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ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 29, 2009 -- World Wildlife Fund officially released the new and dramatically improved WildFinder II. This new version showcases ArcGIS Server 9.3, Adobe Flex, Google Maps Flash API, which combined, deliver a superior user experience. Blue Raster is proud to work with WWF to bring Web 2.0 technologies to the forefront of wildlife conservation.

ARLINGTON, Virginia, October 1, 2008--The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has selected the Macro team, including Blue Raster as a substantial subcontractor, to implement the MEASURE Phase III Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) contract. This $142 million, five-year contract will serve as the Bureau for Global Health's primary demographic and health data collection effort. For nearly 20 years the DHS has been a major part of USAID's initiatives to help developing countries collect and use data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs. Over 200 surveys have been compelted to date in more than 80 developing countries. MEASURE DHS surveys are large, nationally representative efforts, typically including 5,000 to 30,000 households and more than 10,000 respondents.

The surveys cover a range of topics including family planning, reproductive health, child health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, gender, and infectious diseases including malaria. The MEASURE DHS Phase III project also supports biomarker testing, providing countries with information on national rates of HIV, malaria, anemia, and other health threats. "The MEASURE DHS project is considered the 'gold standard' in national survey research," said Ann Way, the project director.

"DHS surveys are widely respected and used worldwide," said Dr. Way. "For the new project, we will expand efforts to build local capacity to collect, analyze, and use demographic and health data in close collaboration with our project partners: The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, PATH, CAMRIS, Blue Raster and The Futures Institute."

ARLINGTON, Virginia, September 18, 2008--Blue Raster is pleased to announce the launch of the first of several forthcoming ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API applications for the Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

The School District Demographics System is built using the new ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API and ArcGIS Online.

The site's purpose is:

• To provide access to information about school district demographic resources developed under the sponsorship of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education.
• To enable users to directly access school district geographic and demographic data.
• To provide information about school district demographic concepts, uses, and applications to facilitate effective use of these information resources.

Blue Raster is collaborating with Synergy Enterprises and KForce Goverment Solutions on this project.

ESRI ArcGIS Server Flex API Holistic Testing
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 14, 2008-- Blue Raster recently returned from ESRI Redlands after spending a week testing the new ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API. Our Adobe Flex team had the opportunity to work directly with the ArcGIS Server Development Team, including Mansour Raad, one of the Architects of the product. We are pleased to report that the AGS Flex API is a powerful new option looking forward and will be a natural fit for users looking to replace legacy ArcIMS applications. We already have several projects in the pipeline that will take advantage of the Adobe Flex rich internet application framework along with the advanced features of ArcGIS Server Flex API. Stay tuned as we launch the applications this Fall.

VMWare Authorizes Blue Raster as Partner/Reseller
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 27, 2007--Blue Raster LLC is pleased to announce it has been accepted into the VMWare VIP Professional Partner Program. As a VMWare Partner, we can resell VMWare products including VI3 (Virtual Infrastructure 3, ESX Server), VMWare Workstation and VMWare ACE.

WASHINGTON, DC, October 11, 2006--Blue Raster LLC was honored to participate in the launch of two interactive web mapping applications built with ESRI ArcIMS, JSP, and Oracle. The first application, Natural Disasters Hotspots, maps mortality risk and economic loss risk, and lists disaster related projects by country. Population and GDP hazard exposure is calculated for 28 combinations of seven World Bank regions and four country wealth classes. The second application, Millenium Development Goals provides information about the goals outlined in Millenium Declaration and highlights those World Bank financed projects which aid in their achievement. World Bank Press Release

ARLINGTON, Virginia, September 18, 2006--Blue Raster LLC is pleased to announce it has been accepted into the Adobe Solution Partner Program. Blue Raster integrates complex products, including Adobe ColdFusion, SQL Server, Oracle, and ESRI GIS software into a seamless user experience. Adobe Solution Provider

WASHINGTON, DC, August 29, 2006---World Wildlife Fund has awarded Blue Raster with the First Annual IT Partnership Excellence Award. Greg Smith, Vice President & CIO Information Technology selected Blue Raster as one of the top three IT vendors for the 2006 Fiscal Year. Deepika Bardhan, Membership and Development Systems Manager noted Blue Raster "was very responsive all through the project. They put in their best efforts to help solve various performance issues related to the application. They also worked with a second vendor to get WWF the best possible service for the WildFinder application."

WASHINGTON, DC, July 20, 2006---Blue Raster is pleased to announce the launch of TigerMaps.org. Working with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Save the Tiger Fund and Wilderness Conservation Society, Blue Raster developed the application using ESRI ArcWeb Services and Adobe ColdFusion. Save the Tiger Fund Press Release

ARLINGTON, VA, June, 5, 2006---Blue Raster has been accepted into the ESRI ArcData Provider Program. Blue Raster is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a national parcel data set in ESRI shapefile format. The data can be acquired for any geographic area in the United States that is currently published or as a national dataset on an external hard drive. Additional details including webservice access to the dataset will be announced later this year.

WASHINGTON, DC, April 25, 2006---World Bank Information Solutions Group has hired Blue Raster for Best Practices Consulting to assist with the GeoInformation Program. Blue Raster will provide ArcIMS, ArcSDE and general GIS consulting services to evaluate and improve the World Bank Enterprise GIS infrastructure for development programs including the PEGASYS application.

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 19, 2006---Blue Raster LLC was awarded ESRI Business Partner of the Year for the Washington D.C Region at the ESRI WorldWide Business Partner Conference in Palm Spring, California. Blue Raster is an ESRI Business Partner and authorized reseller of ESRI software with expertise in ArcGIS, ArcIMS, ArcWeb Services and ArcSDE. In addition to working with numerous real estate agencies, Blue Raster developed a species mapping tool call WildFinder for the World Wildlife Fund using ArcWeb Services. "Blue Raster is proud to be recognized by the premier developer of GIS software as an outstanding business partner", said Michael Lippmann. "We look forward to continually building our partnership with ESRI and providing industry leading GIS mapping solutions to our customers." ESRI Partners of the Year are selected for their continued support of ESRI, sales efforts, ingenuity, creativity and contributions towards technology development. ESRI Business Partner of the Year Announcement

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 2006---Blue Raster LLC, a Microsoft Empower for ISV member, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of BluePoint Maps .NET Controls, developed using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and ESRI ArcWeb services. BluePoint Maps is a web mapping toolkit for use with the real estate, travel and hospitality industries. The application runs on Windows Server 2003 and leverages .NET server controls operating with a SQL Server database. Realtors, brokerages, travel agents and hotel administrators have a powerful new way to boost sales through increased lead generation using BluePoint Maps. BluePoint Map's use of Microsoft .NET controls allows mapping, directions and neighborhood details to seamlessly integrate into any website. BluePoint Maps enables personalized branding of client's sales messages and logo through interactive maps, making customer's websites unique among their competitors. The mapping suite features driving directions, satellite imagery, open house tour routes and other custom options. BluePoint Maps will be released March 1, 2006.

ARLINGTON, Virginia, November 2005---Blue Raster LLC will create a web mapping application for the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati in conjunction with the American Academy of Family Physician's (AAFP), Robert Graham Center (RGC) located in Washington D.C. The mapping atlas will assist health professionals, policy makers, academic researchers and planners combine, analyze and display information and improve health and healthcare application. The RGC regularly publishes spatial data as maps indicating where physicians are located and where they are needed. To help reduce the amount of time spent by the RGC GIS resource, Blue Raster will develop the interactive GIS mapping system. The system will be built with ESRI ArcIMS, ArcSDE, SQL Server and ColdFusion. Project data includes figures from the U.S. Census, hospitals and community healthcare centers, coupled with RGC data regarding Health Care Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), and Physician Scarcity Areas (PSA), along with U.S. Congressional boundaries. The application is scheduled to launch in the summer of 2006.

ARLINGTON, Virginia, October 3, 2005--Blue Raster LLC announces partnership with Macromedia as an Associate Solution Provider. Blue Raster, with Certified Macromedia Developers on staff has proven expertise in web site and application development. Solution Providers deliver customized web development and system designs using Macromedia's Business technology platforms. Blue Raster integrates complex products, including Macromedia ColdFusion, SQL Server, Oracle and ESRI GIS software into a seamless experience. Macromedia Partner Information

ARLINGTON, Virginia, September 2005---Blue Raster LLC has developed a new search tool for the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Wildfinder website using ESRI's ArcWeb Services. The new site provides students, teachers, scientists and nature lovers a way to find and map information about more than 30,000 species of wildlife around the world. Blue Raster built the custom interface which provides access to the WildFinder database. Wildfinder, using ArcWeb Services, provides Web users with the latest ESRI maps. It reduces the overhead of the Wildlife database by eliminating costs such as data storage, personnel and equipment. The World Wildlife Fund pays for maps on a per-transaction basis, allowing the organization to concentrate on its mission, saving wildlife. For more information about the WildFinder application visit Official ESRI Press Release and WildFinder.

ARLINGTON, Virginia, September 2005---Blue Raster LLC is helping the Small Business Administration (SBA) enhance the Business Gateway website. Business Gateway, part of Business.gov, improves government services delivery to citizens through technology. One component of the Business.gov tool, (www.business.gov) is a searchable Q and A compliance document database used by small business owners. Blue Raster is gathering information from government agency interviews, data calls and focus groups seeking advice and analysis to increase the functionality of the Q and A compliance tool. Blue Raster will conduct research to produce a Software Requirements Specifications (SRS) document of the Business Gateway, including system, security, usability, and user interface requirements. The Business Gateway satisfies a requirement of the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2000, which reduces government paperwork and simplifies access to documentation. Blue Raster's partners in the project are M Squared Technologies and the North Highland Company. The upgraded business.gov website is scheduled for launch in the Fall of 2006.

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 9, 2005 --- Blue Raster LLC, specializing in customized web applications and business mapping solutions, announces the launch of BluePoint Maps, a suite of business mapping solutions for the real estate and hospitality industries. Residential realtors, brokerages, property managers, travel and hotel managers will use BluePoint Maps on their websites to increase web traffic, lead generation and sales. BluePoint Maps products include maps, directions, multi-point routing, open house tour routes, satellite imagery, parcel data on maps and many other custom features. BluePoint Maps will be showcased at the National Association of Realtors Expo on May 11th to May 13th, 2005 at the Marriott Wardman hotel in Washington, DC. Visit us at Booth 1704.

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 2005 --- Blue Raster LLC, announces that Prudential Gallo, serving Rehoboth Beach and Lewes, Delaware has added BluePoint Maps Basic for its resort properties website. (www.prugallo.com)

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 2005 --- Blue Raster LLC, announces that Prudential Carruthers, headquartered in Severna Park, Maryland, has chosen its mapping services for the Prudential Carruthers Ocean City resort properties website. (www.oceancityresortproperties.com)