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San Jose, CA—April 18, 2002—Metropolis New Media,
Inc., a provider of managed hosting solutions for ESRI server
products, announced today the introduction of Metropolis Managed
GIS Hosting™, an outsourced dedicated hosting solution
for organizations looking to deploy Web-enabled geographic
information systems (GIS) applications and web services with
software from ESRI.
Sensing a need by GIS and IT professionals for help with
Internet infrastructure for deploying GIS on the Internet,
Metropolis built a practice to provide Internet infrastructure
and support for ESRI Internet Mapping Software (IMS) server
implementations on a wide range of operating systems including
Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, Red Hat Linux, IBM-AIX and
HP-UX. For organizations looking to deploy ArcSDE, a key software
component for managing multi-user spatial databases, Metropolis
supports ArcSDE on Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and IBM-DB2.
Metropolis operates an all Cisco core network and firewall
with a 100Mbps Internet uplink in a state-of-the-art Internet
data center in downtown San Jose, CA, the heart of Silicon
Valley. The hosting service includes dedicated managed servers,
networking, bandwidth, monitoring, tech support and recovery
management. Available add-ons include database administration
and network attached storage solutions.
About Metropolis
Based in San Jose, CA, Metropolis New Media, Inc. is a premier provider of
managed hosting solutions for organizations looking to deploy ESRI server products
online. Unlike ordinary hosting providers, Metropolis is focused solely on GIS
and is an authorized ESRI business partner that is dedicated to providing customers
with Internet infrastructure and operations support for sharing GIS data and
applications on the Internet. More information about Metropolis and its services
can be obtained on the Web at www.metropolisnewmedia.com
About ESRI
For more than 30 years, ESRI has been the leading developer of geographic information
system (GIS) software with more than 220,000 clients worldwide. ESRI also provides
consulting, implementation, and technical support services. In addition to its
headquarters in California, ESRI has regional offices throughout the United
States, international distributors in more than 90 countries, and more than
700 resellers and developers. ESRI's goal is to provide users with comprehensive
tools to help them quickly and efficiently manage and use geographic information
to make a real difference in the world around them. ESRI can be found on the
Web at www.esri.com.
ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, ArcMap, ArcView, www.esri.com, and
@esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in
the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other
companies and products mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective trademark owners.
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Press Information:
Matt Monahan, Metropolis
Phone: (408) 297-4600 x201
E-mail:
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