Dubai Ports Authority/Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority Standardizes on GeoMedia.Business Editors HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2000 Leading transshipment Transshipment The passing goods from one ocean vessel to another. center worldwide implements GeoMedia technology Intergraph Corporation (Nasdaq:INGR) today announced that the Dubai Ports Authority/Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (JAFZA JAFZA Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority ) has awarded Intergraph Middle East LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control a contract to deploy GeoMedia(R) as the GIS solution of choice for all of JAFZA. GeoMedia and GeoMedia Professional, along with Oracle8i(TM) database software, will be implemented to build a GIS that automates current manual tasks related to the free zone, such as real estate management. The GIS will also automate land use and property management tasks for improved, real-time decision making. Intergraph was chosen over the competition because of its strong local presence and because GeoMedia technology is already in use in many of the government departments and municipalities in the region. Area organizations that use GeoMedia include Al-Ain Town Planning town planning: see city planning. department, the municipalities of Ajman, Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (ä`b  thä`bē, zä–, dä–), Arab. Abu Zabi, sheikhdom (1995 pop. 928,360), c. , Dubai, Sharjah and Dubai Water & Electricity Department. JAFZA is one of the leading transshipment centers in the world, serving more than 125 shipping lines and ranked 10th among the container ports of the world. JAFZA is the base for more than 1,600 companies from more than 85 countries. "With the help of a customized GIS, the Jebel Ali Free Zone Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ) is located in the Jebel Ali area of the emirate of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. It offers an economic zone with lucrative business and tax incentives to corporations. Authority will be able to manage more effectively their current geospatial data in day-to-day business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets ," said Muhammed Al-Aswad, territory manager for U.A.E, Qatar, Oman, and Yemen, Intergraph Middle East LLC. "We are happy to have the opportunity to work with JAFZA on a project of this proportion." Intergraph Background Information Intergraph Corporation is a worldwide provider of end-to-end technical solutions and systems integration. Intergraph's vertically focused business units develop, market and support software and services for local and national governments, and for global industries, including process plant design, utilities, communications, mapping/GIS, photogrammetry photogrammetry: see aerial and satellite photography. , and public safety. Headquartered in Huntsville, Ala., with offices worldwide, Intergraph is located on the Web at www.intergraph.com. Intergraph and GeoMedia are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Oracle8i is a trademark of Oracle Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. EDITORS: If you wish to include contact information for reader inquiries, please use 800/791-3357 (within the United States) or Intergraph's Mapping/GIS Web address, www.intergraph.com/gis. |
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