SEATTLE, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/31/08 -- Adapx (www.adapx.com) today announced Capturxsupport for ArcGIS 9.3, new customers, and the exhibit schedule for the2008 ESRI User Conference at the San Diego Convention Center. Capturx forArcGIS Desktop is a fully integrated GIS software solution thatelectronically enables paper-based field mapping with a digital pen andstandard paper for government, utilities, engineering, natural resources,and numerous other industries. The company also unveiled today a newproduct to help emergency teams quickly collect and share information fromthe scene of disasters. (Editor's note: see press release entitled, "AdapxUnveils Capturx Disaster Response Kits")"With Capturx for ArcGIS Desktop, we're using the latest digital pentechnology and completely cutting out transcription time for our fieldemployees," said Jason Clark, corporate GIS manager at Thiess Pty Ltd."Only Capturx allows us to make quicker, more strategic decisions becausewe leverage important information that directly drives operationalefficiencies and impacts our bottom line."
Capturx is also being used by leading enterprises and government agenciessuch as Barrick Gold, City of Bellevue, City of Boise, City of Coquitlam,City of Nashua, City of Vancouver, Coinstar, Denton County Texas, Freese &Nichols, Lockheed Martin, Nevada Power, Newmont Mining, Northrop Grumman,Snohomish County Public Works, Young & Associates as well as divisions ofthe U.S. military and intelligence agencies.
Educational Seminars and Demonstrations at ESRI User Conference
The following educational seminars will occur from August 2-6 and provideconference attendees with more information on how GIS data collection canbe improved with digital pen solutions:
"Field Based Data Collection Using New Digital Pen Technology" Water/Wastewater Database Design Meeting Saturday, August 2 at 4:00 pm in Room 27A/B "Success Story: Snohomish County Water Resources" Water Resources User Group Meeting Tuesday, August 5 at 12:00 pm in Room 25C "Using Digital Pens to Help with Wildfires" GIS for Wildland Fire SIG Tuesday, August 5 at 12:00 pm in Room 17B "Deploying Digital Pens in Search and Rescue Operations" GIS for Search and Rescue SIG Wednesday, August 6 at 12:00 pm in Room 17A
In addition to these presentations, Adapx has also been selected toparticipate in Monterey Cross, an exercise that will demonstrate how 14 ofthe top defense software companies use commercial off the shelf (COTS)software and shared geography within a simulated operation to solve commondefense and intelligence tasks. Monterey Cross will run in the Defense andIntelligence Showcase from August 5-7.
Attendees can also receive hands-on demonstrations of the latest Capturxproduct line and meet Adapx executives at Booth # 511 or at the FederalReception on Tuesday, August 5 from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm.
About Adapx
Adapx is changing the way teams collaborate and collect data with softwarethat digitally enables paper-based maps, designs, notes, and forms for usewith digital pens. A broad range of industries and agencies use Capturxproducts to capture actionable intelligence in any environment and makebetter decisions in less time and with fewer resources. Teams enjoy thenatural advantages of collecting data with pen and paper as well asseamless integration into Microsoft Office, CAD, and GIS software, withoutthe delays and expense of processing paper-based data or deploying mobilecomputers. Privately held and headquartered in Seattle, the company haspartnerships with Anoto, Lockheed Martin, and In-Q-Tel. Adapx was alsorecently named a Cool Vendor in Emerging Technologies by Gartner. For moreinformation, please visit www.adapx.com.
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