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April 12, 2010
Rolta Announces Acquisition of OneGIS, Inc.
MUMBAI: Rolta, a global solutions provider of innovative information technology solutions, today announced the strategic acquisition of OneGIS, Inc. of Atlanta, GA, USA.
OneGIS is an exceptional consulting, development and systems integration firm with an excellent track record of implementing geospatial and IT solutions. Their keen industry insights has enabled OneGIS to successfully deliver sophisticated geospatial consulting to infrastructure management markets including electric, gas and water utilities, telecommunications companies and local and regional governments. In addition to gaining a consulting track-record, Rolta has acquired the company’s intellectual property, including the OneView Mobile™ solution, to enrich its portfolio of IP. This work-focused, asset-centric mobile GIS application allows field personnel to apply specific work-related actions to help automate their daily work assignments through its unique, user configurable, Action Framework. OneView Mobile is already operational in several large Utilities and Telecoms within the North American Market.
OneView Mobile will become an integral part of Rolta’s GeospatialFusion™ which provides an enterprise-wide solution for spatial viewing, integration and business intelligence. For utilities and infrastructure management businesses, one of the biggest challenges is to synchronize information across disparate systems and provide the business intelligence required to enable timely decision making with their field workforce. This new combination of GeospatialFusion and OneView Mobile will be used to provide powerful productivity solutions that are synchronized between the office and field workforce.
The technical expertise of OneGIS will significantly expand Rolta’s current Geospatial Fusion service offerings by adding substantial consulting and domain experience in utilities and telecommunications. OneGIS has deep knowledge of ESRI applications and integration experience of industry solutions such as Telvent’s facility and landbase information management software ArcFM™, Telcordia’s telecom physical asset management software Network Engineer® and Azteca Systems’ work and maintenance management software Cityworks®. Rolta will capitalize on OneGIS’ in-depth knowledge and the impressive track-record of high-end consulting for a large customer base in North America, to rapidly bring innovative GeospatialFusion solutions to the market.
Chris Cirillo, CEO of OneGIS, said, “We are very pleased to become a part of Rolta’s GeospatialFusion strategy. We always felt that it was a pioneering effort that would propel Rolta to the forefront of geospatial solution providers, and we can now play a significant part in this innovative approach!”
Mr. K. K. Singh, Chairman and CEO commented, “The strategic acquisition of OneGIS will greatly enhance our ability to provide innovative solutions to the utility, telecommunications and government markets. The addition of OneView Mobile to our Geospatial Fusion Solution will address a critical area of future growth – mobile field force automation. We are excited about the possibilities, and welcome OneGIS into the Rolta family.”
About Rolta
Rolta is an Indian multinational organization that has executed projects in over 40 countries. Rolta serves these markets by providing innovative solutions in Enterprise Geospatial Information Solutions (EGIS), Defense & Homeland Security, Enterprise Design & Operations Solutions (EDOS) and Enterprise Information Technology Solutions (EITS). Rolta, through its joint venture with the Shaw Group Inc. USA – Shaw Rolta Ltd. – provides comprehensive Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services to meet turnkey project requirements of power, oil, gas and petrochemical sectors. Rolta's joint venture with Thales, France – Rolta Thales Ltd., develops and provides state-of-the-art C4ISTAR information systems, Military Communications, Digital Soldier and Vehicle System solutions, covering the entire “sensor to shooter” chain, under transfer of technology from Thales. Rolta, headquartered in Mumbai, employs over 4500 professionals with countrywide infrastructure and international subsidiaries across the globe. The Company has benchmarked its quality processes with the world's best quality standards. Rolta is accredited with the prestigious BSI ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification, the ultimate benchmark for information security; the BSI ISO/IEC 20000-1:2005 IT Service Management Standard, and the Company has been assessed at Maturity Level 5 of the Capability Maturity Model Integrated CMMI SW version 1.1 in 2006. The Company is now engaged in upgrading to Maturity Level 5 of version 1.2. Forbes Global has ranked Rolta amongst the "Best 200 under a Billion" for four times in six years. Rolta has been included in the S&P Global Challengers ListTM 2008, by Standard & Poor’s. This List identifies 300 mid-size companies worldwide that have shown the highest growth characteristics along dimensions encompassing intrinsic and extrinsic growth. Rolta was ranked at the #1 position in Human Resources (HR), and at the 3rd position in overall ranking in the 2009 DATAQUEST survey of Best Employers in the IT sector. The Company is listed on the NSE in cash and F&O segment and forms part of CNX IT, NIFTY Midcap 50 and CNX 500 indices. The Company is also listed on BSE 'A' group and forms part of BSE Midcap, BSE 200, BSE 500, BSE IT and BSE TECK indices. The Company's GDRs are listed on the Main Board of London Stock Exchange and its FCCBs are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
Rolta India Limited
A. P. Singh,
Joint Managing Director
Email: ap.singh@rolta.com
Telephone: +91 (22) 2926 6666
Ben Eazzetta,
Director & President International Operations
Email: ben.eazzetta@roltaus.com
Telephone: +1 (678) 942 5022
Web: www.rolta.com
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