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Innovyze Launches New Product and New Name at Asia Pacific Conference 

IWLive Introduced to Rave Reviews at the Asia Pacific Water and Sewer Systems Modeling Conference

Broomfield, Colorado USA, May 3, 2011 — Innovyze, a leading global innovator of wet infrastructure modeling and simulation software and technologies, recently concluded its annual Asia Pacific Water and Sewer Systems Modeling Conference in the Gold Coast, Australia. The conference was the first public event for the company under its new name, Innovyze. It also introduced the firm’s newest product, IWLive, to the Asia Pacific water community. 

“The Asia Pacific 2011 conference was great. Very well organized and executed. [The] team did a fantastic job.  The atmosphere and culture were great and this made the conference very enjoyable, informative, and motivating,” commented Stuart Sargent, Services Development Engineer for Marlborough District Council in New Zealand.

The highlight of the conference agenda was the introduction of IWLive. Created for use in the water distribution control room, it gives operators unprecedented decision making ability. Using IWLive, they can run accurate hydraulic simulations that factor in energy costs, weather, real time (or delayed) SCADA telemetry, demand history, valve and pumping control scenarios. The benefits of this data go beyond increasing efficiency and reducing energy consumption. It also helps control room operators understand the effects of main breaks, pump and reservoir shutdowns, and other scheduled maintenance.

Traditional hydraulic modeling platforms like InfoWorks WS and InfoWater have long been used to predict the behavior of water supply and distribution networks and evaluate engineering options within the network. The evolution of computer technology has enabled utilities to more readily build and run “all-pipe” models that represent an entire distribution system in a single view. Inevitably, this capability began to be used for modeling not only planned activities, but responses to major systems incidents, such as a burst trunk main.

IWLive has enhanced the accessibility of this approach by equipping the control room with tools that are both predictive and reactive. It issues regularly updated warnings to alert the control room operator to problems that may occur in the coming minutes, hours, or days. The operator can see the predicted severity of problems and the time of onset in one easy-to-use interface. Beyond automatic prediction, IWLive can also enable the control room operator to evaluate problem-solving approaches by simulating the closure of valves or a change in a pump’s operating schedule. It quickly produces a second simulation that can be compared with the first to determine the level of improvement, the problems that remain, and the costs of the change.

The conference also provided a forum where water, wastewater and stormwater professionals could explore new ways of applying engineering GIS technology, advanced network modeling and simulation, and asset management applications. Attendees learned how to leverage these tools to do their jobs better, easier, faster and more efficiently; maximize their return on software investments; and make their organizations more globally competitive. 

The event’s keynote speaker, Innovyze President and Chief Operating Officer Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D, Hon.D.WRE, F.ASCE commented, “With IWLive, we have changed the paradigm for how and where hydraulic models can be applied. Our customer base includes many of the world’s largest and most sophisticated water distribution operations. IWLive will give them the ability to react quickly and efficiently to many common operational scenarios, allowing them to improve system performance, security and reliability, enhance customer service, reduce energy costs and carbon footprint, safeguard critical infrastructures and maximize their ability to protect public health. It was exciting to share these industry advances with the Asia Pacific community.”