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MapInfo Delivers Powerful Decision-Making with MapInfo Professional v7.0 and MapInfo Professional for SQL Server

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Organizations Can Analyze and Share Valuable Location-based Information Across the Enterprise

Troy, NY--April 29, 2002--MapInfo Corporation (Nasdaq: MAPS) today announced MapInfo Professional? v7.0 and MapInfo Professional for Microsoft? SQL Server(TM), the newest versions of its leading location-intelligence software. MapInfo Professional is used by organizations in virtually every industry to visualize and analyze data and identify trends to make better-informed decisions. MapInfo Professional v7.0 and MapInfo Professional for SQL Server include new, easy-to-use features that promote information sharing and improve decision-making across multiple levels of an organization.

MapInfo Professional provides users with the ability to visualize, manage, enhance, report and publish information with a location aspect. For example, it allows marketing departments to perform sophisticated data analysis to determine target markets and plan effective direct mail campaigns. Sales managers can gain in-depth intelligence of customer buying habits for improved CRM practices. Operations managers can track field assets and service personnel. Organizations can also use MapInfo Professional to assess risk, plan disaster recovery and form business continuity strategies. Government agencies can use MapInfo Professional to strengthen homeland security practices with smart emergency response tactics and asset management procedures. Through location-based intelligence, MapInfo Professional helps businesses and government agencies make better decisions and increase ROI.

"MapInfo Professional enables Cumberland County dispatchers to immediately locate exactly where a 911 call originates, see the movement of the emergency team and direct emergency technicians accordingly," said Mike Osbourn, E911 planning coordinator for County of Cumberland, North Carolina. "As a result, we?ve improved the response time to emergencies countywide. The new features in MapInfo Professional 7.0 allow us to easily integrate data files from other sources for an even more accurate view of the county and our emergency response efforts."

New Features Bolster Information Sharing and Decision-Making

MapInfo Professional v7.0 supports industry standards and is Microsoft Windows? and Windows? XP? logo certified. This enables easy integration and interoperability with other MapInfo products and business applications for enterprise-wide analysis. A new easy-to-use interface offers extensive data access options to the non-technical user and further enhances the user experience with new preference settings and options. Enhanced data manipulation, processing and publishing capabilities provide additional ways of viewing data. In addition, users can now access data from disparate applications and remote enterprise databases, including SQL Server, to build a complete demographic view. MapInfo Professional v7.0 also allows users to share data, via the Internet, intranet or Pocket PC device, with customers, partners and co-workers, for improved collaboration and communication.

MapInfo Professional for Microsoft SQL Server gives organizations the ability to share information in a way that is not possible with flat file systems. Multiple users can access and analyze data inside SQL Server through a MapInfo Professional interface and then edit the same maps, at the same time. This is important for users who are collaborating with several colleagues or business partners.

For more detailed information about the technical features of MapInfo Professional, please visit www.mipro.com.

"These new versions of our MapInfo Professional product line mark our continued commitment to providing innovative and powerful location-based intelligence (LBI) solutions," said Michael Hickey, COO of MapInfo. "Thousands of customers across many industries have come to rely on the power of MapInfo Professional to deliver real intelligence for insightful decisions."

Pricing and Availability

MapInfo Professional v7.0 will be available in June at a cost of $1,495 with recommended maintenance of $395. MapInfo Professional for SQL Server will be available in June at an additional cost of $500 to MapInfo Professional 7.0 customers. MapInfo Professional v7.0 is available for Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home, Windows 2000, Windows NT and Windows 98.

About MapInfo's Seminar Series

MapInfo is hosting a seminar series entitled, "Better Insights, Better Decisions," in 25 cities across the United States and Canada beginning May 14. Demonstrating solutions for trade area analysis, product potential analysis, site selection and territory optimization, these seminars highlight how organizations are able to use location-intelligence to drive insightful decisions. Information about the "Better Insights, Better Decisions" seminars can be found at www.mapinfo.com/insight.

About MapInfo

MapInfo Corporation is a global software company that integrates software, data and services to help customers realize greater value from location-based information and drive more insightful decisions. MapInfo solutions are available in 20 languages through a network of strategic partners and distribution channels in 60 countries. Headquartered in Troy, NY, MapInfo Corporation is on the World Wide Web at www.mapinfo.com.

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