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MapInfo Partners with The Gadberry Group

 

Growing Demand for Location Intelligence Solutions Opens Additional Opportunities in Retail, Telecom and Marketing Sectors

 

Troy, NY—December 12, 2006—MapInfo Corporation (NASDAQ: MAPS), the leading global provider of location intelligence solutions, today announced it has partnered with The Gadberry Group, a consulting and data solution provider. As a value added reseller, The Gadberry Group will further expand MapInfo’s penetration in key industries such as telecommunications, marketing and retail—where Gadberry has an established presence.

 

A trusted advisor of technology services, Gadberry offers Location Based Services, an extension of its solution consulting group that delivers services such as the creation of custom analytic solutions. Combined with MapInfo location intelligence solutions, Gadberry’s MicroBuild™ information data products, consulting and software development experience will offer significant value to the companies’ mutual customers. The partnership will open new market opportunities and growth for Gadberry as a value added reseller of MapInfo location intelligence solutions.   

 

“As businesses continue to realize the value of location intelligence and data visualization technology, more companies will turn to integrated solutions such as the one MapInfo and Gadberry deliver,” said Larry Martin, COO of The Gadberry Group. “The MapInfo partnership is a natural evolution of Gadberry’s Location Based Services offering, providing access to market leading software, data, and years of location intelligence expertise, giving us the ability to deliver complete solutions to our customers.” 

 

Hundreds of customized and packaged location intelligence solutions are available through MapInfo’s partner program. MapInfo partners offer a broad portfolio of software and data sets from which companies can realize the value of location information to improve business processes, enhance customer service and uncover new market opportunities. As a value added reseller, The Gadberry Group will benefit from the technical, marketing and sales support that MapInfo delivers.

 

“MapInfo recruits partnering companies that share our vision of the value of location intelligence,” said Brian Weiss, senior manager, Americas Channel Partners, MapInfo.  “The Gadberry Group has demonstrated its dedication to helping solve business process challenges by applying the most innovative technology. Gadberry expands our footprint in key industries, especially the retail sector, and we look forward to a long and profitable partnership.”

 

About The Gadberry Group

The Gadberry Group is a Consulting and Data solution provider that leverages business process consulting, software and database development, business process automation, and data products to maximize business process productivity, business strategy and innovative data products which deliver bottom line results for its clients. Founded in 2000, Gadberry has built core competencies in web enabled software solutions, data management, database services, household data products, analytics and strategy which are delivered by highly skilled professionals. Gadberry is a strategic provider to premier Fortune 100 clients in telecommunications, marketing services, and retail industries. The company is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.

 

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 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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Of Note

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 “Risk Factors.” MapInfo takes no responsibility to update any forward-looking statements.