MapInfo Announces Participation in OpenLS Initiative

    TROY, N.Y.--Oct. 11, 2001--

Leading Location-based Services Company to Join Industry Consortium
    for the Development of Mobile Location Services Standards

    MapInfo Corporation (Nasdaq: MAPS) today announced its 
participation in the Open Location Services (OpenLS) Initiative for the 
development of open specifications in support of mobile location 
services. The OpenLS Initiative, sponsored by the Open GIS Consortium 
(OGC), addresses the development of specifications that enable the 
interoperability and integration of geospatial data and technology in 
the mobile location services market. As a Principal Member of the OGC, 
MapInfo is an active participant in technical and management activities 
of the Consortium. Through its participation in the OpenLS, MapInfo 
will provide precise recommendations to assist Initiative sponsors in 
the development of specifications that will benefit the entire location-
aware industry.
    "As a leader in location-based technology and a longtime supporter 
of the Open GIS Consortium, MapInfo is excited to participate in the 
OpenLS Initiative," said George Moon, CTO and group vice president, 
research and development, MapInfo. "MapInfo realizes the importance of 
developing universal standards that will help increase the speed of 
integration and improve the functionality of location-aware 
applications for years to come."
    "We are pleased to have MapInfo, an innovative Principal Member and 
a highly active organization in the location services field, as a 
participant in the OpenLS Initiative," said David Schell, OGC 
president. "As the leading consortium for developing publicly available 
geoprocessing specifications, the Open GIS Consortium relies on the 
help of location technology leaders like MapInfo to drive OpenLS 
testbed specification development through the sharing of in-depth 
technical knowledge and industry expertise."

    About OpenLS Initiative

    The goal of the OpenLS (www.openls.org) Initiative is to develop 
specifications needed to support the implementation of the location 
services invoked by mobile or wireless Internet devices. Such standards 
are meant to support the growth of consumer markets by ensuring that 
the wealth of public and private sector location information and 
application resources are available for use by both developers and 
consumers of mobile applications and location services. The OpenLS 
Initiative will harness the business requirements of industry-leading 
organizations to drive a cooperative industry development project on 
which standardization is based.

    About Open GIS Consortium

    OGC is an international industry consortium of over 200 companies, 
government agencies and universities participating in a consensus 
process to develop publicly available geoprocessing specifications. 
OpenGIS Specifications establish common interfaces that "geo-enable" 
the Web, wireless and location-based services, and mainstream IT, 
enabling technology developers to make complex spatial information and 
services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications. Visit 
the OGC Website at http://www.opengis.org/.

    About MapInfo

    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 60 
countries. Headquartered in Troy, NY, MapInfo Corporation is on the 
World Wide Web at http://www.mapinfo.com/.

    MapInfo and its products are trademarks of MapInfo Corporation.


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    CONTACT: Angela Girard
             MapInfo Corporation
             (518) 285-6000
             press@mapinfo.com
              or
             Keith Giannini/Lauren Arnold
             Schwartz Communications
             (781) 684-0770
             mapinfo@schwartz-pr.com