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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities Selects WaterSmart - a VertexOne Brand to Launch Water Analytics and Customer Engagement ProgramWinston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities announced its selection of WaterSmart - a VertexOne Brand to provide customers with an easy-to-use online and mobile customer portal. This service will serve as a complement to the new "WaterSavvy" meter network upgrade to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). The WaterSmart platform will give the utility and its more than 370,000 users powerful new capabilities, including timely notifications for possible leaks and high bills, and more detailed consumption analytics to help the utility manage resources more effectively. "Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities prides itself on providing excellent customer service and the WaterSmart portal will allow our customers to experience the full benefits of our investment in AMI," said Utilities Director Courtney Driver. With a history dating back to 1774 as one of the nation's first water systems, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities is the latest of over 150 utilities to adopt VertexOne's software-as-a-service customer engagement and data analytics solution. "We're excited to work with VertexOne and Sensus to help us reduce the costs and safety concerns of manually reading meters, while we access real-time visibility of water usage. We look forward to providing continued transparency for our customers throughout this meter upgrade program and encourage them to engage with us online. Additionally, users will be able to register for leak notifications to help save money and protect their property. This will be a great enhancement to our existing leak investigation servics," said Mike Koivisto, the deputy director of WSFC Utilities who also serves as the WaterSavvy program manager. As part of the program, residential and commercial customers and property owners will have access to WaterSmart's Customer Portal. They will be able to receive personalized information about their water use and how it compares to previous periods, enroll in leak alerts and high bill notifications, view customized water-saving recommendations, receive up-to-date news, and view rebate information. WaterSmart currently equips more than four million utility account holders across North America with these capabilities. WaterSmart's Utility Analytics Dashboard will provide utility staff with robust program reporting, tracking, and data analytics in addition to multi-channel, digital communication tools. By engaging customers with self-service technology, VertexOne's utility partners reduce incoming customer calls, achieve faster call resolution, reduce field staff visits and decrease bill delinquencies. "VertexOne is honored to have been selected by Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities to enhance their advanced metering infrastructure deployment and demonstrate the value of this investment to their customers," said Andrew Jornod, CEO of VertexOne. "The WaterSmart program has helped utilities throughout the nation build a bridge-to-AMI while giving their customers the same level of online self-service they have come to expect from other providers. We anticipate that the WaterSavvy program will achieve the same impressive results in North Carolina," adds Jornod. About Winston-Salem/Forsyth Utilities Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities provides high-quality water, wastewater and solid waste services through responsible use of resources, reliable delivery and stewardship of the environment. Administrative offices are located in Winston-Salem City Hall with management by the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utility Commission, formed by a joint consolidation agreement in 1976. Learn more at cityofws.org/utilities. About VertexOne VertexOne is the recognized leader in SaaS (News - Alert) platforms for critical business processes of utilities across North America. Through a wide range of innovative services and solutions-including the VertexOne Complete™ SaaS Solution for Utilities comprised of the Customer Information System (CIS), Mobile Workforce Management (MWM), Meter Data Management (MDM), Digital Customer Engagement and Customer Self Service, and now the addition of WaterSmart solutions and services-VertexOne helps utilities more efficiently deliver a compelling customer experience; reducing the cost to serve customers, increasing operational efficiency, improving customer satisfaction, and driving utility operations forward. VertexOne takes on the heavy lifting of keeping current with the rapid pace of technology changes through our VertexOne Complete™ SaaS offering, so utilities don't have to-leaving our customers more time to focus on core utility business while leaving the technology to us. For more information, visit https://www.vertexone.net. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200825005101/en/ |
