MapInfo Corporation launches MapInfo ProServer product suite; first to bring geographic analysis to Internet and Intranet; full-featured desktop mapping now available from any Web browser for geographic analysis applications throughout the enterprise.TROY, N.Y--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 1996--MapInfo Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MAPS), the leader in desktop mapping Using a desktop computer to perform digital mapping functions. software, today announced MapInfo ProServer, the industry's first Web-server product suite for efficient, cost-effective deployment of desktop mapping across the Internet and corporate intranets. For the first time, information system (IS) developers and Internet providers can easily deliver geographic analysis applications on Web-based and corporate networks. The Internet and intranet are becoming common ground for developers and end-users: server technology allows developers to maintain control of corporate data assets and software while end-users have direct access to applications through standard Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
With on-line mapping applications, corporate data can be accessed dynamically for geographic analysis and visualization. For example, a customer service representative helping a customer "find the nearest" branch or retail outlet retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → can immediately see the closest sites to the caller's location. In addition, a business development analyst proposing a bold acquisition strategy can conduct a geographic analysis showing revenue performance by territory, along with post-acquisition growth projections based on demographics for key markets. "Corporations around the world realize the value of geographic analysis for strategic advantage and decision support," said Elizabeth Ireland, vice president, marketing, MapInfo Corp. "The issue has been smooth, cost-effective deployment of the technology across the enterprise. Now, with MapInfo ProServer, IS can efficiently distribute desktop mapping applications through Web browsers and client/server networks and reserve control of software and data. Best of all, this is an easy and productive transition for end-users." New On-line Beta Program; Early Placement Program Beta software Noun 1. beta software - software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release; "beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it" for MapInfo ProServer and the upcoming versions of MapInfo's core desktop mapping products are available now in "The Beta Lab," MapInfo's first-ever World Wide Web beta program (http://www.mapinfo.com). Anyone with an Internet connection and a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. can download the complete product suite free of charge and use this powerful, versatile Web tool set. The Beta Lab includes: o MapInfo ProServer, for developing Web-based desktop mapping applications for any standard Web browser, deployed to end-users on the Internet, intranet or Network OLE See DCOM. (Object Linking and Embedding See OLE. (operating system) Object Linking and Embedding - (OLE) A distributed object system and protocol from Microsoft, also used on the Acorn Archimedes. OLE allows an editor to "farm out" part of a document to another editor and then reimport it. ). o MapInfo Professional MapInfo Professional is a Geographic Information System software product produced by MapInfo Corporation. MapInfo Professional has the ability to combine and display, on a single map, data from a variety of sources that are in different formats and projections. 4.1, the leading client/server-based desktop mapping software, now includes a MapGen OLE interface for adding map display to applications, new image export capability and other enhancements. o MapMarker 2.1, for automatic address-matching of huge databases, bringing "geocoding" on-demand to end users through MapInfo ProServer. Geocoding is the process of assigning geographic coordinates The quantities of latitude and longitude which define the position of a point on the surface of the Earth with respect to the reference spheroid. See also coordinates. to data for display on digital maps. o MapBasic 4.1, the company's development environment for building custom vertical applications. Developers and Internet providers can get a head start on MapInfo ProServer application development by taking advantage of MapInfo's Early Placement Program. The program offers comprehensive training with beta software for MapInfo ProServer, MapInfo Professional, MapMarker and MapBasic, enabling developers to create server-based geographic analysis applications for implementation in September, when the full product suite ships. "The MapInfo ProServer tool set is a real breakthrough for mapping applications that can benefit a whole range of users in a company," said Rod Brown Lelton Gerard Brown, more commonly known as Rod Brown, is an American professional basketball player that currently plays for AEL Larissa in Greece. Rod was born on September 9, 1978 in Dallas, Texas, United States and having graduated from Western Michigan University of Big Horn Big Horn is a tall peak in the Cascade Range in Washington, USA. At 2438+ meters (8,000 feet) in elevation, it is the highest point in Lewis County, Washington.[1] Big Horn, one of the Goat Rocks, is the second highest point on the ridge west of Mt. Computer Services Data processing (timesharing, batch processing), software development and consulting services. See service bureau, SaaS and ASP. . "Right now, we're designing an application for a leading television network that will allow the entire staff to effectively use data that is shared through their intranet. ProServer enables us to build a complete mapping solution to best suit the end-users' needs for powerful data access and analysis." Productive Business Applications MapInfo ProServer brings the insight of geographic analysis to every department in every industry, from healthcare to telecommunications to insurance to financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . A large bank, for example, can deploy a Web-based MapInfo application across its intranet for multiple departments. In customer service, a bank representative can direct a customer in an unfamiliar city to an ATM within walking distance by seeing the caller's location in relation to the bank's ATMs. Separately, business development analysts at the bank can use the same application for determining the best sites for new ATMs. By seeing the location of current ATMs, then analyzing the concentration of depositors by Census tract A census tract, census area, or census district is a particular community defined for the purpose of taking a census. Usually these coincide with the limits of cities, towns or other administrative areas and several tracts commonly exist within a county. along with statistics on the volume of transactions, analysts can present and support their recommendations for new sites. Pricing and Availability Beta versions for MapInfo ProServer, MapInfo Professional 4.1, MapMarker 2.1 and MapBasic 4.1 are currently available from MapInfo's Web Site free of charge. Final versions for Windows 95 and Windows NT are scheduled to ship in September. MapInfo ProServer will include a copy of MapInfo Professional, MapBasic, and a broad range of data and sample applications. MapMarker will be available separately. As with all client/server-based, concurrent software applications, installation costs for MapInfo ProServer will vary according to usage requirements. A typical installation will cost approximately $25,000. About MapInfo MapInfo Corporation, headquartered in Troy, New York Troy is a city in New York, U.S., and the county seat of Rensselaer County. As of the 2000 census, the population was 49,170; in 1910, the population was 76,813. The city's motto is Ilium fuit, Troja est, which means "Troy was, Troy is. , is the worldwide leader in desktop mapping software with products in use by more than 150,000 customers in virtually every industry to organize, manage and analyze information in a highly visual way. The company's products are available in 58 countries and 16 languages and are sold through multi-channel distribution involving direct sales, resellers and distributors. MapInfo's software runs on Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1.x, Power Macintosh, Macintosh, Sun and Hewlett-Packard platforms. MapInfo Corporation is on the World Wide Web at http://www.mapinfo.com. -0- MapInfo is a registered trademark, and MapInfo Professional, MapMarker and MapBasic are trademarks of MapInfo Corporation. Other products named herein may be trademarks of their respective manufacturers and are hereby recognized. CONTACT: MapInfo, Troy Lisa Jacobson, 518/285-7205 or Schwartz Communications Owen Davis, Merrill Freund, 617/431-0770 |
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