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The Meyers Group Receives 1st Place in the
MapObjects Application Contest From ESRI; Award Recognizes Excellence in
Application Architecture
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 2, 2000--The Meyers Group, the nation's premier provider of
residential development information, research and consulting services, received 1st Place in the MapObjects
Application Contest for its Meyers Residential Pro -- Geographic Information Systems (MRP-GIS 2000
software) from ESRI, the leader in geographic information system (GIS) software.
ESRI Encourages users to share their developments via the Applications Contests held in conjunction with
ESRI's annual User Conference. Over 10,000 people attended this year's ESRI International User Conference,
which was held June 26 - 30 in San Diego, Calif. Contest entries for the MapObjects Application Contest were
judged on functionality, documentation, significance of the problems they solve, and technical elegance.
This year's first place winner in the MapObjects Application Contest was, Meyers Residential Pro --
Geographic Information Systems 2000 software, which visually allows users to quickly and easily define markets
and analyze data on both macro and micro levels. According to David Boehm, Director New Home Products,
"Meyers Residential Pro-GIS 2000 is a GIS-based real estate research tool. It gives homebuilders and other real
estate consultants the power of rich new home research content combined with the analytical tools of a
Geographic Information System (GIS)."
About the Meyers Group
Founded in 1985, Meyers Group is the premier nationwide provider of high quality market information, analysis
and consulting services to the residential development industry using Internet based technologies and proprietary
software. Meyers Group is the nation's largest provider of new home real estate information covering 1.9 million
new homes and the top 50 U.S. housing markets.
The Company's principal products include Residential Pro, Land Pro and the Homebuilder database, all of
which are available on a subscription basis on CD-ROM. In May of this year, Meyers Group launched
www.meyersgroup.com, a business-to-business Web site allowing customers to purchase market information and
analysis online. Eventually, all Meyers Group products will be available online. The Company's consulting services
division conducts consulting and feasibility studies for builders, developers, investors and lenders in the real estate
industry. Meyers Group customers include homebuilders, building product manufacturers, land developers,
appraisers, real estate investors, REIT's, municipalities, financial institutions, and investment banking firms among
others. Meyers Group also serves as a premier source for new home statistics and commentary for major media
publications and news organizations around the country. Information about Meyers Group can be accessed
through its Web site at www.meyersgroup.com.
About ESRI
For more than thirty years, ESRI has been the leading developer of geographic information system (GIS)
software with more than 300,000 clients worldwide. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation, and technical
support services. In addition to its headquarters in California, ESRI has regional offices throughout the United
States, international distributors in more than ninety countries, and more than 1,050 business partners. ESRI's goal
is to provide users with comprehensive tools to help them quickly and efficiently manage and use geographic
information to make a real difference in the world around them. ESRI can be found on the Web at www.esri.com.
CONTACT: The Meyers Group
Hunter Robbins, 310/577-1824 Ext. 225
www.meyersgroup.com
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