A delegation from Algeria is in Malta for a three-day visit to take a closer look at the water information systems being used by the Water Services Corporation. This technology has been developed by the WSC and Datatrak IT Services Ltd, a Maltese firm.

The WSC said the Algerian delegation would attend presentations on the provision of water, the compiling of electricity bills and the facilities offered by the Institute of Water Technology.

The delegation has also shown an interest in the desalination technology used by the Malta Desalination Services, a subsidiary of WSC.

Published on The Times of Malta"

December 17, 2002

datatrak IT services Limited (DITSL) a subsidiary of Datatrak Holdings Plc, is pleased to announce that it has created a new partnership with the Water Services Corporation (WSC). The new partnership is based on the development and implementation of applications locally for the WSC. It has generated Facilities Management (FM) product lines in Malta that are now being marketed to similar utilities overseas.

The Water Services Corporation (WSC) is a public utility corporate body, which was set up as provided for in the Water Services Act XXIII 1991 and employs over 1200 staff. The WSC is responsible for the production and distribution of water throughout the Maltese Islands and produces just less than 1 million m3 of water every day. With the leak detectors’ programme fully implemented, the WSC is now able to reduce leaks from the supply mains enabling the WSC to focus on better water quality rather than quantity.

DITSL was formed in the early 1990s with the specific aim of furnishing the Maltese and overseas markets with Geographical Information Systems (GIS). It has been operating in the Geomatics field ever since and during this period has provided comprehensive consultancy, GIS, mapping and remote sensing services to Government departments and authorities, Parastatal organisations, private entities as well as international clients.

Following a successful decade of activities, today DITSL is a fully-fledged Information Technology (IT) and Application Service Provision (ASP) company. DITSL brings together a wealth of expertise in: GIS, mapping and remote sensing, surveying, geocoding, software development, mobile & Static data communications solutions, fleet management solutions, internet protocol (IP) services, application services provision (ASP).

datatrak IT services ltd undertook the project “Geocoding of Premises in the Maltese Islands and Development of Related Application Tools” for the WSC. This application, the Water Information System (WIS), is capable of monitoring and reporting on various aspects of water management at national level including pipe and infrastructure network, water resources, consumer location, analysis of water consumption and also the calculation of real loss and apparent loss values.

Mr Joe Fenech Conti, CEO of datatrak IT services and the partnership expressed his enthusiasm for the new venture and said “The partnership between DITSL and WSC was a natural progression after a number of successful projects. It combines WSC’s knowledge of the water industry with datatrak IT’s experience in implementing corporate GIS solutions. The partnership is another step in datatrak’s strategy of developing solutions locally with partners and then exporting them.” Mr. Walter Bonnici, Chairman, spoke of his satisfaction for this new partnership. “ The continuous success of our IT arm both locally and abroad augurs well for the challenges ahead in the very near future” he said.

October 13, 2002