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DTN Acquires Surface Systems To Inhance Weather Forecasting Services
Omaha NE (SPX) Jul 16, 2006 DTN, the world leader in weather forecasting, display and decision support technology, has announced the acquisition of Surface Systems, Incorporated (SSI) weather forecasting customers. DTN will integrate SSI's weather forecasting customers into its weather business, Meteorlogix. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed. DTN will provide services to existing SSI weather forecasting customers, making available DTN's state-of-the-art weather and pavement forecasting systems, innovative satellite, online and mobile weather display systems and patented weather-monitoring alerting technology. SSI, a division Quixote Corporation, will retain the manufacturing, sale and maintenance of weather and pavement hardware sensor technology. SSI customers will now have access to DTN's suite of MxVision WeatherSentry products which offer localized, real-time forecast information, lightning details, radar specifics, and weather alerting capabilities via PC, cell phones, and PDAs. In addition, DTN's staff of highly trained Meteorologists and customer service representatives will be accessible to customers by phone, web or e-mail 24 hours a day, seven days a week. "DTN is pleased to begin offering improved weather forecasting and display capabilities to SSI customers in a format that allows both companies to continue to focus on their core strengths," said Robert Gordon, chief executive officer, DTN. "The combination of state-of-the-art weather forecasting, clear display technology and leading-edge pavement hardware sensors is a powerful force and one we will leverage with customers." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links DTN/Meteorlogix DTN Weather News at TerraDaily.com
Heatwave increases flood risk in the Netherlands
Waddinxveen, The Netherlands (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 The Netherlands is experiencing a twist on the heatwave across Europe, as the drought actually increases the danger of floods with dried-out peat dikes at risk of bursting. |
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