
05 July 2007, 11:37am
Aligned Assets’ latest release of the Symphony Gazetteer v3.0 leads the way in transformational Address Management Solutions. After being first to win NLPG compliance, the Surrey based company has set a new standard of Address Management software with Symphony v3.0. Building on past success, Aligned Assets now has over 50 customers using Symphony Suite, including 2 national parks and the British Transport Police, representing a new wave of customers benefitting from the usage of NLPG data.
Matthew Seymour of Cardiff Council was first to go live with NLPG : 2006. Seymour proclaims it’s “A fantastic achievement. I’d just like to express the thanks and congratulations from everyone here at Cardiff to all members of the Aligned Assets team who have worked so hard.”
The eagerly anticipated Symphony v3.0 focuses on improving internal operational efficiency. Compliance with the NLPG: 2006 BS7666 standard will help eliminate confusion about naming, property boundaries and other land or property definitions, as well as enabling better exchange of data between departments.
One of Symphony v3.0’s most important benefits is the ability to integrate with existing gazetteer software and other legacy systems. This is achieved by ensuring compatibility with non compliant NLPG : 2006 applications (DTF 6.3 exports).
Other benefits include:
• More intuitive user interface
• Reliable data integrity and NLPG : 2006 compliance
• Less repetition by storing preference settings (e.g. BLPU co-ordinates)
• Faster updates, including facility for batch updating of data
• Greater flexibility and improved overall efficiency
With this new release, Aligned Assets has really smartened up the industry. With Symphony v3.0, clients leverage savings of “at least £54.4 million per annum” as forecast by the Centre for Economics and Business Research. “It’s not just about saving money, it‘s also important to have software that looks good and is a pleasure to use.” says Carl Nunn, Managing Director of Aligned Assets.
Find out more about Symphony v3.0 and why so many organisations choose Aligned Assets for address management at www.aligned-assets.co.uk.

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