MapInfo Corporation (Nasdaq:MAPS) today announced MapInfo(R) MapXtend(TM) Version 2.0, the premier developer tool kit for creating location-based applications for all types of mobile devices. MapXtend enables organizations to bring their Web-based applications to the mobile Internet. It allows for real-time access to centralized data and provides users with the ability to view, query, edit and collect data while in the field improving overall efficiency and productivity. Mobile workers in sales, retail, real estate and utilities can now be connected to their departments inside the corporate walls, linking in real-time to the latest information in the field. MapInfo is demonstrating MapXtend technology at CTIA (Booth #1271).
"MapInfo is seeing increased demand from corporations seeking to capitalize on the wireless market by creating a mobile enterprise," said Aileen Heal, product line director, wireless handheld development tool, MapInfo. "By delivering MapXtend we provide customers with the critical ability to share and interact with centralized information anywhere via their handheld device. MapXtend leverages the wireless Web to enable better-informed decision making live in the field."
"MapInfo MapXtend uses the Java(TM) 2 Platform, Micro Edition to provide end-to-end Java(TM) technology solutions from scalable, multi-processor machines to the new Java technology enabled phones and all types of wireless devices," said Nicolas Lorain, senior products manager, Wireless, Sun Microsystems. "This platform is designed to enable the dynamic delivery of location-based services, maps and content in real-time with richer graphics and color, cross-platform compatibility and increased security, providing customers with visually-enhanced location-based services."
Features and Benefits:
MapXtend provides a secure framework for creating applications for wireless handheld devices, such as Palm and Windows CE PDAs and Java and WAP-based mobile phones. MapXtend provides an API based on Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME)(TM), which allows developers to create smart applications with feature-rich user interfaces and enables the user to access data while disconnected or off-line.
-- MapXtend enhances the ability to view layers of overlapping
data for improved business analysis.
-- MapXtend supports both raster and vector spatial data on the
client, enabling the user to view, query, edit and capture data in the field and update the centralized corporate database in real-time. -- MapXtend seamlessly integrates with other MapInfo Internet technologies, including MapInfo(R) MapXtreme(R), MapInfo(R) MapMarker(R) and MapInfo(R) Routing J Server. -- Applications built using MapXtend can run in multi-technology, distributed environments and scale to meet the needs of thousands of users. Availability
MapInfo MapXtend 2.0 will be available in April 2001 and pricing is based on deployment options.
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