Jun 7, 2004
Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) is pleased to announce the inauguration of a new development and project implementation centre in Perth, Australia. The new OSI Australian headquarters is located on the campus of Technology Park, a premiere high-tech campus in Perth adjoining the Curtin University of Technology. From this centre, OSI will conduct project development and support for Australia and New Zealand as well as India and Southeast Asia. The centre will also be involved with business development activities for the geographical area.
"Our latest investment in the Australian market is indicative of our continued commitment to the Australia and New Zealand utility marketplace. This newly expanded operations centre enables us to serve our local customers more effectively and enables us to stage and implement large scale SCADA, EMS, and DMS projects here in Australia." said Bahman Hoveida, President and CEO of OSI.
"This comprehensive, high quality, purpose-built centre will underpin OSI's project execution in the local market as well as providing a capability for system warranty and long term system support. Furthermore, with excellent project development, training and meeting/conference facilities OSI can guarantee that all projects in this region will be delivered on time with a high level of customer involvement and satisfaction," said Robert Dey, OSI Director of Sales and Marketing for Australia and New Zealand.
OSI (www.osii.com) provides open, state-of-the-art, and high-performance automation solutions to electric utilities worldwide. These solutions include Energy Management Systems (EMS), Distribution Management Systems (DMS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems, and Generation Management Systems (GMS), as well as individual software products and e-business solutions for electric utility operations. OSI is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Established in 1985 and covering an area of 42 hectares, Technology Park (www.techparkwa.org.au) continues to be an important catalyst for science and technology developments in Western Australia, and is home to many of the State's innovative companies. Its growth over the past decade has been dramatic, with the number of organisations based at Technology Park increasing from 25 to over 80, employing around 2,500 people. Approximately 20% of people working at the Park are engaged in Research and Development activities and the majority of organisations export their products and services.
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