DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 10, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Mapsolute Middle East, one of the leading providers of mapping solutions in the Middle East, launches today the new Arabic version of Map24. Any Map24 user, existing or newly registered, can now access www.map24.com for free and view details of the GCC map in Arabic. Map24 extended the coverage area of its Middle East map. A detailed map of Lebanon, with all important points of interest, has been introduced in response to the high demand of its visitors. Neighboring countries' maps are part of the future plans for map24.com.
In a continuous effort to innovate and adapt its products to the Gulf region, Mapsolute has created a new version of its award-winning Map24 software, so it can best address the market needs for adaptive solutions. Map24 Arabic is a tailor made version that represents a real breakthrough in mapping solutions. It offers users in the Middle East the possibility to access highly interactive maps online and for free. With advanced, easy to use and seamless features like zoom and pan, Map24 offers the user advanced functionalities, speed and accuracy down to the smallest details of the map.
In addition, the user can view the Points of Interest (POI) on the map, such as hotels, restaurants and shopping malls in the surrounding area. Other services include seeing the map in 2D and 3D views, where the 3D view allows the user to view the map interactively from any angle he wishes.
This Arabic-enabled new version offers a unique competitive advantage in user-friendliness and accessibility, since all information on the map appears in either English or Arabic, thus enabling a better and clearer display of the map at hand.
All Map24 products are now Arabic-enabled and can be found on www.ae.map24.com, www.sa.map24.com, www.kw.map24.com, www.bh.map24.com, www.qa.map24.com, www.om.map24.com, www.lb.map24.com. Products of Map24 include the Map24 portal that the user can access for online mapping and the Map24 Mobile which the user can download on his phone to obtain a mobile real-time mapping solution.
About Mapsolute Middle East
Mapsolute Middle East is a reseller of Mapsolute GmbH Germany, one of the leading developers of geographical software. It is headquartered in Dubai and serves the entire GCC region. Millions of monthly visitors to the internet portal www.map24.com enjoy free interactive mapping and information services.
About Map24
Map24.com is one of the most beloved internet portals in the travel branch with five million users in Germany alone and 150 million page views monthly. The success of the portal is based on the company-owned technology MapTP, which enables outstanding performance and unique interactivity. Map24 offers various instruments for the placement of ad-driving in maps and routes on the portal aside from the classic online advertising. Over one million such routes are generated and shown daily.
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