Mike Smith Joins Astun Technology

15th September 2009 – Mike Smith has joined Astun Technology as Business Development Manager. He will be responsible for widening the take-up of the company’s growing range of web based GIS, data integration and publishing solutions to local authorities.

Smith who is a Chartered Surveyor by profession became GIS Manager for Reading Borough Council in the mid nineties before moving into the private sector working for GIS specialist software vendor, GDC. Very much a part of GDC’s conspicuous success in the local authority market he continued in a business development role throughout GDC’s takeover by MapInfo and subsequently by Pitney Bowes. Before joining Astun, Smith became Sales and Marketing Manager for Aligned Assets, a provider of NLPG Gazetteer solutions to the public sector. Once there he was instrumental in some of the company’s most prestigious contract wins including FiReControl (the company’s largest ever contract), Kent FRS and Birmingham City Council (the largest local authority in Europe).

“Mike has experience of working within a local authority and for both large and small GIS suppliers. His experience as a Chartered Surveyor, GIS Manager and latterly in Business Development means that he has a unique understanding of modern local authority requirements, especially valuable at a time of shrinking budgets,” said Mike Saunt, Managing Director of Astun Technology. “Mike knows what local authorities need and can also speak their language. We’re building our business over the long term and Mike will help spearhead our continued growth,” continued Saunt.

Notes for Editors 
Astun Technology's iShare data integration and publishing platform enables public sector organisations such as Local Authorities and Blue Light services to make the most of their own data, extracting it, transforming it and publishing it both internally and externally. It can serve call centres via systems integration and citizens via the web with a rich mix of information and maps while delivering real savings through ‘channel shift’ and transactional services. iShare also provides a direct communications channel to citizens that subscribe to its automated 'My Alerts' service. Easily configured and completely automated iShare is a unique mix of the Astun's own purpose built modules and the best Open Source components. In use with over twenty five authorities the award winning iShare platform continues to evolve to meet growing e-services needs. 

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