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Mapping Solutions Inc. Utilizes GiveMePower Corporation's PowerCAD Software to Provide Life-Saving Solution for First Responders
Advanced Rescue Technology magazine describes how new FIREbasePIP software system delivers a complete and affordable mapping solution for over 30,000 prospective fire departments in the United States
GiveMePower Corporation (OTCBB:GMPW), today announced that Mapping Solutions, Inc. of Oregon City, Oregon, a GiveMePower embedded solutions partner and a provider of turn-key solutions for fire, 911, police and telecommunications industries since 1981, has introduced FIREbasePIP(TM), a new life-saving mapping solution for first responders which utilizes GiveMePower's PowerCAD(R) Embedded(TM) software at its core.
Featured in the recent April/May issue of Advanced Rescue Magazine, FIREbasePIP (pre-incident planning) software allows first responders to create computer-drawn maps of specific buildings and details before incidents happen. Once logged into the department's central database, maps can be accessed by any radio-linked laptop deployed in a first-responder vehicle.
The best news is FIREbasePIP's price. At just $695, FIREbasePIP makes it possible for an estimated 30,310 fire departments in the U.S. with over 1 million career and volunteer firefighters (source: NFPA 2002 National Fire Experience Survey), to affordably deploy the software on their office PCs and in-vehicle laptops, ensuring immediate access to critical building layouts with electrical, gas, water and hazardous material locations.
One happy customer is Lt. Tom Bingham, of the West Licking, OH Joint Fire District. "To anyone who is looking for their own mapping solution, look no further." Not only does FIREbasePIP make it easy to map the interior of local buildings, "it's the only program on the market that allows you to edit and update your maps as your district grows."
Lt. Bingham's praise is echoed by Deputy Chief Terry Scholl of the Creve Coeur Fire District in St. Louis County, MO. "We have equipped all our emergency vehicles with FIREbasePIP-equipped laptops, so when dispatch calls, teams can punch up the location and instantly view maps."
"We've tried to make FIREbasePIP as easy to use as possible," said Tim York, president of Mapping Solutions. "This is why our program relies on National Fire Protection Association 172 icons for accurate, easy to understand mapping. It is also why creating maps is easy...just a matter of pointing, clicking and dragging." Bingham concurs, with "believe me, if I can do it, anyone can."
In an ideal world, firefighters would be aware of the hazards waiting for them inside an industrial/commercial building before they entered. Unfortunately, firefighters live in the real world. The bottom line is that for under $700, FIREbasePIP now makes it possible for any first-responder department to quickly and efficiently compile, update and distribute up-to-date maps of local buildings - in a business where seconds count. And, best of all, anyone can use it.
About Mapping Solutions
Established in 1981, Mapping Solutions Inc. is a leading provider of special-purpose geographic information and CAD-based software solutions, serving the public safety and telecommunications industries. Mapping Solutions also provides a full range of drafting, telecommunications design, file conversion and IT services. For more information on Mapping solutions products and services, please visit www.mapsol.com.
GiveMePower Becomes HP Business Partner
CALGARY, Alberta
GiveMePower Corporation
Sapphire Lucas
(403) 287-6001 or Toll Free: (888) 97-POWER
OR
Investor Relations Contact:
The Investor Relations Group
Erik Lux / Adam Holdsworth / John Nesbett
(212) 825-3210
Email: ir@givemepower.com
Website: www.givemepower.com
Company benefits from sales, marketing and technical resources from HP to provide unmatched mobile CAD solutions
GiveMePower Corporation (OTCBB: GMPW), a provider of next-generation computer-aided design (CAD), digital blueprint management and graphics development software for Windows(R) mobile, wireless, laptop and desktop computing, has been accepted into HP's Developer and Solutions Partner Program (DSPP).
As an HP Business Partner, GiveMePower is now able to benefit from a broad array of sales, marketing and technical resources available from HP to assist the Company develop and deploy their market-leading mobile CAD software on industry-leading HP mobile computing hardware, including iPAQ(R) handheld PCs and cell phones, tablet PCs and a wide range of mobile and wireless laptop PCs.
"HP leads the way in Windows mobile computing devices, including handheld PCs, next-generation cell phones and tablet PCs," stated Bill Walton, president and CEO of GiveMePower. "We're excited about working with HP to deliver our new line of 'CAD Anywhere' software on the best computing hardware in the business."
Benefits of being an HP Business Partner include:
- Participation in co-marketing opportunities, including partner pavilions at major trade events
- Use of the HP Business Partner logo and brand in Company literature
- Co-branded promotional products
- Online product catalogue to showcase member solutions
- Access to a wide array of technical resources including the newest HP technologies
- Speeding time to market by solving customer business challenges
Acclaimed as "truly revolutionary" in recent CAD-industry trade publications, the Company's PowerCAD(R) mobile and wireless solutions are gaining popularity as the system of choice for companies looking to increase productivity, improve communications and reduce costs on their design, construction, facilities management and manufacturing projects for the $17.5 billion CAD/CAM industry. Using PowerCAD, mobile information workers are more productive with 'anytime and anywhere' access to designs and digital blueprints, with instant connectivity between PowerCAD and leading office-based CAD systems which support AutoCAD(R)-compatible data exchange. A full line of PowerCAD office solutions are also available for collaborative CAD Anywhere(TM) computing across all popular Windows(R) computing platforms.
Other GiveMePower business partners include Microsoft and Intel, who together with HP are driving the mobile revolution by providing business with innovative tools to improve their mobile experience. GiveMePower customers range from small and medium size businesses, to major corporate and government enterprises such as AT&T, General Dynamics, Maytag, Penn State University, the United States Postal Service and multiple branches of the U.S. Military.
For more information or to download a free trial version of the latest GiveMePower mobile and office computing solutions, call 1-888-97-POWER or visit www.givemepower.com. For the latest HP partner news and events, visit www.hp.com/go/dspp_partner_news.
About HP
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31, 2005, HP revenue totaled $81.8 billion. More information about HP is available at www.hp.com.
GiveMePower and Leica to Unveil Next-Generation Laser-CAD Solution at AIA 2005 National Convention in Las Vegas
CALGARY, Alberta & NORCROSS, Georgia
GiveMePower Corporation
Sapphire Lucas
(403) 287-6001 or Toll Free: (888) 97-POWER
Email: media@givemepower.com
OR
Investor Relations Contact:
The Investor Relations Group
Erik Lux / Adam Holdsworth / John Nesbett
(212) 825-3210
Email: ir@givemepower.com
Website: www.givemepower.com
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Leica Geosystems
Matthew Miles
(770) 447-6361
Fax: (770) 447-0710
Email: matthew.miles@leicaus.com
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Leica Geosystems
4855 Peachtree Ind. Blvd., Ste. 235
Norcross, GA 30092
(770) 447-6361
Fax: (770) 447-0710
Website: www.disto.com
New PowerCAD SiteMaster 2 mobility solution uses Leica DISTO Plus wireless Bluetooth lasers to create AutoCAD-compatible building surveys and inspection drawings up to 10 times faster than measuring tape and paper
GiveMePower Corporation (OTCBB:GMPW) and Leica Geosystems (SWX:LGSN) will unveil GiveMePower's new PowerCAD(R) SiteMaster(TM) 2 mobile and wireless building surveying solution at the American Institute of Architects 2005 National Convention and Design Expo this week in Las Vegas.
Using a Leica DISTO(TM) Plus Bluetooth(R) wireless laser, PowerCAD SiteMaster speeds the production of precise, AutoCAD(R)-compatible building surveys, area estimates and inspection drawings by up to 10 times over traditional measuring tape and paper methods, dramatically improving building measuring, construction and information management efficiencies for architects, appraisers, contractors, estimators, facilities managers, property managers, realtors and other professionals involved in the design, construction and management of buildings.
"The future is here now," stated Bill Walton, president and CEO of GiveMePower. "With PowerCAD SiteMaster and a DISTO Plus wireless laser, anyone can now create professional, AutoCAD-compatible floor plans, area estimates and inspection drawings 'at the speed of light', improving field-to-finish productivity by up to 1,000% over the way they did things before."
Profiled in a recent Microsoft Corporation white paper and acclaimed as "truly revolutionary" by industry trade publications, PowerCAD SiteMaster is the first system of its kind to fully automate the creation of wireless, laser-generated 'as-built' floor plans, area estimates and inspection drawings for building information professionals. Using a Leica DISTO(TM) Plus handheld laser, SiteMaster facilitates instant "point and shoot" creation of detailed, AutoCAD(R)-compatible drawings anytime and anywhere using a Bluetooth(R) wireless desktop, laptop or XP tablet PC, or a Windows(R) Mobile(R) pocket PC, handheld PC or pocket PC cell phone, which combines the power of a pocket PC with the convenience of a cell phone.
SiteMaster drawings are created to professional architectural CAD standards, and include complete as-built floor plan and inspection information with "intelligently drafted" walls, windows, doors and symbols, instant room areas and dimensions, and detailed building inspection observations with digital photographs and hands-free audio VoiceNOTE(TM) recordings. For maximum efficiency, results can be saved directly in AutoCAD(R) file formats and sent directly from the jobsite to customer or company office locations via email or wireless data transfer.
AIA 2005 convention attendees can view a live demonstration of PowerCAD SiteMaster 2 at the Leica DISTO booth # 5056 during exhibit hours on Thursday May 19 through Saturday May 21, 2005.
GiveMePower and Leica jointly market PowerCAD SiteMaster/DISTO Plus solutions through a network of authorized DISTO(TM) distributors and dealers and authorized PowerCAD Premier Solution Providers. Lasermeters.com, North America's largest distributor of DISTO(TM) lasers and a PowerCAD Premier Solutions Provider, will be offering special SiteMaster/DISTO prices for AIA attendees.
About Leica Geosystems
Leica Geosystems is the world's leading supplier of comprehensive products and solutions for the capture, modeling and visualization of spatial data. Based in Heerbruug, Switzerland, the company has wholly-owned sales organizations in 19 countries around the world, with representatives in over 120 countries. Leica's market-leading DISTO(TM) hand-held laser celebrated its 10th anniversary and contributed CHF $58.6 million towards company revenues of CHF $689.1 million in 2004. Visit www.disto.com for more information.
About GiveMePower Corporation
GiveMePower develops, markets, and supports high-performance mobile, wireless and desktop CAD/graphics software for end-users and OEM business partners involved in design, construction, engineering, manufacturing, mapping and related industries. A Microsoft Mobile Solutions and Windows(R) Embedded Partner, an Intel(R) PCA Developer Network member and an IBM Business Partner, GiveMePower is the first company to offer full-featured 2 and 3-dimensional, AutoCAD(R)-compatible design and digital blueprint processing for desktop and laptop PCs, as well as the latest mobile and wireless Windows Mobile(TM) Pocket PCs, Pocket PC cell phones, Tablet PC's, Handheld PC's and industry specific devices. For more information, call 1-888-97-POWER or visit www.givemepower.com.
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