German Pipeline Adopts Intergraph Geospatial Technology to Manage Gas Transmission Throughout Europe.Business Editors & Technology Writers HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 2000 WINGAS GmbH Selects Intergraph's G/Pipeline for Geospatial Resource Management Solution Intergraph Corporation (Nasdaq:INGR) and Intergraph Germany today announced that WINGAS GmbH, headquartered in Kassel, Germany, and a joint venture of Wintershall AG and the Russian OAO OAO Orbiting Astronomical Observatory OAO Over and Out OAO One And Only OAO Ontario Association of Orthodontists OAO Owned and Operated OAO Ontario Association of Optometrists OAO Opticians Association of Ohio OAO Orthogonalized Atomic Orbital Gazprom, has selected Intergraph's G/Pipeline solution as the GIS (1) (Geographic Information System) An information system that deals with spatial information. Often called "mapping software," it links attributes and characteristics of an area to its geographic location. hub of an enterprisewide Geospatial Resource Management (GRM GRM Gross Rent Multiplier GRM Geospatial Resource Management (GIS, mapping) GRM General Routing Matrix GRM General Relationship Model GRM Gregg Reference Manual GRM Gross Refining Margin GRM Global Request Manager ) system. G/Pipeline will provide the powerful facility information management, analysis, and viewing capabilities needed to support the company's expansion in response to Europe's increasing demand for natural gas. The WINGAS transmission system, a pipeline network of 1,800 kilometers, imports North Sea and Russian gas into Germany and has plans to deliver natural gas into neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. European countries, where its pipes are already integrated into the gas transmission network. WINGAS is also participating in the consortium to build an Interconnector pipeline from the United Kingdom to the European continent. G/Pipeline's open database architecture makes it easy to exchange facility-related data with other corporate systems, such as those tracking cost-of-materials and inventory. G/Pipeline's Web-enabling capability provides low-cost, enterprisewide data access, from office to remote field locations, including those of outside contractors outside contractor n → contratista m/f independiente . Preliminary system design is underway and expected to be completed in October 2000, with incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. implementation and delivery beginning prior to year-end. "We are proud to announce that WINGAS, a highly competitive and forward-thinking European gas supplier, has selected Intergraph," says Dr. Horst Harbauer, director of Intergraph Germany. "This is further confirmation that G/Pipeline is a state-of-the-art solution that fulfills the requirements of today's gas industry and equips it for the deregulated market." For more information about the WINGAS project, please contact Maximilian Weber, division manager, Utilities & Communications, Intergraph Germany, E-mail: mweber@ingr.com. WINGAS GmbH Background Information WINGAS was founded in 1993 as a subsidiary of Wintershall AG and the Russian OAO Gazprom. The WINGAS pipeline system is directly linked up with the largest natural gas reserves in the world and transports natural gas amounting to several billion cubic meters Noun 1. cubic meter - a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters cubic metre, kiloliter, kilolitre metric capacity unit - a capacity unit defined in metric terms per year. Intergraph Background Information Intergraph's communications and utilities organizations provide the world's leading Windows NT-based Geospatial Resource Management solutions for communications companies Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. and utilities. Intergraph's solutions integrate a full range of asset information management and decision support tools into a truly blended, enterprise IT environment. The company's products for Geospatial Resource Management include G/Industry Solutions for communications, electric, gas, water, and pipeline companies, FRAMME, and FRAMME Web View and Field View. Dedicated to streamlining the entire workflow, Intergraph also offers inside plant management solutions and the InService suite of products, addressing outage out·age n. 1. A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage. 2. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power. management, workforce management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space. , crew dispatch, and mobile data needs. 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 the Intergraph Logo are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. FRAMME and InService are trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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