Enter the 2010 Wireless GIS on BlackBerry Awards
Win $15,000 in Software and ServicesCould your BlackBerry GIS application be a winner?
Research In Motion and TDC Group announce the 2nd Annual GIS on BlackBerry awards. Coinciding with the ESRI International User Conference, the GIS on BlackBerry awards will recognize the best GIS applications using Freeance™ Mobile software on BlackBerry smartphones.
Win valuable award prizes including Freeance Mobile Pro software and training, and a Flip Camera. You have a chance to win accolades and fantastic prizes. And since the Wireless GIS Awards are part of the 2010 ESRI International User Conference, you'll have opportunities to network, form new business relationships and be seen as a leader in wireless GIS technology.
A special award category - BlackBerry Beacon - is open to organizations who are using Freeance View the free GIS on BlackBerry application. Tell us how you are mobilizing your GIS to BlackBerry with View and you could win Freeance Mobile Pro software. Implementation of Freeance Mobile View is necessary for the BlackBerry Beacon award category. Download Freeance View at www.GISOnBlackBerry.com
All entries are due by June 25, 2010. Award winners will be announced at the 2010 ESRI International User Conference.
The 2010 Wireless GIS on BlackBerry Awards Categories Winners and finalists are chosen by a Selection Committee in each the following categories:
- Best application for private/commercial sector
- Best application for public/government sector
- Best application for field services organization
- BlackBerry Beacon for innovative Freeance View applications
Winners of the categories for private/commercial sector, public/government and field services organizations will be selected on the criteria of most productive and innovative use of GIS on the BlackBerry platform. Applications may be in the implementation or full production stage. Applications must be deployed using BlackBerry smartphones, Freeance Mobile and ESRI ArcGIS® Server or ArcIMS® software. The award for the winner in each of these categories will be a Flip Video Camcorder and BlackBerry accessories.
BlackBerry Beacon Award Category
A fourth category is open to organizations who want to launch GIS on BlackBerry smartphones but have not yet done so. Judging for this category will be based on an organization's planned use of Freeance Mobile software on BlackBerry smartphones and ESRI ArcGIS Server software. You may submit an entry for the BlackBerry Beacon Award even if you have not implemented BlackBerry smartphones or Freeance Mobile software. Entries will be judged on innovation and projected outcomes for increased productivity, public safety, or enhanced community service.
The award for winning this category is one server license of Freeance Mobile Pro valued at $9,995/$14,995 and plus up to $5,000 in implementation services.
Entries in the BlackBerry Beacon category must include existing conditions, planned application with proposed dataflow and network design. Projected efficiencies, increased productivity, cost savings and other benefits must be documented.
Freeance Mobile 3.0 for ArcGIS Server 10 will be on display in the BlackBerry booth at the 2010 ESRI International User Conference in San Diego.
About Freeance Mobile Software
Freeance Mobile is innovative, easy-to-use location software for efficiently making mobile applications. You can now make your ArcGIS available to anyone, anywhere, anytime. It is hassle-free software for users and IT administrators alike. Designed for the ESRI and BlackBerry environments, Freeance Mobile combines off-the-shelf simplicity with the ability to make your own custom applications. Visit www.Freeance.com/mobile for more information.
About TDC Group
TDC Group, Inc. develops the Freeance Web and Freeance Mobile software solutions. The Company serves government, utilities and corporate clients with useful, cost-effective and easy-to-use software that reduces the time and resources needed to deploy enterprise GIS and mobile applications.
