IntelliWhere, Duke Energy, and EWTS Create Energy Technology Alliance.Business Editors/Technology Writers HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2001 Alliance focuses on location-based services See mobile positioning. , wireless, and Web-based solutions for the energy industry IntelliWhere(TM), a division of Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :INGR), today announced an agreement between Duke Energy and Enterprise Wide Technical Services (EWTS EWTS Electronic Warfare Training Squadron EWTS East West Technical Services LLC (NMFS Observer Program) ) to create an Energy Technology Alliance. The Alliance will address how the energy community crosses the technology chasm to exploit their 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 (GIS) and back office systems to achieve the next level of enterprisewide data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. and communication. The goal of the Alliance is to build on industry knowledge, industry standards, and open geospatial software technologies and services to facilitate the rapid deployment of location-based services (LBS (Location-Based Services) See mobile positioning. ), wireless, and Web-based solutions in the energy industry. Solutions and standards that can be integrated with an existing GIS are a priority with the Alliance because they help safeguard sizable system investments by allowing enterprises to build on what they have rather than starting over. Industry compliance and the ability to respond quickly to new regulations are also important factors to the Alliance when adopting new technologies. The Alliance will be supported by open solutions such as the IntelliWhere Genie solution, which is based on GeoMedia(R) technology, to deliver location-based services. Alliance members will also share their industry knowledge and success with open, geofacilities-centric technology implementations. In addition, service providers such as EWTS will support the Alliance with its ability to deliver solution-specific systems integration and implementation services. Members energized by Alliance "Creating this Alliance is a natural next step for Duke Energy to extend our geofacilities data from the desktop to the field," said Terry Rittenhour, director of Technical Services, Duke Energy Gas Transmission, LP. "We already have proven success with Intergraph's GeoMedia technology when managing disparate data and EWTS services for addressing our IT requirements. The Energy Technology Alliance provides a framework for us to further leverage our data using emerging technologies such as location-based services." Lee Finniear, managing director of the IntelliWhere Division, comments, "We're excited to create this Alliance with Duke Energy, recognized as an early technology adopter and standard bearer an officer of an army, company, or troop, who bears a standard; - commonly called color sergeantor color bearer; hence, the leader of any organization; as, the standard bearer of a political party s>. See also: Standard for their industry. IntelliWhere's role as a technology provider will enable them to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. their substantial GIS investment and help fuse their current enterprise data with next generation technologies. We believe the synergy created by this group will spill over Verb 1. spill over - overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" bubble over, overflow seethe, boil - be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger" 2. and benefit other energy providers." Alliance foresees benefits to industry An additional benefit of the Alliance is that it will provide a forum for all energy providers to communicate common issues; influence industry standards, business workflows, and processes; and exploit new technologies whether their GIS is based on Autodesk, ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., Redlands, CA, www.esri.com) The world's leading developer of geographic information systems (GIS) software, including programs that plot ZIP codes and addresses, demographic information and detailed, color-coded data. , Intergraph, GE SmallWorld, or other vendor solutions. Companies in the gas, pipeline, and electric market sectors, as well as industry affiliates who want to explore new technology opportunities, may benefit from participating. For more information about the Energy Technology Alliance, contact Tom Penn, Duke Energy, at tpenn@duke-energy.com or Majdi Zahran, IntelliWhere Americas, at mmzahran@intelliwhere.com. IntelliWhere IntelliWhere (www.intelliwhere.com) is a new division of Intergraph Corporation's Mapping and GIS Solutions vertical business, created explicitly to focus on the emerging market of location-based technology and services. The division combines more than 30 years of experience in spatial and location-based technologies, with a global infrastructure and the ability to implement solutions around the world. IntelliWhere is represented in more than 60 countries through Intergraph Corporation's wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. companies and distributor network. Intergraph, IntelliWhere, and GeoMedia are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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