ESRI, the leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology,
announces its participation in the launch of Microsoft SQL Server 2008,
beginning with Microsoft’s premier launch
event in Los Angeles, California, on February 27. ESRI was the only
business partner to demonstrate integration with SQL Server 2008 on
stage with Microsoft presenters. This support is the result of a close,
multiyear collaboration between ESRI and Microsoft in the development of
SQL spatial extensions to SQL Server 2008.
During the Microsoft event, ESRI demonstrated ArcGIS
software working in concert with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 to perform
business site selection analysis. ESRI will continue to participate in
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 launch events throughout the United States.
“ESRI is taking full advantage of SQL Server
2008 to help our government, utilities, and commercial enterprise
customers take the geographic approach to improving their business
processes,” says ESRI president Jack
Dangermond. “ESRI and Microsoft together
provide the platform to organize and manage geographic information,
leading to improved methods for analyzing and using information more
effectively to make better decisions.”
ESRI offers a complete suite of geospatial software solutions that can
operate as clients to SQL Server 2008. The combination of ESRI’s
extensive geodata management
capabilities and SQL Server 2008 will provide customers with the tools
they need to seamlessly consume, use, and extend location-based analysis
for enterprise-scale computing and Web collaboration.
ESRI’s ArcGIS 9.3 software, the next scheduled
release of ESRI’s ArcGIS suite, will take full
advantage of the new spatial technology in the upcoming release of SQL
Server 2008. Microsoft will introduce two spatial types: Geography and
Geometry. ArcGIS 9.3 will fully support both spatial types. This will
help meet the needs of many GIS customers who have been asking for SQL
access to spatial features stored in SQL Server.
ESRI offers a complete suite of geospatial software solutions that can
work as clients to the SQL spatial extensions to SQL Server 2008. ESRI’s
ArcGIS
suite of products includes GIS solutions for server, desktop, mobile,
and online technology.
To learn more about ESRI’s support for
Microsoft SQL Server 2008, visit www.esri.com/sqlserver2008.
About ESRI
Founded in 1969, ESRI (www.esri.com)
is the world leader in the GIS software industry. ESRI offers innovative
solutions that help users create, manage, analyze, and display
information to make timely decisions and solve problems they encounter
every day. ESRI's comprehensive product line ranges from desktop GIS to
GIS for the enterprise.
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