"We are very excited about the opportunities that exist between ESRI Canada and Latitude Geographics," said Alex Miller, President of ESRI Canada. "The Geocortex management software provides organizations with tools to enhance their ArcIMS applications and access additional information on how their ArcIMS applications are being used."

Geocortex Uptime and Geocortex Statistics were developed by Latitude Geographics, an ESRI Canada Business Partner, as part of their Geocortex Internet Mapping suite of solutions. With the functionality available in ArcIMS these products ensure maximum website availability, generate valuable site feedback, and additional statistics to improve performance.

Geocortex Uptime features a number of capabilities that provide enhanced day-to-day ArcIMS architecture management. In addition to constantly monitoring ArcIMS sites, it can be configured to take various levels of action if it detects a service interruption. Geocortex Statistics is a comprehensive statistics package that delivers detailed insight about ArcIMS site performance and usage to help optimize your investment in ESRI technology.

"This partnership helps us bring our tools for ArcIMS to website managers across the country," said Steven Myhill-Jones, President and CEO of Latitude Geographics. "ESRI Canada can provide their customers with additional functionality to optimize the performance of their ArcIMS applications. We look forward to continuing our relationship with them."

About Latitude Geographics:
Latitude Geographics Group Ltd., through its Geocortex Internet Mapping division, is in the business of helping people succeed with web-based geography-to enable better decisions about the world around us. Specialists in market-leading ESRI web-GIS technology since 1999, Latitude Geographics simplifies ArcIMS and ArcGIS Server deployment by providing software and services that eliminate inefficiencies in the process of building and maintaining web-based GIS applications. For more information about Latitude Geographics, please visit http://www.latitudegeo.com/

About ESRI Canada:
Established in 1984, ESRI Canada is a Canadian owned company specializing in geographic information systems (GIS) solutions. We distribute the world's leading GIS software solutions from ESRI Inc., Miner and Miner, and Azteca. In order to provide organizations with complete industry-specific solutions we have established an extensive business partner program that includes more than 125 Canadian organizations. ESRI Canada also provides professional services including consulting, training, technical support, and enterprise GIS implementation. We are leaders in providing world-class enterprise GIS solutions for many industries including local government, utilities, public safety and defence, business demographics, education, natural resources, and transportation. ESRI Canada has thirteen regional offices across the country, with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. For more information, please visit http://www.esricanada.com/ or call 1-800-447-9778.

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