FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KorTerra, Inc. Joins ESRI's Business Partner Program
Minneapolis, MN - August 24th, 2004 — KorTerra, Inc. announces that it has been accepted into ESRI's Business Partner Program. KorTerra will be integrating ESRI mapping technology into their KorTerra ™ software product suite for the utility damage prevention and One Call industry.
The KorTerra™ product suite, designed by One Call industry professionals, is the industry’s most comprehensive utility workforce management and damage prevention software solution. The software efficiently manages locating ticket receipt and dispatch, on-time response, management reporting, positive response, and keeps track of locating operations performance in a real-time, mobile and paperless environment. Through understanding the industry trends towards using mapping in all facets of utility underground facility locating, KorTerra is working with ESRI technology to develop fully integrated mapping functionality into their software offerings.
The ESRI Business Partner Program is a network of more than 1,600 domestic and international developers, consultants, data publishers, and value-added resellers who, utilizing ESRI technology, provide solutions to meet the geographic information system (GIS) needs of every industry. Working together, ESRI and its business partners solve business problems with new software applications, data, and value-added services.
“It was imperative that we partner with an organization who is considered the GIS technology leader by the utility industry and also offered a robust technology toolset for integration with our KorTerra product suite.” said Chris Stendal, President, “KorTerra is proud and excited to be accepted into the ESRI Business Partner Program We believe by integrating ESRI mapping technology into our software, we will be able to offer our clients and prospective clients the most comprehensive dispatch solution available in the market.”
About ESRI
Founded in 1969, ESRI (www.esri.com) is the world leader in the GIS software industry. ESRI offers innovative solutions that help users create, manage, analyze, and display information to make timely decisions and solve problems they encounter every day. ESRI’s comprehensive product line ranges from desktop GIS to GIS for the enterprise.
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About KorTerra, Inc.
Since 1990, KorTerra has been the damage prevention industry’s most trusted partner in providing quality and comprehensive One Call ticket management software solutions. KorTerra works with Pipeline Companies, Utilities, Municipalities, Contract Locators, and One Call Centers to help them operate as efficiently as possible through the use of our industry-leading technology, while cutting costs by eliminating unnecessary manual processes. KorTerra’s unique position of collaborating directly with these companies in the damage prevention industry has allowed us to build a compilation of industry-wide knowledge and best practices that few companies possess. KorTerra's current One Call ticket management operations process over 25,000,000 tickets annually. In addition to One Call ticket management software, KorTerra provides process consulting and software training services to ensure operations are streamlined and functional throughout all areas of an organization. To learn more about KorTerra, please visit www.korterra.com, or contact via telephone at 952.368.1911.
For additional information contact:
Press Contact(s):
Aimee Wendland, Marketing Manager
KorTerra, Inc.
18946 Lake Drive East
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Tel: 952.368.1911 ext. 3157
Fax: 952.697.3141
Email: marketing@korterra.com
