Global brands share store location intelligence and customer insight best practice

Wednesday 2nd November, 2005, Heritage Motor Centre, Warwickshire

The 7th Annual GeoBusiness conference promises to be a landmark event for everyone with an interest in Store Location Planning, Customer Insight, Market Analysis and the application of Location Intelligence on critical commercial decision making. Aimed at decision makers and practitioners across the Retail, Property, Leisure, Finance and Telecommunications sectors, this year's conference draws on the combined experience of market leaders MapInfo and GeoBusiness Solutions, a MapInfo company.

The event promises an unparalleled opportunity to hear about the latest technologies and trends shaping these markets, from an international panel of leading industry experts, together with a range of successful Predictive Analytics case studies from the likes of Tesco Stores and BT Global Services
- all combining to provide a fascinating insight into the evolving global retail landscape.

Highlights of this year's conference are:
· Location research from The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer
· Experiences from Tesco Stores, the UK's number one retailer
· Critical business drivers for retail bank branches in the US
· BT Global Services demonstrating how Location Intelligence underpins commercial decision making in the Telecom market · The latest thoughts on the future of European retail
· Understanding local consumer spending patterns to aid strategic decision making from Oxford Economic Forecasting 
· Best practice in global site location research through predictive analytics

GeoBusiness Solutions was acquired by MapInfo, a leading global provider of Location Intelligence solutions, in February 2005.  The acquisition created a highly complementary and robust partnership enabling the combined companies to provide a very comprehensive Predictive Analytics offering incorporating data, software, consultancy and support, delivered locally to existing retail and property customers whilst extending its reach across broader vertical sectors.

To register, or for more information, email: or visit  http://www.geobusiness.co.uk/events/conferences/conferences.htm

About MapInfo Corporation
MapInfo is a global company and the leading provider of Location Intelligence solutions, integrating software, data and services to provide greater value from location-based information and drive more insightful decisions for businesses and government organisations around the world. MapInfo solutions are available in 20 languages through a network of strategic partners and distribution channels in 60 countries.  Headquartered in Troy, NY, MapInfo is on the World Wide Web at www.mapinfo.com.  The company's UK and European headquarters are in Windsor, UK.

This press release contains forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties. Any statement not a statement of historical fact is a forward-looking statement, including without limitation statements concerning demand for and benefits of MapInfo products and integration of MapInfo products with existing solutions.  Actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those factors contained in the Company's most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the heading "Factors Affecting Future Performance." MapInfo takes no responsibility to update any forward-looking statements.