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American Water Named in Computerworld's 100 Best Places to Work in IT

VOORHEES, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- American Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation's largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, announced today it has been named to the 2012 list of 100 Best Places to Work in IT by IDG's Computerworld magazine. This honor is presented annually to 100 of the top organizations that challenge their information technology staffs while providing great benefits and compensation. American Water and other honorees are included in Computerworld's June 18 print and online issues. This is the third consecutive year that American Water has made the list.

In addition to being a great place to work for people in many career specialties, American Water's Information Technology Services (ITS) organization continues to empower employees to help steer the direction of the company by undergoing a business transformation process which provides its ITS employees with the opportunity to build and implement the changing technological landscape of American Water from the ground up. In addition to the business transformation initiative, ITS supports a selection of commercial off the shelf packages (COTS), as well as two data centers; a voice and data network for more than 30 state subsidiaries with several hundred physical sites that store, treat and pump water; traditional help desk functions; architecture; security; a Project Management Office; and legacy custom developed applications.

"Since water is the asset American Water is the steward of and water quality is of utmost importance, it is imperative for us to stay current and have technology that enables us to continue to manage our water operations and assets and provide a high level of quality to our customers," said Emily Ashworth, Vice President and Chief Information Officer. "We continue to focus on recruiting and sustaining the right talent, enabling the ability to design and support technology that is as broad and creative as the people it serves - in an industry critical to the infrastructure of this country."

Since 1994, Computerworld's annual Best Places to Work in IT feature has ranked the top 100 work environments for technology professionals, based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, diversity, career development, training and retention. In addition to providing great benefits and competitive pay, the organizations that make the Best Places to Work list sustain a dynamic work environment in which IT professionals keep their hands on the latest technologies and work on projects that are business critical.

About Computerworld

Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide, providing peer perspective, IT leadership and business results. Computerworld's award-winning website (www.computerworld.com), bi-weekly publication, focused conference series and custom research forms the hub of the world's largest (40+ edition) global IT media network. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 awards, including Magazine of the Year by American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) awards in 2010, the 2009 Best Blog from the Neal awards, and 2006 Best Overall Web Publication from ASBPE. Computerworld leads the industry with an online audience of over 3.5 million unique, monthly visitors (Omniture, September 2011). Computerworld is published by IDG Enterprise, a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading media, events and research company. Company information is available at www.idgenterprise.com.

About American Water

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs approximately 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in more than 30 states and parts of Canada. More information can be found at www.amwater.com.

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American Water
Denise Venuti Free
External Communications Manager
856-309-4690
denise.free@amwater.com

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