Special focus is aimed at recently launched GeoExpress 8

SEATTLE, Wash. - November 10, 2010 -  LizardTech^®, a division of Celartem Inc. and a leading provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, is offering weekly informative webinars titled "Overview of LizardTech Express Suite^® &  LiDAR Compressor^®." The upcoming webinars will focus in particular on recently launched  GeoExpress 8, which introduces the MrSID^® Generation 4 (MG4™) format for compression of raster data, adding support for multispectral data, alpha channels and improved mosaicking.

The free webinars are aimed at geospatial professionals and decision makers exploring the powerful features in LizardTech's line of geospatial image products - GeoExpress^® for compression and manipulation, Spatial Express^® for storage, Express Server^® for high-performance delivery and publication, and LiDAR Compressor for compressing LiDAR data - focusing on the benefits these products bring to the managing, storage and distribution of geospatial imagery.

Following are the dates and times for upcoming webinars:

Date and Time:

• November 23 at 11:00 a.m. PST


• November 30 at 11:00 a.m. PST


• December 7 at 11:00 a.m. PST


• December 14 at 11:00 a.m. PST

The moderator will be Kelly Downs, director of sales and Robert Parker, sales engineer, will be presenting the webinars. To register for LizardTech webinars, or find out about upcoming ones, please visit:
http://www.lizardtech.com/news/events/?section=webinars

About LizardTech

Since 1992, LizardTech has delivered state-of-the-art software products for managing and distributing massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered MrSID^® (Multiresolution Seamless Image Database), a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer, and file format, and sits on the Technical Committee of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) for the purpose of extending the capabilities of JPEG 2000 to geospatial applications, driving cross-platform interoperability and rapid Internet distribution for geospatial imagery. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, London and Tokyo and is a division of Celartem Technology Inc., (Hercules: 4330). For more information about LizardTech, visit  www.lizardtech.com or call 206-652-5211 or toll free 1-866-725-5211.

About Celartem

Celartem Technology Inc. develops and sells innovative technologies for storage, access and distribution of rich media content. Celartem has developed technology in the areas of digital image compression, scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management. Celartem is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange, JASDAQ: 4330. Established in 1996, Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has a wholly owned subsidiary, Celartem Inc. with headquarters in Portland, OR.

© 2010 LizardTech, a division of Celartem, Inc. All rights reserved. LizardTech, MrSID, GeoExpress, Express Server, Spatial Express, and Express Suite are registered trademarks in the United States and LiDAR Compressor and the LizardTech, GeoExpress, Express Server, Spatial Express, Express Suite, LiDAR Compressor, ExpressView and GeoViewer logos are trademarks, and all are the property of Celartem Inc. dba LizardTech. Unauthorized use is prohibited.All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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Justyna Bednarski
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