Amidst one of the worst sales years in US business history, DeLorme XMap [link: xmap.com] software sales grew, achieving a 20% growth rate for the year. “Sales were brisk, especially in the first and last quarters of 2008,” said DeLorme Director of Professional Sales, Geoffrey Ives. “We feel fortunate to offer an array of quality geospatial tools – GPS devices, GIS mapping software, and DeLorme map data – at prices that most organizations can afford.”
XMap growth was present across many business sectors but was especially strong among wind energy organizations seeking site assessment tools and large oil and gas companies using XMap to manage GIS data distribution through XMap synchronization tools.
“Organizations have learned that geospatial tools can make a big difference in a running a successful business,” Ives elaborated. “Combine that fact with DeLorme’s affordable price structure and you’ve got a successful business plan for an ailing economy.”
“We are fortunate to have a great sales and service team that is dedicated to providing unequalled service to our professional mapping customers,” said Ives. “We would like to thank each of our customers for the business they have sent our way over the past few years and we look forward to continuing to provide them with innovative mapping solutions in 2009.”
