MapInfo Technology Wins Explorer Award; Award-winning Online Affordable Housing Directory Showcased at E-Gov 2001 Exposition.Business/Technology Editor e-gov 2001 Booth No. 264 WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2001 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 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) today announced that the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State Division of Housing and Community Renewal's (DHCR DHCR Division of Housing and Community Renewal ) use of MapInfo technology won an Explorer award for its e-government (Electronic-GOVERNMENT) A generic term for Web-based services from agencies of local, state and federal governments. Such Web sites provide a wide variety of services to the public and have been extremely helpful in reducing internal paperwork. online application. The Web-based, interactive Affordable Housing Directory (www.dhcr.state.ny.us) enables users to easily access the interactive directory, offering a convenient, continually con·tin·u·al adj. 1. Recurring regularly or frequently: the continual need to pay the mortgage. 2. updated and comprehensive directory of affordable low- and moderate-income housing throughout New York State. DHCR is showcasing its Affordable Housing Directory at the E-Gov Conference and Exposition exposition or exhibition, term frequently applied to an organized public fair or display of industrial and artistic productions, designed usually to promote trade and to reflect cultural progress. 2001, in the expo's Government Solutions Center, Booth #12. The Explorer Awards recognize public sector professionals who have developed innovative Electronic Government programs that increase productivity, save limited public resources and improve the quality, timeliness and accuracy of citizen services. "Now through the efforts of the DHCR, affordable housing meets the information super-highway on this new Web site, where low- and moderate-income families and senior citizens can search for low-cost housing with the click of a mouse," said New York State's Lieutenant Governor lieutenant governor n. Abbr. Lt. Gov. 1. An elected official ranking just below the governor of a state in the United States. 2. The nonelective chief of government of a Canadian province. Mary O. Donohue. Powered by MapInfo technology, the Affordable Housing Directory is the first of its kind in the nation. MapInfo(R) MapXtreme(R) enables the system to display information in the DHCR database as a map or text, regarding state-financed housing in the area as well as a graphical display of schools, hospitals, child care facilities and other community resources in the area. "MapInfo technology continues to achieve recognition in the government sector. The Affordable Housing Directory is an excellent example of the innovation that MapInfo technology is capable of delivering," said Michael Hickey, executive vice president, sales and marketing, MapInfo. "Like other well-respected government agencies, DHCR has taken advantage of MapInfo technology to offer a beneficial service to the public." For more information on this award-winning application, visit www.mapinfo.com/company/events/web_seminars/index.cfm to view an online Web seminar. 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 www.mapinfo.com. MapInfo and its products are registered trademarks of MapInfo Corporation. |
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