By integrating a number of the department's databases, multiple-media.com allows its specialists to do cross-researches on multiple factors within ecosystems. This optimization process is part of an effort by Hydro-Québec to enhance its knowledge base concerning sustainable development.

"Thanks to the leading edge work carried out by multiple-media.com, several of Hydro-Québec databases have now achieved increased maturity and offer better performances; this will allow us to leverage our data more efficiently and significantly increase our environmental knowledge," said Alain Tremblay, from the Unité Environment.

"We are proud to be able to help Hydro-Québec develop its knowledge concerning the environment," said Renato Cudicio, president of multiple-media.com. "This optimization of its research tools opens up new and extremely positive perspectives, in key sectors, for the public utility."

This is not the first mandate that multiple-media.com has carried out for Hydro-Québec: the Montreal company is on the list of the public utility's regular suppliers ever since it rebuilt one of Unité Environment's scientific databases, in 2002. It has also used its leading edge usability expertise to modify the main search tool's interface so that it could be used by non-specialists.

In 2006, multiple-media.com did more for Hydro-Québec than optimizing databases, mainly introducing new query levels and automating certain researches. The Montreal company also produced a new, drill-down access to information directly from geographical maps.