FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Korterra Announces Participation in 2002 Damage Prevention Convention
Minneapolis, MN – October 16th, 2002 – The KorTerra team announced today they will be participating in this year’s Damage Prevention Convention in San Diego, CA.
In addition to exhibiting in the vendor exposition, KorTerra will be showcasing one of their customers in a presentation titled “Mobile Mapping and Real-time Ticket Receiving Software: A Case Study”, on December 5th. The presentation will provide an overview of ticket receiving, workforce management and mapping technologies and detail an implementation of an integrated KorTerra mapping solution for a large southern electric company.
The case study presentation will show how integrating two cutting edge technologies (i.e. wireless workforce management and mapping), will help locators more accurately and effectively perform their front-line duties by providing them with accurate and current information and streamlining their work through the reduction of paper.
"Through real world examples and success stories, we will demonstrate how technology, available through KorTerra, helps line locating operations realize efficiencies and simplify their work processes,” said Chris Stendal, President, KorTerra division, “We are thrilled to be able to share with the attendees of the Damage Prevention Convention, examples of how we have helped our customers implement cutting edge technology to help them meet their business goals.”
The Damage Prevention Convention is the industry leading trade show for all companies who work in the Damage Prevention Industry. This year’s convention will include over 80 conference sessions and over 200 exhibits by manufacturers, engineering firms, software companies, and other entities involved in the placement, protection and maintenance of subsurface infrastructure.
About Damage Prevention Conference
The annual Damage Prevention(tm) Conference and Exposition provides an interactive forum to learn about and discuss current and emerging issues that impact the design, installation, maintenance and protection of buried cables and pipelines. The 5th annual DPC will be held December 4-6, 2002 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. For information on attending or exhibiting, please call 800-827-8009. The Damage Prevention(tm) Conference and Exposition is produced by Cygnus Expositions, a division of Cygnus Business Media, a Commerce Connect Media Company. It is sponsored by Underground Focus magazine and hosted by Dig Alert of Southern California and Underground Services Alert North of Northern California, Nevada and Hawaii.
About KorTerra, Inc.
Since 1990, KorTerra has been the damage prevention industry’s most trusted partner in providing quality and comprehensive One Call ticket management software solutions. KorTerra works with Pipeline Companies, Utilities, Municipalities, Contract Locators, and One Call Centers to help them operate as efficiently as possible through the use of our industry-leading technology, while cutting costs by eliminating unnecessary manual processes. KorTerra’s unique position of collaborating directly with these companies in the damage prevention industry has allowed us to build a compilation of industry-wide knowledge and best practices that few companies possess. KorTerra's current One Call ticket management operations process over 25,000,000 tickets annually. In addition to One Call ticket management software, KorTerra provides process consulting and software training services to ensure operations are streamlined and functional throughout all areas of an organization. To learn more about KorTerra, please visit www.korterra.com, or contact via telephone at 952.368.1911.
For additional information contact:
Press Contact(s):
Aimee Wendland, Marketing Manager
KorTerra, Inc.
18946 Lake Drive East
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Tel: 952.368.1911 ext. 3157
Fax: 952.697.3141
Email: marketing@korterra.com
