Open International Systems Corp., leader in BOSS (Business and Operations Support Systems) solutions development and implementations for public utilities and telecommunications industries, announces that Empresa Metropolitana de Aseo S.A. E.S.P. - EMAS, a public services provider (street sweeping and solid waste recollection and disposal) and incinerator of biomedical waste (recollection, specialized transportation and final disposal) of the City of Pasto has opted to implement Open Systems’ OpenSmartflex™ solution.

EMAS Pasto is part of the SALA Group (Environmental Solutions for Latin America Ltd.) – conformed by Urbaser S.A. , a Spanish enterprise of the Grupo Dragados (presently ACS Group), the most important Spanish builder and by Raigar International Inc., a consultant for the development of new business in Latin America.

This new commitment with EMAS Pasto S.A. E.S.P. for the implementation of OpenSmartflex™ Solution is aimed to strengthen the invoicing and customer care processes, making possible that all developments oriented to the provisioning of services will me more effective in both the operational processes and the customer care rendered at the Customer care Center where all customer requests and claims are received.

EMAS Pasto S.A. E.S.P. through the acquisition of OpenSmartflex™ platform will be able to integrate its business scheme by virtue of the platform’s adaptability and convergence, which guarantees faster and timely response to new business perspectives facing public services and utilities providers due to the service convergence present today in the Colombian market.

OpenSmartflex™ solutions’ technological momentum will make the transition from the systems presently operating at EMAS PASTO S.A. E.S.P. to a stable and flexible platform, a dynamic process, which will provide better control of the business and a faster response to customer needs.

Hernando Parrott, Vice-President of New Business Developments of Open International Systems Corp. pointed out: “OpenSmartflex™, experience and information integration will provide EMAS Pasto S.A. E.S.P. with the possibility of offering a better service, and to position the company in the market place through improved competitiveness for the benefit of its customers. Open Systems’ OpenSmartflex™ solution will allow EMAS Pasto S.A. E.S.P. to develop a complete operation through an offer capable of implementing any of the new technological developments.”

OpenSmartflex™ makes it possible that all developments linked to the provisioning of services have greater effectiveness, positioning EMAS Pasto S.A. E.P.S. in a pioneering position for obtaining new technological resources which can be included in the activities framework of the company by virtue of the OpenSmartflex™ solution.

According to Hernando Parrott, the incursion in EMA Pasto S.A. E.S.P. outlines a new course of action for Open International Systems Corp. since it provides the company with new leverage for consolidating our position in the public services and utilities market by including the waste recollection and disposal operations which include the participation of the SALA Group in the Colombian market.”

About EMAS (www.emas.com.co)

EMPRESA METROPOLITANA DE ASEO S.A. E.S.P.- EMAS,
EMAS (EMPRESA METROPOLITANA DE ASEO S.A. E.S.P.) is part of the SALA Group (Environmental Solutions for Latin America Ltd.) – operating in the provisioning of waste recollection and disposal and in the incineration of bio-medical waste and the disposal of dangerous waste.

EMAS Pasto S.A. E.P.S. concentrates its efforts in street sweeping, waste recollection, transportation and final disposal of solid waste at the sanitary filling or at any other site guaranteeing protection to the environment and abidance with legal dispositions.

EMAS Pasto S.A. E.P.S. presently provides its services to over 140.000 subscribers located in Manizales, Chinchiná, Villamaría, Pasto, Risaralda, Anserma, Cajicá, Belalcazar, San José and Palestina.

About Open International Systems Corp. (www.openinternational.com)

Open International Systems Corp., leader in the development and implementations of specialized software solutions for the public utilities and services and for the telecommunications industries. Open is focused in the Latin American market and has obtained world wide recognition for its BOSS approach, commonly known as management of the commercial and operations processes, which integrates the BSS (Business Support Systems) functionalities with OSS (Operations Support Systems) functionalities.

Open, as of today, has over 50 satisfied customer providing services to subscribers in 8 Latin American countries,

Marketing Group
Miami, October, 2007
info@openinternational.com

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