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SpatialNews.com Press Release
MapInfo Delivers New Version of MapX® Mobile for the Creation of Customized Mapping Applications
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New Orleans, CTIA WIRELESS 2005, BOOTH No. 5429-March 14, 2005-MapInfo Corporation (Nasdaq: MAPS), the leading global provider of location intelligence solutions, today announced the latest release of MapInfo MapX® Mobile, its premier mapping application for Microsoft® Windows® Pocket PC software developers. With new functionality and support for the latest handheld devices and standard development languages, MapX Mobile v5.0 software enables an organization to receive, view and analyze data wherever critical decisions are made-in the field and across the enterprise.
According to the research firm Gartner Group, worldwide sales of handheld devices will increase by as much as 350 percent over the next three years. Companies in all industries rely on mobile devices today. For instance, insurers can use MapX Mobile v5.0 software for on site risk assessment. In retail, mobile sales staff can access information about customers. Telecommunications service engineers can identify where underground equipment is located for "call before you dig" analysis.
"We rely on GBM Mobile mapping software built on MapInfo MapX Mobile and it has enabled us to reduce paper work by 90 percent and field time by 50 percent when conducting routine risk inspections on infrastructure assets," said Chris Campbell, asset management officer, Noosa Shire Council, the local government authority in Queensland, Australia. "We manage services and facilities such as public health, town planning, parks, library services, sewerage and roads. Our field operations are now much more effective and efficient with MapX Mobile."
The MapInfo MapX Mobile v5.0 software can be customized via standard development languages such as Embedded C++ and Microsoft .NET. Data created using MapX Mobile v5.0 software can be displayed with the MapXtreme® 2004 application, the MapInfo® location-based development environment built on Microsoft .NET. MapX Mobile v5.0 software provides an unprecedented level of new capabilities including support for ECW imagery format, thematic mapping, object creation and processing.
"We upgraded our GBM Mobile product to include the new MapX Mobile 5.0 release late last year. We are particularly excited about the improved support for raster images, which means our customers can now easily take air photographs and large satellite images into the field," said Ken Moule, director of software development, Exa-Min Technologies Pty Ltd, a MapInfo strategic partner.
"The Pocket PC and handheld market has expanded so substantially that today these devices are used by mobile professionals as part of their standard business tool kit," said Moshe Binyamin, senior product manager, MapInfo Corporation. "MapInfo MapX Mobile v5.0 is ideal for businesses and government entities that want to easily incorporate mapping capabilities into their mobile applications."
About MapInfo
MapInfo Corporation is a global company that integrates software, data and services to help organizations 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.
MapInfo is a trademark of MapInfo Corporation and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates.
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