Infonaut are pleased to announce that Niall Wallace, CEO, was part of a select group that recently took part in the ESRI Business Partner Conference at Talisman Resort in Kimberley, Ontario.

The conference was the final component to a weeklong session that focused on ESRI products, services, their partners and marketing opportunities in preparation for 2007.

This year ESRI Canada set aside two days to their Business Partners to:

1. Update ESRI Canada on company products, services and plans for 2007
2. Present ESRI-based GIS solutions and services
3. Deliver a presentation/demo to ESRI Sales and Marketing staff

This event was an excellent opportunity for Infonaut to update their key business partners on our strategy for 2007, let the GIS community know about the direction Infonaut sees the health market going in the new year, as well as providing demonstrations on the newest features of the Region Watch Live and Pandemic related products.

The highlight of the conference was the buzz generated by Infonaut’s partner, Latitude Geographic’s, with their Geocortex Essentials development for ArcGIS Server 9.2.

Latitude’s Geocortex Essentials v1.0 solution is a first-to-market product that works with ESRI’s new ArcGIS Server platform, using the ADF Viewer. With this, Latitude introduces expanded functionality to ESRI’s new 9.2 product line. Region Watch Live users can expect to see this work transitioned into our products over the next year.

For more information on Infonaut’s products and services, please contact us at info@infonaut.ca.

Information on Latitude Geographics Ltd. can be found at: www.latitudegeo.com

Information about ESRI Canada Ltd. can be found at: www.esricanada.com

Information regarding ESRI Canada’s Business Partner program can be obtained by contacting Steve Maddison, Business Partner Manager – ESRI Canada at 416.386.647 or smaddison@esricanada.com

Infonaut Inc. is pleased to announce our CEO, Niall Wallace, has been invited to present at the 2nd annual GIS in Healthcare Day to be held in Sault Ste. Marie on May 17, 2007.

Most health problems have geographic context and understanding issues ranging from medical epidemiology to healthcare access in that context, can enhance research, save money, and improve service delivery. The event, co- hosted by ESRI Canada, will focus on GIS (geographic information systems) solutions in healthcare through real-life examples and best practices.

The agenda is packed full of expert demonstrations, networking opportunities and guest speakers. Niall Wallace, CEO of Infonaut, will be presenting on Post- SARS Response in Ontario: A Geomatics Perspective.

For more information on Infonaut, our solutions, and services – please visit us at www.infonaut.ca or contact us at info@infonaut.ca.

For more information on ESRI Canada visit www.esricanada.com.

For more information on the exciting 2nd annual GIS in Healthcare Day event, please contact:

Jessica Portelli, Communications Manager
Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre
705-942-7927, Ext. 3122
jportelli@ssmic.com
www.ssmic.com

The word ‘infonaut’ has been listed by The Global Language Monitor (GLM) as one of the top ten words of 2006. GLM defines infonaut as “those who blithely travel along the ‘infobahn’.”

We were beaten out by ‘Sustainable’, who grabbed the #1 position – but we don’t feel that momentum is sustainable into 2007. We easily saw off a weak challenge from ‘Hiki Komori’, at #3.

What is most interesting is that ‘infonaut’ has becoming relevant all over the world – an important word not only in the English language but also as a global concept for people searching and sharing information and knowledge around the globe.

At Infonaut, we’re committed to the concept of being “infonauts” – exploring the infosphere, analyzing and mapping cyberspace, visualizing complexity, creating new knowledge and exciting service for a better life in the information society. We do this by applying the power if Geographic information Systems (GIS) to problems unique to healthcare.

The history of the word “infonaut” and a list of usage today can be found at http://www.infonaut.se/InEnglish.html.

For more information on Infonaut Inc., our products, and our services please contact us at info@infonaut.ca or by calling 416.607.6260.

Infonaut would like to extend our wishes for a happy and healthy 2007.

Last year was Infonaut’s most successful yet. Being part of the team that won a Merit Award at Showcase Ontario and a Gold Award at the Public Health Quality Fair – for improving public sector access to information – was a thrill and confirmed the strategic and operational value of the Region Watch Live software.

Other highlights include being invited to speak at health-related conferences, including ESRI’s User Conferences, GIS Leaders in Health, the Geocortex Developer conference, and GIAC summit. Here we demonstrated the value of infonaut’s approach and forged strong partnerships both in North America and overseas.

As an exhibitor at the ‘Homeland Security and Health’ conference in Denver CO we received extensive exposure in the USA, especially since this event coincid! ed with the November issue of Wired magazine hitting newsstands. Infon aut provided Wired with GIS based analysis and were interviewed for their story on “Bird Flu in North America”. That exposure led to a flood of recognition and further collaboration with US clients.

Finally, expanding into bigger Toronto offices, establishing ourselves in Ottawa to keep up with our growing operations, and adding several new full-time employees ensures we are well positioned for more success in the coming year.

And with many features in development, 2007 promises to be our busiest and most successful year yet.

Infonaut Inc. is a Toronto-based software and consulting company focused on putting health on the map. We deliver critical, health-related information to organizations in a way that is easy-to-use, easy-to-implement and cost-effective. Healthcare spans multiple levels of government but is primarily a local issue – and the geographic perspective of Region Watch Live allows users to think, investigate, and act locally.

For more information, please contact us at info@infonaut.ca.