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MapInfo Announces miSites and miDirections: Web-based Applications for “Clicks and Mortars” to Help Customers Find Nearest Locations
Also Introduces MapInfo Routing J Server: Java-based
Developer Tool for Custom Applications
New Orleans, LA - February 29,2000 -
MapInfo Corporation (Nasdaq:MAPS) today announced the availability of
miSites and miDirections, new Web-based applications for e-CRM (Customer
Relationship Management) designed to help companies serve their Web
customers better. Also available with these new turnkey solutions is the
Java-based MapInfo Routing J Server which enables large MapInfo customers to
add routing with driving directions to their customized applications. MapInfo will
demonstrate a miSites application at the CTIA Wireless 2000 show being held
in New Orleans from February 27 through March 1, 2000, at booth #1974.
By adding miSites and miDirections to its Web site, an organization offers a
convenient way for its customers to find their way to a branch or store location
nearest their home or office. For example, customers can log on to a retail
Web site, type in their address, and easily find store locations nearest to them
and driving directions, if needed. In addition, customers can leverage these
Web-based applications to capture addresses of Web site visitors, enabling
them to gain greater insight into their customers and improve their services.
"With miSites and miDirections on their home pages, our customers
immediately identify themselves as organizations committed to quality
customer relationship management," said John Cavalier, president and CEO of
MapInfo. "We are committed to expanding MapInfo’s location-based CRM
solutions to enable our customers to acquire new customers based on their
location; retain existing customers by locating convenient resources nearby;
improve service delivery by siting facilities close to their customers’ locations;
and predict and maximize customer potential based on demographic profiling."
As part of MapInfo’s e-CRM initiatives, the Company is developing a series of
application services that are available on a subscription basis. In addition to
miSites and miDirections, online customers can subscribe to ReportZone.com
from MapInfo’s Web site and use it to quickly access demographic reports and
to create and display thematically shaded maps, which more easily identify
market opportunities based on locations and demographic analysis.
MapInfo is also providing MapInfo Routing J Server for organizations that want
to develop their own customized applications for routing products or resources.
For example, telecommunications companies would use MapInfo Routing J
Server to develop an application that quickly calculates the distance between
prospective DSL customers and a central office or to determine the best routes
for service technicians to respond to service calls.
Pricing and Availability
MapInfo’s miSites is available now with miDirections available in May. For more
information, visit the World Wide Web at misites.com which goes "LIVE" on
March 1, 2000. The cost of the miSites solution is $4,995.00 per year with a
$1,500.00 set up fee. The miDirections option is an additional $4,995.00. In
April, MapInfo Routing J Server will be available for companies that choose to
develop an e-CRM application themselves. The server will include driving
directions.
About MapInfo Corporation
MapInfo Corporation enables customers to use location to transform information
into business advantage. A global company and technology leader, MapInfo
provides business intelligence solutions that are deployed across organizations
to help them better understand their markets and customers. MapInfo solutions
are available in 21 languages through a network of strategic partners and
distribution channels in 58 countries. Headquartered in Troy, NY, MapInfo
Corporation is on the World Wide Web at www.mapinfo.com.
MapInfo, MapInfo Professional, MapInfo logo, MapX, MapXsite, and
SpatialWare are registered trademarks, and MapInfo MapXtreme, StreetPro,
TargetPro, Coverage Locator, CallingAreaInfo, and ExchangeInfoPlus are
trademarks of MapInfo Corporation in the United States. Other products named
herein may be trademarks of their respective manufacturers and are hereby
recognized.
www.mapinfo.com
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