Calgary, AB - Talisman Energy Inc. was recently presented with an Award of Excellence at ESRI Canada's 11th annual ESRI Regional User Conference in Calgary. Alex Miller, President of ESRI Canada, presented the Award in recognition of Talisman Energy's innovative application of server-based mapping technology. More than 400 GIS professionals were on hand for the presentation, which was one of the highlights of the conference.

"The Award of Excellence was presented to a very deserving organization that is dedicated to the development and implementation of server-based GIS within the organization's various business units," said Mr. Miller. "Their enterprise GIS work is leading edge and their efforts in consolidating and sharing data within the organization sets an example for other exploration and production companies to follow suit and utilize this dynamic business model."

Talisman Energy Inc. is an independent oil and gas producer, established in 1992, with global operations. Talisman is a $12 billion company, employing 1,758 people in its North American and international operations with its headquarters in Calgary, Alberta. Talisman has a track record of growth and creating value for its shareholders and is committed to high standards of social and environmental responsibility wherever it does business.

In 2006, Talisman began building a corporate web-based GIS/mapping application for their numerous business units. This web-based application was built using ArcGIS Server 9.1 and was completed in late 2006. The application is used for decision support and data dissemination and modeling for exploration and production business. Talisman compiles data from various sources and this data is managed, processed, and analyzed using GIS before being corporately distributed. Various GIS initiatives have been successfully implemented for various business system applications including general mapping, emergency response planning, subsurface mineral rights mapping, exploration mapping, and commitment and sensitivity tracking.

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 fifteen 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.

Media contacts:

Heather Adams
Communications Specialist
ESRI Canada
T: 416-386-6463
E: hadams@esricanada.com
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Tom Pierce
Business Analyst
Talisman Energy Inc.
T: 403-231-2960
E: tpierce@talisman-energy.com
W: http://www.talisman-energy.com/