MapQuest.com Launches International Business-To-Business

Mapping and Directions Solutions in Great Britain / AggressiveRollout Will Continue With European Product Line Within Months New York (PROTEXT) - MapQuest.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: MQST), aleader in advanced mapping systems, today announced the launch ofthe initial stage of its international business-to-businesssolutions. MapQuest.com's growing international business team,led in their London offices by Wayne Munday, Business DevelopmentManager, Europe, is planning to launch a new product line inJune. These products will provide Great Britain companies withbusiness-to-business mapping and driving direction solutions forInternet and intranet applications. MapQuest.com will roll outsimilar products in other European countries in the near future. "This exciting step establishes MapQuest.com as a globalleader in mapping and driving direction technology," said MichaelNappi, Vice President of Business Solutions at MapQuest.com."MapQuest.com is committed to supporting the new world ofcommerce where businesses are growing and thriving with theInternet and telecommunications. A crucial component of businesssuccess in this global marketplace is the single engineering andlogistical solution that MapQuest.com can and will furnishworldwide." MapQuest.com already has tested and proven products in GreatBritain and Europe. In July 1998, MapQuest.com provided the keymapping component for the establishment of a Call Centre forThomas Cook Global Services, a division of Thomas Cook (UK), aworldwide travel and financial services company. The Thomas CookGlobal Services Call Centre provides emergency services with asingle Help Phone Line that travelers can access from anywhere inthe world. When a call comes into the Help Phone Line at theThomas Cook Global Services Call Centre, the operator instantlysees a MapQuest.com map of the caller's location. TheMapQuest.com solution allows the operator at the Thomas Cook CallCentre to identify relevant service points nearest to the caller,such as an embassy in the case of a lost passport. "We are very pleased with the maps and data provided byMapQuest.com, which has allowed us to build a map-based systemfor our Call Centres for the very first time," said Peter Hedges,Service Database Manager for Thomas Cook Global Services CallCentre. "We are continuing to work with MapQuest.com to improveour system and add even more detailed mapping information for ourinternational customers." MapQuest.com has provided products for other Great Britaincompanies, such as The AA (Automobile Association). For the AA,MapQuest.com created StreetMaster London, MileMaster GreatBritain and Ireland and a CD-ROM titled Interactive Britain andIreland. In addition, MapQuest.com has already provided mappingtechnology for web sites in Europe, such as Scandinavia Online,Allt om Stockholm, i:FAO and WorldCities. About MapQuest.com MapQuest.com, Inc. is a leader in advanced mapping systems.The Company launched its popular web site (www.mapquest.com) onFebruary 5, 1996. Today, MapQuest.com is receiving more than 3.1million unique visitors monthly (1) to its consumer web site. Aspart of their business-to-business services, MapQuest.com helpsbusinesses integrate maps and driving directions into theirInternet, intranet and call center applications for improvedmarketing and customer service functions. MapQuest.com hasdeveloped a diverse network of more than 500 business partners,including: Yahoo (YHOO), Lycos (LCOS), Infoseek (SEEK), Excite(XCIT), AOL Digital City (AOL), CitySearch (TMCS), Travelocity(TSG), Bank of America (BAC), MasterCard, Kinko's, Blockbuster,and Dayton Hudson (DH). In addition to web-enabled mapping services, MapQuest.com alsoprovides high-quality print maps to leading brands of referencebooks, travel guides and textbooks. It also provides theunderlying mapping and driving direction technology andcomponents to a variety of vertical industries, such as corporatetravel, hotels, real estate and retailers. MapQuest.com. is listed on the Nasdaq; the ticker symbol isMQST. The Company has been in operation since 1967. For more information regarding MapQuest.com's internationalbusiness solutions, call Wayne Munday at +44 1295 268 548. (1) Media Metrix, March 1999 ots Original Text Service:MapQuest.com, Inc. Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact:Robin Palmer, (USA) 717-285-8559, or Rpalmer@mapquest.com, orWayne Munday, (44) 1295-268-548, or Wmunday@mapquest.com, bothof MapQuest.com, or Lisa Dawson of Wilson McHenry, (USA) 212-836-4060, or Ldawson@wmc.com Web site: http://www.mapquest.com

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