{"id":172,"date":"2013-07-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/deanhowell\/open-spatial-acquires-the-munsys\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T18:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:49:46","slug":"open-spatial-acquires-the-munsys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/deanhowell\/open-spatial-acquires-the-munsys\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Spatial acquires the Munsys"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Open Spatial acquires the Munsys product and positions for growth in North America, Africa and Oceania.<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">AUSTRALIA, Sydney, March 7, 2012 \u2014 Open Spatial today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Munsys product and all associated trademarks and patents. \u00a0Importantly Open Spatial now controls the sales and support businesses of Munsys in North America, Africa and Australia. \u00a0Munsys in North America and Africa will commence trading under the Open Spatial brand.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Open Spatial was first established in Sydney Australia in 2001 and today is a leading geospatial solutions provider to Water Utilities and Government in the region. \u00a0The Open Spatial Campus and Utilities Solutions continue to deliver outcome-driven implementations to Australian Infrastructure Asset Managers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Open Spatial has distributed Munsys in Australia since 2001 and has complemented Munsys with solutions built in Sydney targeted at providing total solutions to its customers. \u00a0The acquisition of the Munsys product shows commitment to customers that have chosen Munsys over the past ten years.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The company plans to rebrand its products in line with its merged operations and in line with customer and market demands. \u00a0The Solutions Development Centre for the group will be located in Sydney Australia, while Sales and Marketing headquarters will be relocated to the east coast of the United States.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The technologies underlying the Open Spatial Solution are mainstream, risk averse and built for the international market. \u00a0A major contributor to the success of Open Spatial is the adherence to Open Standards and global engineering best practices governing the management of geospatial infrastructure asset information. \u00a0Solutions built on Autodesk 3D graphics and Oracle allows users to implement Open Spatial\u2019s solutions directly on top of existing infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Anthony Jahshan, CEO of the group commented: \u201cOur successful merger has provided us with immediate access to markets in North America and Africa. \u00a0This further strengthens our service and solutions capability to our existing customers in Australia and the Pacific.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We intend to closely align the business with trusted technology partners in new markets and successfully deliver proven solutions to customers in these regions. \u00a0These solutions focus on business outcomes for our customers and tie implementations with immediate returns on investment (ROI).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Our new developments will focus on integrating Building Information Models (BIM) through CAD into Asset Management and GIS. \u00a0In addition, preparing customers for advanced network analysis, water loss and leak detection by drawing on live information from multiple sources in the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">More information on the company\u2019s partnerships in these new regions will be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<h2>About Open Spatial<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Open Spatial is recognised for delivering applications to Government, Utilities, Ports and Campuses throughout North America, Africa and Australasia. \u00a0All Open Spatial solutions are based on open standards and world-class best practices.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Open Spatial offers innovative spatial infrastructure solutions to managing spatial data from Survey through Design, Construction and ongoing management of spatial data.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Open Spatial Pty Ltd, Open Spatial Australia Pty Ltd, Open Spatial Africa Pty Ltd and Open Spatial Corporation are registered company names of the Open Spatial group. \u00a0Munsys (AI), Enlighten (BI), Managed Services (CI), As Constructed Design Certification (DI) and Field Tablet (FI) are registered product names of Open Spatial.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">www.openspatial.com<\/p>\n<h2>About Munsys<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Munsys Inc. is a leading software development company, offering unique spatial solutions that are specifically tailored to the growing needs of worldwide utilities and government.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Munsys Inc. will commence trading as the Open Spatial Corporation, a Delaware registered corporation from the date of this announcement.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">www.munsys.com<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Open Spatial, the Open Spatial logo and all brand and product names above are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Open Spatial Australia and in other countries. \u00a0All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a9 Copyright 2012 Open Spatial All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kind Regards,<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Natasha Olsen<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Marketing Assistant<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ph: \u00a0+61 2 9904 7077<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">visit:www.openspatial.com<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This article has been brought to you by Spatial Jobs Online<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you are interested in having your article, press release or company or personal profile listed please contact Dean Howell at info@spatialjobs.com.au<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Regards<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Dean Howell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Spatial Jobs Online<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Husband, Father, Entrepreneur \u2013 Business &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/blog\/category\/mindset\/\">Personal Development<\/a> \u2013 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