eSpatial Continues Growth, Creating 12 New Positions to Date in 2011

5 July 2011   Dublin, Ireland - eSpatial, leading provider of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) and pioneer in GIS delivered via Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), has continued its planned growth with the creation of 12 new jobs to date in 2011.

The company anticipates creating an additional 8 jobs by the end of 2011, bringing the total number of new jobs created in 2011 to 20.

The company attributes its growth to the strong commercial proposition offered by its SaaS-based GIS system, eSpatial OnDemand GIS™.

“As GIS experts, we’ve long since understood the potential value that GIS offers every business,” says CEO Philip O’Doherty. “Making GIS software more available and affordable has driven huge customer interest.”

“This overwhelming interest in our GIS software has, in turn, enabled us to create new positions in the company.”

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eSpatial releases upgrade to eSpatial OnDemand GIS™

29 June 2011   Dublin, Ireland - eSpatial, leading provider of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) and pioneer in GIS delivered via Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), has released an upgrade to eSpatial OnDemand GIS™, featuring significant enhancements to user administration, data imports and the user interface.

A free 14-day trial of eSpatial OnDemand GIS is available at: www.espatial.com/trial

Available for both customers and users of eSpatial’s 14-day free trial, the upgraded version of eSpatial OnDemand GIS includes the following enhancements:

-          Direct access to Google’s driving directions from within eSpatial OnDemand GIS.

-          The ability to add attributes to an existing layer.

-          Support for use with touch-screen devices, including the Apple iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tablet.

-          An improved CSV import process.

-          Numerous usability enhancements to the interface, making eSpatial OnDemand GIS even easier to use.

-          Additional help guides to assist users to complete tasks.

-          More comprehensive user administration options:

                     o   Additional options for a

                     o   The addition of user-group permissions for Web Map Service (WMS).

“Continuing to provide improvements and new functionality to our customers is important to us,” says CTO Eamon Walsh. “We look forward to continuing to develop eSpatial OnDemand GIS, particularly as our Software-as-a-Service customer base grows.”

Interested in experiencing eSpatial OnDemand GIS for yourself? Sign up for a 14-day free trial at: www.espatial.com/trial

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eSpatial CTO to Share SaaS GIS Learnings at GITA's Geospatial Solutions Conference

8 April 2011, Dublin, Ireland - eSpatial is excited to announce that CTO Eamon Walsh will be presenting a technical session at the upcoming Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) Geospatial Solutions Conference in Grapevine, Texas.

As a leading provider of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) location intelligence solutions, eSpatial is a pioneer in GIS delivered via Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).

Eamon’s technical session, “Cloud+: Experiences with new technologies bringing GIS to the world”, will take place on 12 April at 4.25 – 4.55pm. During the session, Eamon will delve into the company’s experience of transforming an award-winning server-based product into a flexible, scalable product suited to the SaaS delivery model.

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eSpatial Hires Top Talent, Expands its SaaS Business

11 January 2011, Dublin, Ireland

eSpatial, leading provider of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) and pioneer in GIS delivered via Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), continues to reinforce its position as an industry leader with 10 additional new hires.

Based at the company’s Irish headquarters, the new roles predominantly sit within the company’s technical departments, reflecting the substantial investment eSpatial continues to make in its technology, and particularly in the SaaS delivery model. Additional roles in sales and marketing reflect the potential for growth that the company sees in the market.

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“The Rise of the Cloud = the Demise of the Desktop” What it will take for GIS companies to weather the cloud computing storm

eSpatial’s CEO, Philip O’Doherty, discusses SaaS GIS at LIGeoCloud 2010 

22 September 2010 - LIGeoCloud, Newseum’s Knight Conference Center, Washington DC, eSpatial, a pioneer in SaaS GIS and leading provider of GIS and Location Information Solutions today announced its vision for Cloud Computing and SaaS GIS and what this means for the GIS industry. 

CEO, Philip O’Doherty spoke about the effects of cloud computing on the GIS industry. High on his agenda was how SaaS and cloud computing will become the dominant delivery method for geospatial capabilities in enterprise and line-of-business information systems. Elaborating on his insightful presentation title “The Rise of the Cloud = the Demise of the Desktop” he explained that the accessibility, lower cost and flexibility that comes with SaaS GIS means it will eventually take over from today’s incumbent desktop solutions.

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