MAPINFO7.8已经发行了！

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<DIV class=mainheading>Presenting MapInfo Professional v7.8</DIV>
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<P>MapInfo Professional, the industry's leading business mapping solution, lets you perform sophisticated and detailed data analysis to increase revenue, lower costs, boost efficiency and improve service with location-based intelligence.   Here are just some of the benefits that v7.8 has to offer:</P>
<P>Interoperability</P>
<P><EM>Seamlessly connect to publicly available data over the internet through web services and enterprise-ready databases.</EM></P>
<P>The largest source of free data is the government. These agencies are employing standards to make it easy for public and private organizations to use this valuable information. Subsequently leverage the same technology to access data on your private network. The information you and your colleagues produce is too important to be used for a single purpose. Often, you need to share your work with others in your organization. With MapInfo Professional 7.8 you can:</P>
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<LI>share your MapInfo Professional workspaces with location-enabling platforms like <a href="http://www.mapinfo.com/mapxtreme" target="_blank" >MapXtreme 2004</A>  
<LI>access maps and data over the internet via the <a href="http://www.mapinfo.com/ogc" target="_blank" >OGC WMS</A> (Web Map Server) standard
<LI>retrieve geospatial data over internet <a href="http://www.mapinfo.com/ogc" target="_blank" >OGC WFS</A> (Web Feature Services)
<LI>take advantage of real-time location data using enhanced GPS connectivity
<LI>supports the latest releases from Oracle, Microsoft, IBM Informix, and MapInfo SpatialWare </LI></UL>
<P>Productivity</P>
<P><EM>Decrease the time taken to achieve common tasks by taking advantage of new automation and effort-saving shortcuts</EM></P>
<P>Your time is important. As more is being demanded from you, any opportunity to make work more efficient is valuable. MapInfo Professional 7.8 helps you save time and get to results quicker through:</P>
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<DIV>an enhanced interface to MS Excel –quickly get information in and out of MapInfo Professional</DIV>
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<DIV>saving snap and thin values with each table – no reentering the same information multiple times</DIV>
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<DIV>enhanced digitizing experience – auto trace mode for quickly following complex borders and lines to produce new regions</DIV>
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<DIV>great new time saving tools including:</DIV>
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<DIV>distance calculator –determine the distance between multiple objects at once</DIV>
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<DIV>spider graph utility –automatically calculate distances among customers and offices based on a join criteria</DIV>
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<DIV>synchronization utility – simultaneously control navigation of multiple open map windows</DIV>
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<DIV>search replace feature –automatically change a value with another value in multiple columns</DIV></LI></UL></LI></UL>
<P>Greater Insight</P>
<P><EM>Get more out of your investment via a finer level of manipulation for more meaningful results</EM></P>
<P>Your ability to produce the best results quickly is important. Whether you are a power user employing MapInfo Professional in every day work, or an occasional user leveraging location-based analysis, version 7.8 offers several enhancements that extend the breath of capabilities including:</P>
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<DIV>expanded raster file format support for MrSID&reg; G3 and AirPhoto USA –read popular imagery data types directly and overlay it for analysis</DIV>
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<DIV>new object processing capabilities that include the ability to split a line by node –quickly generate custom geographies via simple process</DIV>
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<DIV>enhanced map creation tools: snap and trim utility and enhanced COGO line utility –use the right tool for the right application all out-of-the-box</DIV>
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<DIV>simplified support for custom symbols –add custom symbols to MapInfo and take advantage of them right away</DIV></LI></UL>
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<DIV>Learn more about Mapinfo Professional and the entire product family <a href="http://www.mapinfo.com/mipro" target="_blank" ><IMG src="http://www.mapinfo.com/img/arrows/homered.arrow-left.gif" border=0></A></DIV>
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<DIV>Vertical Mapper, essential companion product to MapInfo Professional v7.8, is a powerful yet inexpensive way of looking at trend data<a href="http://extranet.mapinfo.com/products/Overview.cfm?productid=1739" target="_blank" ><IMG src="http://www.mapinfo.com/img/arrows/homered.arrow-left.gif" border=0></A></DIV>
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<DIV>Compare MapInfo Professional v7.8 with previous versions<a href="http://www.mapinfo.com/miprocomparisonchart" target="_blank" ><IMG src="http://www.mapinfo.com/img/arrows/homered.arrow-left.gif" border=0></A></DIV></LI></UL>
<P><b>Upgrade Today!</b> Contact <a href="http://www.mapinfo.com/contactus" target="_blank" >MapInfo</A> or a <a href="http://www.mapinfo.com/reseller/index.cfm" target="_blank" >MapInfo Reseller</A> anywhere in the world.</P>
<P>* Please note that MapInfo Professional v7.8 is not available in all geographies at the same time.  Please contact your local MapInfo Sales Representative for more information on the availability for your region.</P></DIV></DIV>

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