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Cadcorp business partner, SSi Solutions, wins two new contracts from UK fire services

Cadcorp SIS and SSi’s Aquarius software selected by Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Services for IRMP.

Cadcorp, the developer of the popular Cadcorp SIS - Spatial Information System - digital mapping/GIS software suite, today announced that its business partner, SSi Solutions, has recently won two important contracts, from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (OFRS) and Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service (WFRS).

Both contracts form part of the two brigades’ Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) support activities, which utilise SSi’s Aquarius modular software solution for fire safety, hydrant management, risk assessment and risk management planning and reporting. Cadcorp SIS was selected by SSi last year as the GIS software platform to power Aquarius.

The contract with Oxfordshire calls for ten licences of Cadcorp SIS CDM Manager while the Warwickshire contract calls for six. Cadcorp SIS CDM Manager enables the deployment of Cadcorp SIS-based applications which incorporate thematic mapping, projection control and query and basic editing functionality at the user level.

Colin Thomas, the OFRS project sponsor said, "The SSi Aquarius system allows us to amalgamate spatial information currently held in CAD plans, with building occupancy details held in a fire safety management database and risk information held in a third database. We recognised that having these three elements available together in one GIS environment would allow us full use of the data, both for the planning and delivery of services. This approach is essential in developing the Integrated Risk Management Plan that is required by our chief officer", he added.

"Already, 80% of UK fire services are SSi customers for CAD-based technical fire safety planning and many of these customers are now investing in our Aquarius software for wider functions to support their business plans. We are very pleased with this investment 'follow through' from fire planning, because it exhibits confidence in SSi's software and services, whilst giving the customer a joined-up solution across a wider spread of their activities", said Don Ross, managing director, SSi Solutions.

Mike O’Neil, managing director, Cadcorp, commented, "We congratulate SSi Solutions for both developing Aquarius and for winning these contracts. SSi Solutions have a strong track record in the fire service sector and we are very pleased that they selected Cadcorp SIS as a GIS development platform. We are confident that more brigades will be ordering Aquarius in the near future.”

About Aquarius

Part of SSi's integrated suite of emergency services management software, Aquarius is a map-based planning and resource management system which comprises a range of business process modules which, when combined, constitute a powerful recording, display, analysis and reporting environment for organisations with significant involvement in fire safety and fire risk management. Aquarius is equally applicable whether the customers consideration is a geographic area, an office complex, a high-risk facility such as an airport or petrochemical plant, or a manufacturing works etc.

About SSi Solutions

SSi celebrated its 25th anniversary at the turn of the millennium and in the years since has further cemented its position as a leading supplier of emergency services and document management solutions for the Fire Service, Police, local authorities, private corporations and other customers throughout the UK .

For more information about SSi Solutions and Aquarius, see www.ssi.co.uk

About Cadcorp

Established in 1991, Cadcorp is a leading developer of digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) software. With offices in the UK , USA and Australia , Cadcorp's distribution and VAR network stretches worldwide. The company also plays a pivotal technical role in the Open GIS Consortium. Inc®.

The Cadcorp SIS - Spatial Information System product range is fully integrated digital mapping and GIS software that uses OpenGIS® certified compliant interfaces. Cadcorp is an ISO9001:2000 certified company, an Ordnance Survey Licenced Partner and also holds an S-CAT agreement for category 15, GIS Software. Cadcorp SIS applications exist in local government, central government, emergency services, insurance, oil & natural gas, mapping and surveying, commerce, utilities and many other markets.

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For further information, contact: Chris Holcroft , Tel: (44) 1438 747996, e-mail: chris.holcroft@cadcorp.com

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