SpotOn and Integeo Deliver Power of Location Intelligence to Cognos Customers Marriage of BI and GIS creates potent visualiz

Integeo (http://www.integeo.com), a pioneer of geospatial business intelligence (BI), and BI consultants SpotOn Systems (http://www.spotonsystems.com) have signed a strategic agreement to provide Cognos customers with the ability to generate on-demand interactive map-enabled reports.

Under the agreement, Ottawa-based SpotOn Systems has integrated Cognos BI solutions with Integeo's award-winning Map Intelligence, a rapid application development platform that enables organizations to quickly build custom location intelligent solutions without any programming.

"There is explosive demand for geospatially enabled business intelligence solutions in the Cognos customer base," said Darren Nelson, CTO of SpotOn Systems. "There are clear benefits from being able to rapidly build and deploy customized interactive maps in areas from emergency and disaster planning through to marketing, real estate, recruitment and telecommunications.

"This integrated solution gives Cognos BI customers an unprecedented ability to spot trends, anticipate challenges and analyze information."

Integeo's Map Intelligence does more than just display data on either a map or floor-plan. Its "no programming" technology enables report builders to generate information-rich, interactive mapping applications for all levels of an organization with synchronization between the report and the maps, with drill-down from user-defined location perspectives.

Map Intelligence (http://www.integeo.com/content/view/351/141/) customers include the US Army, Sun Microsystems, Australia's Northern Territory Police, Queensland Rail, the Federal Department of Family and Community Services and many other Government and commericial organizations, covering retail, insurance and banking, real estate, fisheries, telecommunications, education and tourism.

"Integeo is excited about the opportunity to give Cognos customers a compelling new view of their business information," said Integeo CEO Peter Rossiter. "Our technology quickly and easily exposes spatial relationships that are implicit in most data sets but are usually hidden. Cognos users will easily embed sophisticated location intelligence - maps, building plans, and other visualizations - into their reports, without ever leaving their familiar Cognos environment."

According to Mr Rossiter, Map Intelligence has demonstrated return on investment within a year of deployment that greatly outweighs the initial cost.

"The rapid application development times have astounded customers who discover increased productivity from their existing resources," he said. "Meanwhile end users make better decisions because of the previously unavailable holistic views of corporate data.

"We selected SpotOn Systems because of its proven track record of building customized, high-impact business intelligence solutions across a broad range of industries. Everyone we spoke to, including Cognos, indicated that the SpotOn team was the right partner to embed Map Intelligence into the Cognos environment. Their reputation is well earned!"

About SpotOn Systems (http://www.spotonsystems.com/)

SpotOn Systems is a R&D and professional services firm in the Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) space, specializing in "Solving the Unsolvable". With unparalleled expertise in the Cognos SDK (Software Development Kit) and deep knowledge of the Cognos Architecture, SpotOn excels in development of custom BI functionality, product extensions, and application integration. SpotOn allows organizations to maximize the value of their information assets through business intelligence solutions and technologies.

About Integeo (http://www.integeo.com/)

Integeo is the developer of Map Intelligence, the world's first Geospatial Business Intelligence the 'Spatial Hub' platform for non-technical business users. Map Intelligence was judged "Best Product" at CeBIT 2005 (Sydney) and was named Australia's top innovator in the National IT Secrets Awards (2005). A wholly owned subsidiary of the Forge Group, Integeo was founded in 2004 specifically to develop and commercialize Map Intelligence. The company's headquarters and R&D facility are located in Sydney, Australia, with offices in Canberra and the USA. Integeo is supported by a global partner network and has strong technical and marketing relationships with the leading database/business intelligence and mapping vendors such as ESRI and MapInfo. Integeo continues to build its market presence in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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