3-GIS, an Alabama based software development and services company, has announced the release of Buzz, a mobile viewing solution designed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones.
In 2008, 3-GIS joined the BlackBerry Independent Software Vendor Alliance Program with the goal of designing a solution that would give BlackBerry smartphone users access to the GIS. With the introduction of the Buzz application for BlackBerry smartphones, 3-GIS has accomplished this goal, giving users across the enterprise the ability to view and query GIS data with their BlackBerry smartphone.
"BlackBerry smartphones have such a significant presence in our market space," says Tom Counts, president of 3-GIS. "We recognized that there is a large unaddressed user-base in our client market that is fully committed to the BlackBerry platform. We designed Buzz to meet the needs of these customers without the requirement of additional hardware."
Developed to utilize the ESRI ArcGIS Server technology, Buzz is targeted to the utility, telecommunications and emergency management industries; but can be extended to other markets with a geodatabase. Currently, Buzz can run on the BlackBerry PearlT series, BlackBerry BoldT and BlackBerry CurveT series smartphones utilizing the AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon
Wireless cellular networks.
For more information please visit www.3-gis.com/products/buzzforblackberry.
