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From the Floor at GITA 25

• Visibly present on the exhibition floor once again is Tobin International Ltd. (booth #1518). This year the company is using the conference as a forum to announce the release of Tobin InSight-a system of access, interchange, and storage technologies making geographic information more accessible to users across the enterprise. A detailed demo revealed to me that this product makes it very simple for users to manage, view, analyze, and report on their geo-information, regardless of format.
• It's always a treat getting a chance to meet with leading executives and visionaries like Larry Diamond, VP of GIS and the Design Solutions Divisions with Autodesk (booth #518). Visitors to Larry and company get a chance to see a number of Web and mobile solutions, enabled by MapGuide 6-released in November 2001. Particularly interesting in the latest release are the new functionality like support for Oracle9I, XML, and expanded raster handling with support for ECW and MrSID.
• Front and center on the floor is Intergraph Corporation. Of particular interest in Booth #1107 is the InService Outage and workforce management solutions and Intergraph's solution to "make the Engineer's life easier" - G/Technology V9.0. I suggest you see for yourself how these solutions were used by PREPA in Puerto Rico to rebuild after massive destruction left behind Hurricane Georges in 1998.
• Visitors to ESRI (booth #1300) have numerous opportunities to see ArcGIS and ArcIMS in action in presentations by ESRI staff and business partners. While you're there, be sure to register to win a Panasonic Toughbook loaded with ArcPad software.

• Questerra (booth #918) is using GITA 25 to announce the latest Web-based Spatial Information Management Service. This easy to use and aesthetically pleasing solution enables subscribers to access previously inaccessible or expensive data. Users searching for 24/7 spatial integration anytime, anywhere will find their offerings very appealing.
• ABACO (booth #639) is offering a large range of high quality OCX/ActiveX components and DLL libraries for GIS developers. They hope to connect with some U.S.-based partners prior to returning home to Italy. If you haven't see their TN-3D product in action, be sure to check it out before the show ends!
• Utility Associates, Inc. (booth #1336) has announced that Allegheny Energy has successfully tested the first phase of their new dispatch system-AvaiLT-allowing for spatial coordination of crews and outages and increasing the effectiveness of the field operations of more than 550 Allegheny field crews.