Liferay Partner of the Year" for EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa).
  • This award recognizes partners who have excelled internationally in delivering powerful digital experience solutions on the Liferay platform, helping organizations meet critical business needs.
  • USU was awarded the "Liferay Partner of the Year Award 2023" in a ceremony during the Liferay Sales Kick-Off 2024, hosted in Rome, on February 6th.
  • As a long-standing Liferay Platinum Partner , USU has one of the largest teams of experts in EMEA with more than 30 certified Liferay specialists.

EQS-News: USU Software Asset Management Awarded by ITAM Review in Three Categories

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

The analyst firm ITAM Review has recognized USU for its innovative software asset management (SAM) solutions in three disciplines.

Key Points: 
  • The analyst firm ITAM Review has recognized USU for its innovative software asset management (SAM) solutions in three disciplines.
  • In addition, the SAM modules "USU Discovery Data Hub" and "USU Oracle Optimization", a solution for the optimized management of Oracle software, were certified.
  • Olaf Diehl, Director Product Management at USU, adds: "We are very pleased about the recent certifications for our SAM suite.
  • ITAM Review is the industry's leading analyst providing a global community for IT Asset Management (ITAM), SAM and licensing professionals.

EQS-News: USU Secures Sysmex as First Japanese Customer for Knowledge Management

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Sysmex Corporation, headquartered in Kobe, Japan, will use USU Knowledge Management as a corporate-wide knowledge source for all technical queries.

Key Points: 
  • Sysmex Corporation, headquartered in Kobe, Japan, will use USU Knowledge Management as a corporate-wide knowledge source for all technical queries.
  • The specialist in laboratory analysis devices and in-vitro diagnostics, operating in more than 190 countries, plans to deploy the active USU knowledge database worldwide as a 'single source of truth' for all colleagues in customer service area in Sysmex and business partners.
  • The subsidiary Sysmex Europe has already been using USU Knowledge Management successfully for years.
  • USU Knowledge Management is scheduled to go live worldwide by mid-2024.

EQS-News: German Federal Employment Agency commissions USU for TEBIT project

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Saturday, January 13, 2024

USU GmbH has won a framework contract tendered by the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit / BA).

Key Points: 
  • USU GmbH has won a framework contract tendered by the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit / BA).
  • This includes the delivery of software licenses for USU Service Management as well as a service package over 48 months.
  • The TEBIT (Technical Inventory Management System IT) system for inventory management based on the USU Valuemation software has been in productive use at the BA since 2016.
  • TEBIT is at the heart of managing the entire IT infrastructure with hundreds of thousands of IT assets across the organization," says Frank Dreher, Managing Director of USU.

EQS-News: USU Recognized as Market Leader in IT Financial and Technology Business Management by Analysts

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Saturday, December 30, 2023

The market study supports companies in identifying and selecting providers, informs about market trends, prioritizing important IT investment projects, and more.

Key Points: 
  • The market study supports companies in identifying and selecting providers, informs about market trends, prioritizing important IT investment projects, and more.
  • We expect that USU will also assert itself as a market leader in ITFM and TBM in the long term."
  • The importance of the disciplines Technology Business Management (TBM) and IT Financial Management (ITFM) is constantly growing, according to the analysts' conclusion.
  • Therefore, we are pleased with the excellent evaluation by the analysts and our customers," says Peter Stanjeck, Senior Vice President of USU.

EQS-News: USU Wins American VoIP Company as New Customer for Knowledge Management

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Saturday, December 30, 2023

An internationally operating American technology company in the field of telecommunications ('the customer') will use the USU Knowledge Management solution to optimize customer service across all relevant communication channels.

Key Points: 
  • An internationally operating American technology company in the field of telecommunications ('the customer') will use the USU Knowledge Management solution to optimize customer service across all relevant communication channels.
  • USU was able to prevail due to the performance of the software, integration with partner Salesforce, and numerous customer references with similarly demanding service requirements.
  • The framework agreement provides for an initial 24-month SaaS usage of USU Knowledge Management with options for extension.
  • With our knowledge database, we create the central source for the complete, actively used service knowledge,' says USU CEO North America Sven Kolb."

EQS-News: Global Analyst Firm Rates USU as a 'Strong Performer' in Enterprise Service Management

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Tuesday, December 26, 2023

USU has been recognized among top Enterprise Service Management (ESM) providers by the American analyst firm Forrester Research.

Key Points: 
  • USU has been recognized among top Enterprise Service Management (ESM) providers by the American analyst firm Forrester Research.
  • In the recent report "The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Service Management, Q4 2023," USU was rated as a "Strong Performer.
  • The provider profile for USU Enterprise Service Management in the Forrester Wave™ report states, among other things: “The ESM workflows are tailored for a range of departments, from HR and facility management to marketing and finance.
  • Forrester thoroughly examined the most significant 12 enterprise service management providers based on 24 criteria.

Musim Mas Launched Women Smallholders Training Program

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

SINGAPORE, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Musim Mas Group announced the completion of the first phase of its Women Smallholders Program to provide independent female smallholders with life skills. Developed with academic trainers from the University of North Sumatra (USU), the program offered voluntary training on health and nutrition to over 500 female smallholders and smallholders' wives across three regencies of the Riau region in Indonesia. Musim Mas conducted the training in small batches across the region between March and October 2023, each batch lasting six weeks. The group aims to expand the program in 2024 to include financial literacy and entrepreneurship for home businesses. The group is also open to collaboration opportunities for the next phase of the program.

Key Points: 
  • An expansion of the group's longstanding Smallholders Program, the first phase covered health and nutrition training; will be expanded to include financial literacy
    SINGAPORE, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Musim Mas Group announced the completion of the first phase of its Women Smallholders Program to provide independent female smallholders with life skills.
  • In 2020, Musim Mas expanded the program to include a train-the-trainers program for Village Extension Officers (VEOs).
  • Explained Linda Wati, Women Smallholders Program – Project Leader, Musim Mas.
  • The Women Smallholder Program exemplifies the group's commitment, and Musim Mas aims to strengthen the program further by including financial literacy and home-based entrepreneurship training.

Musim Mas Launched Women Smallholders Training Program

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

SINGAPORE, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Musim Mas Group announced the completion of the first phase of its Women Smallholders Program to provide independent female smallholders with life skills. Developed with academic trainers from the University of North Sumatra (USU), the program offered voluntary training on health and nutrition to over 500 female smallholders and smallholders' wives across three regencies of the Riau region in Indonesia. Musim Mas conducted the training in small batches across the region between March and October 2023, each batch lasting six weeks. The group aims to expand the program in 2024 to include financial literacy and entrepreneurship for home businesses. The group is also open to collaboration opportunities for the next phase of the program.

Key Points: 
  • An expansion of the group's longstanding Smallholders Program, the first phase covered health and nutrition training; will be expanded to include financial literacy
    SINGAPORE, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Musim Mas Group announced the completion of the first phase of its Women Smallholders Program to provide independent female smallholders with life skills.
  • In 2020, Musim Mas expanded the program to include a train-the-trainers program for Village Extension Officers (VEOs).
  • Explained Linda Wati, Women Smallholders Program – Project Leader, Musim Mas.
  • The Women Smallholder Program exemplifies the group's commitment, and Musim Mas aims to strengthen the program further by including financial literacy and home-based entrepreneurship training.