MapInfo miAware Developer Services Program Extends New Revenue Opportunities to Developers Worldwide -- Program Empowers Application Developers and Content Providers to Quickly Create and Deliver Innovative Mobile Location Applications to Wireless Operators

3GSM World Congress--MapInfo Corporation (Nasdaq: MAPS) today announced the MapInfo(R) miAware(TM) Developer Services Program, a worldwide program that provides developers and content providers with new revenue opportunities in the growing market for business and consumer mobile location services applications. By joining this program, developers will have access to MapInfo's proven miAware technology platform, comprehensive technical support and valuable exposure to worldwide marketing and sales opportunities with wireless operators. Developers and content providers interested in learning about this program should visit MapInfo during the 3GSM World Congress at Stand D38, Hall 2.




"By making its platform and services available to third-party developers and content providers, MapInfo is paving the way for development of unique mobile location services for the wireless community," said Brent Iadarola, Mobile Communications Analyst of Frost & Sullivan. "Developers throughout the world can now leverage MapInfo's solid, time-tested foundation to build their own innovative applications that are `powered by miAware.'"

MapInfo designed the miAware Developer Services Program to provide developers with all the software and resources needed to quickly build and deploy commercially viable mobile location applications. Developers will now be able to take advantage of miAware, the only fully integrated platform for creating customized mobile location services applications. Through industry standard XML APIs, developers can access all necessary core mapping, geocoding and location services. miAware's Java(TM)-based architecture offers stability, scalability and performance.

Additionally, by joining the miAware Developer Services Program, content providers will be able to team up with application developers to design complete mobile location services offerings that have high value in the marketplace. In particular demand for integration with mobile location services is real-time event content, such as movie information, up-to-date traffic and weather reports and emergency response and public safety information.

Application possibilities span a wide range, but will share a common theme of enhancing the lives of mobile phone users by making information more accessible and more relevant to their current location. While the most common examples include location-enhanced games, city guides, real-time traffic updates and automatic vehicle tracking, MapInfo anticipates rapid innovation in this market. The miAware Developer Services Program is intended to encourage creativity and fuel this innovation by bringing developers into the mobile location services market.

"Wireless operators are demanding new mobile applications that are ready to be used today. The miAware Developer Services Program is the only program that provides developers with the capabilities necessary to meet these demands now," said Michael Hickey, executive vice president, sales and marketing of MapInfo.

About the miAware Developer Services Program

Key program benefits include: access to a hosted development server; a complete software development kit (SDK); a comprehensive support package; and marketing and sales support. MapInfo is now accepting applications to become qualified to join the miAware Developer Services Program. The company is waiving the program fee for the first 30 applicants to join before April 15, 2002. After that date, the cost to join the program will be $5,000. For more information, please visit www.mapinfo.com/developers.

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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