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Maptuit Corporation and go2 put Maps and Directions in the Hands of Millions Throughout America
URL(s): www.maptuit.com
BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan 17, 2002 - Maptuit Corporation, a leading supplier of Geo services built around the global road network, today announced a significant customer win. go2 Systems, Inc., a pioneer in location-based services, having launched the world's first wireless location- based directory in 1999, has signed a contract with Maptuit to use and resell their mapping and directions service.
go2 will be replacing their current mapping solution with Maptuit's advanced mapping and directions service. The go2 Local Business Registry(TM)
provides merchants with a universal clearing house that gives them a single point to enter and update extremely detailed information about their retail
locations and provide it to any electronic directory application or service. go2 powered directories provide the most accurate and timely information to
users of any Web-enabled device or service to easily locate the closest businesses, products or services they are looking for, view detailed information
including interactive maps, and receive door-to-door directions on how to get there.
Maptuit Corporation's products are best known in the transportation field where they provide optimization tools for commercial fleets for routing and
delivery. The selection by go2 represents a significant cross over into the consumer space, as now go2 customers will have access to Maptuit's
industrial strength mapping and routing engines. The go2 Local Business Registry enables a new category of real-time location-based directory services
and is known for its high quality and comprehensive content, winning significant recognition for wireless content and Internet directory services from
the Yankee Group and the Web Marketing Association. go2 will also be reselling Maptuit's services to its extensive client base.
"Our goal is to provide users with the best available location services on the market," said Lee Hancock, CEO and Founder of go2. "Maptuit's services
allow us to continue to enhance our applications and services in terms of ease of use and the delivery of comprehensive information including interactive
maps and door-to-door directions. These features coupled with Maptuit's high performance service will ensure that we are meeting our goals in this
space."
"We are pleased to see that Maptuit's location-based technology can meet and exceed the expectations of a company like go2, one of the most
frequently visited sites in America," said Jeff Papows, CEO of Maptuit. "We expect that this relationship will help go2 and Maptuit dominate the US
market in the location-based services space."
About go2(R)
go2 provides technologies and solutions designed to make all location- based services, however and wherever delivered, more timely, comprehensive,
and easier to use by any Web-enabled device or service. The go2 Local Business Registry(TM) provides a single point of entry for detailed and timely
merchant information, enabling a new category of real-time, location-based directory and information applications and services. go2 is a pioneer in
location-based services, having launched the world's first wireless location- based directory in 1999, and is now the most widely used mobile,
location- based directory and information service in the United States, with more than 1 million wireless users generating over 25 million page views
per month.
For more detailed information about the company visit www.go2.com/about or visit our web site at www.go2.com to learn about and experience
our products and services.
About Maptuit(TM)
Maptuit is a leading supplier of eGeo services -- electronic services pertaining to the world's physical road network. Built upon an increasingly global
database of street networks in North America, Europe and Asia, Maptuit solutions supply the infrastructure needed to find addresses, determine points
of interest along a route or within a given proximity, and calculate efficient routes for consumers and transport companies. Maptuit solutions also help
track assets in motion and determine optimal ways to assign and deploy resources while taking into account road and weather conditions and changing
customer needs.
Maptuit solutions allow address matching, generation of routes and step- by-step directions, map rendering, and true-cost proximity searching as a
rebrandable, easy to integrate suite of services. In addition, Maptuit offers vertical applications to address specific industry needs. Maptuit has licensed
its services to a broad range of companies including The Descartes Systems Group, Sympatico Lycos, 724 Solutions, and Conseco Financial.
Headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, the company has offices in Denver and Toronto. For more information visit www.maptuit.com.
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