Versatile Mobile Systems Teams With RADARSAT International To Develop Thailand's Agricultural Information Network.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20,2001 Versatile Mobile Systems (Canada) Inc. (CDNX CDNX See Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX). : VMS (1) (Virtual Memory System) A multiuser, multitasking, virtual memory operating system for the VAX series from Digital. VMS applications run on any VAX from the MicroVAX to the largest unit. See OpenVMS. ), a leading mobile commerce solutions provider, and The Information and Communication Technologies Development Group (ICT Dev Group) of RADARSAT RADARSAT Radar Satellite International (RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) Ailments of the hands, neck, back and eyes due to computer use. The remedy for RSI is frequent breaks which should include stretching or yoga postures. ) announced today the launch of its project to develop a national Agricultural Information Network (AIN) for Thailand. This phase of the project, valued at CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. $600,000, includes a feasibility study "A Feasibility Study" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 13 April, 1964, during the first season. It was remade in 1997 as part of the revived The Outer Limits series with a minor title change. and technology transfer program to assess and prepare for the development of the AIN. The second phase of the project, which encompasses the full development and implementation of the AIN, is estimated at CDN $15,000,000. The project kicked off Monday, August 20th in Vancouver, where RSI and Versatile Mobile Systems, a subcontractor on the project, hosted a delegation from the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and the Thai Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC BAAC Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (Thailand) BAAC British Army Air Corps ). This is the second project where RSI has teamed with Versatile Mobile Systems to develop information networks. The AIN is based on a web portal that connects agricultural information and BAAC's financial information. The AIN will support customized queries and applications and will enable the BAAC to make informed management decisions. The AIN will also be used to disseminate agricultural information between BAAC's 5,000 branch offices, BAAC field officers, and the agrarian community via traditional and electronic forms of communication. The AIN will increase agricultural productivity and farmers' income in Thailand through equal access to information such as new agricultural technology, weather reports, pest alerts and crop diversification possibilities. "We are pleased to assist the BAAC in its mission to improve rural livelihood. This innovative project will provide a key link in integrating agricultural management in Thailand and will help address the digital divide issues that Thailand faces," said R. Shawn Burns, Director of the ICT Dev Group. John Hardy, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Versatile Mobile Systems (Canada) Inc., remarked, "Versatile Mobile Systems has worked with some of the world's largest corporations deploying wired and largely wireless systems designed to interact with, and collect, data from both customers and mobile workers. We look forward to the challenge of working to meet the unique needs of the BAAC and the rural community of Thailand." This project was undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada The Government of Canada is the federal government of Canada. The powers and structure of the federal government are set out in the Constitution of Canada. In modern Canadian use, the term "government" (or "federal government") refers broadly to the cabinet of the day and through the Canadian International Development Agency's Industrial Cooperation Program (CIDA-INC). About Versatile Mobile Systems (Canada) Inc.: www.versatilemobile.com Versatile Mobile Systems (Canada) Inc. (VMS - CDNX) is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. in the mobile wireless applications and infrastructure market. It has developed software, mobile hardware peripherals and central office server software, which allow enterprises to use their software and mobile computers (and other handheld devices) to communicate wirelessly. About RADARSAT International (RSI): www.rsi.ca RSI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (TSE-MDA, www.mda.ca), is a worldwide provider of products and information solutions derived from Earth-observation (EO) satellite data. The ICT Dev Group at RSI is pioneering the development of web-based information networks to address the "Digital Divide," where access to information is directly linked to social and economic status. The group is building these decision support tools in support of agriculture, hydrology, and environment-related resource management issues. About the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC): www.baac.or.th The BAAC was formed by the Thai Government in 1966 to provide financial assistance to farmers' cooperatives, associations, and individual farmers in Thailand. The Canadian Venture Exchange The Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) is now a defunct stock exchange having been acquired by the TSX Group in 2001 and renamed the TSX Venture Exchange. History of the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. (c) 2001 Versatile Mobile Systems (Canada) Inc. All rights reserved. |
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