Norcross (Georgia, USA ) – October 1, 2008 - ERDAS announces a joint seminar with Oracle on “Building Geospatial Business Systems.” This seminar will be held on October 8, 2008 at the Novotel Brussels Airport , in Brussels , Belgium .

For both enterprises and organizations, geospatial data has increasingly become business critical information. Essential to decision-making processes, geospatial information has to be tightly integrated into IT business systems and applications. However, geospatial data often comes from different sources, in a wide variety of formats, in ever increasing volumes. Complex and changing, this data has to be widely distributed both inside and outside organizations, worldwide.

Discovering the best ways to reach existing and potential customers requires innovative solutions and business models. ERDAS and Oracle, leaders in their industries and international partners for Geospatial Business Systems can guide organizations through this journey.

At this seminar, Oracle and ERDAS executives will speak on their strategy, sharing perspectives on providing enterprise business solutions that integrate geospatial information. The seminar will also host ERDAS customers presenting stakes and outcomes in their respective domains, including satellite imagery analysis for agriculture, border patrol and infrastructure management.

“ERDAS provides technology for businesses to seamlessly integrate their geospatial data into their existing business systems, streamlining decision-making processes and their overall workflow,” said Thomas Bayer, Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa , ERDAS. “Oracle understands the value of data assets. Relying on a powerful spatial database management system, ERDAS deploys Geospatial Business Systems that transform geospatial data into useful business information.”

Participants must register in advance to attend this event, via an e-mail to Email Contact.

For more information about ERDAS or its products and services, please call +1 770 776 3400, toll free +1 866 GO ERDAS, or visit www.erdas.com.

About ERDAS

ERDAS creates geospatial business systems that transform our earth's data into business information, enabling individuals, businesses and public agencies to quickly access, manage, process, and share that information from anywhere.

Using secure geospatial information, ERDAS solutions improve employee, customer and partner visibility to information, enabling them to respond faster and collaborate better. It also means better decision-making, increased productivity and new revenue streams.

ERDAS is a part of the Hexagon Group, Sweden . For more information about ERDAS or its products and services, please call +1 770 776 3400, toll free +1 866 534 2286, or visit www.erdas.com .


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Jason Sims
ERDAS, Inc.
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5051 Peachtree Corners Circle
Suite 100, Norcross , GA 30092
Phone: +1 770 776 3400 or +1 866 534 2286
E-mail: Email Contact