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Cerenade Chosen by Manitoba Hydro to Bring Forms Online to Reduce Costs and Enable Electronic Routing and Online Approvals

Energy Utility Selects Cerenade's Browser-Based eForms Management Solution To Improve Communication Within The Company

Winnipeg, Manitoba/Los Angeles, CA - Manitoba Hydro has selected Cerenade's Visual eForms Enterprise Server for its new eForms management system. This integrated software solution will allow Manitoba Hydro to meet their electronic forms needs with a solution providing complex forms management, online approvals, routing capabilities, and other business requirements.

Manitoba Hydro conducted several months of comprehensive product reviews that examined requirements and alternative solutions. They also conducted an internal survey that documented the importance of electronic forms:

90% believe forms are critical
85% want digital signatures
80% need workflow and web-enabled functionality.

Only Cerenade met Manitoba Hydro's rigorous technology and budget requirements, including the successful conversion of existing forms. John Smyrski, Information Technology Manager at Manitoba Hydro pointed out, "The electronic routing and approval functionality of Cerenade's Visual eForms Enterprise Server will facilitate improved communication within the company and make improvements to existing business processes. Because this solution is a browser-based product, our administrative and product support demands will be significantly reduced."

Phillip Yadidian, Cerenade's President, added, "We believe that Manitoba Hydro is taking a huge technology step with our server-based solution. Visual eForms Enterprise Server directly impacts workflow efficiency and also eliminates exorbitant costs associated with the support and training inherent in a desktop system. Additionally, Manitoba Hydro will now have a complete, end-to-end, sophisticated eform management system meeting requirements such as online approvals, tracking, version control, audit trail, and routing capabilities."

Manitoba Hydro, a major energy utility headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, serves 403,000 electric customers throughout Manitoba and 248,000 gas customers in various communities throughout southern Manitoba. They are the major distributor of natural gas in the province and the fourth largest energy utility in Canada.

About Cerenade
Los Angeles-based Cerenade streamlines inefficient forms processing solutions and outdated paper systems with an Integrated Electronic Forms Document Management solution for businesses and government organizations. Cerenade's WYSIWYG solutions are also recognized for their rapid return-on-investment, Section 508 accessibility, and aggressive migration and deployment capabilities. Customers include 3M, Amerada Hess, Manitoba Hydro, North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, Office of Naval Research, Pennzoil, Pinnacle West, and US Department of Energy. Visit Cerenade on the Web at www.cerenade.com or call toll-free in the U.S. at 1-866/4-Cerenade.