Company: GISbid.com™
Industry: Local Government, Consulting, Federal Government, State Government, Internet/Web Mapping/Web Services

Adelaide, South Australia - Today, the Australian Spatial Information Business Association (ASIBA) and GISbid.com^TM, the leading online marketplace for worldwide dissemination of geospatial project information, announced that they are working together to allow ASIBA members greater access and more current information about GIS projects.

Under the terms of the agreement, ASIBA members will be allowed to post projects for free and take advantage of the ability to disseminate the project information to its worldwide membership base, which now exceeds 3000 members from over 40 countries.In this regard, members will be exposing their projects to a broader audience of potential bidders.In addition, if members wish only to divulge the information to a select group of bidders, GISbid.com will furnish the capability to form private "workgroups" which then allow bids to be published among a smaller group by invitation only. Other unique features that will be provided to members include

For ASIBA members who are consultants, service organizations, or private companies, each will receive a reduced membership fee to gain access to the more than twenty projects that are posted weekly on GISbid.com.

"We are very excited about this international partnership with ASIBA and the expansion of services to its members.Having ASIBA members participate in the online collaboration offered by GISbid.com greatly expands the worldwide communication of project information for all of our subscribers," said Joe Francica, Chief Executive Officer of GISbid.com."We invite the ASIBA membership to use or service to post projects, conduct online bidding and bid conferences."

ASIBA Chief Operating Officer, Jack de Lange welcomed the joint venture arrangements and said, "We really see this as a way to leverage our activities in providing services to members.We get access to a broader range of information for our 'Tender Alert' service and members who have an interest in the types of projects and services on GISbid.com get a more cost effective arrangement."

"A true win-win situation" he said.

Information about these services for ASIBA members can be found at the ASIBA members' website under ">> Suppliers >> Business Support Services >> Market Intelligence" or at the GISbid.com website by clicking on the ASIBA logo on the home page.

About GISbid.com^TM
GISbid.com^TM, now with over 3000 members, is the first marketplace specifically dedicated to spatial information professionals who are looking to outsource their services and become matched with project managers seeking GIS professionals and companies. GISbid.com is an independent company, headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama and with an office in Adelaide, Australia.GISbid.com is a trademark of the company.For more information, visit www.GISbid.com.

About ASIBA
The Australian Spatial Information Business Association is a business lobby and business support group, which exists to create an environment favourable to the increased business well-being and profile of its members. Members are the business entities operating in the spatial information industry in Australia.

Contacts:
Jack de Lange, Chief Operating Officer
07 3217 2599
jdelange@asiba.com.au

Dean M Howell, VP
GISbid.com
08 8178 0358
dmhowell@GISbid.com