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GE Energy Announces Release of New Product — Smallworld Field Information System™ 4 ATLANTA, GEORGIA (April 28, 2004) — GE Energy has announced the release of a new product, Smallworld Field Information System™ 4, the latest addition to the Smallworld 4 suite of software products. This product enables users to work in a detached mode while in a field environment. This new addition to the Smallworld 4 product family enables customers seeking this functionality to leverage the investment made in their existing Smallworld solution. Mobile users can work in a detached mode in the field with a selection of the same attribute and map data used by their office-based colleagues. This allows field crews to be more responsive, with access to up to date, accurate information, enabling quicker and better-informed decisions. Data generated in the field is then reconciled with the master repository via a quality assurance workflow to ensure system data integrity. The development of this product was in direct response to customer feedback. “Many of our customers let us know that this functionality was important to them,” stated Ricardo Artigas, president, energy services for GE Energy, based in Atlanta, GA. “When we looked at our suite of products in the Smallworld family we recognized a gap and went to work to develop a solution. Smallworld Field provides the best platform for working with data in a detached field environment.” The Smallworld Field Information System 4 application is a layered product on Smallworld Core Spatial Technology™ 4. The latest version of the core spatial software was recently commercialized. The Smallworld product suite is recognized as the most comprehensive GIS solution for complex networks. The Smallworld Field Information System 4 application has several key benefits for the end user. The lightweight client is designed with the user in mind with minimal keyboard entry, a simple user interface, and the ability to be configured to suit individual field engineering roles. Field access to data will lead to fewer abandoned jobs, lower cost of service and repair work and better fulfillment of service level agreements and regulatory requirements. Typical activities supported by the Smallworld Field Information System software include preliminary design work, service connections and leakage detections. About GE Energy GE Energy (www.gepower.com) is one of the world’s leading suppliers of power generation and energy delivery technology, with 2003 revenues of nearly $18.5 billion. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, GE Energy provides equipment, service and management solutions across the power generation, oil and gas, transmission and distribution, distributed power and energy rental industries. > Press Contacts > More 2004 Press Releases