NORWOOD, Mass., April 10, 2002 -- East of Scotland Water, which provides water and waste water services to around 1,700,000 people in Scotland, is to implement Elcom International's PECOS Internet Procurement System.
The East of Scotland Water implementation is part of the contract awarded by the Scottish Executive to Cap Gemini Ernst & Young UK in November 2001 for the provision of an eProcurement available to public sector organisations in Scotland. Under the terms of the contract, Elcom will provide the hosted eProcurement platform and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young UK will provide systems integration and implementation services.
Robert J. Crowell, Elcom International's Chairman and CEO, stated, "We are excited to be working with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young on this next important stage in working with the Government in Scotland to automate their procurement operations. We are confident that East of Scotland Water will find that using Elcom's procurement technology combined with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young's eBusiness and systems implementation experience, will deliver a compelling value proposition, ultimately to the benefit of all Scottish water consumers throughout their area."
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About East of Scotland Water
East of Scotland Water (ESW) has been providing water and waste water services to around a third of Scotland's population in the Edinburgh, Lothians, Borders, Fife and Forth Valley areas since its formation from the water services departments of the previous regional councils in 1996.
From April 1, 2002, East of Scotland Water itself made way for a new public body, Scottish Water. Set up by the Scottish Parliament from ESW and Scotland's other two water authorities, Scottish Water is the fourth largest water services provider in the UK, supplying public water and waste water services to just over fie million customers in homes and businesses across Scotland. Visit http://www.scottishwater.co.uk/ for more information.
About The Scottish Executive
The Scottish Executive is the executive function for the government of Scotland created by devolution in 1999. The creation of a Scottish Parliament and the establishment of the Scottish Executive began a new era in the government of Scotland. The Scottish Executive works with Scottish Ministers to create a 21st century modern government to improve the well being of Scotland and its people.
The Scottish Executive manages an annual budget of approximately #20 billion (approximately $28.5 billion) and is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including government administration, health, education, justice, rural affairs, transport and many other affairs affecting Scotland and its people. The Scottish Executive web- site is at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/.
About Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young is one of the largest management and IT consulting firms in the world. The company offers management and IT consulting services, systems integration, and technology development, design and outsourcing capabilities on a global scale to help businesses continue to implement growth strategies and leverage technology in the new economy. The organization employs about 57,000 people worldwide and reports global revenues of about 8.5 billion euros (2000 pro forma). More information about individual service lines, offices and research is available at http://www.uk.cgey.com/
About Elcom International, Inc.
Elcom International, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELCO) , operates two wholly-owned subsidiaries: elcom, inc., a international provider of remotely-hosted eProcurement and Private eMarketplace solutions and Elcom Services Group, Inc., which provides leveraged procurement services for IT products. elcom, inc.'s innovative remotely-hosted technology establishes the next standard of value and enables enterprises of all sizes to realize the many benefits of eProcurement without the burden of significant infrastructure investment and ongoing content and system management. PECOS Internet Procurement Manager, elcom, inc.'s remotely-hosted eProcurement and eMarketplace enabling platform was the first "live" remotely-hosted eProcurement system in the world. Additional information can be found at www.elcominternational.com.
