SVR.L Regulatory News (SVR)

6 Oct 2006 13:00

ServicePower, which offers tools that enable optimized serviceexecution across the entire service chain, today announced that itsSoftware Division has signed an agreement with GasForce to provide itsleading intelligent service chain optimization solution to schedule300 mobile service engineers. GasForce is the UK's only nationalprovider of gas maintenance, installation, and breakdown services forcommercial, industrial, and public service premises. The initialimplementation will provide optimization and territory planning fortheir mobile service engineers and will be integrated into theexisting GasForce Siclops service management system. £ "We chose ServicePower after seeing the significant benefits theirproduct has generated for other companies in our sector," commentedIan Darbyshire, managing director of GasForce. "ServicePower has theexperience of large installations and I am confident that theirsolution will be an important tool in helping us achieve our growthtargets." £ "We are very pleased that GasForce selected us to help them meettheir targets while continuing to deliver the very highest customerservice standards," said David Brisco, CEO of ServicePower. "This winis further evidence of our strong presence in the UK heating sector." £ About ServicePower £ ServicePower (LSE: SVR) offers tools that enable optimized serviceexecution across the entire service chain. The company provides themost widely used artificial intelligence based field servicescheduling application in the world. ServicePower solutions, offeredthroughout the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Europe, allow companies tolocate their directly employed field resources in particulargeographical areas and supplement their coverage with a network ofindependent, authorized servicers in other areas. The routes for boththe company's field resources and the independent servicers areoptimized by ServicePower's technology to ensure the right balancebetween service and cost. ServicePower also provides warranty chainmanagement, call center services, and analytics for manufacturers,third-party administrators, and retailers. ServicePower's customersinclude innovative, world leading companies such as Argos, Avaya, GE,Hitachi, Sanyo, Sharp, and Siemens. For more information, visitwww.servicepower.com £ About GasForce £ GasForce is the UK's only national provider of gas maintenance,installation and breakdown services for commercial, industrial andpublic service premises. Formerly part of British Gas and now owned byConnaught plc, GasForce specializes in providing gas compliance andemergency response services to local businesses. Visitwww.gasforce.com for more information. £ Note to Editors: ServicePower refers to the company andSERVICEPower refers to the product. Copyright Business Wire 2006