KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 11, 2002 -- GBA Master Series Inc., and Eden Systems Inc. have formed a new partnership that will provide government agencies with a solution to management needs relating to infrastructure assets, financial accounting, payroll and billing, human resources and citizen services.
GBA Master Series is positioned as a total solutions provider regarding infrastructure management products and services for Public Works and Water Resources agencies.
Designed by civil engineers for state and local government, the GBA Master Series(tm) suite includes applications designed for complete management needs with regard to sanitary and storm sewers, water distribution systems, streets, pavements and traffic, fleet and equipment. In addition, the software allows these agencies to take advantage of extensive functionality, including capabilities for work order management, customer complaint and service request tracking, parts and materials inventory control, preventive maintenance scheduling, and GIS mapping and spatial analysis.
Eden Systems is a premier provider of software solutions for local government agencies. Eden's InForum Gold suite provides software applications that are designed exclusively to meet the needs of the public sector. InForum Gold includes a Financials module for managing general ledger, budgeting, accounts payable, purchasing, accounts receivable, fixed assets and project/grant accounting functions; a Human Resources module for managing employee data and payroll requirements; and, a Citizen Services module for managing parcel, permit and inspection, utility billing, and business licensing functions.
These two firms are joining forces to offer local government agencies the opportunity to fully integrate the strengths of each respective software suite. The GBA Work Master® application for maintenance management and service request tracking allows users to track all employee, equipment and material costs associated with both reactive and preventive maintenance.
Through this partnership, this data will be linked to Eden Systems InForum Gold software to enhance its project accounting, payroll and general ledger applications.
"We had been looking for a solid partner with infrastructure expertise for two years, and had reviewed several companies before choosing GBA Master Series," said Gene Jackson, executive vice president at Eden Systems. "With our strength in financial applications and theirs in infrastructure, the integration of our software will provide tremendous benefit to our clients."
"We anticipate very positive synergy resulting from our partnership with Eden," Said Jim Graham, vice president at GBA Master Series. "We have mutual focus on local government, our respective product suites are a natural fit with respect to functionality, and we have very similar visions and missions. Our clients, both current and future, will be the real beneficiaries of solutions produced by the GBA Master Series - Eden relationship."
For additional information, please view the GBA Master Series web site at www.gbamasterseries.com.
