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Golden Software releases Didger3
Golden Software, Inc. is proud to announce the release of Didger 3. Didger will transform your information into a versatile digital format you can use with your other software. You can digitize you maps, aerial photos, graphs, or other data using a Wintab 32 compatible digitizing tablet, onscreen, or using a GPS unit. You can also perform various types of coordinate conversions and projection transformations on your data. Didger 3 includes abundant new features that set it above previous digitizing software. Some of the most notable new features include the ability to import a georeferenced raster image into a vector project, the ability to warp (rubber sheet) or convert the projection of your raster image, GPS compatibility, automatic grid and graticule creation, and export in LAS format.
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PCI Geomatics and CGI Systems Launch Geomatica Bonanza at InterGEO 2001
PCI Geomatics is pleased to announce that they, along with CGI Systems of Germany, resellers of PCI Geomatics software, will be introducing the latest in Geomatica technology at this year's InterGEO 2001 event. PCI Geomatics and CGI Systems GmbH will be presenting the new European release of Geomatica Prime and the new Geomatica OrthoEngine, which includes IKONOS Ortho Kit and Geo product support. In addition, PCI Geomatics is eager to impress customers with previews of Geomatica OrthoEngine 8.2, featuring new stereo viewing and feature extraction modules. All guests are invited to visit the PCI Geomatics and Definiens display area to pick up their own copy of Geomatica FreeView on CDROM, PCI Geomatics' free multiple format data viewer. FreeView is also available for download, free of charge, from the PCI Geomatics web site.
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Maporama announces the availability of v2.0 of its API libraries
Maporama, the European leader in online cartography and geocentric information, has launched the Maporama Application Programming Interface Library (MAPIL). This development library set revolutionises geocentric application development by opening the whole of Maporama's geocentric technology to third-party programmers. According to Laurent Vermot-Gauchy, Maporama's CEO, "MAPIL allows for rapid development of geocentric applications in the fields of geomarketing, logistics, and LBS by using the largest cartographic database on the Internet."
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INPHO GmbH presents the Hansa Luftbild Award 2001
INPHO GmbH awarded for advanced software technology The Hansa Luftbild Award 2001 was awarded to Dr. Eberhard Gülch and Mr.Hardo Müller of Inpho GmbH Stuttgart and Mr. Thomas Läbe of the Institute of Photogrammetry, University Bonn. The Award ceremony was held on the occasion of the 21st Scientific-Technical Annual Meeting of the German Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in Konstanz, Germany on September 4th 2001. Prof. Dr. Ralf Schroth as representative of the Hansa Luftbild GmbH, Münster, Germany presented the Award. It is given for the best contribution with great value for practical applications in "Photogrammetrie,
Fernerkundung und Geoinformation (PFG)", the journal of the German Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
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Tamil Nadu Government to work on IT township
CHENNAI, Sept. 14- THE Tamil Nadu Government would act upon CII's suggestion to develop an IT township in the State. The Chief Secretary, Mr P. Shankar, said that the Government had acquired around 10,000 acres in and around Chennai, in anticipation of such a demand from the industry, which can be utilised for developing such a township.
Mr Shankar was responding on Friday at Connect 2001 to the suggestion made by Mr S. Mahalingam, Chairman, CII (Southern Region), on Thursday for having IT townships.
"We have taken note of the suggestion, and would work with CII to develop IT townships,'' he said. An IT township would be developed in Coimbatore too, he added.
On e-governance, Mr Shankar said that it could not be expected to solve all the problems. ``We should not raise too much expectations among the public and fail to meet them later.''
Citing research done by agencies like Gartner Group and OECD on e-governance in other countries, Mr Shankar said that people preferred information to transaction, faster service to better service while dealing with various intermediary channels, rather than a single Government portal.
"However, nothing would deter us from going ahead with the e-governance projects, and make use of technology to improve the services offered to the people.''
Mr R. Seshasayee, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland, said that the IT industry should look at technology ownership, technology dissemination and technology development as top priorities.
He told IT entrepreneurs that they needed to add substantial value to business by combining technology and business.
"Skip the current technology wave, and take the next technology wave. Add substantial value to business by combining technology and business.''
It was announced at the end of the two-day conference that Connect 2002 would be held in Chennai from September 12-15.
Source: Business Line
Clear e-commerce tax policy must: experts
KOLKATA( PTI ) : The Centre needed to come out with a clear-cut income tax policy for the growing e-commerce market in the country, expected to reach Rs 1,95,000 crore by 2005, experts said on Friday.
The Centre, which has exempted e-commerce transactions from taxation for 2000-01, required to formulate a clear cut taxation policy for the sector to do away with ad hoc measures, K Sekhar, chairman, professional development committee of Eastern India Regional Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, said here.
While the Information Technology Act has provided the legal framework for e-commerce and e-governance, "Some of the issues which have not been addressed by the Act are payment and taxation issues, the IPR issues over internet, trademark rights of domain name owners and privacy issues," he said.
The Centre should address these issues to help promote e-commerce market in the country, he said, adding the business-to-business transaction was estimated to grow to Rs 1,92,000 crore while business-to-consumer would reach Rs 3,000 crore by 2005.
Quoting a study by Nasscom-Boston Consulting Group on e-commerce, he said the e-commerce potential in India projects a $9-billion business opportunity for IT companies from global e-solutions services market by 2005.
At a seminar on 'cyber laws, internet and e-commerce', CICS (EIRC) chairman S K Sarbadhikary said investment in India and other East Asian countries would rise significantly once e-commerce market matures.
Source: Times of India
