Map24.com Wins 8th Annual Webby and Peoples Voice Award for Technical Achievement

Mapsolute, Inc., a leading Internet mapping provider, today announced the companys website www.map24.com was awarded both a Webby Award and a Peoples Voice Award by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

NATICK, MA (PRWEB) June 29, 2004 -- Mapsolute, Inc., a leading Internet mapping provider, today announced the companys website www.map24.com was awarded both a Webby Award and a Peoples Voice Award by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

The best of the web" winners were selected in 30 categories by members of the Academy at the 8th annual Webby Awards presented in San Francisco in May 2004. Map24.com won in the category of Technical Achievement, besting four other nominees.

Map24.com was one of the few sites to win both a Webby Award and a People's Voice Award, which is determined by the public.

Map24.com is a free online mapmaking tool that provides individuals and businesses on-line maps and door-to-door directions. The Internet site brings the very popular European based Map24 brand to North America with easy-to-use maps, detailed driving directions, at Internet speeds that are many times faster than other North American map sites.

By leveraging Mapsolute's award winning vector mapping technology, MapTP, www.map24.com offers users animated zooming and panning, making the user experience uniquely interactive. The tool also allows users to click on embedded map objects to get detailed information about individual points of interest.

Hailed as "the online Oscars" by Time Magazine, The Webby Awards is the leading international honors for consumer websites and individual achievement in technology and creativity. The awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a global organization that includes over 480 members. The Webby Awards salute the ingenuity and vision of companies influencing the creative, technical, and professional progress of the Internet and evolving forms of interactive media.

Jim Edelmann, president of Mapsolute Inc. said, The honor of receiving a Webby Award is a true measure of the quality of service and value Map24.com provides to its end users. Our award winning technology allows us to provide better and faster ways to get people to their destinations. Being recognized for technical achievement affirms that Map24.com significantly moves forward Internet mapping technology."

About The Webby Awards

Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards is the leading international honors for consumer Web sites and individual achievement in technology and creativity. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences selects the nominees, winners, and presents the awards event. Sponsors of The Webby Awards include The Creative Group, IDG, Business 2.0, Fortune, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Rackspace Managed Hosting. For more information visit http://www.webbyawards.com.

About Mapsolute

Mapsolute GmbH (www.mapsolute.com) is a leading developer of on-line mapping and geographical software. Headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, it has subsidiaries in Great Britain and the USA. The company counts millions of monthly visitors to the Internet portal www.map24.com to obtain on-line interactive mapping and information. Map24 is marketed in twelve countries. Customers of Mapsolutes MapTP solutions include Daimler-Chrysler, T-Mobile, RAC and McDonalds.

For more information contact:

Jim Edelmann                        Elyse Familant

Mapsolute, Inc.                    Results Public Relations

Info@mapsolute.com                    elysef@resultspr.net

508-653-5151                        978-725-3637

MapTP and Map24 are registered trademarks of Mapsolute. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

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