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ESRI/SAP Customer Information Day: Service-Oriented Architecture For Utilities
Thursday, May 31, 2007
8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Imperial Irrigation District
La Quinta, CA 92253
Join us to learn about enterprise service-oriented architecture (SOA) and ESRI/SAP NetWeaver integration. Discover how they can help reduce complexity and obtain more business value from your IT investments.
During this information-packed event, you will learn
- How adopting enterprise SOA can benefit your organization
- How to leverage your ESRI and SAP investments with an enterprise application integration framework
- How ArcGIS and SAP NetWeaver can be leveraged within the enterprise
ESRI-Sponsored Dinner
There will also be a dinner for all registered attendees the night before the event, Wednesday, May 30, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Come network with other ESRI and SAP customers while enjoying delicious Mexican food! Please contact Megan Williams for more information.
Please register today. We look forward to seeing you there!
ESRI/SAP User Group Annual Meeting
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Noon–1:00 p.m., Room 14 B
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, California
*MUST BE A REGISTERED ESRI USER CONFERENCE ATTENDEE
The ESRI/SAP User Group (ESUG) annual meeting will take place during the ESRI User Conference (ESRI UC). Steve Benner, ESRI director of strategic accounts, will give an overview of the ESRI/SAP relationship, implementation trends, and future prospects. We thank ESRI business partners CyberTech Systems, Inc., and Impress Software for sponsoring this meeting. Lunch will be provided.
Immediately following the meeting, three focused ESRI/SAP sessions will be presented in Room 13. Anyone interested in learning more about how ESRI and SAP work together is welcome to attend.
- 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. User Presentations
Customers worldwide will discuss how they have integrated or plan to integrate ESRI/SAP technology.
- 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Technology
Representatives from ESRI, SAP, and ESRI/SAP business partners will provide an update on integrating their latest technology including mobile applications.
- 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Implementation
ESRI/SAP customers and vendors will discuss implementation lessons learned and the benefits of integration.
Please contact Megan Williams at megan_williams@esri.com for more information on ESUG at the ESRI UC.
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ESRI Corporate Alliance News
Corporate Alliances at the ESRI User Conference
A number of ESRI corporate alliances are exhibiting at the 2007 ESRI UC. Please visit their booths to learn how their technology integrates with ESRI solutions.
*MUST BE A REGISTERED ESRI USER CONFERENCE ATTENDEE
Platinum Sponsor
Trimble—Booth #1201
Gold Sponsors
Hewlett-Packard—Booth #301
IBM—Booth #515
NAVTEQ—Booth #701
Tele Atlas—Booth #1307
Silver Sponsors
BAE—Booth #D423
Microsoft—Booth #2101
Exhibitors
Business Objects—Booth #2201
Citrix Systems, Inc.—Booth #407
EMC Corporation—Booth #2102
Information Builders—Booth #914
Laserfiche—Booth #1400
Leica Geosystems, Inc.—Booth #501
Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs—Booth #2121
National Geographic Maps—Booth #2002
Safe Software, Inc.—Booth #1521
SAS—Booth #107
We thank these alliances for their ongoing support of ESRI and their contributions to the GIS industry.
Coping with Success
BI Review, March 7, 2007—The Hillman Group leverages ESRI's GIS with Information Builders' business intelligence tools to support its hardware distribution leadership. The undisputed king of retail hardware, with 12 distribution centers and more than 25,000 customers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Hillman uses ESRI's ArcGIS with Information Builders' WebFOCUS reporting tool to tackle a variety of inventory optimization and logistics challenges.
ESRI, SAS, and BearingPoint Introduce Leading-Edge Development Planning Solution for Commercial Retailers
ESRI, SAS, and BearingPoint, Inc., have created a unique, integrated market-planning solution for commercial retailers called Market Planning and Portfolio Optimization (MPPO). The MPPO solution is a leading-edge tool that combines best-in-class consulting, GIS, business intelligence and predictive analysis services, and software solutions to provide retailers with detailed insight into the planning process. This insight helps them forecast sales of new locations, estimate impact on existing stores, model optimal return on invested capital, and improve visibility and control over every aspect of the corporation's combined retail real-estate activities.
Tele Atlas Address Points Selected to Enhance ESRI's ArcGIS Business Analyst Desktop Software
ESRI ArcGIS Business Analyst 9.2 desktop software will include Tele Atlas Address Points to provide enhanced geocoding accuracy for GIS application users. The product uses specific data points to pinpoint discrete, actual street addresses to physical buildings or property parcels for precision and accuracy. It is scheduled to be available during Q2 2007.
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ESRI News
Getting the Most Out of the 2007 ESRI User Conference
If you are planning to attend the ESRI User Conference for the first time, or you have not been to the ESRI UC in a while, join this complimentary live training seminar, May 31, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. (PDT) or 11:00 a.m. (PDT) for a look at what this year's conference is all about. ESRI's events manager, Wendy McKinney, will discuss where things are, what is going on, and how you can make the most of your time in San Diego. Visit the ESRI Training and Education Web page for more information.
Conference Report: ESRI Business GeoInfo Summit
Directions Magazine, May 3, 2007&3151;Hal Reid, senior technical editor of Directions Magazine gives an enthusiastic review of the ESRI Business GeoInfo Summit that took place April 23–25 in Dallas, Texas. He covers various conference highlights including a presentation by ESRI's Deanna Anderson on ArcGIS Business Analyst and a demonstration of STDBonline by Jay R. Lucas, president of STDB, Inc. Reid concludes his report, "But this was not purely an ESRI softwarecentric conference—it was about doing real work, making real contributions, and finding real answers."
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Product News
ArcGIS Image Server Now Included in ESRI Developer Network Program
ArcGIS Image Server, a server-based solution that provides fast access and visualization of large quantities of file-based imagery processed on the fly and on demand, has been added to the suite of software provided to ESRI Developer Network (EDN) subscribers. Both ArcGIS Image Server extensions, Orthorectification and Seamline, are also included.
ESRI Data & Maps 2006 Contains Global Elevation Data
The latest collection of ESRI Data & Maps includes the most detailed worldwide elevation data ever made available to the public. The digital elevation model (DEM) data was collected during the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission in 2000. The space shuttle Endeavour collected data for 80 percent of the earth's land mass including most of the area between 60 degrees north and 56 degrees south. Learn more.
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GIS in Action
ESRI's GIS Selected for Analysis of Nationwide Educational Facilities in Kenya
The Ministry of Education (MOE) in Kenya has contracted Oakar Services, Ltd., ESRI's distributor in eastern Africa, to develop a GIS database of the educational facilities in the country. This project is part of the Kenya Education Sector Support Programme to improve access and equity in the provision of quality education, as it will provide the necessary geographic view and analytic capabilities required to continue that improvement.
City of Gävle, Sweden, Uses GIS to Speed Building Permit Process
The City of Gävle, Sweden, is using ESRI GIS to accelerate its building permit application process. The intranet-based GIS will deliver accurate, up-to-date information to city staff in a single user-friendly application, replacing the use of static paper maps to verify property boundaries, land-use information, and zoning regulations.
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Marketing Opportunities
Sponsorship opportunities and exhibitor spaces are available for the following ESRI conferences. Visit the Web page for each event for more information.
ESRI European User Conference
September 26–28, 2007
Stockholm, Sweden
ESRI Health GIS Conference
October 7–10, 2007
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
ESRI Electric and Gas User Group Meeting
October 8–11, 2007
Nashville, TN, USA
ESRI Middle East & North Africa User Conference
October 29–31
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
ESRI Latin America and Caribbean User Conference
October 31–November 2, 2007
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
ESRI Homeland Security GIS Summit
November 5–7, 2007
Denver, CO, USA
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