Sierra Systems, in Partnership with Pure Technologies, Wins Microsoft IMPACT Awards 2017

Allows water utilities to make faster business decisions based on
innovative pipeline data analysis techniques

VANCOUVER, British Columbia & CALGARY, Alberta–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AI–Sierra Systems Group Inc. (Sierra Systems), in collaboration with Pure
Technologies Ltd. (Pure; TSX: PUR), has been named a winner for the
Canadian Microsoft IMPACT Awards 2017 for the Data and Advanced
Analytics Innovation Award. The awards took place on July 9th at the
Marriott Hotel, Washington D.C. as part of Microsoft’s Inspire
Conference, formerly called Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC). The
annual event, now in its 14th year, celebrates outstanding achievement
across Microsoft’s community of partners, system integrators and service
providers who are committed to the pursuit of quality and innovation.

The Data and Advanced Analytics Innovation Award is specifically focused
on recognizing partners that have delivered innovative solutions using
Big Data and Analytics capabilities. Sierra Systems partnered with Pure
to provide a new approach in analyzing pipeline data to help make
strategic business decisions much faster.

The collaborative effort involved the development of a deep learning
artificial intelligence system that was trained to recognize and
classify water pipeline leak audio patterns. With the new predictive
analytic techniques, the process can now accurately identify leaks at a
rate 150 times faster than previous methods, based on initial results.
The system is scalable to manage multiple pipeline inspections in
parallel, resulting in massive gains in efficiency. It is now more
effective to take unstructured data from the field and convert the
information to drive predictive maintenance. The complete case study can
be viewed at https://www.sierrasystems.com/digital-transformation/.

“The Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud, and Data Analytics are essential
for business responsiveness. Sierra Systems is leveraging Microsoft
Azure intelligent Cloud services, Machine Learning (ML), and Artificial
Intelligence (AI) technology to develop new and transforming solutions
for our clients to better their business,” said Pat Kaiser, Chief
Operating Officer, Sierra Systems.

“With a growing number of pipeline inspections utilizing our
technologies and solutions, it is critical to provide our clients with a
faster turnaround on their data,” said Robert Budianto, Senior Vice
President, Engineering, Operations and Production of Pure. “This has
increased the value of our services by allowing clients to implement
better and timely maintenance strategies to manage their pipeline
infrastructure into the future.”

About Sierra Systems

Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia and founded in 1966, Sierra
Systems is an IT services firm offering a full range of advisory,
systems integration, and managed application services. With operations
across Canada, Sierra Systems has developed deep expertise in its
targeted industries and has earned a reputation for delivering superior
solutions that strengthen the business operations of organizations in
their communities.

About Pure Technologies Ltd.

Pure Technologies Ltd. is an international asset management, technology
and services company which has developed patented technologies for
inspection, monitoring and management of critical infrastructure around
the world. Pure’s business model incorporates four distinct but
complementary business streams:

  • Sales of proprietary monitoring technologies for pipelines, bridges
    and structures;
  • Recurring revenue from data analysis, site maintenance, and from
    technology licensing;
  • Premium technical services including pipeline inspection, leak
    detection and condition assessment;
  • Specialized engineering services in areas related to asset management,
    primarily in the area of pipeline condition assessment for water and
    wastewater infrastructure.

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Contacts

Sierra Systems Contact:
Jessie Gill, Director of Marketing
Toll
Free: 1-877-688-1371
[email protected]
sierrasystems.com
or
Pure
Technologies Contact:

Paul Moon, Director of Investor Relations
(403)
537-3244 or [email protected]
https://investors.puretechltd.com/