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Strategic Agreement: CARTOSPHERE, ESRI France and Maporama International Are Partnering to Operate an Online Map Content Web Service for Government Players and Businesses



    Maporama Intl., a global player in the geocentric localization
    services market, announces the signing of a co-publication agreement
    with CARTOSPHERE and ESRI France, a global and French leader in GIS
    (Geographic Information Systems), primarily for government players,
    including government agencies, local governments, etc., and
    businesses.

    Through this agreement, Maporama International is providing its
    expertise and know-how to CARTOSPHERE and ESRI France in the area of
    high-availability Web Services hosting and management.

    Data consumption in the form of Web Services

    As the inventor of GIS and the world leader in the sector, ESRI
    France provides its users with a full catalog of geographic data, used
    locally, either at the client's workstation, or on an internal server
    of the user entity. In the context of technologies and network
    infrastructures, ESRI France and CARTOSPHERE have decided to offer
    their users the consumption of their entire data catalog in the form
    of content Web Services. For the online display of its content,
    CARTOSPHERE and ESRI France have selected Maporama Intl. for its
    renowned expertise in providing a remote geographic information
    consultation service, available 24/7.

    "This strategic agreement demonstrates the quality of the
    solutions that Maporama Intl. has developed. Intended for both
    government players and businesses, they stand out because they are
    innovative and create value for users. To respond to the changing
    requirements of business clients, most of whom are still using more
    conventional architectures, ESRI France and Maporama Intl. desired to
    partner to take advantage of their mutual experience and enrich their
    respective offers," Sydney Drahy, President of Maporama Intl., pointed
    out.

    Open-ended content

    As soon as it is launched, all CARTOSPHERE content, including the
    brand-new France Raster collection, and all of the components of the
    CS Raster TeleAtlas and CS Raster Navteq collections, will be
    available to ESRI France clients. By the end of 2007, many other
    components will be offered in the form of Web Services, and so the
    range of services will grow over time.

    "Web Services open up new and fascinating channels for GIS users.
    Now it will finally be possible for a large number of users to access
    many costly or high-density data. Finally, it will be possible to pay
    for data as it is used. The three partners provide the three essential
    components for such a project: Cartosphere provides the best data;
    ESRI France provides powerful and proven GIS technologies; and
    Maporama Intl. provides its recognized expertise in the operation of
    very high availability services," said an impassioned Christophe
    Charpentier, Managing Director of CARTOSPHERE.

    Rony Gal, President of ESRI France is equally enthusiastic when he
    says:

    "Facilitating access to our data is a major key to GIS development
    in France and the world. The Web Services we are launching will enable
    all ESRI France users to access the largest collection of data to meet
    all of their needs. This also demonstrates the power and reliability
    of ESRI France technology to serve large volumes of data, with maximum
    reliability and an exceptional service rate, through our partner,
    Maporama."

    Two types of consumption

    To meet the needs of all ESRI France clients, the two partners are
    offering two different types of content access and billing. The first
    is for purchasing a certain number of hits, and a meter counts each
    consultation until the account has a zero balance. The second, better
    suited to the needs of government agencies and local governments,
    provides unlimited content consultation for a given number of users.

    Technically speaking, this is ready and marketing has been
    officially rolled out on October 10, 2007, during the GIS 2007 days,
    an annual event for ESRI France French-speaking users.

    About Maporama International

    Maporama International is a global player in the geocentric
    localization services market. It offers store locator, fleet
    management and GPS navigation services, as well as an API integration
    and development library. These services are delivered in the hosted
    mode (ASP) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and can be accessed on all
    types of terminals, including PCs, PDAs, mobile telephones and MP3
    players. They are supported by the world's most complete and detailed
    mapping coverage.

    Listed on the Paris Euronext Free Market (ISIN Code:
    FR0010215202-MLMAP), Maporama International enjoys the renewed
    confidence of more than 500 clients in more than 20 countries. Clients
    include Accor, Delphi Automotive, Europcar, MAAF, Hitachi, Renault and
    L'Oreal. Based in Paris, the company has a direct presence in Spain,
    Italy, Germany, South Africa, Canada, and the United States.

    About CARTOSPHERE

    Today CARTOSPHERE is the largest dedicated French geographic data
    entity. The company draws its legitimacy from three businesses that it
    has been dedicated to since it was created: consulting and assistance
    in analyzing localized data requirements, the distribution of
    geographic data from all offerors, services for these data, and the
    publication of value-added products. CARTOSPHERE was founded in 2000
    and meets all of the French market's geographic data needs.
    CARTOSPHERE is a subsidiary of ESRI France and is the largest
    dedicated private player in the design of geographic databases for the
    Geographic Information Systems.

    About ESRI France

    ESRI France has been in existence for over 15 years and provides
    full services to businesses and entities to manage their geographic
    data, including software sales, consulting, application development,
    data supply and technical support. ESRI France is present in France
    through five regional offices and today ranks as the largest French
    supplier of Geographic Systems Information. With a staff of over 100
    (sales / support / presales / projects / training), ESRI France is the
    leading French team for serving the GIS market and its users. ESRI
    France works in close cooperation with a network of partners that is
    growing steadily stronger.

    About ESRI Inc.

    Founded over 30 years ago in the United States, ESRI is both the
    inventor and the world's leading publisher of Geographic Information
    Systems. Today, there are over two million users of spatial
    information processing solutions in areas as diverse as industry and
    services, defense, the environment, geomarketing, local governments
    and government agencies, etc.

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