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ESRI announced that it has signed an agreement with Beijing Capital Company, Ltd., to form a strategic relationship to implement ESRI's ArcGIS enterprise software solution for water development projects in China. Beijing Capital is rapidly becoming the largest water development and operations company in China, and both ESRI and Beijing Capital believe that such a strategic relationship will have a significant impact on supporting efficient water operations and sustained economic development in the country. Beijing Capital Company, Ltd., is a listed company in China, and its primary business is the investment and management of public infrastructure. The company's focus on the Chinese water market includes the urban water supply and wastewater treatment sectors. At present, Beijing Capital has a daily water treatment capacity of more than 6 million tons and provides services to more than 10 million customers. Pan Wen-Tang, CEO of Beijing Capital Company, Ltd., made the following statement in a recent environmental roundtable in Beijing, hosted by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger during his trade mission to China. "We make our return on investment in water projects from the efficient and profitable operation of water services. Information technology support in water operations is critical in achieving the highest efficiency and quality in water services. That is why we have chosen to work with ESRI to apply geographic information system (GIS) technology in our business operations." "We are looking forward to working closely with Beijing Capital in the coming years to further improve the application level of ESRI's ArcGIS technology in the water services market in China," added Francis Ho, president of ESRI China (Beijing) Limited. "We believe that GIS will provide Beijing Capital with a better enterprise solution and asset management capability. In addition, we feel strongly that GIS will play a large part in helping sustain China's economic growth."