May 19, 2009 -- Melbourne, Australia and Lansing, MI. May 19, 2009 – Geomatic Technologies, a leading provider of IT-oriented integrated solutions, announced that it has entered into a strategic channel partnership with software maker IDV Solutions to provide visual, interactive solutions for government and commercial customers.

Geomatic Technologies will deliver powerful geospatial solutions built on IDV’s Visual Fusion platform to industries where timely, informed decision-making is critical. This alliance will aid Australasian customers in gaining new insights into critical business data, enable faster access to information, and improve collaboration and decision-making. The Visual Fusion platform has been generating considerable interest worldwide with high profile deployments at the United Nations and at several US Government Departments. The new GT channel partnership will enable IDV to make Visual Fusion available to Australasian customers for the first time through a leading local solution provider.

"We are excited to begin working with IDV Solutions software to deliver powerful, innovative visualization solutions for our clients using the Visual Fusion platform" said Ross Caldow, Business Development Manager at Geomatic Technologies. "Visual Fusion is a clear leader in providing rich toolsets for immersive mapping user experiences on top of the Microsoft Single View Platform. We find that our clients have an increasing need for rapid visualization of their critical business data via map interfaces and Visual Fusion provides this to them in a cost-effective and highly engaging manner."

"IDV is very pleased to partner with Geomatic Technologies," said Scott Parker, Vice President of Sales and Channels for IDV Solutions. "Geomatic Technologies is a leader in working with geospatial and mobile technologies.  Australia is a geospatial savvy market and we believe the combination of our companies will serve customers well."

About IDV Solutions

IDV Solutions is an enterprise software company committed to helping Global 2000 and government organizations make their information more accessible, understandable, and contextual. Their suite of products, Visual Fusion, forms an enterprise mashup platform for creating interactive, visual applications utilizing the power of SharePoint. This software empowers everyone in an organization to create interactive, geospatial mashups from unlimited sources of data. It provides a streamlined platform for building Enterprise 2.0 apps that drive agility, collaboration, and insight.  Contact IDV Solutions at http://www.idvsolutions.com.

About Geomatic Technologies

Geomatic Technologies (GT) is a recognised leader in advanced mobile and spatial technologies and is among Australia’s leading providers of IT-oriented integrated solutions and services. GT’s solutions portfolio includes solutions and services for mobile workforce management, asset capture and inspection, web mapping (including address validation and geocoding services) and solutions for data access, data management and data distribution.  For more information on GT, visit their website at http://www.geomatic.com.au com.au.