Microsoft’s Vexcel Imaging GmbH Transitions Scanner Business to GeoToolBox Ibérica S.L
Graz, Austria — Microsoft’s photogrammetry division, Vexcel Imaging GmbH, today announced the appointment of longstanding business partner, GeoToolBox Ibérica S.L. (GTBi) as the primary point of contact for all aspects of the Vexcel Imaging scanner business, including sales, support, maintenance and repair. The UltraScan5000™ is Vexcel Imaging’s precision photogrammetric scanner, the flagship legacy product of the company’s scanner business, that was introduced in 1998. Since that time, the scanner has been widely adopted and continues to boast a worldwide user base.
“To meet the growing demands of our successful digital camera business,” said Alexander Wiechert, Business Director of Microsoft and Managing Director for Vexcel Imaging GmbH, “we now find it necessary to focus entirely on this part of our operations, requiring a change to how we manage operations of our scanner business. We are confident that through GTBi, our scanner customers will continue to be served in the best possible manner.”
Based in Madrid, GTBi has been serving Spain, Portugal and all of Latin America since 1999, providing photogrammetric solutions including Vexcel Imaging’s UltraCam digital aerial cameras and the UltraScan line of scanners. This experience with Vexcel Imaging photogrammetric offerings, along with the technical expertise of its staff, were among the primary reasons GTBi was selected by Vexcel Imaging to now manage the scanner business operations.
“As organizations migrate towards digital technologies, the UltraScan5000 continues to be a key product for our customers business,” said Miguel Pelaz Puebla, Managing Director of GTBi. “We are pleased to have been chosen to serve as the focal point of contact for the Vexcel Imaging scanner business. ”
Existing maintenance contracts will continue to be supported by Vexcel until expiration. Following this, the company requests scanner customers to contact Mr. Jose Ignacio Calvo at GTBi to renew maintenance contracts and for all other matters relating to the scanner. Contact information for Jose is:
GeoToolBox Ibérica S.L. |
c/ Felix Boix 14, Oficina 4 |
About the UltraScan5000™
The Vexcel UltraScan 5000™ is a highly automated photogrammetric scanner designed and field-tested by photogrammetrists, producing digital images of un-compromising quality. With the UltraScan 5000™ Options suite, customers can extend, enhance, add features, and provide ongoing maintenance. With impressive scanning versatility, and at a competitive price point, the UltraScan 5000 is among the most widely sold photogrammetric scanner in the world today.
About Vexcel Imaging, GmbH
Acquired by Microsoft Corporation in May 2006, Vexcel Imaging GmbH brings 20 years of photogrammetry expertise to Microsoft’s Virtual Earth business unit and is at the heart of the burgeoning Microsoft Photogrammetry business. The company’s offerings include include its series of UltraCam large and medium format digital aerial mapping cameras and related software tools that include the UltraMap workflow software and Office Processing Center software (OPC).
About GeoToolBox Ibérica S.L.
GeoToolBox Ibérica S.L. (GTBi) is a longstanding, experienced company based in Madrid, Spain. Operating as an independent company since 2000, its focus is on sales, support and consulting services for a wide range of digital photogrammetric solutions, and compilation and processing of all manner of geographic data. The firm offers integration of digital sensors under advanced workflow concepts, production line design and business models.