ESRI Around the Globe March/April 2009

In This Issue

• ESRI Corporate Alliance News
• ESRI/Alliance Events
• Product News
• GIS in Action
• ESRI in the News
• Marketing Opportunities

ESRI Corporate Alliance News

ESRI and Microsoft Partnering to Bring Microsoft Virtual Earth to ArcGIS Users

City of Kitchener Implements Pioneering SAP Infrastructure Management System

Small Governments Benefit from ESRI/Tele Atlas Relationship

NAVTEQ Selected by ESRI for ArcLogistics Navigator Solution

ESRI and Microsoft Technology Serve as Backbone for UC Santa Barbara Marine Protection Project
MarineMap, a project of the Marine Science Institute at the University of California (UC), Santa Barbara, supports geospatial marine data collection and dissemination projects. This project includes building applications for the Marine Life Protection Initiative, which supports the goals of California's Marine Life Protection Act.

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ESRI/Alliance Events

ESRI Extends Infrastructure Management at IBM Pulse 2009
At IBM's recent Pulse conference, attendees had the opportunity to learn how ArcGIS Server with IBM Maximo Spatial delivers a single, scalable solution for asset and facilities management (FM). A paper, Location, Location, Location - Improve Asset Management by Taking GIS inside the Building [PDF], was presented, addressing the importance of location in an asset management context, how traditional enterprise asset management (EAM) systems can scale to include FM capability, and the reasons why spatially enabled asset management is an especially critical business function in a down economy.

ESRI at SAS Global Forum 2009
Attendees of the recent SAS Global Forum in Washington, D.C., were able to see how SAS has used the ESRI ArcGIS API for Flex to create rich Internet applications that extend the analytic capabilities of the SAS business intelligence (BI) and enterprise BI servers. SAS users were also able to see the SAS Bridge for ESRI displaying SAS data in ArcGIS Desktop applications where spatial analytics could be applied to the data for new and valuable insight.

ESRI at IBM Impact 2009
ESRI will be at IBM Impact 2009, to be held May 3 - 8 in Las Vegas, Nevada, to showcase ESRI and IBM's technology integration with WebSphere and geospatially enabled service-oriented architecture (SOA). This event will be specifically geared to SOA professionals and will include three designated Smart SOA tracks: Aligning IT and Business, Business, and Technology. Schedule a meeting with ESRI during IBM Impact 2009.

ESRI at IBM Cognos Forum 2009
ESRI will be at IBM Cognos Forum, to be held May 12 - 15, 2009, in Orlando, Florida, demonstrating new integration capabilities and workflows between ESRI ArcGIS and Cognos Reports software. This event will offer timely and actionable results, especially in a challenging economy, showing how business intelligence and performance management tools save organizations time and money and apply enterprise-wide risk assessment models that enable smarter decision making. Schedule a meeting with ESRI during IBM Cognos Forum.

New Technology to Be Demonstrated at Microsoft TechEd
ESRI will be showing its new ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight at Microsoft TechEd, to be held May 11 - 15, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. ESRI will be in booth #554 demonstrating this API and how to consume services from ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Online, and Virtual Earth.

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Product News

ArcGIS Business Analyst Server 9.3 Speeds Business Intelligence
ESRI's release of ArcGIS Business Analyst Server 9.3 brings an enterprise solution for collaborative business geographics to the marketplace. With this recent release, ArcGIS Business Analyst Server has been expanded by adding more reports, data, and flexibility to the application while reducing its resource consumption.

ArcPad 8 Now Shipping
ArcPad 8 includes new capabilities, performance improvements, and quality enhancements. ArcPad Application Builder, the development framework to customize ArcPad, is now included with every ArcPad 8 license. ArcPad is now a maintenance-based product, and customers may subscribe to annual maintenance to get ArcPad updates and technical support. ArcPad evaluation software is available for download at no cost.

ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight Now Available as a Beta Product
ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight enables you to integrate ArcGIS Server and Microsoft Virtual Earth services and capabilities in a Silverlight application. You can create interactive and expressive Web applications leveraging ArcGIS Server and Virtual Earth resources - such as maps, locators, and geoprocessing modelsand Silverlight components such as grids, tree views, and charts. Interactive samples are available.

Add Geocoding, Routing, and High-Quality Cartographic Display to ArcGIS with ESRI's StreetMap Premium
The new version of ESRI's StreetMap Premiuman enhanced street dataset that works with ESRI's ArcGIS software to provide geocoding, routing, and high-quality map display - includes expanded coverage and more licensing options. The enhanced dataset now gives users of ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Desktop access to street data for the United States, Canada, and Europe that is tailored to their specific needs and geographic regions. The ready-to-use datasets, based on data from NAVTEQ, include streets and road networks as well as basemap data.

ArcGIS Server Accessible via BlackBerry
Freeance Mobile Basic Edition allows organizations to use live GIS maps and custom GPS data collection forms on their BlackBerry smartphones for less than $1,000 and unlimited use. Freeance Mobile Basic is a no-programming, plug-and-play application that allows organizations to quickly connect to their ESRI maps and enterprise databases and create custom mapping and GPS data collection forms for use on BlackBerry smartphones. The application runs with ArcGIS Server Standard software and will run in the organizations that have deployed BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) as well as smaller organizations operating without BES.

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GIS in Action

Podcast: Leveraging GIS in a Down Economy [MP3]
Simon Thompson, ESRI's director of commercial business industry solutions, discusses the state of the GIS market in the current economy. Despite the downturned economy, businesses are turning to GIS as an analysis tool to explore options that will help them survive and prosper in a challenging economic environment.

Maryland Uses GIS to Map Recovery Dollars
Maryland governor Martin O'Malley recently launched a Web site powered with ESRI technology that uses GIS analysis and maps to show American Recovery and Reinvestment Act milestones. Recovery.maryland.gov indicates where and how the funds from the stimulus package will be spent, including early purchases of buses for mass transit, resurfacing projects for roadways, and education funding.

Corporate Water Gauge: Using GIS to Measure Sustainable Water Use
The Center for Sustainable Innovation, based in Thetford Center, Vermont, is a nonprofit that tackles research, development, training, and consulting for and with companies around the world interested in managing and improving the sustainability of their operations. In January 2009, the company announced Corporate Water Gauge, a solution for measuring and reporting water use in the context of sustainability. Executive Director Mark W. McElroy, Ph.D., answered our questions about the offering and how ESRI GIS technology and data are involved, as well as how you can calculate measurements related to sustainability.

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ESRI in the News

Green Mountain Power Joins ESRI's Small Utility Enterprise License Agreement Program

ESRI Installs Solar Panels to Generate Power at Headquarters

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Marketing Opportunities

Business GIS Summit to Coincide with 2009 ESRI International User Conference
In response to feedback from our current and prospective customers about budget constraints for travel and conference attendance, ESRI has moved the Business GIS Summit to July 12 - 15 in San Diego, California. The dates and location will enable commercial and retail attendees to cost-effectively participate in opportunities that are exclusive to both the Business GIS Summit and the ESRI International User Conference, providing a great return on investment (ROI). Learn more, then register today.

Exhibitor Opportunities Still Available for 2009 ESRI International User Conference
There is still time to reserve a booth to exhibit at this year's User Conference in San Diego, California, July 13 - 17. Users from around the world representing all industries, private and public, will gather to share information and explore new opportunities for their GIS activities. This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your complementary solutions to an extensive audience of users who understand the value of GIS. Learn more.