What are the market opportunities and challenges for Intergraph GIS & Mapping products in Asia Pacific region?
Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions provides products and services to the entire Asian region either through our wholly-owned subsidiaries in Japan, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong or through our distributor in South Korea. Intergraph South East Asia, a central distributor headquartered in Singapore, covers the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions anticipates significant and continued growth in this region. Traditionally, our business in this region has been strong due to the population size and growth rates. Business is also generated from the large-scale development in infrastructure, which is driven by population and growth. Due to the differences in infrastructure development that exist across the Asian region as a whole, our focus is dependent on the level of development in each country. Overall, our areas of major focus include environmental management, infrastructure planning and