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MapInfo Corporation, initially incorporated as Navigational Technologies Incorporated, developed leading edge location intelligence solutions. The company, was headquartered in North Greenbush, New York. It was acquired on April 19, 2007 by Pitney Bowes, and on January 28, 2009, the name of the Pitney Bowes division it had become was changed to Pitney Bowes Business Insight. From inception, MapInfo had grown quickly, appearing at number 23 in Inc. Magazine's annual list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. in 1992, and holding an initial public offering (IPO) in 1994. Its products included a desk-top mapping application, various map and demographic data products, and some web-based applications. It acquired several other companies in order to market their software, data, or services directly. ==Company history== MapInfo was founded in 1986 by Laszlo Bardos, Andrew Dressel, John Haller, and Sean O’Sullivan. The four were students at nearby Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who wanted to develop an inexpensive mapping tool for the PC. They got a contract to develop bus routes for a local school district, and used the money to develop their first product. They contacted Michael Marvin early in the company's history for advice on how to form the company. Marvin helped to set up the business and used his community contacts to raise seed capital.〔(MapInfo Company Profile )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 year = 2004 )〕 The company originated as a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) incubator project. The first intended product was for in-car navigation, but this was abandoned when inertial navigation proved impractical. Early competition for MapInfo software came from Strategic Mapping, which had been founded by Steve Poizner around the same time. Later, Strategic Mapping was sold to Claritas Worldwide in May 1996. Its other competitor was ESRI, which primarily sold expensive GIS software for engineering workstations for more than 10x the price.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 year = 2002 )〕 MapInfo appeared at number 23 in Inc. Magazine's Inc. 500 in 1992. MapInfo held an initial public offering (IPO) on February 1, 1994. In the years prior to the IPO, Marvin served as Chairman of the Board, hiring the CEO and making sure he was comfortable with how the company was being managed. Marvin insisted that the company be run on a cash flow break-even basis, but did raise a rainy-day fund of $2m from Greylock Partners in 1989. MapInfo hired Brian D. Owen to be the CEO in 1991, who brought in Matthew Szulik as VP of Sales and Doug Finlay as CFO. Robertson Stephens was the lead investment bank that managed the IPO. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 year = 2006 )〕 On April 19, 2007 Pitney Bowes entered into a merger agreement to acquire MapInfo Corporation for approximately $408 million in cash. Following the acquisition, MapInfo changed its name to Pitney Bowes MapInfo Corporation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=47777&src=site-marq )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://news.pb.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=4150 )〕 On December 18, 2007 Pitney Bowes also acquired Encom Technology whose products include Encom Discover and Encom Engage which are the major plugins for MapInfo Professional. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://web2.encom.com.au/pdfs/EncomAcquisition.pdf )〕 As of January 28, 2009, MapInfo and Group 1 Software were operating as one division called Pitney Bowes Business Insight. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MapInfo Corporation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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