Enhances High-Level and Medium-Level Views of the Telecommunications Landscape, Adds Wireless Carrier Data

TROY, NY—October 27, 2005—MapInfo Corporation (Nasdaq: MAPS), the leading global provider of Location Intelligence solutions, today introduced CarrierInfoTM to provide the most complete and accurate overview of the local landline and wireless telecommunications landscape available today.

CarrierInfo provides both a high-level view of operator coverage areas (by parent company name of each service type—LEC, CLEC and Wireless), as well as a medium-level view by carrier name or operating company number (OCN). CarrierInfo also includes newly available wireless carrier search capabilities, showing wireless carrier presence across the U.S.

“Communications carriers are realizing today more than ever how important location intelligence is for getting a leg up on the competition,” said Christopher Cherry, strategic industry manager for communications, MapInfo. “By having coverage area data at their fingertips, operators can realize benefits like improved decision making, easier deployment of resources, more effective asset management, reduction of risks and a clearer path to profitability.”

In a typical situation, an operator might need to know the servicing areas for a particular carrier that operates under various trade names in multiple states. With CarrierInfo, it can identify that carrier’s serving areas based upon the parent company attributes, rather than having to research each one individually. CarrierInfo saves operators valuable time, allowing them to get to market more quickly.

For more detailed low-level views by wire or rate center or FCC license area, CarrierInfo dovetails with MapInfo’s ExchangeInfo PlusTM, RateCenterInfoTM and MobileMarketInfo™ solutions. By joining CarrierInfo with ExchangeInfo Plus and RateCenterInfo, users can quickly create maps that show all of the wire and rate centers for a particular parent company; and by joining to MobileMarketInfo users can quickly create maps that show all of the license areas for a particular wireless company. With the enhanced solution, users no longer need to know each individual OCN in order to understand the overall carrier’s footprint, as CarrierInfo does this work automatically. Working in concert, CarrierInfo, ExchangeInfo Plus, RateCenterInfo and MobileMarketInfo provide a complete picture of ILEC, CLEC and wireless footprints in every corner of the United States.

About MapInfo
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 organizations 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, N.Y., MapInfo is on the World Wide Web at www.mapinfo.com.
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