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SSESCO's WxPortalTM Generates Over 5,000 Maps a Day for WantSomeWeather
www.ssesco.com
www.wantsomeweather.com
SSESCO TEAMS WITH WANTSOMEWEATHER.COM TO MAKE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE
WEATHER FORECASTS AFFORDABLE FOR WEATHER SENSITIVE BUSINESSES
SAINT PAUL, MN, January 3, 2002 - SSESCO, Inc., a leading provider of products and services to the
environmental and meteorological markets, announced today that it has partnered with WantSomeWeather.com,
a division of Weather Eye, Inc., to generate over 5,000 graphics-intensive maps daily based on
WantSomeWeather's proprietary MesocastTM forecast model.
WantSomeWeather provides NexRad radar, satellite images, hi-resolution forecasting, and severe weather
information to customers in a wide array of weather sensitive industries, including farmers, snow removal
companies, government municipalities, and golf courses. "With over a dozen years' experience providing weather
forecasts to the public via radio stations across the country, we were ready to take the next step," says Steve
Wohlenhaus, President of Weather Eye, Inc. First, though, Weather Eye would need to determine how best to
transform their proprietary Mesocast weather forecasts into visually appealing maps.
Having just finished development of its WxPortalTM, an entirely new, unique and powerful way to view, analyze
and explain complex weather situations, the two companies partnered to use WxPortal's system architecture to
convert Mesocast into a graphical format. "WantSomeWeather is a great showcase for WxPortal, which we are
launching at this month's American Meteorological Society's 82nd Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL," says Mark
Ahlstrom, CEO of SSESCO. "They create the forecasts based on their proprietary model and we make them
readily available for the Internet by visualizing their forecasts in an attractive and easy to understand way."
WxPortal's system architecture is licensed to third-parties to quickly generate visual weather content from three-
dimensional forecast models. This capability allows WantSomeWeather to rapidly deliver their custom Mesocast
forecast to farmers, ski area operators, golf courses, and other weather-sensitive businesses. More than $1 trillion
of the U.S. economy is weather sensitive.
About SSESCO
Founded in 1989, Software Solutions and Environmental Services Company (SSESCO) is a leading provider of
products and services to the environmental and meteorological markets. The company's products, which include
WxPortal and Environmental WorkBench, involve breakthrough technology designed to analyze, create, deliver,
and interact with environmental and meteorological data. By providing compelling visual display of 3D
environmental analysis and location-specific meteorological forecasts, SSESCO technology allows customers to
rapidly integrate data from many different formats, time-scales, and sources, to make better and faster business
decisions. The company's clients include Boeing's Autometric division, NASA, Digital Cyclone, the United States Air
Force, and others. For more information, visit the company on the web at www.ssesco.com.
About WantSomeWeather.com and Weather Eye, Inc.
WantSomeWeather is a division of Weather Eye, Inc. The Weather Eye forecasts are carried on over 300 radio
stations across the country. As a premier weather consulting service, Weather Eye has been serving a myriad of
weather sensitive industries for more than 12 years, during which time it has evolved into the leader in broadcast
meteorology services. For more information on Weather Eye, Inc. and WantSomeWeather, visit the company on
the web at www.wantsomeweather.com.
Software Solutions and Environmental Services Company
1217 Bandana Blvd. N., St. Paul, MN 55108 Tel: 651.842.4260 Fax: 651.842.4256
www.ssesco.com
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