Partnership Expands U.S. COST Global Presence in France, Belgium and Switzerland

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Atlanta, Georgia, USA and Lannion, France – September 26, 2010 – U.S. COST, a leading provider of estimating and cost management software, announced an agreement with France-based WATIF Engineering to serve as a U.S. COST partner in Europe. Specifically, WATIF Engineering will sell and support the entire U.S. COST product suite in France, Belgium and Switzerland with a focus on customers doing business in the areas of transportation, aerospace, energy and defense.

This partnership marks the first European expansion for U.S. COST, following its earlier overseas expansion in Dubai, UAE and Sydney, Australia.
"We are pleased to welcome WATIF Engineering as our strategic partner in the French-speaking countries of Europe. This agreement will enable us to continue to expand our global presence by bringing the U.S. COST Success Solutions suite of estimating applications to clients in the region," said Steve Williams, Vice President of Software for U.S. COST. “WATIF Engineering provides service and expertise that complements our focus on cost management products and services. But most importantly, our companies share a common goal of delivering best-in-business service excellence to our customers.”
Frederic Gloaguen, Sales Manager for WATIF Engineering, says that today’s announcement is an important milestone in the development of the new company’s operations, “The ability to sell and support the precisely tailored estimating solutions from U.S. COST complements our existing operations in this market and significantly enhances our ability to serve our customers.”

About WATIF Engineering Formed in February, 2010 and headquartered in Lannion, France, WATIF Engineering offers more than 20 years of employee experience in engineering and costing. WATIF Engineering is successfully serving a wide range of clients in the automotive, energy, aerospace and defense industries.

About U.S. COST
Since 1983, U.S. COST has been providing cost management, project control services and software solutions for capital projects of all types to owners, designers and contractors. U.S. COST Software provides complete technology solutions for a number of diverse industries including manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, utilities, energy producers, telecommunications, government, education, transportation, facilities and property management, consumer packaged goods and more. For additional information about U.S. COST and our other products and services, please visit our corporate website at www.uscost.com.

Media Contact Information:
Mickey Carr, Program Manager, Software Group
800.955.1385 or 770.481.1600
Fax: 770.481.1640
Email: sales@uscost.com
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