Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada – November 17, 2005 – Orion Technology Inc. announced today a major expansion of its Corporate Headquarters in Richmond Hill, Ontario Canada. Orion has acquired an additional 4,400 square feet (409 square metres) of office space in an adjacent building. The new office was required to house Orion’s growing number of staff which has increased by over 25% in the last year.
“Orion has seen tremendous growth over the last year. Our expansion into the US Market has been a great success, and that has been reflected in our internal growth. We continue to grow and strengthen our team, and this new expansion will provide us the additional space we need to do that efficiently.” commented Shafik Jiwani, Chief Operating Officer.
Orion’s new office space is linked via fiber backbone to the main office and features a number of executive offices, a boardroom, an open concept work area, a kitchen and dining area for staff, and a state-of-the-art training facility. The new training facility boasts wall to wall whiteboards for enhanced collaboration, a theatre sized projection wall, and twenty workstations equipped with gigabit desktop connections. The training facility is expected to be fully operational by January 2006.
About Orion Technology Inc.
Orion Technology, based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, is a technology consulting and services integration company, specializing in web-GIS. Orion’s focus is on helping organizations incorporate spatial technology into all facets of their businesses. Orion’s wealth of knowledge in the GIS domain and top-notch GIS software-development expertise has been showcased with its award-winning flagship product OnPoint™. OnPoint™ is enjoying growing support in the GIS community, both domestically and internationally, as a standard for providing geographic data through intuitive Internet and Intranet web-based user interfaces. OnPoint™ provides out-of-the-box implementation capabilities, powerful administration tools for customizing and managing the web portal, and unparalleled data-integration features. Orion’s easy-to-use Web-GIS products and custom application development services have helped Orion achieve phenomenal success in securing and delivering projects for reputable clients worldwide – from small organizations to entire countries.
To find out more about Orion and its products, visit www.orion-gis.com.
