The following article can be seen in Directions Magazine

(January 27, 2010) ISC announced today that C2Logix has chosen MapDotNet UX for the mapping visualization component to their SNS TourSolver application for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). The SNS is a national repository and response system to distribute life-saving medicines and medical supplies to respond to acts of terrorism, natural disasters or large-scale public health emergencies, such as the outbreak of H1N1 flu virus.

SNS Tour Solver Portal is central route simulation and optimization decision-making tool that SNS managers use to plan routes for the distribution of SNS materials, including the H1N1 anti-virals and medical supplies. The Portal is a customized, web-based version of the powerful, yet easy-to-use, TourSolver™ route optimization software and heavily utilizes all aspects of the MapDotNet UX product.

“We choose MapDotNet UX, for the Silverlight Map Control and its ability to integrate with Bing Maps for Enterprise,” said Kevin Callen, C2Logix Chief Technology Officer. “Utilizing the MapDotNet UX high-speed Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) map renderer, we’re able to display large and complex regional routes on the map using tile overlays.”

The Portal, which was designed to be map centric, enables planners to quickly generate and visualize optimized routes to distribute supplies from central storage facilities to multiple local points of distribution in communities. For the H1N1 flu response, emergency managers were able to identify the number of trucks that they required, how long it would take to complete the deliveries, and then visualize the actual travel path and route that each driver would take all without leaving the map user interface portion of the application.

“The MapDotNet UX Silverlight Control and SDK allowed us to rapidly build a rich, interactive application that is easy for end users to navigate and operate,” said Bob Roberts, C2Logix Route Optimization Consultant. “Feedback from the Portal users at the CDC has been extremely positive.” Since moving to the simplified and attractive MapDotNet-based user interface, C2Logix has reported a significant increase in adoption.

MapDotNet is a trademark of ISC in the United States and other countries. Microsoft, Virtual Earth, SQL Server, Silverlight and WPF are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.

The CDC, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, which Congress charged with establishing the SNS in 1999. The SNS is a national repository of life-saving pharmaceuticals and medical materials. It was built to respond to large-scale public health emergencies or acts of terrorism. For more information about the CDC and the SNS, visit www.cdc.gov and www.bt.cdc.gov/stockpile/.

C2Logix, headquartered in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., was founded in 2000 and is a pioneering company in the use of command and control logistics technologies. C2Logix’s route optimization solutions (FleetRoute™ and TourSolver™) make field service, delivery and dispatch operations efficient and effective. C2Logix also provides related consulting services and can act as a Service Bureau, performing route optimization, territory planning, and cost analysis using the technologies. For more information on the firm and its products and services, visit www.c2logix.com or call 1-866-927-8324.

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