October
14, 2000 – Québec City, Québec.
SoftMap Technologies Inc. of Québec has today announced
that it has inked a national distribution pact with Rand
McNally Canada. Under the new agreement, Rand McNally
Canada will distribute SoftMap's map visualization software
and its topographic maps through its network of map and
travel resellers spread throughout Canada.
''We are very excited to have Rand McNally Canada as a
distribution partner'', says Jean Tremblay, Vice President
of SoftMap Technologies, ''In addition to nationwide distribution
they bring vast market experience and creativity to the
development of PC-based maps.'' Rand McNally Canada will
immediately distribute SoftMap's Topo50TM
software and 1:50,000 scale maps for Québec, Ontario,
Alberta and British Columbia and SoftMap's Topo250TM
software and 1:250,000 maps for Québec and Canada.
Most titles will be available in French and English.
Rand McNally Canada, based in Markham, Ontario is the
Canadian subsidiary of Rand McNally & Company, the
premier global provider of geographic information in both
print and electronic media for travel, reference and education.
For more information about Rand McNally & Company,
call 1-800-333-0136 ext. 3902 or log on at www.randmcnally.com.
SoftMap Technologies is based in Québec City and
provides inexpensive and easy-to-use SoftMap map visualization
software for consumers and businesses using maps on CD-ROM
or network server. With SoftMap's visualization software
and maps, users can navigate seamlessly through a map,
accommodate multiple map themes, scales, projections and
datums, take measurements, identify key place names, find
addresses or routes, and print out variations of the map
and layered map data. SoftMap visualization tools easily
accommodate all types of maps and map data including aerial
photographs, vegetation maps, street and road maps, and
topographic maps -- all precisely and uniformly geo-referenced.
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