Leading Water Company Selects Telvent Smart Water Network Solution

ROCKVILLE, MD--(Marketwire - Oct 2, 2012) - Telvent GIT, S.A., a leading real-time IT solutions and information provider for a sustainable world, announced today that Anglian Water Services Ltd. of the United Kingdom has chosen their leakage management solution, part of its advanced Smart Water Network tools, to help improve operational efficiency and minimize water loss. Anglian Water is the largest water and wastewater company in England and Wales by geographic area, and operates in one of the world's most competitive, regulated and technologically advanced markets.

Telvent's Smart Water Network solutions provide customers with a suite of tools that transforms data into meaningful information for more informed operational decision making. Specifically, Anglian Water will employ the Telvent Integrated Leakage and Pressure Management System to leverage water network data to more quickly detect leaks and improve response time. Seamless integration with virtually all of Anglian Water's existing corporate systems will allow the utility to compare current network dynamics with historic data, thereby facilitating rapid detection and location of leaks and bursts. Anglian Water will ultimately achieve lower operational costs by reducing water loss, optimizing key processes, ensuring regulatory compliance and enhancing service to its 4.3 million customers.

Anglian Water selected Telvent because of its expertise in managing and delivering complex technological solutions specific to the water industry. In addition, with Telvent's lifelong support and maintenance of the system, the utility will be able to operate at maximum efficiency in a complex data and regulatory environment.

According to Telvent Chairman and CEO, Ignacio Gonzalez, "We are proud to continue our global leadership as a Smart Water Network solution provider. Our accurate and adaptable technology will help Anglian Water meet its ambitious leakage targets and remain at the top of its class."

Anglian Water is currently executing a telemetry replacement project with Serck Controls, another subsidiary of Schneider Electric. Telvent's leverage of this business relationship represents a significant synergy between Telvent and Schneider Electric in the water industry, providing Anglian with optimal integration between the telemetry replacement and Telvent's Integrated Leakage and Pressure Management System.

About Telvent

Telvent is a global IT solutions and business information services provider dedicated to helping improve efficiency, safety and security for the world's leading companies. Telvent serves markets that are critical to the sustainability of the planet, including the energy, transportation, agricultural and environmental sectors. (www.telvent.com)

About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Utilities & Infrastructures, Industries & Machine Manufacturers, Non-residential Buildings, Data Centres & Networks and in Residential. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group's 130,000 plus employees achieved sales of 22.4 billion euros in 2011, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations make the most of their energy.
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