ACD Systems International Inc. (TSX: ASA), makers of ACDSee™ photo management software and Canvas™ technical illustration software, announced today its affiliation with the ESRI™ Business Partner Program.
"The growing need to visually analyze large, complex sets of GIS data has resulted in an increase in the use of GIS applications within a wide range of scientific, engineering, government, and business environments," says Doug Vandekerkhove, chairman, chief executive officer and president of ACD Systems. "We are very pleased to join the ranks of ESRI application developers, software consultants, value-added resellers, and data providers and are looking forward to collaborating closely with ESRI and the community of global partners in meeting this need."
Canvas GIS+ is a full-featured GIS data visualization and publishing solution that operates in a fully georeferenced environment and allows GIS professionals’ unprecedented abilities to visualize, communicate, and effectively share the results of their research quickly. With Canvas GIS+, complex GIS projects can be visually enhanced using a broad range of award winning symbol, colorization, illustration and image-editing tools. When completed, a project can be distributed in a number of cost-effective formats including print, PDF, and Web content. Canvas GIS+’s flexibility and comprehensive functionality is used in a variety of applications that include: oil and resource exploration, city planning, transportation management, forest and wildlife management, census/demographic analysis and visualization, law enforcement, and military applications.
The ESRI Business Partner Program is a network of more than 1,600 domestic and international developers, consultants, data publishers, and resellers who, utilizing ESRI technology, provide solutions to meet the geographic information system (GIS) needs of every industry. Working together, ESRI and its business partners solve business problems with new software applications, data, and value-added services.
About ESRI
Founded in 1969, ESRI (www.esri.com) is the world leader in the GIS software industry. ESRI offers innovative solutions that help users create, manage, analyze, and display information to make timely decisions and solve problems they encounter every day. ESRI’s comprehensive product line ranges from desktop GIS to GIS for the enterprise.
ESRI and www.esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.
About ACD Systems
Headquartered in British Columbia since 1993, ACD Systems International Inc. (TSX: ASA) is one of the world’s leading developers and marketers of digital imaging software, including the renowned ACDSee image management tool and Canvas, an advanced cross-platform technical illustration and graphics program. ACD has penetrated the global marketplace through Internet distribution and through strategic partnerships with manufacturers and developers. ACD has millions of consumer and business users and over 33,000 corporate customers including many Fortune 500 companies. The company has a history of solid revenue growth. For further details, please visit us at our corporate web site: www.ACDSYSTEMS.com.
This article was last modified on January 21, 2005
This article was first published on January 21, 2005
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