Safe Software Named "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm
Vendors selected for the "Cool Vendor report" are innovative, impactful and intriguing
Vancouver, BC, April 15, 2008 – Safe Software announced that Gartner, Inc., the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company, has named Safe Software in its "Cool Vendors in Data Management and Integration, 2008" report. The March 26, 2008 report was written by Ted Friedman, Andreas Bitterer and Donald Feinberg.
According to the report, "Contemporary data integration tools generally lack functionality to deal with geographic and spatial data at a detailed level, and this represents a challenge for organizations working with these complex data types."
"For over a decade, Safe Software has focused on addressing the challenges organizations face when looking to integrate their diverse spatial data assets," says Don Murray, President of Safe Software. "We are honored to be evaluated as a 'Cool Vendor' by such a highly respected analyst firm and believe this speaks to our commitment to providing organizations with unparalleled access to their spatial data. As the leaders in Spatial ETL, we will continue to deliver innovative solutions to meet this growing market need."
Safe Software is the maker of FME technology, the only complete spatial ETL (extract, transform and load) solution in the market today. FME is designed to help GIS professionals quickly transform and integrate spatial data into the precise data model they need. It also offers scalable data distribution capabilities for efficiently sharing spatial data with different user communities.
About Gartner's Cool Vendors Selection Process
Gartner's listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose.
Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn't do before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology); Intriguing, have caught Gartner's interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.
About Safe Software and FME
Safe Software powers the flow of spatial data with its software platform, FME. The recognized standard in spatial ETL (extract, transform and load), FME is the only complete solution for data conversion. It delivers the most extensive format support for data translation and integration, and provides unlimited flexibility in data model transformation and data distribution.
FME is used by thousands of customers worldwide in a variety of industries including government, utilities, and petroleum. Its powerful data access technology also makes FME the choice of leading GIS, CAD, and database vendors for integration into their own solutions. Designed for true data interoperability, FME unleashes spatial data so people can use it where, when, and how they want to. For more information, visit www.safe.com.
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For More Information:
Lakhvir Brar
Marketing Communications Manager
Safe Software Inc.
(604) 501-9985 ex 274
lakhvir.brar@safe.com
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