Trimble Acquires UtilityCenter Assets from UAI

Trimble (CA, USA) has acquired the UtilityCenter assets from privately-held UAI, Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama in an all-cash transaction. UAI is a leading provider of GIS-based workflow automation and outage management solutions for electric and gas utilities. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The purchase of UAI's UtilityCenter platform extends Trimble's portfolio of field and mobile worker solutions by providing application-specific software capabilities within the utilities market. The industry is increasingly using enterprise management tools to automate their workflow and business processes to increase efficiency and improve productivity.

UtilityCenter provides a suite of workflow solutions designed to automate the daily business operations of utilities from work management and job order tracking to updating maps while in the field. The technology is fully scalable, cost-effective and able to meet the diverse needs of utilities. The 11 application modules within UtilityCenter include data mapping, asset inventory, work order management, outage management, vegetation management, maintenance scheduling, regulatory compliance reporting and others. With its Web-view module, UtilityCenter information can be shared across departmental lines via a secure network access. The software also includes the necessary interface portals to fully integrate stand-alone "islands of information" such as customer information/billing, SCADA and scheduling/payroll systems.

UAI was founded in 1994 as a utility system integration firm dedicated to providing electrical engineering and GIS/GPS consulting software services. UAI is a developer of AM/FM/GIS mapping software for utilities and municipalities and provides consulting, implementation and technical support services. Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, UAI has regional offices in several states throughout the U.S.