Belize Electricity Ltd selects Advanced Utility Systems for progressive CIS solution

CIS Infinity provides optimal functionality for customer-focused utility

Belize City, Belize and Toronto, Canada. April 19, 2005

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.

Betty Tam, BEL' s Senior Manager - Finance, explains one of the primary reasons Advanced was selected: "We reviewed what other vendors had to offer, and CIS Infinity came out far ahead in terms of functionality. More importantly, CIS Infinity is ready to adapt as our utility evolves", says Ms. Tam.

The flexibility that CIS Infinity provides is consistent with the electric utility's forward-thinking approach to customer management. According to Sean Fuller, BEL's Senior Manager - Information Systems, "We have a strong vision of where we want BEL to go, and CIS Infinity is the most reliable, flexible way to achieve that vision."

Patricia Sorbara, President and CEO of Advanced, is pleased to count BEL as a client: "It's an honor to be involved with such an exceptional organization. Customer service is their highest priority, and that's a good fit for CIS Infinity. This implementation is a great addition to the Advanced client base in the Caribbean."

More about Advanced: Advanced Utility Systems Corporation is a privately owned and operated software and services company in Toronto, Canada. The company has grown from its 1997 start-up to serve more than 60 North American and Caribbean water, electric, and natural gas utilities with its billing and customer information solution, CIS Infinity®.

For more information, contact:
Philip Playfair
Chief Marketing Officer
Advanced Utility Systems Corporation
(416) 496-0149 x229

Betty Tam
Senior Manager - Finance
Belize Electricity Limited
011 501 227-0954

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