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August 5, 2008
Seamless CIS Infinity implementation completed: Hutchinson Utilities Commission
Following the successful implementations of CIS Infinity at 18 member cities of LOGIS, Hutchinson Utilities Commission (HUC) has completed its own seamless go live.
July 14, 2008
Gazifère Inc. selects Harris Computer Systems’ Advanced Utility Systems and CIS Infinity
Harris Computer Systems is pleased to announce that Gatineau, Québec based Gazifère Inc. (Gazifère), an affiliate of Enbridge Gas Distribution has selected Advanced Utility Systems’ CIS Infinity to replace its legacy customer information and billing (CIS) solution.
July 3, 2008
Saint Paul Regional Water Services (“SPRWS”) selects Advanced and CIS Infinity
Harris Computer Systems (”Harris”) is proud to announce that Saint Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS) has selected Advanced Utility Systems’ CIS Infinity to replace its legacy customer information and billing (CIS) solution.
May 23, 2008
Arvada completes CIS implementation with Advanced
The City of Arvada (the City) has completed their implementation of CIS Infinity®, the customer information and billing solution offered by Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced).
April 18, 2008
City of Richland, Washington selects Harris’ Advanced Utility Systems to implement CIS Infinity
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris Computer Systems is pleased to announce that the City of Richland, Washington, has selected CIS Infinity as its preferred customer information and billing solution. The City of Richland strengthens Advanced’s presence in the state of Washington serving as the fourth Washington utility soon to be live on CIS Infinity.
April 15, 2008
LOGIS’ 18 cities live on CIS Infinity
Providing a strategy to implement a CIS solution for 18 cities, in partnership with Local Government Information Systems Association (LOGIS) presented a unique challenge to Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced). However as a result of working closely with the team at LOGIS, Advanced was able to address this challenge and successfully bring all 18 cities live on-time and on-budget.
April 11, 2008
City of Danville goes live with CIS Infinity
The City of Danville (the City) has completed the successful implementation of its new customer information and billing system, CIS Infinity by Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris Computer Systems. In addition to installing CIS Infinity, Advanced, acting as Prime Vendor coordinated the installation of a new central cashiering application offered by Professional Consultancy International, LLC (PCI).
November 14, 2007
Fulton County Georgia Selects Advanced Utility Systems, a Subsidiary of Constellation Software's Harris Subsidiary, as its Customer Information and Billing Solution
Harris Computer Systems ("Harris"), a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc. (TSX: CSU) is pleased to announce that Fulton County has selected Advanced Utility Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Harris, as its customer information and billing solution for Fulton County’s 60,000 customers.
November 5, 2007
Eagle River Water & Sanitation District selects Harris’ Advanced Utility Systems to implement CIS Infinity®
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris Computer Systems is pleased to announce that Eagle River Water & Sanitation District (ERWSD), Colorado has selected CIS Infinity as its preferred customer information and billing solution. ERWSD strengthens Advanced’s presence in the state of Colorado serving as the fifth Colorado utility soon to be live on CIS Infinity®.
July 11, 2007
Hendersonville Utility District Signs With Advanced Utility Systems
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce that Hendersonville Utility District (HUD) has selected CIS Infinity® as its customer information and billing solution for its 15,000 water and wastewater customers.
July 10, 2007
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Selects Harris to Implement CIS Infinity
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris Computer Systems is pleased to announce that Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD), California has selected CIS Infinity as its customer information and billing solution for its 38,000 water, wastewater and agricultural customers.
July 6, 2007
City of Arvada Selects Harris to Implement CIS Infinity®
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris Computer Systems (Harris), is pleased to announce that it has been chosen by the City of Arvada (Arvada), to implement CIS Infinity as their CIS and utility billing solution.
July 5, 2007
City of Santa Barbara Selects Advanced Utility Systems to Implement CIS Infinity Version 3 and eCARE
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce that the City of Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara), California – located a short pleasant drive from Los Angeles – has selected CIS Infinity® as its customer information and billing solution for the City’s 35,000 water, sewer and refuse accounts.
June 28, 2007
Advanced Expands its National Presence with Another Canadian Client
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris Computer Systems (Harris) is pleased to announce that the City of Nelson (Nelson), British Columbia, Canada have signed with Advanced to implement CIS Infinity to handle all of its customer information and utility billing requirements.
June 13, 2007
Global Launches Advanced's New Customer Care Kiosk
Global Water Resources (“Global”) announced today the launch of its new customer care kiosk, a system designed by Advanced Utility Systems (“Advanced”).
May 29, 2007
Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority Signs with Advanced Utility Systems
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce that Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority (BJWSA) has selected CIS Infinity® as its customer information and billing solution for its 40,000 water and sewer accounts.
May 15, 2007
Advanced Utility Systems Announces Agreement with SemStream Arizona
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced), a wholly owned subsidiary of Harris Computer Systems (Harris), is pleased to announce that SemStream Arizona Propane, L.L.C. (SemStream Arizona) has selected CIS Infinity as its customer information system and utility billing solution.
April 25, 2007
County of Henrico Selects Harris to Implement CIS Infinity®
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris Computer Systems (Harris) is pleased to announce that it has been chosen by the County of Henrico (Henrico), to implement CIS Infinity® as their CIS and utility billing solution.
February 19, 2007
Advanced Expands its National Presence with Two New Canadian Clients
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris Computer Systems (Harris) is pleased to announce that Hydro Magog, Quebec and the City of Penticton, British Columbia have recently signed with Advanced to implement CIS Infinity® to handle all of their customer information and utility billing requirements.
November 28, 2006
Arizona's Fastest Growing Water Utility now also State's Leader in Advanced Customer Information Systems
Global Water Resources (“Global”), the owner of ten regulated water and wastewater utilities and Arizona’s fastest growing water company, now operates the most advanced Customer Information and Billing System (“CIS”) available. After six months of a highly focused implementation, Global has successfully made the transition to CIS Infinity®, the solution offered by Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (“Advanced”).
November 21, 2006
Advanced Adds A Host of New Solutions To Complement Their Flagship, CIS Infinity®
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation, in their continued effort to introduce solutions to their customers across North America and the Caribbean, is pleased to announce a host of new products fully integrated with CIS Infinity®, their customer information and billing solution.
October 5, 2006
City of Rapid City selects Advanced for accelerated implementation
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce that the City of Rapid City (the City), South Dakota – located near historic Mount Rushmore – has selected CIS Infinity® as its customer information and billing solution for the City’s 20,000 water, sewer and solid waste accounts.
August 26, 2006
Harris’ Advanced Utility Systems Corporation Subsidiary Signs On Five More Customers To Implement CIS Infinity ®
Harris is pleased to announce the recent customers that have selected Advanced Utility Systems Corporation and CIS Infinity ® as their CIS and utility billing solution.
With their selection, these organizations join a long list of customers that have recognized Advanced as a premier solution provider for their CIS and utility billing needs.
“With such a diverse range of customers, not only does it confirm the flexibility and scalability of CIS Infinity ®”, comments Steve Hammond, VP of Harris’ Advanced business unit. “It also validates our continued commitment to provide a solution to meet the ever-changing demands of utility service providers across Canada, the US and the Caribbean.”
July 12, 2006
City of Danville Selects Harris' Advanced Utility Systems Corporation subsidiary to Lead Next Phase of ERP Project
Danville, Virginia and Toronto, Canada-Harris Computer Systems ("Harris"),
a leading provider of financial, customer and student information management
software solutions for utilities, local governments and schools, is pleased
to announce the selection by the City of Danville ("City") of
their Advanced Utility Systems Corporation ("Advanced") subsidiary's
CIS Infinity solution to lead the next phase of their ERP project.
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June 14, 2006
HARRIS ANNOUNCES THE PURCHASE OF ADVANCED UTILITY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
OTTAWA, ONTARIO-June 14, 2006-Harris Computer Systems ("Harris"),
a leading provider of financial, customer and student information management
software solutions for utilities, local governments and schools, today
announced that it has purchased Advanced Utility Systems Corporation ("Advanced").
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June 12, 2006
City of Boulder Goes Live with CIS Infinity
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce
that the accelerated seven month implementation of CIS Infinity® is complete
and the company's customer information and billing application is now
Live at the City of Boulder, Colorado. Advanced is proud that this first
phase of the project was completed in such a short period of time.
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May 09, 2006
Advanced Utility Systems Announces New Real-time Great Plains Interface
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce a new real-time interface between CIS Infinity®, the customer information and billing software offered by Advanced and Microsoft’s Dynamics GP 9.0 product (formerly Microsoft Business Solutions–Great Plains). The new interface is available to all clients as part of Version 2 of CIS Infinity.
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May 02, 2006
Kissimmee Utility Authority Selects CIS Infinity to Enhance Customer Communications and Satisfaction while Lowering Costs
As part of its mission to provide reliable and economical services to its customers, Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) of Kissimmee, Florida has selected CIS Infinity®, the customer information and billing system offered by Advanced Utility Systems (Advanced) and has signed an agreement for ongoing service and support.
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April 11, 2006
Moorhead Public Service Completes CIS Implementation with Advanced Utility Systems
Moorhead Public Service (MPS), of Moorhead, Minnesota has successfully completed the implementation of CIS Infinity®, the customer information and billing solution offered by Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced), and is now Live on the software.
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March 2, 2006
Belize Electricity Limited Goes Live on CIS Infinity
Serving 68,635 customers, on February 6, 2006, Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) successfully went live with CIS Infinity®, the robust, flexible, Microsoft-based customer information and billing system offered by Advanced Utility Systems.
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February 21, 2006
Advanced Utility Systems Announces Three Organizations Live on CIS Infinity
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce that after several months of hard work and dedication the City of Colton, the City of Westminster, and Shawano Municipal Utilities have completed the implementation of CIS Infinity
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December 20, 2005
Four Organizations Go Live on CIS Infinity
Advanced Utility Systems (Advanced) is pleased to announce that the following clients have now gone live on CIS Infinity®: the City of Pomona, the City of Cerritos, the first three member cities of LOGIS and Reedy Creek Improvement District.
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November 16, 2005
Advanced Utility Systems announces 7th annual Users' Conference
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce that our 7th annual Users' Conference, will take place from Sunday April 23rd to Tuesday April 25th, 2006 at the Inverness Hotel and Conference Center in Englewood, Colorado, approximately 30 minutes south of Denver by car.
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October 25, 2005
City of Boulder selects CIS Infinity to replace aging system
The City of Boulder, Colorado has selected the CIS Infinity® software offered by Advanced Utility Systems Corporation to replace their aging customer information and billing system. More...
October 20, 2005
Five organizations have selected Advanced Utility Systems to enhance customer communications and satisfaction while lowering operating costs
Advanced Utility Systems (Advanced) is pleased to announce that the City of Vernon Light & Power Department, Grenada Electricity Services Limited (GRENLEC), Moorhead Public Service, The City of Rancho Cucamonga and Shawano Municipal Utilities have selected Advanced to implement CIS Infinity®.
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August 23, 2005
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation and Mitchell Humphrey Sign Partnership Agreement
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation, a leading provider of customer information and billing software for the utility industry and Mitchell Humphrey, a long-time specialist in financial accounting software and related services are pleased to announce that they have formalized a business partner agreement.
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August 4, 2005
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation and Tectura Corporation sign partnership agreement
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation, a leading provider of customer information and billing software for the utility industry and Tectura Corporation, the world’s leading Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) partner and number one provider of Microsoft-based ERP, CRM and technology solutions have recently signed a partnership agreement. More...
July 20, 2005
City of Covington completes CIS implementation with Advanced Utility Systems
In July 2004, the City of Covington selected Advanced Utility Systems as the vendor for their new CIS solution. Advanced is pleased to announce that the implementation has been completed and the City of Covington is now live with CIS Infinity. More...
June 21, 2005
Westminster, CO selects Advanced Utility Systems for new CIS solution
The City of Westminster, Colorado has selected CIS Infinity®, the customer information and billing solution offered by Advanced Utility Systems, to replace their legacy billing system. More...
June 14, 2005
Reedy Creek Improvement District selects Advanced Utility Systems for multi-service CIS implementation
Reedy Creek Improvement District has selected CIS Infinity®, the customer information and utility billing
solution offered by Advanced Utility Systems Corporation. Reedy Creek Improvement District is the home
of Walt Disney World, and encompasses 25,000 acres in the heart of Central Florida. More...
May 10, 2005
Eight organizations select Advanced Utility Systems
Organizations across North America and the Caribbean continue to select CIS Infinity® when faced with choosing a new CIS solution.
"Organizations continue to select Advanced and CIS Infinity." says Philip Playfair, Chief Marketing Officer at Advanced, "A new CIS is a major decision, and utilities recognize that established vendors can provide the best long-term solution."
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April 19, 2005
Belize Electricity Limited selects Advanced Utility Systems
From their 6th Annual Users' Conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada Advanced Utility Systems is pleased to announce that Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) has chosen Advanced to provide its utility billing and customer information solution, CIS Infinity®, for the utility's 67,000 electric accounts. More...
April 5, 2005
City of Colton selects CIS Infinity
The City of Colton, California has selected CIS Infinity® offered by Advanced Utility Systems Corporation, as their new customer information and billing solution. The City's current CIS and billing system is a 20-year-old custom-built application that runs on a Hewlett Packard e3000 server housed at the neighbouring city of Azusa. Hewlett Packard has announced the end of support for the e3000 as of December 2006. More...
March 17, 2005
Mount Pleasant Waterworks live on CIS Infinity
When Mount Pleasant Waterworks went live with CIS Infinity®, Chief Financial Officer Ed Pierce felt it was too early to declare the project a success. "After a successful go-live on new software, there is understandably a huge sense of accomplishment. But experience has taught me that real success is measured by the first six months that the system is in use in a live environment and the pressure is on." More...
January 25, 2005
CoServ goes live with CIS Infinity
Stacia Sims knows that every major software implementation has its challenges and risks. And the Senior Vice President of Information Services at CoServ Electric knew that replacing two legacy CIS systems would be no exception. The plan was to merge data, configuration, workflow and business processes from two separate organizations -- CoServ Electric, an electric cooperative, and CoServ Gas, Ltd., a gas utility -- each with its own rate complexities, and a diverse service area. More...
January 19, 2005
City of Edmundston goes live with CIS Infinity
Having outgrown their legacy in-house system, the City of Edmundston, New Brunswick has gone live with CIS Infinity®, the customer information and billing solution offered by Advanced Utility Systems. More...
November 9, 2004
Madison Water completes 7-month CIS implementation with Advanced
Madison Water Utility has completed an on-budget, on-schedule implementation of CIS Infinity, the customer information and billing solution from Advanced Utility Systems. Madison Water serves its customer base of 65,000 in unique ways, says Ken Key, Customer Service Supervisor. "Our business practices are different from a lot of utilities, and it shows in everything we do, from our billing processes to how we move customers." More...
October 7, 2004
LOGIS selects Advanced utility billing solution for 18 cities
LOGIS (Local Government Information Systems Association) has selected Advanced Utility Systems to provide a utility billing solution for 18 of its member cities. Advanced will implement and configure CIS Infinity to meet each city's business needs. Collectively, the cities serve a customer base of 663,000 and deliver over 1,000,000 bills annually. More...
July 20, 2004
Pomona, California selects Advanced customer information and utility billing solution
As part of ongoing improvements to its technical environment and customer service, the City of Pomona, California has selected CIS Infinity, the customer information and utility billing solution from Advanced Utility Systems Corporation. Pomona's Utility Services Department will implement CIS Infinity to bill water, wastewater and solid waste services for approximately 29,000 active water accounts. More...
July 8, 2004
City of Covington selects Advanced for multi-service CIS implementation
The City of Covington, Georgia has selected Advanced Utility Systems to deliver CIS Infinity, a new customer information and billing solution for the City's electric, natural gas, water, sewer, sanitation and stormwater services. Jim Adams, MIS Manager for the City, explains the decision: "It's true that Advanced meets all our present requirements - flexibility, more efficient customer service, and so on. But it's the secure long-term picture that puts Advanced at the front of the pack." More...
June 29, 2004
Accelerated CIS Infinity implementation completed: Northern Kentucky Water District
Northern Kentucky Water District has completed an accelerated implementation of CIS Infinity, the customer information and billing solution offered by Advanced Utility Systems Corporation. With the end of their application service provider (ASP) contract approaching quickly, the District worked with Advanced on a fast, flexible implementation of an enterprise application with the functional depth required to serve the District's customer base of just under 80,000. More...
March 30, 2004
On-schedule and under-budget, CIS Infinity® goes live at City of Bellevue
On-schedule and under-budget, the City of Bellevue has completed the successful implementation of their new enterprise customer information and billing solution, CIS Infinity by Advanced Utility Systems Corporation. The City went live with CIS Infinity on March 1, delivering service to 40,000 drinking water, wastewater, storm and surface water customers. More...
November 17, 2003
City of Madison Water selects CIS Infinity®
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce that the City of Madison Water Utility in Wisconsin (Madison Water) has selected CIS Infinity, Advanced Utility Systems' state-of-the-art Customer Information and Billing System to replace their current software. More...
October 20, 2003
Energy Services of Pensacola, FL goes live with CIS Infinity™
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce that Energy Services of Pensacola, FL (ESP) has gone live with CIS Infinity. ESP bills for Natural Gas, Gas Light and Sanitation services. CIS Infinity is handling the customer information and billing needs of ESP and is dealing with the complexities inherent in providing both natural gas and sanitation services. More...
September 9, 2003
The City of Everett, Washington goes Live with CIS Infinity™
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce that the City of Everett, Washington (Everett), the water and sewer provider, has gone live using CIS Infinity as their customer information and billing system. More...
August 18, 2003
CoServ Electric selects Advanced Utility Systems to provide new Customer Information and Billing System
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce that CoServ Electric (CoServ) of Corinth, Texas, has entered into an agreement with Advanced that will provide CIS Infinity, Advanced's state-of-the-art Customer Information and Billing software. More...
May 28, 2003
City of Bellevue selects CIS Infinity
After an extensive and rigorous search for a CIS solution that aligns with their goal of providing exceptional public service, the City of Bellevue is pleased to announce the selection of Advanced Utility Systems' CIS Infinity. More...
May 21, 2003
City Water Light and Power goes live with CIS Infinity
City Water Light and Power (CWLP) is pleased to announce that CIS Infinity® is now live, ending the implementation on-budget at the multi-service utility. Replacing an aging legacy system that had reached its limitations, CIS Infinity provides the flexible solution required to serve 70,000+ Electric and Water customers, and provide billing services for Sewer and Sanitation customers. More...
April 29, 2003
Seacoast Utility Authority Smoothly Transitions to Version 2 of CIS Infinity
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce that the Seacoast Utility Authority (Seacoast) has smoothly transitioned to Version 2 of CIS Infinity. Seacoast provides water and sewer services to over 30,000 accounts covering residents and businesses in Palm Beach Gardens, Lake Park, North Palm Beach, and Juno Beach. More...
April 3, 2003
Greater Sudbury Hydro "Advances" through Deregulation
Greater Sudbury Hydro is pleased to report that it has normalized all aspects of its billing, meeting the challenges of the Ontario deregulated marketplace. Both retailer and standard supply billing are on schedule and Greater Sudbury Hydro is moving into a process of reducing costs and streamlining business procedures. More...
March 19, 2003
Advanced Consolidates its Position in California with three new clients live on CIS Infinity
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce that two public sector water providers and one water/electric provider in California have gone live with CIS Infinity, the Customer Information and Billing Software Solution marketed by Advanced. More...
March 10, 2003
The City of Everett Washington Selects and Begins Implementation of Advanced Utility Systems CIS Infinity
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce that the implementation of CIS Infinity is underway at The City of Everett, Washington (Everett). More...
January 16, 2003
South Norwalk Electric Works goes Live with CIS Infinity®
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) announced today that the South Norwalk Electric Works (SNEW), the electric provider for the homes and businesses in South Norwalk, Connecticut, has gone live using CIS Infinity as their Customer Information System. More...
November 20, 2002
Dominica Electricity Services (Domlec) completes the successful implementation of a new Customer Information System
Advanced Utility Systems is pleased to announce that Dominica Electricity Services Limited (Domlec), the electric utility serving the 71,000 residents of the Commonwealth of Dominica, has successfully implemented CIS Infinity. More...
September 4, 2002
City of Pensacola selects Advanced Utility Systems Corporation for new CIS solution
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) announced today that the City of Pensacola has contracted with Advanced Utility Systems Corporation to provide CIS Infinity Customer Information and Utility Billing software for ESP. More...
August 15, 2002
Saint John Energy goes live with CIS Infinity®
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation (Advanced) is pleased to announce that the implementation of CIS Infinity at Saint John Energy has been completed and CIS Infinity is now live. More...
February 22, 2002
Greater Sudbury Hydro Turns to Advanced Utility Systems Corporation
Greater Sudbury Hydro Inc. selects the Advanced Utility Systems Customer Information and Utility Billing Solution, CIS Infinity, to prepare for the May 1st Ontario Electric Market Opening. More...
Success Stories
Northern Kentucky Water District:
"Our customers needed a seamless upgrade. We had more confidence in the Advanced strategy than any other vendor's -- their implementation and conversion process were designed to flex for a unique situation like ours."
City of Bellevue:
"Throughout the 10-month conversion and implementation project, Advanced brought excellent people to the table, and we've arrived at the end of the project with all our requirements met."
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