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TRANSMAP announces new telecom division offering advanced telecom mapping services

TRANSMAPŽ Corporation, a leading mapping and asset management systems developer, announces the creation of a new telecom division specifically tailored to meet the growing demand for telecom mapping. Spearheaded by Howard Luxhoj, Director of Product and Business Development, the division provides a suite of automated mapping services that speed project turn-around and enhance engineering capabilities for companies looking for that competitive advantage. The installation of a broadband network, or the upgrade of a cable system, is a costly, time-consuming, and demanding undertaking, requiring a great deal of accuracy in a compressed time frame. TRANSMAPŽ delivers high-quality digital strand maps, make-ready surveys, and enhanced underground basemaps to increase the productivity of utilities, cable operators, and broadband engineering firms. Our automated, reliable mapping solutions enable clients to complete new networks or cable rebuilds at one-half the time required by traditional methods-not to mention at significant cost savings.

Visit: www.poleshots.com & www.transmap.com

TCS now providing wireless E9-1-1 location service to more than seven million subscribers

Telecommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS), a key architect of wireless messaging software, has announced that it is actively providing wireless E9-1-1 location service to 7.3 million cellular subscribers nationwide, extending the company's position as one of the largest providers of wireless location services in the nation. TCS' Xypoint Location Platform is the definitive industry standard -- providing PSAPs with cell site location, 10-digit callback number, name of the wireless carrier, and community or neighbourhood of call origination -- data critical to finding callers in distress. In addition to its technical platform, TCS provides carriers E9-1-1 end-to-end support from switch integration and Geographic Information Services (GIS) database management, state and local regulatory compliance expertise, to administrative management and deployment.

Visit: www.telecomsys.com

HTE announces strategic alliance with Geographic Technologies Group for GIS Support

HTE Inc., a provider of enterprise-wide software, Internet, and wireless solutions for public sector organizations and utilities, has announced it has formed a strategic alliance with Geographic Technologies Group, Inc. (GTG), experts in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), to be the exclusive provider of computerized mapping products and services to extend the functionality of HTE's government and utilities software. GTG's software used for mapping and analysing spatial data, has become one of local governments' most valuable tools for planning, cost reduction, and decision-making. GIS technology layers information from databases onto interactive maps drawn using aerial imagery, parcel maps, site plans, blueprints and Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites.

Visit: http://www.geotg.com & at http://www.hteinc.com

Dataradio awards AVeL-TECH with an automatic vehicle location contract for the Ottawa County

Dataradio has awarded AVeL-TECH with an Automatic Vehicle Location contract for the Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority, Michigan. AVeL-TECH will be providing the OCCDA with AVeL-NET BaseTM and AVeL-NET RadioGATE(TM). The AVeL-NET system will provide real-time tracking of up to 200 police vehicles and will enable dispatchers and other host computers connected to the network to graphically display GPS-based position information from fleets of vehicles on a digital map. By combining the enabling technologies of GPS, wireless data communications and computer networks, this system provides dispatchers with the tools to reduce emergency response times and to significantly improve the safety of enforcement personnel in the field.

Visit: www.aveltech.ca

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Micro technologies develops unique GIS based industrial promotion software solution

Mumbai based Micro Technologies (I) Ltd., an ISO 9001 certified total IT solution provider has developed a GIS (Geographical Information System) based solution for Industrial promotion. In order to promote Industrial development, there is a need for a comprehensive data to be available to entrepreneur, investors, public and the world community at large concerning a variety parameters based on which appropriate investment decision could be taken. The software solution is web based and driven by GIS. There is a provision for continuous updating of the data so that information available is relevant, meaningful and could be relied on. Recently, Micro Technologies (I) Ltd have developed such a software solution for the infrastructure development and financial institution, which is concerned with industrial infrastructure development. The comprehensive information about these are available on their new website developed by Micro Technologies (I) Ltd which is interactive in nature. The website provides information on various aspects mentioned above which has been collected from various industrial houses, public sector undertakings, corporate, etc. This is the first such kind of website in the country and the users of all categories will find data available on the website of immense value, not hitherto available.

Korean Ministry of Commerce to aid IT projects of small firms

The Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy said yesterday that the government will spend 141.6 billion won by 2003 to help a total of 30,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) move toward e-business by embracing information technology.

This year, the ministry will render support to 8,000 firms, and is due to begin receiving applications for support from the middle of the month. Under the plan, the ministry will also cover up to 80 percent of the cost for the consulting services needed to set up IT plans, and select model firms for awards on a quarterly basis.

An SME which promotes an e-commerce system with a large firm to which it supplies its products or other forms of cooperative project, such as an e-marketplace, will be granted up to 20 million in subsidies for manpower training and consulting.

The ministry intends to invest four billion won in completing the development of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and solutions for Internet-based trading by the end of this year.

The developed systems will be distributed to domestic SMEs starting next year. To facilitate the IT project for SMEs, the Small and Medium Industry Promotion Corp. will operate a task force.

Source: Digital Korea Herald (www.koreaherald.com)

New NASSCOM chief named

NEW DELHI, AUG. 5. The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) executive council has approved the name of former Discovery India chief, Mr. Kiran Karnik, as its new president.

``Mr. Karnik's name was unanimously approved by the council when it met in Bangalore on Saturday,'' Mr. Harish Mehta, past president of NASSCOM, told PTI.

Source: The Hindu, 6 Aug 2001

IT awareness on the rise in rural areas: MANAGE

THE capacity to absorb information technology is very high in rural areas, particularly among rural women irrespective of literate status, according to Dr V.P. Sharma, Head of Information Technology, National Institute of Agriculture Extension Management (MANAGE).

MANAGE has taken up a number of `cyber-extension' initiatives across the country and so far established Internet connectivity in 24 districts in seven States under the National Agricultural Technology Project.

The two dozen districts are located in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Orissa and Punjab. According to the MANAGE Director-General, Mr A.K. Goel, by the year-end, the institute would be connecting 350 blocks in 28 districts to the Internet. It would also establish call centres at two Universities within the next six months where farmers could get their technical queries answered on toll-free telephone numbers.

Dr Sharma said that the initial response of the rural people towards Internet facilities installed had been very encouraging. According to MANAGE, the experience of these MACTCS has shown that the rural people have been using the Internet in innovative ways.

They are browsing the District Rural Development Agency Web sites for Government programmes and schemes. They are looking for weather forecasts, market prices, job opportunities and news on the Net regularly.

Farmers are also using the Net for getting technical advice online from various sources. They have created their own e-mail accounts and are using this facility for faster communication.

These kiosks have also found a way of earning money by charging for information on results of SSC, Intermediate and the common entrance test for engineering and medical courses.

Source: The Hindu Business Line