City of Toronto Facilities
Go Live (August 2010)
The City of Toronto has completed the production deployment of Riva to
inspect their facilities, record Building Condition Assessments (BCAs),
forecast needs, create estimates, prioritize and package projects and
fit within their annual budget envelope. The project was delivered on
time and on budget within an aggressive timeframe. The deployment
includes and integration of Riva DS to collect inspections and forecast
work and Riva CP to package and level capital projects. Toronto is also
the first user of the Riva Blackberry App, which supports disconnected
data entry and review in the field, including automated linking of
photographs and launching of workflow requests.
Riva Blackberry App Released
(July 2010)
The Riva Blackberry App puts the power of Riva in the palm of your hand.
It allows field workers to review and record asset information,
including planned events and inspections, even in places WIFI and
cellular can’t reach. It includes support for recording assets and
needs, attaching notes, initiating workflows and taking pictures, all
with effortless integration with all Riva applications.
Riva 4.0 Released (July 2010)
Riva is proud to announce the release of version 4.0 of our suite of
products. Riva 4.0 includes support for a host of new features requested
by our clients as well as enhancements to performance, scalability and
usability. Highlights of the new version include support for ArcGIS
Server, enhanced security, user customizable dashboards, configurable
event logging, enhanced searching, enhancements to our Excel
synchronization technology.
Halton Completes Financial Statements
We would like to congratulate Halton Region on successfully completing their officially audited, full accrual-based 2009 Financial Statements with Tangible Capital Assets compliance. The Region used Riva EI and Riva AR as key components in their technical solution and we were pleased to be able to support them through this challenging new business process.
Municipal World Magazine Article
Ian Woodbury, President of RIVA Modeling has authored an article in the March 2010 issue if Municipal World magazine entitled “Ottawa Tackles TCA/PSAB 3150 Lessons from a Rapid Software Implementation Project”. The article discusses the technique used by RIVA at the City of Ottawa to implement a solution for TCA/PSAB 3150 compliance. This technique can be used in a wide range of circumstances to ensure the success of projects.
Calgary Using Riva for All Business Units
The City of Calgary has kicked off a comprehensive project to use Riva DS to move into advanced asset management. Over the course of 2010 Riva will work with each of the City’s business units to develop long range plans for all their assets. These individual models will feed automatically into an enterprise view of their prioritized needs for asset management for the next 100 years. This project will automate their 3 and 10 year capital plans as well as giving them the tools to build and evaluate approaches for becoming a successful, sustainable city.
