Developing Custom Solutions With GeoMedia; Intergraph Adds More Partners to Project GeoMedia.HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 1996--Intergraph Software Solutions announced today the addition of another 37 companies and organizations to its Project GeoMedia(R) beta partnership program. A total of 51 software developers, systems integrators, industry advisers and data providers are now participating in the program. They are using early versions of Intergraph's soon to be released GeoMedia product as the foundation for developing specialized applications. GeoMedia, the universal geographic client, is the first product designed to provide an easy-to-use, intuitive and customizable geographic data Geographic data is about much more than electronic pictures of maps. The geographic data that describes our world allows for city planning, flood prediction and relief, emergency service routing, environmental assessments, wind pattern monitoring and many other applications. integration system. It is expected to ship to customers in the first quarter of 1997. "The interest in Project GeoMedia has been spectacular. We've had over 150 different organizations wanting to be in the program," said Preetha Pulusani, executive director of marketing of the Infrastructure product center at Intergraph. "We've been working over the past several months to attract and welcome these newest partners who realize the strategic advantages that will be realized through cooperation. They, like the first 14 partners we announced in September, represent the best-in-class in their respective areas. It's exciting that so many want to be involved with us as we lead the way into the next generation of geographic information systems geographic information system (GIS) Computerized system that relates and displays data collected from a geographic entity in the form of a map. The ability of GIS to overlay existing data with new information and display it in colour on a computer screen is used primarily to technology." -0-
The newest partners in Project GeoMedia are:
Agriculture Western Australia, Australia
Applied Technology Solutions Inc. Lancaster, Pa.,
Applied Technological Services, Dallas, Texas
Black & Veatch, Kansas City, Mo.
Bowhouse Data, The Netherlands
Calgis Inc., Fresno, Calif.
Cartotech Inc., San Antonio, Texas
CEGN, Arcueil (94), France
Christchurch City Council, New Zealand
EBIT, GmbH, Germany
EG&G Mound Applied Technologies, Miamisburg, Ohio
ERA a.s., Czech Republic
English Nature, United Kingdom
GeoQuery Inc., Baton Rouge, La.
GEOVAP spol. s.r.o., Czech Republic
Heidemij Advies, The Netherlands
Hitachi Zosen Information Systems Co., Ltd, Japan
Impact Resources, Austin, Texas
Information Solutions Center, Milwaukee, Wis.
Institut Geographique National, France
IIT, Marlborough, Mass.
LIFA I/S, Denmark
Lightpath, Inc. Lexington, Ky.
Mentz Datenverabeitung GmbH, Germany
Michael Baker Jr., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.
MRF Systems Inc., Canada
Pacific International Mapping, Canada
Performance Group Inc., Dahlgren, Va.
PlanGraphics Inc., Frankfort Ky.
Public Systems Associates, Inc. Denver, Colo. and Baton Rouge, La.,
Quality Research, Huntsville, Ala.
Redlands Software Inc. Costa Mesa, Calif.
STaRNET, LLC, Birmingham, Ala.
The Texas Historical Commission, Austin, Texas
The Virtual GIS Group Pty Ltd., Australia
Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, S.C.
Woolpert, Dayton, Ohio
They join these first Project GeoMedia partners that were
announced in September, 1996:
CADIS GmbH, Germany
Cambridge Technology Partners, Lansing, Mich.
City of Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Datacentralen Geodata A/S, Denmark
Frank Data International B.V., The Netherlands
GEOCOM Informatik, AG, Switzerland
GeoMetria GIS Systems House, Ltd,, Hungary
Grontmij GeoGroep, The Netherlands
H.S.I, SRO, Czech Republic
Help Service-Mapping Ltd., Czech Republic
Insiel, Italy
M.J. Harden and Associates, Kansas City, Mo.
Stoner Associates, Carlisle, Pa.
Trimble, Sunnyvale, Calif.
-0- More About Project GeoMedia Project GeoMedia participants receive a starter kit composed of software and documentation for the purpose of developing applications that address a variety of solutions - from advanced spatial analysis (Data West Research Agency definition: see GIS glossary.) Analytical techniques to determine the spatial distribution of a variable, the relationship between the spatial distribution of variables, and the association of the variables of an area. to map viewing. Project GeoMedia will regularly distribute developer news and project updates to all participants. Project participants will receive additional benefits, including access to beta software Noun 1. beta software - software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release; "beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it" releases, inclusion in the Project GeoMedia application catalog, logo usage and Intergraph corporate briefings. The Project GeoMedia starter kit comes with built-in functionality as a standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. solution or a companion to existing solutions such as Intergraph's leading geographic information systems (GIS) software - MGE Mge Mycoplasma Genitalium MGE Minneapolis Grain Exchange MGE Madison Gas and Electric Company MGE Mobile Genetic Elements MGE Maintenance Ground Equipment MGE Microstation Graphics Environment MGE Modern Gun Effectiveness Model MGE Modular Gis Environment (Modular GIS Environment) and FRAMME(TM) (Facilities Rulebased Application Model Management Environment). Its inherent functionality includes GIS analytical functions, making it an excellent GIS development platform for customized geographic applications. Intergraph Background Information A member of the Fortune 1000, Intergraph Corporation is the world's largest company dedicated to supplying interactive computer graphics systems. Products range from point solutions, meeting individual and departmental needs, to integrated, enterprisewide systems. Noted for delivering interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. systems and applications, Intergraph bases it products on Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. (R), Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) and UNIX operating systems Noun 1. UNIX operating system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services . Intergraph Software Solutions (ISS ISS See Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). ) develops and markets integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. for the Technical Desktop - the combination of compatible technical applications and personal productivity tools in a single desktop computer. Technical applications include computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive , engineering, analysis, manufacturing, publishing and earth sciences. ISS also provides core system software, high-end applications, and training, consulting, and implementation services. -0- Editors: For background information on the newest Project GeoMedia partners, visit the Intergraph web site at: http://www.intergraph.com/96all.stm. Intergraph, the Intergraph logo and GeoMedia are registered trademarks and FRAMME is a trademark of Intergraph Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville Product Contact: Brimmer Sherman, 205/730-1230, brsherma@.ingr.com Media Contact: Jack Robertson John David Benbow Robertson, born February 22, 1917 and died October 12, 1996, was a cricketer who played for Middlesex and England. A right-handed opening batsman of consistency and class, Jack Robertson was a heavy scorer in county cricket who averaged 46 runs per innings , 205/730-8785, jrrobert@ingr.com or www.intergraph.com |
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