SpatialNews Press Release

MapObjects 2.2—Windows Edition Is Now Available

www.esri.com

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Redlands, California—ESRI, the world leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, today announced the release of MapObjects 2.2—Windows Edition. MapObjects—Windows Edition is ESRI’s collection of embeddable mapping and GIS components that can be used to add dynamic mapping and GIS capabilities to existing Windows applications or build custom mapping and GIS solutions.

“With the release of MapObjects 2.2, ESRI is reaffirming its commitment to providing developers with robust tools for building GIS applications,” says Victoria Kouyoumjian, ESRI’s MapObjects product manager.

Highlights of the MapObjects 2.2 release include
• Support for Visual Studio .NET (VB.NET and C#)
• New sample applications and useful documentation for getting started with MapObjects in Visual Studio .NET
• Tracking layer smoothing
• Improved projection engine (along with new formats)
• Enhanced labeling
• Elimination of the separate end user license and fee requirements previously required to read GIF and TIFF/LZW images

MapObjects 2.1 customers who are current on their maintenance will receive MapObjects 2.2 at no charge.

For more information on MapObjects, visit www.esri.com/mapobjects or call ESRI at 1-800-447-9778, call your ESRI regional office (to locate your regional office, visit www.esri.com/usa), or contact your local reseller (to locate a reseller near you, visit www.esri.com/partners). Outside the United States, please contact your local ESRI distributor; see www.esri.com/international for a current distributor list.

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About ESRI
For more than 30 years, ESRI has been the leading developer of GIS software with more than 300,000 clients worldwide. ESRI software is used in all 200 of the largest cities in the United States and in more than 60 percent of counties and municipalities nationwide. Headquartered in California, ESRI has regional offices throughout the United States, international distributors in more than 90 countries, and more than 1,500 business partners. ESRI’s goal is to develop comprehensive tools that enable users to efficiently manage, use, and serve geographic information to make a difference in the world around them. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation, and technical support services. ESRI can be found on the Web at www.esri.com.

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, MapObjects, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

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