TerraGo Technologies Announces Geospatial Alliance Agreement with Adobe

Business Wire,  July 7, 2008  

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ATLANTA -- TerraGo([R])Technologies, the visionary provider of tools, technology and know-how for building collaborative geospatial applications (GeoApps), announced today that it has signed an Alliance Agreement with Adobe Systems Incorporated. As part of the agreement, Adobe will provide support for TerraGo's GeoPDF[R] in the new Adobe Acrobat[R] 9 software. In addition, TerraGo will fully support consumption of geo-enabled PDF files from Adobe and other vendors, allowing customers to easily build and deliver GeoApps for use by anyone, anywhere, regardless of data format or application source.

"Our expanded relationship comes at an exciting time when the demand for geo-enabled PDFs and GeoApps is increasing significantly," said Richard M. Cobb, president and CEO of TerraGo Technologies. "In working with a global leader such as Adobe, who provides the best platform for geospatial documents, we are confident customers will benefit greatly through the development of innovative new geospatial tools and technology. This alliance further demonstrates TerraGo's commitment to providing collaborative solutions that meet the unique needs of geospatial data users who are often not GIS experts."

"As long-time developers of solutions on the Acrobat platform, TerraGo has for several years delivered value to customers who need to consume geospatially-enabled documents in a widely available format," said Rick Brown, director of Acrobat product management, Business Productivity Business Unit, Adobe. "With support for consuming GIS attributes in PDF now natively available in Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9, TerraGo's solutions will be even more broadly accessed by existing and new customers alike."

TerraGo, now a Gold Level Adobe Partner and Adobe LiveCycle[TM] reseller, expects to further expand its geospatially enabled offerings through close integration with the rich capabilities of the LiveCycle suite of server products.

About TerraGo Technologies

As the pioneer of geo-enabled PDFs, TerraGo Technologies removes technology barriers to broaden the access and application of geospatial data. TerraGo's advanced tools and technology leverage PDF and the Adobe platform to enable geospatial applications that meet the needs of all types of end users, regardless of GIS expertise. This process enables GeoApps, the use of geospatial PDFs and other portable content formats to create real-world applications of geographic data. Providing complete end-user focus, unmatched GeoApp expertise and geospatial data source independence, TerraGo makes it cost effective to easily build and deliver GeoApps for use by anyone, anywhere. TerraGo serves more than 600 customers and a quarter-million users, including government agencies at the local, state and federal levels, regulated industries and other private enterprises. For more information, visit www.terragotech.com.

Editors Note: TerraGo, the TerraGo Technologies logo and GeoPDF are registered trademarks of TerraGo Technologies. Adobe, Acrobat, LiveCycle and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are recognized as proprietary to their owners.

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