Cyantel to Deliver Remote Workforce Management Solution Built on MapInfo miAware.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 3GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. World Congress 2003 Hall 2/Stand D43 CANNES Cannes (kän), town (1991 pop. 69,363), Alpes-Maritimes dept., SE France. An important and fashionable resort on the French Riviera, Cannes also has shipbuilding and textile industries. Napoleon I landed nearby on his return (1815) from Elba. , France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2003 MapInfo
Pitney Bowes MapInfo Corporation is a Location Intelligence / GIS company, headquartered in Troy, New York, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pitney Bowes. Corporation (Nasdaq: MAPS) today announced a global partnership with Irish-based location-based services See mobile positioning. (LBS (Location-Based Services) See mobile positioning. ) company, Cyantel. Under the partnership, Cyantel will create applications from its E-Z-Manage range of LBS solution suites using the geo-spatial functionality from MapInfo's miAware(TM) mobile location services See mobile positioning. platform. The first of these systems is Cyantel's E-Z-Manage Resource Manager, an application solution for the management of remote workforces. The integrated solution, which will enable customers to locate and effectively deploy "in the field" resources, will be demonstrated by MapInfo at 3GSM World Congress, Cannes, February 17 - 21, 2003. The solution provides network operators and their customers with a compelling solution for organizations needing to locate, communicate with, manage and report on their mobile work forces. E-Z-Manage Resource Manager is designed to work with existing handsets. Combining this with the added dimension miAware brings in terms of geo-spatial functionality and data, the solution delivers a rich offering for quick and easy deployment. Companies deploying the system can immediately identify the location of their employees, and coordinate their collective activities in the field. "The integration of Cyantel's LBS applications with MapInfo miAware creates a valuable solution that operators can quickly bring to market," said Larry Delaney, director, location-based services, MapInfo. "miAware is quickly becoming the industry-standard platform upon which companies such as Cyantel are able to build beneficial business-oriented LBS solutions. The operator community is waiting for initiatives like this, whereby they can offer new services which bring real value to their customers." "This partnership is a perfect step for Cyantel, in terms of our own business development, adding to the richness of our offerings, and to the development of the LBS industry as a whole," said Padraig Murphy, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Cyantel. "There is clearly a place for sophisticated and easy-to-use products in the business community which can effectively deploy the ever-growing mobile workforce." About Cyantel Cyantel is a pioneer in the design, development and deployment of location-based services for mobile operators that are re-branded and sold by mobile operators to their customers. Cyantel have developed 3 product suites of location-based services. The E-Z-Manage suite is targeted at corporate and business customers. E-Z-Track is a range of consumer and prepaid pre·pay tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays To pay or pay for beforehand. pre·pay  ment n. location-based services, and E-Z-Mall is a wireless promotions solution enabling businesses to offer localized Translated into the spoken language of the country. See localization. promotions to nearby consumers. Established in July 1999, Cyantel is headquartered in Cork, Ireland Cork, Ireland is a term which may refer to the following places in southern Ireland, depending on context.
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. MapInfo and its products are registered trademarks of MapInfo Corporation. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. Of Note This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties. For this purpose, any statement that is not a statement of historical fact is a forward-looking statement, including without limitation statements concerning market demand for MapInfo's products and solutions, the potential benefits of MapInfo's software to customers, and the integration of MapInfo's software offerings with existing solutions. Factors that may cause these statements not to be true or to differ materially from the manner in which they are presented include potential difficulties related to third party integration of MapInfo's software, market acceptance of MapInfo's offerings, decreased spending by customers or potential customers on technology solutions and the impact of economic trends that affect generally the market for MapInfo's software and other product offerings. MapInfo takes no responsibility to update any forward-looking statements. |
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