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London Borough of Hounslow purchases Cadcorp SIS software via S-CAT for its corporate GIS

Cadcorp, the developer of the popular Cadcorp SIS - Spatial Information System - digital mapping/GIS software suite, has announced that it has won a tender to provide software and services to the London Borough of Hounslow (LBH) for its corporate GIS.

LBH had a requirement for a corporate GIS system and used the S-CAT procurement mechanism to source their software and services. To satisfy a requirement for Web-based GIS development and deployment, LBH chose Cadcorp's new flagship Web product, GeognoSIS.NET. A number of developer and deployment licences was selected for Web servers operating multiple processors. The tender deal also includes the supply of Cadcorp SIS Map Modeller, which is packaged up with Cadcorp's Ordnance Survey (OS) PAI Manager tool and OS MasterMap data loader at no extra cost, plus a number of Cadcorp SIS Map Editor desktop licences.

Cadcorp will provide a range of professional services to LBH. These include the development of a Web-based GIS application, project management, consultancy, software implementation and training to provide a foundation on which LBH can build in order to contribute to delivering their e-government objectives.

Fiona Willis, corporate GIS project manager at LBH stated: "The London Borough of Hounslow selected Cadcorp SIS to be its corporate GIS following an assessment of the software with regard to meeting our business specifications. A key factor in this decision was the open and interoperable functionality provided. There is a variety of GIS and CAD users at LBH and it is important that the file formats can be integrated as efficiently as possible."

She added, "The Cadcorp Web product (GeognoSIS.NET) is built on the .Net framework, ensuring Hounslow can be confident its corporate system will be developed using the latest technology. Further, the Cadcorp product suite was competitively priced and LBH received complimentary references from UK local authorities currently using Cadcorp products. LBH is now looking forward to working in partnership with Cadcorp to successfully implement its corporate GIS."

"We are extremely pleased that the London Borough of Hounslow, after careful scrutiny of the market, chose Cadcorp SIS" stated Mike O'Neil, managing director, Cadcorp. "Again we have seen the importance of interoperability, our support for many different data formats and the need for a combined desktop and Web-based GIS deployment. We are very grateful to our reference sites willing to share their experiences of Cadcorp SIS with potential purchasers. We are confident that the use of Cadcorp SIS in the UK public sector will continue to grow", he added.

About the London Borough of Hounslow

Hounslow is the western gateway to London. Covering 23 square miles, stretching from Heathrow Airport in the west to Chiswick in the east, Hounslow is one of the capital's most diverse boroughs and one of Britain's most important business locations. The area combines town and country; 210,000 people live in the borough. Over 120 languages are spoken and 36% of the population are from ethnic minorities. High tech companies, including Cable and Wireless and British Sky Broadcasting, employ over 10,000 Hounslow residents.

About S-CAT

S-CAT is a catalogue based procurement scheme to provide UK public sector organisations with a simplified, centralised method of procuring and contracting for a wide range of consultancy and specialist services from a variety of service providers. Category 15 is a new category added in 2003 tp help public sector organisations in their selection of GIS products and services.

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 technical director Martin Daly is an OGC Gardels Medal holder for his contribution to OpenGIS. 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: Martin McGarry, Tel: (44) 1438 747996, e-mail: Martin.McGarry@cadcorp.com

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