Ayres Associates Selects Z/I Imaging As Technology Partner; Ayres Associates Chooses TerraShare Client/Server System as the Nucleus of Enterprise Production Environment.

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2002

Z/I Imaging Corporation announced today at the International FIG XXII Conference in Washington, D.C., that Ayres Associates has selected Z/I Imaging as their technology provider to transition from a mixed analytical/ softcopy production environment to an all softcopy environment. By deploying TerraShare and TerraShare Production Manager as the nucleus of their production process, Ayres will be able to leap-frog a workstation-centric workflow to an enterprise environment.

"We are a full service company that provides a wide-range of photogrammetric mapping products and spatial data applications design, implementation, and training to our customers," said Kirk Contrucci, Manager of Photogrammetry, Ayres Associates. "We chose to partner with Z/I Imaging based on their TerraShare product suite. TerraShare will enable us to transition our analytical production workflow to a completely networked environment. Every TerraShare user will be able to instantly access project data and that means increased productivity throughout the project cycle."

The TerraShare suite of products includes administrative tools to assist with setup, adding and removing disk storage, loading images, archiving, and system monitoring. Using a preferred database, users can track images and associated metadata throughout the enterprise. Users can browse projects and images based on name without knowing the machine, disk, and directory in which the target is located. In addition, TerraShare isolates users from project disturbances caused by moving data between disks or servers.

Ayres Associates, a member of Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms, provides architectural and engineering services to public and private clients throughout the United States.

Z/I Imaging Background

Z/I Imaging Corporation is the world's largest company dedicated to the development and support of Earth Imaging tools. Z/I Imaging provides total end-to-end imaging solutions including aerial cameras, stereo softcopy workstations, photogrammetric scanners and open Microsoft Windows-based image management, processing, and distribution software.

Z/I Imaging is a trademark of Z/I Imaging Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright 2002 Z/ I Imaging Corporation. All rights reserved.