Spescom Software Inc, the US operation of JSE-listed Spescom Limited, today launched eB MAPS, a geographic information system (GIS) enabled software solution designed to enable in the preparation of mitigation and response plans to terrorist attacks and natural disasters.
eB MAPS assists emergency managers and planners to identify all critical infrastructures and key assets under their jurisdiction and get access to related documents, records and data. The package also maintains details of organisations and people responsible for these assets allowing immediate communication. At a moment of crisis, decision-makers will have all relevant information at their fingertips.
Specsom's new solution was developed in response to the US Department of Homeland Security's National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets, issued in February 2003. This strategy calls on US state governments to "engender coordination of protective and emergency response activities", for which eB MAPS has been specifically designed.
Specscom will demonstrate eB MAPS at the 23 Annual ESRI International User Conference held in San Diego from 7 to 11 July.
Carl Mostert, Spescom Software's CEO, commented: "We are excited about eB MAPS as it addresses an important problem in the public safety market. This is in line with our strategy of developing specific solutions for our target markets based on our powerful eB platform. We also value our close working relationship with ESRI in defining this solution. "
eB MAPS is built on Spescom's eB collaborative document, configuration and records management and ESRI's ArcGIS platforms. This combination of technologies creates a powerful solution that leverages both the spatial mapping capabilities of Geographic Information System with the contextual document, record and asset data management capabilities of eB.
eB MAPS is further integrated with industry-leading office, e-mail and CAD applications and enables the secure capture, storage and management of all electronic and paper-based documents and content.
Based on the latest Microsoft .NET architecture and making extensive use of XML computer language for data sharing and integration with other applications, eB MAPS is an "out-of-the-box" solution that is rapidly deployable, scalable and flexible.
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Spescom is a multi-national technology innovator with direct operations in the US, UK and SA.
The group is publicly listed on the JSE Securities Exchange SA (Spescom Ltd), and on the Nasdaq OTCBB : ALTS.OB (Spescom Software Inc).
Spescom addresses the information and communications technology market providing both products and solutions to connect to the network economy, as well as enterprise software to manage information and knowledge.
Specifically, Spescom provides solutions in the areas of access network; enterprise information management, multimedia transaction recording, broadcast, customer contact centres, and test and measurement.
Spescom markets its products worldwide through appointed partners and distributors under the eB brand for its enterprise software, and the DataVoice brand for its multimedia transaction recording solutions.
Spescom's global customer base consists of multi-national organisations including leading enterprises in the utilities, telecommunications, transportation, financial, banking and insurance sectors.
Worldwide, customers include Siemens, British Telecoms, Network Rail (formerly Railtrack), Lloyds of London, Barclays Bank, Abbey National Bank, WH Smith, Caterpillar, Bechtel, AmerenUE, Entergy, Bombardier, Ocean Energy, Sempra Energy, Telkom, SABC, Old Mutual, Eskom, Transnet and First National Bank.
For more information on Spescom, please visit www.spescomsoftware.com and www.spescom.com.
Spescom eB
eB is a registered trademark of Spescom Software Inc. eB comprises an extensive set of software components that together form the foundation for an extremely flexible and powerful information management platform. eB's components include: document management; requirements management; records management; item management; change management; configuration management and workflow components. These components are tightly integrated with CAD, GIS, office and e-mail applications to capture and view information. The full functionality of eB is available via a set of APIs that enable the rapid definition and deployment of customer-specific solutions and integration with other line-of-business applications including ERP, EAM, SCM and project management products.
Spescom Software Inc
Spescom Software (OTC BB: ALTS) delivers enterprise e-business solutions that provide rapid access to accurate information in context to assets, products and processes, resulting in improved customer satisfaction, productivity and safety. It achieves this through a tightly integrated suite of document, configuration and records management technologies that not only allows it to capture and securely store information, but also organises and structures this information to place it in context.
Key customers include Ocean Energy, Continental Express, AmerenUE, City of Winston-Salem, United Space Alliance, Lloyds Register of Shipping, Entergy, Northeast Utilities, London Underground, Network Rail (Railtrack), and many others.
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