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MapInfo unveils significant visual enhancements to MapInfo Professional v6.5

MapInfo Corporation has announced the release of MapInfo Professional(R) v6.5, the newest version of the company's flagship product. MapInfo Professional v6.5 boasts significant new features, dramatic visual enhancements and Windows(R) 2000 certification, which all lead to stronger customer analysis and easier enterprise deployment.

The increased analytical power in MapInfo Professional v6.5 makes it ideal for telecommunications applications, customer relationship management and emergency management practices. With the new visual enhancements of MapInfo Professional v6.5, customers are able to display several different variables on one map. Additionally, companies are able to perform enhanced market analysis and create powerful visual presentations. MapInfo Professional v6.5 will be available on June 1 at a list price of $1,495 and will be available on Windows 2000, 98, 95 and Windows NT 4.0.
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ASI obtains new Waiver Agreement & Amendment from senior lenders

Analytical Surveys, Inc., (ASI) has announced it has obtained a new Waiver Agreement and Amendment to its Credit Agreement (the "Agreement") from its senior lenders. The Agreement was signed on April 26, 2001 with the terms being retroactively effective as of March 31, 2001. In addition to waiving certain default provisions, ASI's lenders have agreed to cease interest charges on $5.0 million of the approximately $10.1 million the Company owes in term debt. The new agreement also stipulates that the Company must restructure its line of credit facility on or before May 31, 2001. This target date will be extended to June 30, 2001 upon the Company reaching certain milestones.
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Trimble wins Military Contract From Boeing

Trimble has announced that it has been awarded a contract from the Boeing Company for the U.S. Air Force KC-10A Aircraft Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) upgrade program. Under the contract, Trimble will incorporate Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) capability into its TASMAN(TM) ARINC-12 (TA-12) GPS navigation receiver and maintain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to Technical Standard Order (TSO) C-129a. As part of the SAASM upgrade effort, a number of pre-planned product improvements will also be incorporated into the TA-12 such as increased anti-jam performance, a faster low-power microprocessor as well as improved integrity performance in accordance with RTCA/DO-229B. The contract is valued at approximately $2.7 million.
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The space tourist speaks

The world's first space tourist reached his holiday destination on Monday and declared: "I had a great trip!" Welcome aboard!" the International Space Station's Russian commander Yuri Usachev said in cheerful English as the hatch opened, letting 60-year-old California millionaire Dennis Tito and two Russian cosmonauts spring in from their Soyuz capsule. Grinning hugely, Tito gave a thumbs up sign. Moments later he announced: "I love space!". Russian mission control said Tito had been ill on Sunday and had vomited, but had quickly recovered. Motion sickness is common even among professional spacemen, especially on their first day in space. Tito and the two Russian cosmonauts accompanying him will spend a week as guests of Usachev and his two American crewmates on board the International Space Station. On Sunday NASA cut Endeavour loose, freeing a path for Tito's Soyuz to dock. The space station is jointly owned by the United States, Russia, Canada, Japan and European countries. Washington is footing the lion's share of the cost, but Moscow -- with unrivalled space station experience gained from 15 years flying its Mir -- has designed and built many of the key parts.

Landends Solutions certified for ISO 9001 by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance

The Indo-US based Spatial Information Technology Solutions provider Landends Solutions received ISO 9001 certification from the International certification body LRQA. This has also allowed them to bid for contract with major European and American companies in the field of CAD & Data Conversion, GIS, Remote Sensing, Global Positioning Systems and Photogrammetry. United Kingdom accreditation service, United Kingdom and Register Accreditation Board, United States of America provided the certification for Landends Solutions.