Where do we go from here

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Where do we go from here?
Felicia SemplePartner Channel Systems Engineer
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Agenda

• Brand New and Upcoming MapInfo Products
• What are the new Products?
• Session 1 - MIPro 7.0 and MIPro for SQL Server
• Session 2 - MapInfo Discovery and MapX 5.0
• Session 3 - MapXMobile
• Strategic Fit with other Products
• Customer Needs and Next Steps

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MapInfo Professional v7

• File Read/Write/Export/Import/Report
• Universal Translator
• Export Map Window to set Resolution
• GML V2 Import/Export
• JPEG 2000 Support
• Excel File Table Structure option rework
• Crystal Reports 8.5 Upgrade

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MapInfo Professional v7

• Database Enhancements
• Enhanced version EasyLoader 7.0
• New Oracle 9iX support
• MS SQL add-on and menu integration
• Supported DataBase updates/fixes

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MapInfo Professional v7

• Connectivity
• Web Service for Geocoding
• Auto Updates/Upgrade
• MapInfo Discovery

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MapInfo Professional v7

• Object Processing
• Split by line/polyline
• Rotate Objects
• Data Aggregation for buffer

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MapInfo Professional v7

• Preferences
• AutoScroll, Projection, Styles
• Table Update Sticky Dialog
• Create New table from combine

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MapInfo Professional v7

• Map Editing and Creation
• Edit 'nudge' objects
• Undo Nodes during interactive polygon\polyline
  creation
• North Arrow

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MapInfo Professional v7

• Platforms\Installation
• Support for XP
• Change Network installs centralising user profile
  files into a single place

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Next Steps

• Public Beta on 15/04/02
• Product Released Summer 2002

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Summary for Version 7

• Usability Enhancements
• Improved reporting
• Enhanced object processing
• Support for MapInfo hosted web services for
  Geocoding
• Certification for the latest Microsoft operating
  systems XP
• Automatic software updates
• Support for the latest Databases
• Web Support with MIPro Discovery
• SQL Version
• And more to follow.

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Questions?
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What is MI Pro for SQL Server?

• End User Tool
• Standard MapInfo Professional Interface
• Spatially enabled SQL Server

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Product Overview
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MI Pro for SQL Server Vs SpatialWare
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Customer Need

• Pro users with between 5 and 40 seats
• People who want to share their data
• Customers with Multiple people editing their data

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Benefits

• SQL Servers File Sharing
• Server Side Processing
• Security
• Scalability
• Transportability
• Ease of Use
• Performance
• Back-up

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Next Steps

• Available with MapInfo Professional V7
• Summer 2002

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Questions?