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IBM GIS integration signals new business intelligence era
By Alicia Stumm31 May 2012

Global IT giant IBM’s recent move to ‘geo-enable’ some of its core technology platforms signals a new era of geographic-based intelligence for Australian business, according to a leading technology expert.

Speaking today at the IBM Pulse conference in Sydney, Esri Australia Business Manager Francisco Urbina referred to comments by IBM Vice President Steve Mills this year that geospatial integration was a core part of the software giant’s future strategy.

“It’s incredibly significant that one of the world’s largest IT companies has thrown its weight behind the value of geography in business,” Mr Urbina said.

“IBM doesn’t follow international business trends, it drives them – and their position reflects a growing trend among the world’s biggest companies towards geo-enabling their business systems by integrating their asset management and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology platforms.

“In fact, there has been such a significant uptake of this approach globally that IBM have developed new software platforms that seamlessly integrate with Esri GIS technology.

“Locally, we’re seeing organisations, such as Northern Territory Power and Water, embrace these integrated technologies to geo-enable their systems.”

Geo-enabling business systems involves using GIS technology to translate an organisation’s data into the visual format of a map.

Mr Urbina said geo-enabling business systems challenged enterprises to completely re-examine how they viewed their assets.

“GIS technology plots an organisation’s asset data on a map and enables managers to visualise relationships among assets and other mapped features, such as roads, buildings and pipelines,” Mr Urbina said.

“In the context of asset management, where 100 percent of data has a geographic component – the insight GIS technology delivers cannot be overstated.

“One client used our GIS technology to transform their IBM system into a powerful visualisation tool – which helped them reduce their labour costs by more than $1.8 million per year.

“I predict we will see more and more businesses move to geo-enable their systems in the coming 12 months – particularly now that IBM has released geo-enabled platforms that require no customisation.”

The IBM Pulse 2012 conference attracted more than 700 of the nation’s leading IT professionals and showcased best practice solutions in business infrastructure.

Mr Urbina presented at the conference on behalf of Esri Australia, the nation’s authority in GIS technology.
The irony is, the more successful the Esri platform is, the higher the chance of the privately held Esri being bought over, and the higher the uncertainty of the fates of the sole-distributors globally. There are many cash rich tech companies looking for acquisitions nowadays. I am concerned that the distribution agreement might be amended if owner change.


(01-06-2012, 09:47 AM)shanrui_91 Wrote: [ -> ]IBM GIS integration signals new business intelligence era
By Alicia Stumm31 May 2012

Global IT giant IBM’s recent move to ‘geo-enable’ some of its core technology platforms signals a new era of geographic-based intelligence for Australian business, according to a leading technology expert.

Speaking today at the IBM Pulse conference in Sydney, Esri Australia Business Manager Francisco Urbina referred to comments by IBM Vice President Steve Mills this year that geospatial integration was a core part of the software giant’s future strategy.

“It’s incredibly significant that one of the world’s largest IT companies has thrown its weight behind the value of geography in business,” Mr Urbina said.

“IBM doesn’t follow international business trends, it drives them – and their position reflects a growing trend among the world’s biggest companies towards geo-enabling their business systems by integrating their asset management and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology platforms.

“In fact, there has been such a significant uptake of this approach globally that IBM have developed new software platforms that seamlessly integrate with Esri GIS technology.

“Locally, we’re seeing organisations, such as Northern Territory Power and Water, embrace these integrated technologies to geo-enable their systems.”

Geo-enabling business systems involves using GIS technology to translate an organisation’s data into the visual format of a map.

Mr Urbina said geo-enabling business systems challenged enterprises to completely re-examine how they viewed their assets.

“GIS technology plots an organisation’s asset data on a map and enables managers to visualise relationships among assets and other mapped features, such as roads, buildings and pipelines,” Mr Urbina said.

“In the context of asset management, where 100 percent of data has a geographic component – the insight GIS technology delivers cannot be overstated.

“One client used our GIS technology to transform their IBM system into a powerful visualisation tool – which helped them reduce their labour costs by more than $1.8 million per year.

“I predict we will see more and more businesses move to geo-enable their systems in the coming 12 months – particularly now that IBM has released geo-enabled platforms that require no customisation.”

The IBM Pulse 2012 conference attracted more than 700 of the nation’s leading IT professionals and showcased best practice solutions in business infrastructure.

Mr Urbina presented at the conference on behalf of Esri Australia, the nation’s authority in GIS technology.
(31-05-2012, 10:38 AM)freedom Wrote: [ -> ]webcast replay

http://boustead.listedcompany.com/mediac...index.html

Is there a transcript for this? If it can't be found online, does anyone know if the IR will provide when requested or will it be posted in their website soon?
Long Long ago, during the internet bubble era in 2000, a proposal was presented to ESRI America for a listing that will reap the owner billions.

However, it was understood that the boss turned down the offer and put up a "not-for-sale" sign to investment bankers. The owner even told investment bankers that ESRI technology was for the betterment of mankind and the money will come eventually. Indeed with the continued advancement of technology, the growth of ESRI materialised and was replicated worldwide to become a leading technology of its field.

The signage "not-for-sale" is difficult to explain to the general public. But if the main objective of the technology is about the betterment of mankind, then the focus of reaping huge profits via pressured growth or business sale will be less threatening.

If we looked at Boustead, one would never have thought that ESRI will become such an important cashcow. The arrangement between Boustead and ESRI America has never been publicly discussed and I personally think that it will remain a trade secret for a long time coming.

(01-06-2012, 11:01 AM)wee Wrote: [ -> ]The irony is, the more successful the Esri platform is, the higher the chance of the privately held Esri being bought over, and the higher the uncertainty of the fates of the sole-distributors globally. There are many cash rich tech companies looking for acquisitions nowadays. I am concerned that the distribution agreement might be amended if owner change.


(01-06-2012, 09:47 AM)shanrui_91 Wrote: [ -> ]IBM GIS integration signals new business intelligence era
By Alicia Stumm31 May 2012

Global IT giant IBM’s recent move to ‘geo-enable’ some of its core technology platforms signals a new era of geographic-based intelligence for Australian business, according to a leading technology expert.

Speaking today at the IBM Pulse conference in Sydney, Esri Australia Business Manager Francisco Urbina referred to comments by IBM Vice President Steve Mills this year that geospatial integration was a core part of the software giant’s future strategy.

“It’s incredibly significant that one of the world’s largest IT companies has thrown its weight behind the value of geography in business,” Mr Urbina said.

“IBM doesn’t follow international business trends, it drives them – and their position reflects a growing trend among the world’s biggest companies towards geo-enabling their business systems by integrating their asset management and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology platforms.

“In fact, there has been such a significant uptake of this approach globally that IBM have developed new software platforms that seamlessly integrate with Esri GIS technology.

“Locally, we’re seeing organisations, such as Northern Territory Power and Water, embrace these integrated technologies to geo-enable their systems.”

Geo-enabling business systems involves using GIS technology to translate an organisation’s data into the visual format of a map.

Mr Urbina said geo-enabling business systems challenged enterprises to completely re-examine how they viewed their assets.

“GIS technology plots an organisation’s asset data on a map and enables managers to visualise relationships among assets and other mapped features, such as roads, buildings and pipelines,” Mr Urbina said.

“In the context of asset management, where 100 percent of data has a geographic component – the insight GIS technology delivers cannot be overstated.

“One client used our GIS technology to transform their IBM system into a powerful visualisation tool – which helped them reduce their labour costs by more than $1.8 million per year.

“I predict we will see more and more businesses move to geo-enable their systems in the coming 12 months – particularly now that IBM has released geo-enabled platforms that require no customisation.”

The IBM Pulse 2012 conference attracted more than 700 of the nation’s leading IT professionals and showcased best practice solutions in business infrastructure.

Mr Urbina presented at the conference on behalf of Esri Australia, the nation’s authority in GIS technology.
(01-06-2012, 09:06 PM)FFNow Wrote: [ -> ]Is there a transcript for this? If it can't be found online, does anyone know if the IR will provide when requested or will it be posted in their website soon?

Unfortunately, no. I used to listen to this and type out every single word and then post it on my blog, LOL! It's tiring but quite rewarding as well.

It's good to have a listen just to get a feel of the issues and how the man (FF Wong) thinks.
(01-06-2012, 09:18 PM)greengiraffe Wrote: [ -> ]Long Long ago, during the internet bubble era in 2000, a proposal was presented to ESRI America for a listing that will reap the owner billions.

However, it was understood that the boss turned down the offer and put up a "not-for-sale" sign to investment bankers. The owner even told investment bankers that ESRI technology was for the betterment of mankind and the money will come eventually. Indeed with the continued advancement of technology, the growth of ESRI materialised and was replicated worldwide to become a leading technology of its field.

The signage "not-for-sale" is difficult to explain to the general public. But if the main objective of the technology is about the betterment of mankind, then the focus of reaping huge profits via pressured growth or business sale will be less threatening.

If we looked at Boustead, one would never have thought that ESRI will become such an important cashcow. The arrangement between Boustead and ESRI America has never been publicly discussed and I personally think that it will remain a trade secret for a long time coming.

Other than ESRI, there are also numerous excellent companies that are not listed. For e.g. Ferrero SpA, Faber Castell, Rolex, Montblanc Internationam and Mars. This is perhaps one of the reason why they have been so well-known for their brand as well as the quality of their products. These are family-owned business that the owners feel very proud of and which they intend to pass the legacy to the next generation.

IPO is often used for the owner to cash out or for a company to raise fund. A great company with excellent return metrics will not have the necessity to do so especially if they can foresee the growth of the company.

If esri wants to kick boustead out, then boustead will no longer be attractive. However, there will still be significant risk for esri to do so which they are unlikely to unless they believe that Boustead is destroying their reputation or business.
the geo spatial is definitely important. that and the rental from property pay the 25 mil dividends. and if i remember more of it. i seriously don't see then having this partnership for years on. if boustead don't come up with a recurring biz that meets this then they are forever at the whim of esri usa.

the partnership with IBM is good because IBM is world wide and can bring more sales channels when they team up for consortium
(02-06-2012, 01:23 PM)Drizzt Wrote: [ -> ]the geo spatial is definitely important. that and the rental from property pay the 25 mil dividends. and if i remember more of it. i seriously don't see then having this partnership for years on. if boustead don't come up with a recurring biz that meets this then they are forever at the whim of esri usa.

the partnership with IBM is good because IBM is world wide and can bring more sales channels when they team up for consortium

Hi Drizzt, we seem to have the same concern. If I am to invert and play the devil's advocate, the partnership will get more unbalanced should Esri USA gets true monopoly (or close) of the geo-spatial market. So it seems to my simple mind that either way (i.e. Esri software gets more OR less popular), the impact on Boustead isn't going to be favourable, isn't it? A change in ownership might just accelerate the process.

Some might argue that is unlikely to happen in the mid-term, which may well be true. However, if we are to pay 8X earnings (as an example) for a business, we are assuming that, more or less, things will remain the same for at least 8 years. No that easy in the tech world, in my view.
hi wee, i for one think that if Esri gains ground because of this its good for Boustead. i just don't think it will happen.

im more thinking from my tech perspective that thinks don't last forever, yet ESRI have been around for a god damn long time! we always need geo spatial data and transformation isn't it.