HP announced as Bronze Sponsor of Conference

20 March 2008, 3:32pm

1Spatial is delighted to announce that HP will be participating as a sponsor of their 2008 Conference: ‘1 Source of Truth’. The conference is being held from 29th April to 1st May at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Stansted Airport, UK.

As one of the largest technology companies in the world, HP operates in more than 170 countries and offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services aswell to businesses and consumers. HP’s product range spans everything from PCs to mobile computing devices, inkjet printers to digital photography and business products including storage and servers.

HP will also be sponsoring 1Spatial’s ‘Usability Lab’, which will be running throughout the conference, providing delegates with the opportunity to test-drive cutting edge spatial software. The HP Usability Lab will include packages and tools used in a range of data management areas, such as spatial data visualisation, transformation, integration and quality control. Some of the companies who have already confirmed that they will be showcasing their software as part of the HP Usability Lab are industry leaders like Oracle, Autodesk, Blue Marble Geographics, eSpatial and Informatica.

Eric Martorell, HP Lead for Government & Defence in EMEA, said:

“Software is not only about the design but also about the usability. Our presence at the 1Spatial Conference is an excellent opportunity to reflect HP’s quality attention to the ease of learning and use of such applications.”

Steven Ramage, key contact for the 1Spatial Community and Business Development Director at 1Spatial, added:

“We are working with HP on an enterprise spatial solution that delivers fit for purpose spatial data across multiple sectors, such as government and utilities. As the largest IT company in Europe and one of the largest in the World, we are very pleased to have them involved in the Conference once again. Their support sends a positive message about the event and what it offers the industry in terms of education, solutions and partnership opportunities. We encourage all attendees to visit the HP Usability Lab.”

With an impressive list of industry sponsors the 1Spatial Conference 2008 is set to deliver a comprehensive learning package for everyone working with spatial data, from expert Practitioners, through to Programmers and Chief Executive Officers. Focused discussions, presentations and workshops will help you to use your spatial data more effectively and efficiently; our comprehensive agenda will also include topics around integrating spatial data and building Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs).

Registration for the 1Spatial Conference 2008 is NOW OPEN. To find out more and register, please visit www.1spatial.com/conference or contact the conference team on conference@1spatial.com

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