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Swift LG appointed Cadcorp business partner for local government.

Specialist in public sector software and services will develop its GIS applications on Cadcorp SIS.

Digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) software developer Cadcorp has announced the appointment of Swift LG as a business partner for the UK local authorities market sector.

Part of the Swift Computing Group, Swift LG specialises in the development and provision of integrated software applications for the public sector and has over 70 UK local authorities as customers. The Swift LG product portfolio includes applications for GIS, local land charges (LLC), planning, building control and enforcements, environmental health, licensing, abandoned vehicles and document image processing.

As a part of its on-going strategy to deliver products and services in support of central government drives to modernise local government, Swift LG will use Cadcorp SIS – Spatial Information System to extend its GIS-based land and property applications for planning, building control, local land charges and environmental health.

“Swift LG is committed to providing applications that are ‘open’ and hardware and software independent,” said Brian Kliner, director, GIS, Swift LG. “Our first impressions of Cadcorp SIS fitted this strategy perfectly and we were impressed by the way in which Cadcorp SIS can read and/or write over 150 GIS, CAD, graphic and database formats on-the-fly, without translation.”

“Furthermore”, he added, “our software developers consider the Cadcorp software development kits to be easy to work with, which should result in rapid applications development.”

“We are delighted to welcome Swift LG to the growing community of Cadcorp business partners,” said Mike O’Neil, managing director, Cadcorp. “We are confident that it will be a fruitful relationship for both Swift LG and Cadcorp, as well as for our mutual customers.”

About Swift LG

Swift LG Limited specialises in geographic information systems (GIS), land and property systems and GIS consultancy and training services for the public sector. The company is a well established supplier to major metropolitan as well as smaller district councils UK-wide. Swift LG works in close collaboration with its customers and key e-government initiators. Swift LG works in close collaboration with its customers and key e-government initiators. Strategic software partners include Compuware Corporation, the world’s fifth largest software company, MapInfo Corporation, ESRI and public sector specialist Anite. The company is part of the Bristol-based Swift Group which also includes supply chain specialist Swift Computing and its logistics arm Swift FM.

About Cadcorp

Established in 1991, Cadcorp is a leading UK 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 Geospatial Consortium, Inc.™ (OGC™).

The Cadcorp SIS - Spatial Information System product range is fully integrated digital mapping and GIS software that uses OGC certified compliant interfaces. Cadcorp technical director Martin Daly is an OGC Gardels Medal holder for his contribution to the OGC. Cadcorp is an ISO9001:2000 certified company, an Ordnance Survey Licenced Partner and holds a UK government Catalist 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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Editors: For further information contact: Richard Rollins, Tel: +44 (0)1438 747996, e-mail: richard.rollins@cadcorp.com or Neil McLeod, Tel: +44 (0)1666 504293, e-mail: neilmcleod@btopenworld.com.

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