Cambridge, MA - March 6, 2006 - MetaCarta, Inc., a pioneer in geographic-based business intelligence, is pleased to announce that it has been has been named in KMWorld’s List of 100 companies that matter in knowledge management. The compilation of the list is a year-long, collaborative but informal process with colleagues, KM practitioners, theorists, analysts, vendors and their customers. KMWorld recognizes companies that are leading the way by helping to define the market and fostering innovation in the field of knowledge management. A complete list of the winners will be announced in the March issue of the publication.
"The list is conceived as a way to recognize some of the organizations leading the way in the knowledge economy. It’s designed to encourage a broader discussion of KM," said Hugh McKellar, KMWorld. "Criteria for inclusion differ, of course, as do the technologies recognized, but all companies share the following: each has helped to create a market, redefine one or enhance one, and all of them demonstrate the capacity for customer-driven agile innovation."
"We are thrilled to be among the 100 companies considered important by knowledge management experts," said Ron Matros, President and CEO at MetaCarta. "By making unstructured content location-aware, MetaCarta's innovative solutions allow customers to efficiently discover and visualize information in new ways. With geography becoming more important to mission critical decisions, MetaCarta has become an important player within this space."
About KMWorld
The leading information provider serving the Knowledge, Document and Content Management systems market, KMWorld informs more than 50,000 subscribers about the components and processes - and subsequent success stories - that together offer solutions for improving business performance. KMWorld is a publishing unit of Information Today, Inc.
About MetaCarta
MetaCarta, a leading provider of geographic intelligence, offers comprehensive analysis tools to enable better business decisions. Founded by a team of MIT researchers in 2001, MetaCarta provides groundbreaking technology that bridges the gap between Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and text search. The company presents innovative solutions that improve decision-making by making it possible for customers to place documents on a map. The company is privately held, with offices in Cambridge, MA, Vienna, VA, and Houston, TX. To learn more about MetaCarta, please visit www.metacarta.com.
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