SBS Announces Strategic Business Relationship with Fichtner
Spatial technology leaders enter into global pact to deliver geo-enabled business solutionsLakewood, CO, May 14, 2007 — Spatial Business Systems Inc. announces that they have entered into a strategic business relationship with Fichtner Group of Stuttgart, Germany. The broad agreement includes joint technology development, resource sharing and business development. The arrangement also includes an equity investment in Spatial Business Systems, Inc. and the transfer of Fichtner ORACLE Spatial based software and competence to SBS. As a result of this agreement Spatial Business Systems will be the delivery channel for Fichtner solution offerings on ORACLE Spatial and ORACLE Fusion in North America, Australia and New Zealand.
“We are extremely pleased that Germany’s largest independent engineering firm and a world-renowned implementer of Oracle Spatial solutions has chosen to invest in Spatial Business Systems as their partner in the North American and Australian markets.” said Dennis F. Beck, president, Spatial Business Systems. “We are very enthusiastic to be able to deliver Fichtner’s world-class service offerings and software solutions to the markets we serve. Together we are able to provide highly valued business solutions that use spatial technologies to meet the needs of utility, rail, telecommunications and government organizations.”
“Our new relationship will allow organizations in the US and Australian markets to elevate their use of spatial technologies to solve strategic business problems” states Michael Wilfer, Managing Director of Fichtner Consulting & IT. “By spatially enabling business applications we are able to leverage all forms of data across a business enterprise, providing highly valuable business tools to users and adding a competitive edge to the business performance.”
Key elements of the business relationship include:
Joint Technology Development
Spatial Business Systems will jointly work with Fichtner Group to enhance the GeoXtension software offerings. Key areas of emphasis will include enterprise integration, spatial interoperability and enhancements to support the application requirements of the markets served by SBS.
Technical Resource Sharing
Fichtner Group and Spatial Business Systems, Inc. will cross-train and share technical resources to provide integrated solutions based on Oracle Spatial and related applications to support joint project activities. The combined offerings will also provide world-class services offerings for the integration of spatial solutions with enterprise resource planning applications.
About Spatial Business Systems Inc.
Spatial Business Systems Inc. is a premier provider of advanced IT solutions specializing in the integration of spatial information with traditional information systems. Headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado, the company is staffed with a professional consulting team, which has over 100 years of experience in the application of information technologies to solve the unique needs of managing spatial data.
About Fichtner Group
Established in 1922, Fichtner has evolved into Germany's largest independent firm of consulting engineers of international standing. The Fichtner Group has more than 1,200 employees worldwide, including experienced engineers, economists, management and IT consultants in a wide variety of specialized fields. Fichtner Group provides a unique, comprehensive interdisciplinary range of consultancy services for public and private-sector infrastructure service providers such as utilities, rail and government.
