Impress Software, working with Miner & Miner, a Telvent company, has developed Geo I.App, a packaged integration application which links Miner & Miner’s ArcFM software to SAP. This application will eliminate redundant data entry by providing all the essential functionality to manage assets and maintenance activities directly from the GIS through a live integration with SAP. The initial integration will be featured at the ESRI Users Conference in San Diego, CA, July 24 through 31, 2005.

Geo I.App is specifically designed for SAP and ESRI ArcGIS/ArcFM users and allows for the synchronization of spatial objects in both the SAP’s PLM and EAM modules and GIS environment. The application leverages ESRI’s ArcGIS Server architecture and ensures that geographical data, functional locations, and equipment, are consistent across the enterprise, and eliminates the risk of discrepancies in location and resources.

“The integration of enterprise resource planning (ERP) back office systems with spatial technology has long been a goal of many utilities. But a number of variables have made integration difficult to achieve and expensive to maintain. The work by Impress to bring together ArcFM and SAP offers utilities and other enterprises a great head start towards an affordable and sustainable solution,” said Jeff Meyers, president of Miner & Miner.

“We’re pleased to be working with Miner & Miner to deliver a best of breed packaged integration application for the utilities market,” said Warren Utt, Impress CEO. “By bridging ArcFM and SAP, Geo I.App enables organizations to more efficiently manage geographically distributed assets and maintenance activities.”

Miner & Miner (M&M), a Telvent company, is a world leader in the development and implementation of GIS software for utilities. M&M’s ArcFM Solution and its extended services assist electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities in increasing productivity, lowering costs, and improving services by allowing them to effectively manage spatial information. Founded in 1946 as a full-service electrical engineering firm, M&M has been a business partner of ESRI since 1987. This partnership has enabled M&M to become the world's leading developer of ArcGIS applications for the utility industry. M&M services include implementation and customization of software to fit the needs of individual utilities. For more information, please visit www.miner.com .

Impress Software is a leading provider of packaged integration applications (I.Apps™) that enable quick and cost-effective integration of project management and geographical information systems resulting in streamlined business processes across multiple enterprise systems. Impress I.Apps allow integration to be completed at a fraction of the time and cost compared to traditional EAI development platforms. Impress Software customers include global leaders such as Bayer, DuPont, Halliburton, Nebraska Public Power District, New Brunswick Power, British Petroleum, Ontario Power Generation, Valero, Total, and many others.

Telvent (Nasdaq: TLVT), the Global RealTime IT Company, specializes in high value-added solutions for four specific industrial sectors (Energy, Traffic, Transport and Environment) in Europe, North America, Latin America and China. ( www.telvent.com ) solutions, custom development, and integration services in the Land Management, Asset Management, Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) tracking, and Web-GIS industries.

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