Hansen Signs Alliance with Japan's Largest Consulting Firm to Market Japanese Version of Hansen 8 XML Solutions
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Contact:
Shellie White
P: (916) 921-0883, ext. 3522
E: shellie.white@hansen.com
SACRAMENTO, CA, February 17, 2005 – Hansen Information Technologies (Hansen®) today announced a strategic alliance with Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd., (PCKK), Japan's largest consulting firm, to translate, market, and license Hansen 8's XML-based solution in Japan.
Mr. Tamio Araki, President of PCKK and Chuck Hansen, Chairman of Hansen, met earlier today in Tokyo to discuss the launch of Hansen's solutions in Japan, where PCKK has 60 offices.
"We are deeply honored to be working with the prestigious firm of PCKK to help serve the Japanese public infrastructure management market," said Hansen. "Our partnership combines one of the most respected names in the Japanese engineering and design market with the world's leading provider of government infrastructure management applications based on XML technologies."
"Infrastructure management has become an important challenge in Japan," said Tamio Araki, President of PCKK. "By combining our knowledge of Japanese business workflows and localization skills to create a Japanese version of Hansen, we can help our clients manage their critical public infrastructure for national, prefectural, and municipal governments."
As part of its agreement with Hansen, PCKK will localize all aspects of Hansen 8, including user interface, help messages, online documentation, content, and training manuals.
With a population of 127 million people, Japan represents one of the largest economies of the world, second only to the United States. Covering a land area slightly smaller than the State of California, Japan is one of the most densely populated, yet rapidly aging countries of the world. Divided into 47 administrative bodies, or Prefectures, Japan has over a dozen cities with populations of over 1 million. Today, metropolitan Tokyo is home to over 20 million people. Japan has nearly 800,000 miles of roads, more than 83% of which are managed by municipal governments.
PCKK is the largest consulting firm in Japan and the fifth largest pure design firm in the world. Founded in 1951, PCKK has over 1,300 staff in Japan providing integrated construction consulting, engineering, and infrastructure design services.
Due to growing demand for tools to help manage the business of government, Hansen's agreement with PCKK includes licensing of the following Hansen 8 XML solutions:
- Asset Management & Valuation
- Buildings & Facilities
- Plant & Equipment
- Railways
- Roadway & Pavement
- Streets
- Water Distribution
- Wastewater Collection
- Citizen Relationship Management
- Code Enforcement & Licensing
- Condition Assessment & Inspection
- Geographic Information Systems
- Permits and Code Enforcement
- Utility Billing
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About Pacific Consulting, Co. Ltd.
PCKK is the domestic arm of the Pacific Consultants Group (PCIG), which has completed more than 100,000 projects in 100 countries. Areas of focus for the firm include: Urban planning, structural, environmental, civil, and transportation engineering, water supply and sewage design, port and airport design, and architecture. Clients include the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, Japan Highway Public Corporation, Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation, The Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation, Japan Sewerage Works Agency, and local government agencies. Today, PCKK has 1,300 employees with more than 550 licensed professional engineers and more than 40 licensed architects, with all of its 60 offices in Japan authorized ISO9001 and ISO14001.
For more information, please visit Pacific Consulting's Web site at www.pacific.co.jp.
About Hansen Information Technologies
Hansen is the world's leading provider of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications that help manage the daily operations of government and not for profit organizations. Hansen's integrated suite of performance management solutions include Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Building Permit, Business Licensing, Business Intelligence, Citizen Relationship Management (CRM), Code Enforcement, Financials, GIS, HR & Payroll, Property Tax, Timesheet Reporting, Transportation, Utility Billing, and Web Portal applications. Major customers include 15 of the 25 largest city and county governments in the United States. Headquartered in Sacramento, California, the company employs over 250 people with offices in Auckland, London, Melbourne, Mississauga, Perth, and Sydney.
For more information, please visit Hansen's Web site at www.hansen.com.
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