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Mapcom Systems is the software developer of M4 Solutions – a map-based Visual Management software suite designed to display and allow access to the network data of telecommunications providers. Founded in 1971 by Thurmond Vernon, Mapcom Systems contracts with telecommunications independents, cooperatives, fiber communities, and campus telecommunications providers. The company is located in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Mapcom currently employs approximately 90 employees. ==History== Mapcom Systems began as a company contracted to Continental Telephone, an eventual acquisition of Verizon. Mapcom produced hand-scribed maps of Continental Telephone's network lines and equipment, and developed a Service System Control method for integrating the large amount of data contained in thousands of individual maps. In 1988, developers at the company began to write software programs for data translation, leading ultimately to the development of M4, the primary product Mapcom marketed and sold to telecommunications clients. The original M4 program included a database linked to a mapping portion within the program via an Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) connection. In the mid-1990s, an infusion of capital from Virginia Commercial Finance, Inc., helped Mapcom to triple sales and employment totals.〔Virginia Commercial Finance, Inc. (''Map Maker Turns Richmond Company Around'' ). Retrieved on 23 June 2008.〕 The company became known as Mapcom Systems in 2001 after a change in ownership. The company's focus shifted from being services-oriented towards offering software solutions to telecommunications companies with its Geographical Operations System focus. The integration engine and capabilities of the company have changed the perception of information management in the telecom industry, especially among small providers. A number of recent partnerships demonstrate the growing significance of integration in the field. Mapcom has agreements with billing software providers like UDP,〔UDP. (''Mapcom Systems, UDP Integrate Customer Billing and GIS Solutions for Telco and Cable Companies '' ). Retrieved on 25 June 2008.〕 the Mid America Computer Corp. (MACC),〔Kesling, Joelle. (''Mid America Computer Corp and Mapcom Systems Integrate Customer Billing And GIS Solutions For Telco and Cable Companies'' ). Retrieved on 23 June 2008.〕 Quintrex Data Systems, Martins, CDG, Telesphere, Commsoft, and various in-house solutions. In 2006, Mapcom was able to reach an agreement with international corporation Navteq to "integrate Navteq map data" with Mapcom's M4 product.〔ThomasNet. (''Mapcom Systems to Integrate Navteq Map Data into M4 Solutions'' ). Retrieved on 30 June 2008.〕 Fleet Management Systems (FMS) agreed to an "authorized distributor relationship" with Mapcom in 2007, combining the satellite Global Positioning System (GPS) communication technology of FMS with the dispatcher-technician communication technology of Mapcom's product M4 Dispatch Manager.〔Dressler, Sasha. (''Mapcom Systems Offers Satellite-Based Workforce Management in New Release of M4 Dispatch Manager'' ). Retrieved on 24 June 2008.〕 Another integration and joint marketing agreement – this time between Mapcom Systems and Centina Systems in 2008 – aimed to increase oversight services Mapcom could deliver to clients for responding to network disruptions.〔Bhat, Narayan. (''Mapcom Partners with Centina, Integrates Solutions'' ). Retrieved on 25 June 2008.〕 Partnerships also exist between Mapcom Systems and Atwater Mapping & Consulting Services, Calix, Communications Consulting Services, Inc., Henkels & McCoy, McCall-Thomas Engineering Company (MTE), and Westronic. Currently, Mapcom sells Version 12.0.0 of its M4 Solutions software.〔Mapcom Systems (20012-02-02). "Mapcom Announces the Release of M4 Solution Version 12". (Release'' ). Retrieved on 19 June 2013.〕 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「Mapcom Systems」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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