HØRSHOLM, DENMARK, May 1, 2007 -- WASY GmbH, Institute for Water Resources Planning and Systems Research, Germany is now a member of the DHI group. With this acquisition, DHI is strengthening its commercial software product line as well as project experience within groundwater and surface water investigations and comprehensive GIS-based decision support solutions.
WASY is undisputedly one of the market leaders within specialized groundwater modelling software. The FEFLOW product developed by WASY is widely recognized as the leading groundwater package for fluid flow and transport of dissolved constituents and/or heat transport processes and used by universities, consultants, public authorities and private industries.
The technologies and services of WASY GmbH will be an integral part of DHIís portfolio. The WASY head-office in Berlin will serve as the hub of DHIís ìCentre of Excellenceî on groundwater modelling in close collaboration with the DHI offices located worldwide.
With the global presence, DHI is becoming the undisputed global high-tech leader within groundwater and integrated groundwater-surface water modelling. With FEFLOW and DHIís existing MIKE SHE modelling system methodologies to solve problems in porous media ranging from small scale complex fluid dynamics cases to regional groundwater investigations are now strengthened.
The WASY offices in Germany together with DHIís presence in most European countries will additionally strengthen the group within the area of Water Framework Directive projects in the EU. Combining technology and project experience from numerous WFD projects ensures that practical and consistent state-of-the-art solutions are provided. This enables DHI to offer the best possible solutions within information systems and simulation technology.
With this latest acquisition the number of staff totals 700 based in twenty different countries worldwide.
WASY will continue as before as a self-contained unit at its German offices, with its current staff and be headed by the current management team of Prof. Diersch, Prof. Kaden and Mr. Michels.
DHI is an independent research and consultancy organisation, formed by the merging of Danish Hydraulic Institute, VKI - Institute for the Water Environment and Danish Toxicology Centre. DHI's objectives are to promote technological development and build competence in areas relevant to water, environment and health in the fields of hydraulic engineering and offshore technology, oceanography and water environment, water resources, aquatic ecology, environmental chemistry, health and environment, water in the industry and urban environment as well as other related fields. DHI is a member of the GTS Advanced Technology Group, a network of seven independent Danish research and technology organisations authorised by and collaborating closely with the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation on technology based promotion of trade and industry. In addition to consultancy, DHI offers reference materials, software products and model testing technology. DHI is originally a Danish company and is today represented in all regions of the world.
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