UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
_____________________

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005

OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition period from ______ to ______

Commission File Number 0-23078

MAPINFO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)

06-1166630
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


One Global View
Troy, New York 12180
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(518-285-6000)
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X          No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes X   No  


The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock, $.002 par value per share, as of May 2, 2005 was 20,645,692.


MAPINFO CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2005

INDEX

 

 

Page

PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1: Financial Statements:

 

 

Income Statements for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

1

 

Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2005 and September 30, 2004

2

 

Cash Flows Statements for the six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

3

 

Notes to Financial Statements

4

ITEM 2.: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

14

ITEM 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

35

ITEM 4: Controls and Procedures

36

PART II. - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1: Legal Proceedings

37

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

38

 

 

ITEM 5: Other Information

38

 

 

ITEM 6: Exhibits

39

Signatures

 

40

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

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Part I.     Financial Information
Item 1.     Financial Statements

MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Income Statements
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

Three Months

Six Months

Ended March 31

Ended March 31

2005

2004

2005

2004

Net revenues:

Products

$ 27,634

$ 24,821

$ 54,910

$ 47,236

Services

7,863

6,626

15,286

12,798

Total net revenues

35,497

31,447

70,196

60,034

Cost of revenues:

Products

5,455

4,978

11,195

9,422

Services

4,977

4,072

9,620

7,989

Total cost of revenues

10,432

9,050

20,815

17,411

Gross profit

25,065

22,397

49,381

42,623

Operating expenses:

 Research and development

5,753

5,379

11,483

10,456

 Selling and marketing

11,559

10,337

23,106

20,558

 General and administrative

3,901

3,824

7,807

7,642

   Total operating expenses

21,213

19,540

42,396

38,656

   Operating income

3,852

2,857

6,985

3,967

Interest income

426

125

764

210

Interest expense

(274)

(278)

(579)

(581)

Other income (expense) - net

(276)

(914)

(1,523)

(745)

   Interest and other income (expense), net

(124)

(1,067)

(1,338)

(1,116)

   Income before provision for income taxes

3,728

1,790

5,647

2,851

Provision for income taxes

1,267

717

2,027

1,141

   Net income

$ 2,461

$ 1,073

$ 3,620

$ 1,710

Earnings per share:

  Basic

$ 0.12

$ 0.07

$ 0.18

$ 0.11

  Diluted

$ 0.12

$ 0.07

$ 0.17

$ 0.10

Weighted average shares outstanding:

  Basic

20,476

15,765

20,423

15,708

  Diluted

21,207

16,469

21,072

16,291

 

See accompanying notes.

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MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Balance Sheets
(in thousands)

March 31,

September 30,

2005

2004

ASSETS

(unaudited)

Current Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 31,482

$ 34,286

Short-term investments, at amortized cost

38,309

38,547

Total cash and short-term investments

69,791

72,833

Accounts receivable, less allowance of $1,861 and $1,824

 at March 31, 2005 and September 30, 2004, respectively

28,324

27,792

Inventories

354

494

Deferred income taxes

1,039

1,013

Other current assets

3,674

3,263

Total current assets

103,182

105,395

Property and equipment - net

25,753

25,906

Product development costs - net

504

374

Deferred income taxes

14,029

14,160

Goodwill - net

45,438

44,592

Other intangible assets - net

10,424

10,891

Investments and other assets

1,147

1,527

Total assets

$ 200,477

$ 202,845

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities:

Current maturities of long-term debt

$ 1,301

$ 1,301

Accounts payable

3,435

3,512

Accrued liabilities

18,231

26,413

Deferred revenue

17,365

17,436

Income taxes payable

1,598

1,995

Total current liabilities

41,930

50,657

Long-term debt

14,935

15,590

Deferred income taxes, long-term

2,489

2,417

Deferred revenue, long-term

152

340

Other long-term liabilities

-

348

Total liabilities

59,506

69,352

Commitments and Contingencies

Stockholders' Equity:

Common stock, $0.002 par value

41

41

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value

-

-

Additional paid-in capital

103,087

100,838

Retained earnings

34,468

30,848

Accumulated other comprehensive income

3,375

1,766

Total stockholders' equity

140,971

133,493

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$ 200,477

$ 202,845

See accompanying notes.

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MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Cash Flows Statements
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

Six months

Ended March 31,

2005

2004

Cash flows from (used for) operating activities

 Net income

$ 3,620

$ 1,710

 Depreciation and amortization

3,541

3,133

 Allowance for accounts receivable

(68)

(130)

 Tax benefit from option exercises

351

273

 Loss on minority investments

1,126

754

 Provision for deferred income taxes

96

-

 Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

   Accounts receivable

648

1,777

   Inventories

210

(31)

   Other current assets

225

(47)

   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

(2,650)

(1,966)

   Deferred revenue

(860)

(363)

   Income taxes

(628)

22

      Net cash from operating activities

5,611

5,132

Cash flows from (used for) investing activities

 Additions to property and equipment

(1,503)

(964)

 Capitalized translation costs

(295)

(630)

 Acquisition of businesses and technology

(8,422)

(5,229)

 Short-term investments, net

238

2,957

      Net cash used for investing activities

(9,982)

(3,866)

Cash flows from (used for) financing activities

 Principal payments on notes payable, long term debt and capital leases

(655)

(726)

 Proceeds from exercise of stock options and ESPP purchases

1,899

1,768

      Net cash from financing activities

1,244

1,042

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

323

1,416

      Net change in cash and equivalents

(2,804)

3,724

Cash and equivalents, beginning of period

34,286

20,153

Cash and equivalents, end of period

$ 31,482

$ 23,877


See accompanying notes.

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MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited)

1.  Basis of Presentation


In the opinion of management, the accompanying balance sheets and related income statements and statements of cash flows include the accounts of MapInfo Corporation and its subsidiaries ("MapInfo", "the Company", "we", "our", or "us") and include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) necessary for their fair presentation. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year.


The September 30, 2004 balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles.


2.  Stock Based Compensation


The Company has various stock-based employee compensation plans, which are described more fully in Note 12 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004. SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation", requires the measurement of the fair value of stock options or warrants granted to employees to be included in the statement of income or, alternatively, disclosed in the notes to consolidated financial statements. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation of employees under the intrinsic value method of accounting included in Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees", and related interpretations and has elected the disclosure-only alternative under SFAS No. 123. The Company has adopted the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure", in its discussion of stock-based employee compensation.

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MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited)


2.  Stock Based Compensation (continued)


The following table summarizes the proforma operating results of the Company had compensation cost been determined in accordance with the fair value-based method prescribed by SFAS No. 123.

Three months ended March 31,

Six months ended March 31,

2005

2004

2005

2004

(In thousands, except per share data)

Net income, as reported

$ 2,461

$ 1,073

$ 3,620

$ 1,710

 Stock-based employee compensation

  expense, net of related tax effects,

  determined under fair value based

  method for all awards

(662)

(723)

(1,375)

(1,284)

Proforma net income

$ 1,799

$ 350

$ 2,245

$ 426

Earnings per share:

 Basic, as reported

$ 0.12

$ 0.07

$ 0.18

$ 0.11

 Diluted, as reported

$ 0.12

$ 0.07

$ 0.17

$ 0.10

 Basic, proforma

$ 0.09

$ 0.02

$ 0.11

$ 0.03

 Diluted, proforma

$ 0.08

$ 0.02

$ 0.11

$ 0.03


3.  Earnings Per Share (EPS)


The following table represents the reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share amounts for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004.

Three months ended March 31,

Six months ended March 31,

2005

2004

2005

2004

(In thousands, except per share data)

Net income

$ 2,461

$ 1,073

$ 3,620

$ 1,710

Weighted average shares for basic EPS

20,476

15,765

20,423

15,708

Effect of dilutive stock options

731

704

649

583

Weighted average shares and assumed

exercise of stock options for diluted EPS

21,207

16,469

21,072

16,291

Basic EPS

$ 0.12

$ 0.07

$ 0.18

$ 0.11

Diluted EPS

$ 0.12

$ 0.07

$ 0.17

$ 0.10

 

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MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited)

3.  Earnings Per Share (EPS) (continued)


The impact of outstanding stock options with an exercise price equal to or greater than the average market price of the Company's common stock was anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the calculation. Outstanding stock options, with an exercise price equal to or greater than the average market price of the Company's common stock for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005 were 767 thousand shares and 902 thousand shares, respectively and 615 thousand shares and 569 thousand shares for the three and six months ended March 31, 2004, respectively.


4.  Comprehensive Income


Comprehensive income was as follows:

Three months ended,
March 31,

Six months ended,
March 31,

2005

2004

2005

2004

(In thousands)

Net income

$ 2,461

$ 1,073

$ 3,620

$ 1,710

Derivative valuation adjustment

370

(464)

474

(175)

Change in accumulated translation adjustments

(831)

61

1,135

1,212

   Total comprehensive income

$ 2,000

$ 670

$ 5,229

$ 2,747


5.  Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities


In order to reduce exposure to movements in interest rates, in January 2003 the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement to convert its variable rate mortgage loan to a fixed rate. The agreement involves the exchange of fixed and floating interest rate payments over the ten-year life of the loan. The variable interest rate on the mortgage loan is the greater of 3.5% or the sum of the 30-day LIBOR rate plus 2.25%. The interest rate swap has fixed the effective interest rate that we will pay at 6.82%. The 6.82% interest rate is based on the assumption that the 30-day LIBOR rate plus 2.25% is 3.5% or higher, due to the interest rate minimum which applies to the mortgage. The impact of the fluctuations in interest rates on the interest rate swap agreement will be naturally offset by the opposite impact on the related mortgage debt. The Company accounts for this interest rate swap in accordance with SFAS No. 133 "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities".

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MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited)

5.  Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (continued)


At March 31, 2005, the fair value of the swap agreement, which represents the cash the Company would receive or pay to settle the agreement, was a receivable of $76 thousand and at September 30, 2004, the fair value was a payable of $397 thousand. As of March 31, 2005, the current portion of $10 thousand was included on the balance sheet under the caption Other Current Assets and the long-term portion of $66 thousand was included on the balance sheet under the caption Investments and Other Assets. As of September 30, 2004, the current portion of $48 thousand was included on the balance sheet under the caption Accrued Liabilities and the long-term portion of $349 thousand was included under the caption Other Long-term Liabilities. The Company records the payments or receipts on the agreement as adjustments to interest expense. The Company recognized interest expense related to the swap of $70 thousand and $167 thousand for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005, respectively, and $128 thousand and $259 thousand for the three and six months ended March 31, 2004, respectively.


6.  Segment Information


The Company's operations involve the design, development, marketing, licensing and support of software and data products, application development tools, and industry-specific solutions, together with a range of consulting, analytical, training and technical support services.


The Company conducts business globally and is managed geographically. The Company's management relies on an internal management accounting system. This system includes revenue and cost information by geographic location. Revenues are attributed to a geographic location based on the origination of the order from the customer. The Company's management makes financial decisions and allocates resources based on the information it receives from this internal system. Based on the criteria set forth in SFAS No. 131, the Company has reportable segments by geography: the Americas, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) and Asia-Pacific.


The Company's geographic segments are discussed below.

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MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Financial Statements - Continued

(unaudited)


6.  Segment Information (continued)


Geographic Segments

Summarized financial information by geographic segment for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, as taken from the internal management accounting system discussed above, is as follows:

Three months ended
March 31,

Six months ended
March 31,

2005

2004

2005

2004

Net revenues:

(in thousands)

Americas

$ 16,056

$ 16,360

$ 32,958

$ 32,883

EMEA

15,072

11,269

28,631

20,000

Asia-Pacific

4,369

3,818

8,607

7,151

  Total net revenues

$ 35,497

$ 31,447

$ 70,196

$ 60,034

Operating income (loss):

Americas

$ 3,280

$ 3,717

$ 6,934

$ 7,666

EMEA

5,324

4,379

9,425

7,090

Asia-Pacific

1,774

1,678

3,127

2,710

  Corporate adjustments:

   R&D

(3,599)

(3,667)

(7,214)

(7,078)

   Marketing

(1,603)

(1,934)

(2,952)

(3,832)

   G&A

(1,324)

(1,316)

(2,335)

(2,589)

  Total operating income

$ 3,852

$ 2,857

$ 6,985

$ 3,967


The operating income by segment above differs from the amounts presented under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America because the Company does not allocate certain costs for research and development, marketing, and general and administrative activities to the geographic locations. The table above reconciles the operating income by geographic segment to operating income as reported on the Income Statements by including adjustments for certain unallocated costs.

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MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Financial Statements - Continued

(unaudited)


7.  Commitments and Contingencies


Mortgage Payable.
On December 21, 2001, the Company entered into a mortgage loan and other related agreements with a commercial bank to finance construction of a 150,000 square foot office building in Troy, New York and the related land lease. The total construction financing borrowed under this financing arrangement was $15.1 million. In December 2002, the Company converted the entire construction loan to a ten-year mortgage loan. Principal together with interest, at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.25%, with a 3.50% minimum, is payable monthly. As described in Note 5 above, the Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement to convert this variable rate mortgage loan to a fixed rate. As of March 31, 2005 and September 30, 2004, the outstanding balance due on this mortgage loan was $14.4 million and $14.5 million, respectively.


Credit Facility. In January 2003, the Company borrowed $3.0 million under a one-year revolving credit facility with a commercial bank. In March 2003, the Company converted this obligation into a forty-two month term loan. Principal outstanding under this term loan is payable monthly in forty-one equal installments of $72 thousand and a final payment of $69 thousand, along with interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.75%. The balance outstanding under this term loan agreement as of March 31, 2005 and September 30, 2004 was $1.4 million and $1.9 million, respectively.


During fiscal year 2004, the Company entered into an agreement with another bank to provide a credit facility for up to $15.0 million that expires on September 28, 2005. As of March 31, 2005 and September 30, 2004, there were no outstanding borrowings under this credit facility.


Legal Proceedings. On August 5, 2002, the Company filed an action against Spatial Re-Engineering Consultants ("SRC"), a former MapInfo reseller, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York to collect approximately $100 thousand in receivables owed by SRC to the Company under contractual obligations. SRC answered and asserted fifteen counterclaims against the Company. The counterclaims include allegations of breach of contract and copyright infringement. The District Court dismissed one counterclaim and SRC voluntarily withdrew a second counterclaim; thirteen counterclaims remain. In its computation of damages made pursuant to court rules, SRC has alleged general damages of $5.1 million. SRC has also claimed special damages of $14.8 million. The Company is vigorously defending against all remaining counterclaims. In addition, the Company has amended its complaint against SRC to add five claims relating to unauthorized distribution of the Company's products and copyright infringement. Although, the Company is vigorously defending against all claims, there can be not assurance that the Company will prevail.


The Company is also party to other legal proceedings, none of which it believes is material to its balance sheet, income statement, or cash flow.

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MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Financial Statements - Continued

(unaudited)



8.  Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets


In applying SFAS No. 142 during the second quarter of fiscal year 2005, the Company performed the annual reassessment and impairment of goodwill tests required as of December 31, 2004. As a result of these annual tests, there was no indication of impairment.


The balance of goodwill as of September 30, 2004 was $44.6 million. During the six months ended March 31, 2005, goodwill increased by $846 thousand. The strengthening in foreign currencies versus the U.S. dollar increased goodwill by $1.1 million, goodwill related to the purchase of GeoBusiness Solutions Limited in February 2005 (See Note 11 below) was $920 thousand, and additional goodwill related to the September 2004 acquisition of Southbank Systems $108 thousand, which was primarily offset by a write-off of the remaining value of the Company's forty-nine percent equity investment in Alps Mapping Co. Ltd. ("Alps"), which included goodwill of $1.3 million. As a result, the goodwill balance as of March 31, 2005 was $45.4 million.


The components of purchased intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

Accumulated

Effect of

Amortization

March 31, 2005

Gross

Amortization

Foreign Exchange

Net

Period

Technology intangibles

$ 6,239

$ 2,189

$ 83

$ 4,133

4-8 years

Customer intangibles

7,839

3,800

(4)

4,035

5-10 years

Trademarks

2,135

-

71

2,206

Indefinite

Other

346

296

-

50

3 years

  Total

$ 16,559

$ 6,285

$ 150

$ 10,424

Accumulated

Effect of

Amortization

September 30, 2004

Gross

Amortization

Foreign Exchange

Net

Period

Technology intangibles

$ 6,130

$ 1,896

$ -

$ 4,234

4-8 years

Customer intangibles

7,731

3,289

-

4,442

5-10 years

Trademarks

2,135

-

-

2,135

Indefinite

Other

346

266

-

80

3 years

  Total

$ 16,342

$ 5,451

$ -

$ 10,891


Amortization of purchased intangible assets for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005 was $444 thousand and $1.1 million, respectively. Amortization of purchased intangible assets for the three and six months ended March 31, 2004 was $325 thousand and $630 thousand, respectively. The Company has reassessed the useful lives of the purchased intangible assets and concluded that no changes were required to the lives.

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MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Financial Statements - Continued

(unaudited)

8.  Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (continued)


The estimated annual amortization expense of purchased intangible assets for fiscal year 2005 and beyond is as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal year

Amount

2005

$ 1,863

2006

1,673

2007

1,673

2008

1,368

2009

1,164

Thereafter

1,014


9.     Investment in Alps Mapping Co. Ltd.


In March 2000, the Company acquired 16.7% of the outstanding common stock of Alps Mapping Co., Ltd. ("Alps"), a leading Japanese data provider headquartered in Nagoya, Japan. The Company invested 100 million Yen (approximately $750 thousand) to acquire the 16.7% equity position and 400 million Yen (approximately $3.7 million) in three debt instruments with warrants that could be converted over time into as much as a 51% common stock ownership position. In February 2002, the Company redeemed, at face value, one debt instrument of 100 million Yen (approximately $750 thousand). In addition, the remaining two debt instruments with warrants were converted into equity, which increased the Company's ownership in Alps to 49%. This investment is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. As of September 30, 2004, $300 thousand and $1.3 million pertaining to this investment was included on the Company's balance sheet under the captions "Investment and other assets" and "Goodwill", respectively.


During the quarter ended December 31, 2004, the Company wrote-off the remaining balance of its equity investment in Alps based primarily on the Company's proportionate share of Alps' quarterly operating loss. The impact, net of effect of foreign currency and other adjustments, was approximately $1.4 million and has been included in the Company's Consolidated Income Statement under the caption "Other income (expense) - net." As a result of the write-down of the investment, the Company also recorded an impairment of the deferred tax asset related to this investment of approximately $600 thousand, which has been included in the Company's Consolidated Income Statement under the caption "Provision for income taxes."


10.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements


In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard ("SFAS") No. 123 (Revised 2004) ("SFAS No. 123R"), "Share-

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MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Financial Statements - Continued

(unaudited)

10.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)


Based Payment," which is a revision of FASB SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation". SFAS No. 123R supersedes Accounting Principle Board Opinion (APB) No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." Generally, SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized as a charge to earnings in the financial statements based on the grant-date fair value of the award. The statement also requires the tax benefit associated with these share based payments be classified as financing activities in the Statement of Cash Flows rather than operating activities as currently permitted. Currently the Company accounts for these payments under the intrinsic value provisions of APB No. 25 with no expense recognized in the financial statements. On April 14, 2005, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule amending the compliance dates for FAS 123R. In accordance with the new rule, the accounting provisions of FAS 123R will be effective as of the beginning of the first annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. Accordingly, the Company will adopt the standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006. The Company is currently assessing the impact that this statement will have on its consolidated financial position and results of operations. Due to the number of expected outstanding unvested stock options as of October 1, 2005, the Company expects to incur material compensation expense after October 1, 2005 as the options vest.


11.  Acquisition


On February 21, 2005 through our wholly owned subsidiary, MapInfo UK Limited, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of GeoBusiness Solutions Limited, ("GeoBusiness"), a privately held company based in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom ("UK"). GeoBusiness provides an established offering of specialist products and consultancy services in site location and customer analytics in the UK, particularly for the retail and leisure property markets. The Company expects the acquisition to strengthen its presence throughout the UK in these vertical markets and to extend the solution to other vertical markets. The initial purchase price, including acquisition related expenses, was ₤962 thousand, or approximately $1.8 million, and was financed with cash on hand. In addition, the Company may pay up to ₤1.0 million, or approximately $1.9 million, in contingent consideration based on GeoBusiness' profitability over fiscal years 2005 and 2006. The total of GeoBusiness' net assets acquired by the Company was ₤361 thousand or approximately $685 thousand.


As of March 31, 2005, goodwill recorded as a result of the acquisition was ₤490 thousand or approximately $920 thousand, subject to further adjustment. Intangibles assets acquired, other than goodwill, totaled ₤114 thousand, or approximately $215 thousand, subject to further adjustment. Intangible assets, including goodwill, are subject to a valuation analysis being conducted by an independent third party, which will be completed during the Company's third quarter. Any adjustments made as a result of the valuation analysis would be reflected in the

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MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Financial Statements - Continued

(unaudited)

11.  Acquisition (continued)


Company's balance sheet as of June 30, 2005. Of the ₤114 thousand, or approximately $215 thousand of acquired intangible assets, management has estimated approximately ₤57 thousand or $108 thousand as technology intangibles (5-year estimated weighted average useful life), and ₤57 thousand or $108 thousand as customer intangibles (5-year estimated weighted average useful life).


The acquisition is being accounted for as a purchase and, accordingly the Company has included the results of operations in the financial statements effective February 21, 2005. The pro forma effects of the GeoBusiness acquisition on the Company's income statement and balance sheet were not material. Twenty-one employees of GeoBusiness became employees of MapInfo upon the acquisition.


12.  Income Taxes


On October 22, 2004, the American Jobs Creation Act ("the Act") was signed into law. The Act contains two provisions that may impact the Company's provision for income taxes in future periods, namely those related to the Qualified Production Activities (QPA) and Foreign Earnings Repatriation (FER). We have begun our evaluation of the effects of the Act, but do not expect to be able to complete this evaluation until after the U.S. Treasury Department or Internal Revenue Service provide additional clarifying language on key elements of the Act. We expect to be in a position to complete our evaluation and to record any resulting income taxes by the end of this fiscal year. While we are currently uncertain as to the impact of the Act on our annual tax rate, we do not anticipate the impact, if any, to be material.

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Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes. This discussion contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions. Our actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth in the following discussion and under "Factors Affecting Future Performance".


Overview


We are a leading provider of location intelligence solutions that help organizations make more insightful decisions. Our integrated offering of software, data sets and services helps organizations in vertical markets, including telecommunications, the public sector, retail and financial services, which includes insurance, solve complex business problems in which location is a critical consideration. In the private sector, businesses use our products and services for marketing, customer service, risk analysis, network optimization and planning, asset management, and site selection. In the public sector, government agencies use our products and services to improve public safety and for crime analysis, homeland security-related applications, asset management and network optimization and planning, and emergency preparedness and response. By using our products and services, organizations can uncover valuable location-based business intelligence that is not typically recognized in traditional analytical methods, which can provide them with a competitive advantage in today's challenging business environment.


Our standards-based Envinsaenterprise location platform allows organizations to rapidly build location-based applications, which they can provide to their customers as well as use internally in their own organizations. Envinsa was designed to be a single platform combining different components of location-based business intelligence functionality. Envinsa is modular in nature, meaning that enterprises and organizations can deploy and use pieces of the platform, depending on their needs. Envinsa scales to support large enterprises with thousands of users and is designed to integrate with existing IT systems. In addition to this platform, our set of core capabilities consisting of mapping tools, geocoding tools and routing tools can be licensed in the form of discrete products. We also offer data sets to our customers. Some data that is used in our solutions, such as addresses, area codes or postal codes, already exists in corporate databases. However, in many cases customers choose to use our data sets, which are more granular and sophisticated. We also offer consulting and analytical services to customers in order to help them build predictive models for, and generate answers to, location-oriented problems.


We develop solutions directly for our customers and also work with technology vendors, including Agilent Technologies, Business Objects, Cognos, IBM, MicroStrategy, Oracle, Siebel Systems and Siemens. We market our solutions through a worldwide network comprised of a direct sales organization, value-added resellers ("VARs"), systems integrators, distributors and original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"). More than 7,000 organizations in numerous

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industry sectors around the world utilize our products and services, including AT&T, Brinker International, The Gap, The Home Depot, MasterCard International, The State of New York, TD Canada Trust and Vodafone.


Our focus is on targeted vertical markets, where we believe we can build on our domain expertise and location is critical to helping customers achieve their strategic objectives. These vertical markets include telecommunications, retail, the public sector and financial services, which includes insurance. For the second quarter of fiscal year 2005, the public sector represented approximately 33 percent, retail approximately 21 percent, telecommunications approximately 16 percent, and financial services, which includes insurance, approximately 7 percent of total revenues.


We have established teams that bring together sales, marketing, services, and product management by vertical market. With this structure, we believe we will deepen long-standing customer relationships, create new customer relationships, and enhance our expertise in target markets and focused solutions.


Southbank Acquisition

On September 7, 2004, through our wholly owned subsidiary, MapInfo UK Limited, we completed the acquisition of the outstanding shares of Southbank Systems Limited ("Southbank"), a privately held company headquartered in Chatham, England. Southbank is a provider of infrastructure management software and services solutions for the public sector in the United Kingdom and the Asia-Pacific region. Southbank also has operations in Scotland, Australia and New Zealand. The purchase price was ₤11.7 million, or approximately $21.1 million, in cash, subject to a net asset adjustment. In October 2004, we paid an additional ₤3.2 million, or approximately $5.7 million, in cash, as a preliminary net asset adjustment, which is subject to a final net asset adjustment. The acquisition is intended to strengthen our offering to the public sector, one of our targeted vertical markets. As a result of this transaction, Southbank became a wholly owned subsidiary of MapInfo UK Limited. Southbank's results of operations have been included in our consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. Seventy-one employees of Southbank became employees of ours upon the acquisition.


Goodwill recorded as a result of the acquisition totaled $16.7 million. Intangible assets acquired, other than goodwill, totaled $8.6 million. Of the $8.6 million of acquired intangible assets, $1.6 million was assigned to trademarks that are not subject to amortization. The remaining $7.0 million of acquired intangible assets have a weighted-average useful life of approximately 6 years. The intangible assets that make up the $7.0 million include: technology intangibles of $3.5 million (8-year weighted average useful life), and customer intangibles of $3.5 million (5-year weighted average useful life). The allocation of the purchase price is based on preliminary data and could change when final valuation of net assets is obtained.


GeoBusiness Acquisition

On February 21, 2005 through our wholly owned subsidiary, MapInfo UK Limited, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of GeoBusiness Solutions Limited,

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("GeoBusiness"), a privately held company based in Wendover, Buckhamshire, United Kingdom ("UK"). GeoBusiness provides an established offering of specialist products and consultancy services in site location and customer analytics in the UK, particularly for the retail and leisure property markets. We expect the acquisition to strengthen its presence throughout the UK in these vertical markets and to extend the solution to other vertical markets. The initial purchase price, including acquisition related expenses, was ₤962 thousand, or approximately $1.8 million, and was financed with cash on hand. In addition, the Company may pay up to ₤1.0 million, or approximately $1.9 million, in contingent consideration based on GeoBusiness' profitability over fiscal years 2005 and 2006. The total of GeoBusiness' net assets acquired by the Company was ₤361 thousand or approximately $685 thousand.


As of March 31, 2005, goodwill recorded as a result of the acquisition was ₤490 thousand or approximately $920 thousand, subject to further adjustment. Intangibles assets acquired, other than goodwill, totaled ₤114 thousand, or approximately $215 thousand, subject to further adjustment. Intangible assets, including goodwill, are subject to a valuation analysis being conducted by an independent third party, which will be completed during our third quarter. Any adjustments made as a result of the valuation analysis would be reflected in our balance sheet as of June 30, 2005. Of the ₤114 thousand, or approximately $215 thousand of acquired intangible assets, management has estimated approximately ₤57 thousand or $108 thousand as technology intangibles (5-year estimated weighted average useful life), and ₤57 thousand or $108 thousand as customer intangibles (5-year estimated weighted average useful life).


The acquisition is being accounted for as a purchase and, accordingly we have included the results of operations in the financial statements effective February 21, 2005. The pro forma effects of the GeoBusiness acquisition on the Company's income statement and balance sheet were not material. Twenty-one employees of GeoBusiness became employees of MapInfo upon the acquisition.


Sources of Revenue


We derive our revenue from product licenses (software and data) and services fees. We also derive revenue from annual maintenance fees on both our software and data products. We market our solutions through a worldwide network comprised of a direct sales organization, VARs, systems integrators, distributors and OEMs.


Revenues generated in the United States represented approximately 37% of our total revenues for the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 and approximately 40% for the first half of fiscal year 2005. As of March 31, 2005, we had offices located internationally in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Spain, Italy, Sweden, China, Singapore, New Zealand, and The Netherlands.


Product Revenue


We earn product revenues from licensing our software and data products. We license our software and data products primarily under perpetual licenses, and we offer maintenance on our software and data products under agreements that typically cover one year. We recognize

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revenue from licensing of products to an end-user when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists and the product has been delivered to the customer, provided there are no uncertainties surrounding product acceptance, the fees are fixed or determinable and collectibility is probable. The revenue related to maintenance for software and data products is deferred and recognized ratably over the term of the agreement, which, in both cases, is typically one year. We consider all arrangements with payment terms that extend beyond twelve months not to be fixed or determinable, and revenue is recognized for these arrangements when the fee becomes due. If collectibility is not considered probable for reasons other than extended payment terms, revenue is recognized when the fee is collected.


Services Revenue


We derive services revenue primarily from systems integration and custom application development, technical support arrangements, analytical services, business consulting services and training. Revenue from business consulting services, analytical services, and systems integration and custom application development is recognized as the services are performed and upon customer acceptance when required. We recognize technical support revenue using the straight-line method over the period that the support is provided, which is typically one year. Revenue from training arrangements is recognized as the services are performed. 


Deferred Revenue
 


At March 31, 2005, we had deferred revenue of approximately $17.5 million, primarily consisting of revenue related to post-contract customer support, including maintenance for software and data products and technical support, which is deferred and recognized ratably over the term of the agreement.


Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates


Our management's discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported for assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities. Management evaluates these estimates, including those related to product returns, bad debts, inventories, investments, intangible assets, goodwill, income taxes, restructuring, contingencies and litigation, on an on-going basis. The estimates are based on historical experience and on various assumptions that management believes are reasonable. When the basis for carrying values of assets and liabilities are not apparent from other sources, they are determined from these estimates. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different conditions or assumptions.


We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:

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Investments Impairment. We have held minority interests in companies having operations or technology in areas within our strategic focus. The most recent of these is Alps, in which we have a 49% equity ownership, which as of March 31, 2005, has a carrying value of zero.

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We record an investment impairment charge when an investment has experienced a decline in value that we believe is not temporary.



Results of Operations


Net Revenues, Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit
(Dollars in thousands)

Three months ended

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March 31,

%

March 31,

%

2005

2004

Change

2005

2004

Change

Net Revenues

Products

$ 27,634

$ 24,821

11%

$ 54,910

$ 47,236

16%

Services

7,863

6,626

19%

15,286

12,798

19%

Total net revenues

35,497

31,447

13%

70,196

60,034

17%

Cost of revenues:

Products

5,455

4,978

10%

11,195

9,422

19%

Services

4,977

4,072

22%

9,620

7,989

20%

Total cost of revenues

10,432

9,050

15%

20,815

17,411

20%

Gross profit

$ 25,065

$ 22,397

12%

$ 49,381

$ 42,623

16%

Gross profit %

70.6%

71.2%

70.3%

71.0%


Net Revenue


Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 increased 13%, or $4.1 million, to $35.5 million from $31.4 million in the prior year's second quarter. The September 2004 acquisition of

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Southbank accounted for $4.1 million of the revenue increase in the second quarter and the February 2005 acquisition of GeoBusiness accounted for $297 thousand. Product revenues, which include software, data and solutions, increased by $2.8 million, or 11%, and services revenue increased $1.2 million or 19%, compared to the second quarter of the prior year. The increase in product and services revenues was mainly due to the acquisition of Southbank and increased sales in our targeted vertical markets, including the public sector and retail. On a geographic basis, second quarter revenues in the Americas decreased $304 thousand, or 2%, compared to the same period a year ago, primarily due to decreased services revenue due to resource constraints in our Americas' services business, consolidation activity in the telecommunications industry, and longer purchasing cycles arising from expanded approval processes resulting from new Sarbanes-Oxley regulations. Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, or EMEA, revenues increased $3.8 million, or 34%, primarily due to Southbank and GeoBusiness, and revenues in the Asia-Pacific region increased $551 thousand, or 14%, when compared to the same period a year ago, primarily due to strong revenues in Australia. The strengthening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar added $554 thousand to the second quarter 2005 revenue compared to the prevailing exchange rates in the comparable period from the prior year.


Revenues for the first half of fiscal year 2005 increased 17%, or $10.2 million, to $70.2 million from $60.0 million in the prior year's first half. The September 2004 acquisition of Southbank accounted for $8.0 million of the revenue increase in the first half and the February 2005 acquisition of GeoBusiness accounted for $297 thousand. Product revenues, which include software, data and solutions, increased by $7.7 million, or 16%, and services revenue increased $2.5 million or 19%, compared to the first half of the prior year. The increase in product and services revenues was mainly due to the acquisition of Southbank and increased revenue in our targeted vertical markets, including the public sector and retail. On a geographic basis, revenues for the first half of fiscal year 2005 in the Americas increased $75 thousand, or less than 1%, compared to the same period a year ago, primarily due to a 7% decline in services revenue resulting from resource constraints in our Americas' services business. Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, or EMEA, revenues increased $8.6 million, or 43%, primarily due to Southbank and GeoBusiness, and revenues in the Asia-Pacific region increased $1.5 million, or 20%, when compared to the same period a year ago, primarily due to strong revenues in Australia. The strengthening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar added $1.3 million to the first half of fiscal year 2005's revenue compared to the prevailing exchange rates in the comparable period from the prior year.


Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit


Cost of revenues consists primarily of salaries and related costs for engineers associated with consulting and analytical services, technical support and training personnel, and product royalties. Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues increased to 29.4% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 from 28.8% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2004. As a result, the gross margin in the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 decreased to 70.6% from 71.2% in the prior year's second quarter. The decrease in gross margin for the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 is

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primarily related to costs related to the amortization of intangibles of $308 thousand resulting from acquisitions.


Gross profit margin as a percentage of revenue that related to product revenue was 80.3% and 79.9%, in the second quarter of fiscal years 2005 and 2004, respectively. Gross profit margin as a percentage of revenue that related to services revenue was 36.7% and 38.5%, in the second quarter of fiscal years 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues increased to 29.7% in the first half of fiscal year 2005 from 29.0% in the first half of fiscal year 2004. As a result, the gross margin in the first half of fiscal year 2005 decreased to 70.3% from 71.0% in the prior year. The decrease in gross margin for the first half of fiscal year 2005 is primarily related to costs related to the amortization of intangibles resulting from acquisitions of $680 thousand.


Gross profit margin as a percentage of revenue that related to product revenue was 79.6% and 80.0%, in the first half of fiscal years 2005 and 2004, respectively. Gross profit margin as a percentage of revenue that related to services revenue was 37.1% and 37.6%, in the first half of fiscal years 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Operating Expenses
(Dollars in thousands)

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March 31,

%

March 31,

%

2005

2004

Change

2005

2004

Change

Research and development

$ 5,753

$ 5,379

7%

$ 11,483

$ 10,456

10%

Percentage of net revenues

16.2%

17.1%

16.4%

17.4%

Selling and marketing

$ 11,559

$ 10,337

12%

$ 23,106

$ 20,558

12%

Percentage of net revenues

32.6%

32.9%

32.9%

34.2%

General and administrative

$ 3,901

$ 3,824

2%

$ 7,807

$ 7,642

2%

Percentage of net revenues

11.0%

12.2%

11.1%

12.7%


Research and development


Research and development (R&D) expenses increased 7% to $5.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 from $5.4 million in fiscal year 2004's second quarter. R&D expenses attributable to acquisitions were $474 thousand in the second quarter and the impact of the strengthening of foreign currencies versus the U.S. dollar added approximately $132 thousand. R&D headcount was 216 (inclusive of twenty-one Southbank employees) compared to 187 at the end of prior year's second quarter. As a percentage of net revenues, R&D expenses were 16.2% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 as compared with 17.1% in last year's comparable period.


Research and development (R&D) expenses increased 10% to $11.5 million in the first half of fiscal year 2005 from $10.5 million in fiscal year 2004's first half. R&D expenses attributable to acquisitions were $887 thousand to the fiscal year 2005's first half and the impact of the

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strengthening of foreign currencies versus the U.S. dollar increased R&D expenses for the first half of the fiscal year by approximately $297 thousand. As a percentage of net revenues, R&D expenses were 16.4% in the first half of fiscal year 2005 as compared with 17.4% in last year's comparable period.


Selling and marketing


Selling and marketing expenses increased $1.2 million or 12% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 to $11.6 million from $10.4 million in the prior year second quarter. Additional selling and marketing expenses attributable to acquisitions were $600 thousand. The effect of foreign currencies increased selling and marketing expense in the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 by approximately $221 thousand. In addition to the effects of acquisitions and foreign currency effects, in Europe selling and marketing expense also increased due to increased headcount. The Asia-Pacific region also experienced increased marketing and selling expenses in the second quarter primarily due to increased wages and effects of foreign currency. Offsetting the increases was a decrease in the Americas' selling and marketing expenses, primarily due to lower headcount and decreased variable compensation expense. Selling and marketing headcount was 275 (inclusive of twenty-eight Southbank and GeoBusiness employees) compared to 240 at the end of the prior year's second quarter. As a percentage of net revenues, selling and marketing expenses were 32.6% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 compared to 32.9% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2004.


Selling and marketing expenses increased $2.5 million or 12% in the first half of fiscal year 2005 to $23.1 million from $20.6 million in the prior year first half. Additional selling and marketing expenses in the first half that were attributable to acquisitions were $1.5 million. The effect of foreign currencies increased selling and marketing expense in the first half of fiscal year 2005 by approximately $621 thousand. In addition to the effects of acquisitions and foreign currency effects, in Europe selling and marketing expense also increased due to increased headcount. The Asia-Pacific region also experienced increased marketing and selling expenses in the first half primarily due to increased wages, increased costs incurred for user conferences and effects of foreign currency. Offsetting the increases was a decrease in the Americas' selling and marketing expenses, primarily due to lower headcount and decreased variable compensation expense. As a percentage of net revenues, selling and marketing expenses were 32.9% in the first half of fiscal year 2005 compared to 34.2% in the first half of fiscal year 2004.


General and administrative


General and administrative (G&A) expense increased 2% or $78 thousand in the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 to $3.9 million from $3.8 million in prior year's second quarter primarily as a result of acquisitions. The strengthening of foreign currencies increased fiscal year 2005's second quarter G&A expense by approximately $53 thousand. G&A headcount was 131 (inclusive of four Southbank and GeoBusiness employees) compared to 120 at the end of the fiscal year 2004's second quarter. As a percentage of net revenues, G&A expenses were 11.0% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 compared to 12.2% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2004.

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General and administrative (G&A) expense increased 2% or $166 thousand in the first half of fiscal year 2005 to $7.8 million from $7.6 million in prior year's first half primarily as a result of acquisitions. As a percentage of net revenues, G&A expenses were 11.1% in the first half of fiscal year 2005 compared to 12.7% in the first half of fiscal year 2004.


Interest and Other Income (Expense), Net
(Dollars in thousands)

Three months ended

Six months ended

March 31,

%

March 31,

%

2005

2004

Change

2005

2004

Change

Interest and other income (expense), net

$    (124)

$   (1,067)

-88%

$   (1,338)

$   (1,116)

20%


Interest and other income (expense), net of ($124 thousand) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 was $943 thousand better than the prior year. This was mainly attributable to the losses in the prior year on the equity investment in Alps of $776 thousand and an additional investment reserve provision in the second quarter of the prior year of $222 thousand. The second quarter of fiscal year 2005 did not include any loss or write-down due to Alps since the entire investment balance was written-off in the prior quarter.

Interest and other income (expense), net of ($1.3 million) for the first half of fiscal year 2005 was $222 thousand higher than the prior year's first half. This was mainly attributable to the write-down of the remaining value of the equity investment in Alps of $1.2 million during the first quarter of fiscal year 2005 versus an expense related to the equity investment in Alps of approximately $1.0 million in the prior year's first half.

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Provision for Income Taxes
(Dollars in thousands)

Three months ended

Six months ended

March 31,

%

March 31,

%

2005

2004

Change

2005

2004

Change

Pre-tax income

$   3,728

$ 1,790

$   5,647

$   2,851

Tax on Pre-tax income at 34% (2005)
  and 40% (2004)


1,267


717

1,920

1,141

Tax on Alps loss ($1,125 * 34%)

-

-

383

-

Alps deferred tax asset impairment

-

-

607

-

Foreign tax credit benefit due to the
  American Jobs Creation Act of 2004


-


-

(883)


-

Provision for income taxes

$   1,267

$ 717

77%

$   2,027

$   1,141

78%

The income tax expense of $1.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 is the tax effect of pretax income at approximately 34%. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2004 the tax expense of $717 thousand was 40% of pretax income.


The income tax expense of $2.0 million in the first half of fiscal year 2005 is the tax effect of pretax income at approximately 34% ($1.9 million), adjusted for the tax effect on the Alps Mapping loss which is not deductible ($383 thousand), the impairment of the deferred tax asset related to the Company's investment in Alps Mapping ($607 thousand) and an increase in the deferred tax asset from recognition of foreign tax credits as a result of the tax law changes made under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 ($883 thousand). During the first half of fiscal year 2004 the tax expense of $1.1 million was 40% of pretax income.


On October 22, 2004, the American Jobs Creation Act ("the Act") was signed into law. The Act contains two provisions that may impact the Company's provision for income taxes in future periods, namely those related to the Qualified Production Activities (QPA) and Foreign Earnings Repatriation (FER). We have begun our evaluation of the effects of the Act, but do not expect to be able to complete this evaluation until after the U.S. Treasury Department or Internal Revenue Service provide additional clarifying language on key elements of the Act. We expect to be in a position to complete our evaluation and to record any resulting income taxes by the end of this fiscal year. While we are currently uncertain as to the impact of the Act on our annual tax rate, we do not anticipate the impact, if any, to be material.



Liquidity and Capital Resources


Our cash and short-term investments totaled $69.8 million at March 31, 2005 compared to $72.8 million at September 30, 2004. Our investment portfolio consisted primarily of short-term, investment grade marketable securities.

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Operating Activities


Net cash from operating activities was $5.6 million for the first half of fiscal year 2005 compared to net cash from operating activities of $5.1 million for the same period in fiscal year 2004. Cash generated from operating activities in the first half of fiscal year 2005 resulted primarily from net income and the add-back of non-cash items affecting the net income, such as depreciation, amortization and loss on minority investments, offset by a reduction in liabilities.


Investing Activities


Net cash used for investing activities was $10.0 million during the first half of fiscal year 2005, which consisted of acquisition related payments of $8.3 million, fixed asset additions of $1.5 million, and capitalized translation costs of $295 thousand.


Financing Activities


Net cash from financing activities for the first half of fiscal year 2005 was $1.2 million, which consisted of cash received due to stock option exercises and ESPP purchases totaling $1.9 million, offset by debt and lease payments of $655 thousand.


Contractual Obligations


The following table summarized our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2005 (in thousands):

Payment due by Period

Less than

1-3

3-5

More than

Total

1 Year

Years

Years

5 Years

Contractual Obligations:

Capital lease obligations

$ 487

$ 145

$ 342

$ -

$ -

Other long-term debt

16,087

1,173

1,413

630

12,871

Scheduled interest expense

7,125

1,033

1,906

1,793

2,393

Operating leases

28,254

4,574

8,438

7,857

7,385

Total Contractual Obligations

$ 51,954

$ 6,925

$ 12,099

$ 10,280

$ 22,650

During fiscal 2004, we entered into an agreement with another bank for a $15.0 million credit facility that expires on September 28, 2005. As of March 31, 2005, there were no outstanding borrowings under this credit facility. This credit facility contains certain financial covenants with which we are in compliance.


For information regarding legal proceedings, see Part II Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by reference.


Management believes existing cash and short-term investments together with funds generated from operations and available financing will be sufficient to meet our operating and capital

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requirements for the next twelve months. Factors that could adversely affect our financial condition include a decrease in revenues, and increased costs associated with acquisitions.


Off Balance Sheet Arrangements


During the second quarter of fiscal year 2005, we did not engage in:


New Accounting Standards


In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard ("SFAS") No. 123 (Revised 2004) ("SFAS No. 123R"), "Share- Based Payment," which is a revision of FASB SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation". SFAS No. 123R supersedes Accounting Principle Board Opinion (APB) No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." Generally, SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized as a charge to earnings in the financial statements based on the grant-date fair value of the award. The statement also requires the tax benefit associated with these share based payments be classified as financing activities in the Statement of Cash Flows rather than operating activities as currently permitted. Currently we account for these payments under the intrinsic value provisions of APB No. 25 with no expense recognized in the financial statements. On April 14, 2005, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule amending the compliance dates for FAS 123R. In accordance with the new rule, the accounting provisions of FAS 123R will be effective as of the beginning of the first annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. Accordingly, we will adopt the standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006. We are currently assessing the impact that this statement will have on our consolidated financial position and results of operations. Due to the number of expected outstanding unvested stock options as of October 1, 2005, we expect to incur material compensation expense after October 1, 2005 as the options vest.


Factors Affecting Future Performance


In addition to the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the following factors and risks, among others, could affect our future performance and should be considered in evaluating our outlook.


We have incurred losses in past fiscal years, and we may incur losses in the future. We reported losses for fiscal years 2002 and 2003. Although we reported positive net income for the last two quarters of fiscal year 2003, all four quarters of fiscal year 2004, and the first two quarters of our current fiscal year, we may not be able to sustain profitability. To maintain profitability, we will have to generate significant revenues to offset our cost of revenues and our

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research and development, selling, marketing, and general and administrative expenses. If we are unable to maintain and expand our current customer base, increase our revenues and decrease our costs, we may not be able to maintain profitability.


Our quarterly results have fluctuated significantly in the past and may continue to fluctuate significantly in the future. Our quarterly operating results can vary significantly from quarter to quarter, depending upon factors such as the introduction and market acceptance of new products and new versions of existing products, the ability to reduce expenses or increase revenues at a level sufficient to offset increases in expenses, the level of technology spending and the activities of our competitors. Because a high percentage of our expenses are relatively fixed in the near term, minor variations in the timing of orders and shipments can cause significant variations in quarterly operating results. A significant portion of our revenues in each quarter results from software and data licenses issued in that quarter. Accordingly, our ability to accurately forecast future revenues and income for any period is necessarily limited. Also, we could experience reduced revenues in the telecommunications, retail and public sector vertical markets as a result of decreased spending in those industries. In addition, we typically derive a significant portion of our revenue each quarter from the orders we receive in the last month of the quarter.


We may be unable to keep pace with the rapid technological changes in our industry or to timely introduce new or enhanced products that achieve market acceptance. Our industry is characterized by extremely rapid technological change, evolving industry standards, changing customer demands and frequent new product introductions. These conditions require continuous expenditures on product research and development to enhance existing products, create new products and avoid product obsolescence. We believe that the timely development of new products and continuing enhancements to existing products is essential to maintain our competitive position in the marketplace. During recent years, we introduced a number of new or substantially updated releases of products, including Routing J Server®, TargetPro®, Envinsa, Exponare, MapMarker® and MapInfo® Discovery. Our future success depends in part upon customer and market acceptance of these new products and initiatives, which is uncertain. Any failure to achieve increased acceptance of these and other new product offerings could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. We cannot assure you that we will successfully complete the development of new or enhanced products in a timely manner or successfully manage transitions from one product release to the next.


Our business is exposed to the risks inherent in our international operations. Revenues outside the United States represented approximately 63% of our revenues in the second quarter and approximately 60% in the first half of fiscal year 2005. The international portion of our business is subject to a number of inherent risks, including:

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In addition, we have historically experienced increased credit risk in some of our international markets. Our operating results are also affected by changes in exchange rates and limitations on the repatriation of funds. Approximately 50% of our revenues in the second quarter and approximately 46% of first half revenues in fiscal year 2005 were denominated in foreign currencies. Changes in international business conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.


We may be unable to successfully execute on our strategic plan to increasingly focus on vertical markets. Our increasing focus on vertical markets such as telecommunications, retail, the public sector, and financial services, which includes insurance, is an integral part of our overall strategic plan. Opportunities in these markets are hard to predict. For example, our ability to earn revenues from sales to the U.S. government is affected by factors outside of our control, including the government's ability to terminate its contracts with us, the complex and time-consuming process for procuring government contracts as well as the requirement that we comply with various government regulations and policies. In addition, our success and strategy depend on our ability to continue to develop domain expertise in our targeted vertical markets. If customer demand does not grow as anticipated or our products and services are not accepted in these markets, our business and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.


We may never realize the anticipated benefits of our acquisitions and investments. We have made a number of acquisitions and investments, including our February 2005 acquisition of GeoBusiness Solutions Limited, our September 2004 acquisition of Southbank Systems Limited, and our January 2003 acquisition of Thompson Site Selection Research, Inc. A key part of our growth strategy is to engage in acquisitions; therefore, we continue to review future acquisition and investment opportunities. We cannot assure you that acquisition candidates will continue to be available on terms and conditions acceptable to us. Acquisitions involve numerous risks, including, but not limited to:

In the event that the operations of an acquired business do not meet expectations, we may be required to restructure the acquired business or write-off the value of some or all of the assets of the acquired business, including goodwill. We cannot assure you that any acquisition will be successfully integrated into our operations or will have the intended financial or strategic results.


Consolidations in the telecommunications industry may adversely impact our business. The telecommunications industry has recently experienced significant consolidation and this trend is expected to continue. These consolidations could result in delays in purchasing

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decisions by the merged companies and/or reduced demand for our products and services to the merged companies. As a result, our revenues from the telecommunications vertical market could continue to be increasingly dependent on a smaller number of telecommunications companies. The loss of, or a decreased role with, a significant customer due to industry consolidation may negatively impact our operating results and financial condition.


We may be unable to adequately secure and protect our patent, trademark and other proprietary rights. Our success depends in part on our ability to protect our proprietary rights and the technologies we use to implement and operate our business in the United States and foreign countries. We regard our software as proprietary and attempt to protect it with a combination of copyright, trademark and trade secret protections, employee and third-party non-disclosure agreements, patent rights and other methods of protection. Despite these precautions, it may be possible for unauthorized third parties to copy certain portions of our products, reverse engineer or obtain and use information we regard as proprietary, and the scope or enforceability of our patent rights may be successfully challenged by third parties. In addition, our shrink-wrap licenses, under which we license our products, may be unenforceable under the laws of certain jurisdictions. Also, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect our proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. Any misappropriation of our intellectual property could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations, and we cannot assure you that the measures we take to protect our proprietary rights are adequate.


Claims that we infringe the proprietary rights of third parties could result in significant expenses or restrictions on our ability to sell our products and services. Third parties may claim that our current or future products or services infringe their proprietary rights. Any infringement or other claim, whether with or without merit, would be time-consuming and expensive to litigate or settle and could divert our management's attention from our core business. As a result of an infringement claim, we may have to pay significant damages, incur substantial legal fees, develop costly technology that does not infringe the rights of others, if possible, or enter into license agreements, which may require us to pay substantial royalties and may not be available on terms acceptable to us, if at all. For example, one of our former resellers has made copyright infringement and other claims against us. See Part II, Item I "Legal Proceedings" for a description of this proceeding.


In addition, we have agreed in some of our agreements, including our shrink-wrap end-user licenses, to indemnify other parties for any expenses or liabilities resulting from claimed infringements of the proprietary rights of others. We may incur substantial indemnification obligations under these agreements if third parties make an infringement claim against the other parties to these agreements.


The market for our products and services is highly competitive. We may be unable to successfully compete, which may decrease our market share and harm our operating results. We encounter significant competition in the market for business mapping systems worldwide. Our competitors include Environmental System Research Institute, the GIS division of Autodesk, Claritas, Buxton, Spatial Re-Engineering Consultants, and Microsoft. As we continue to expand into new vertical or geographical markets, we may encounter additional competitors. Many of our competitors have significant name recognition, as well as substantially

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greater capital resources, marketing experience, research and development staffs and production facilities, than we do. Future consolidation within this market may adversely impact our ability to compete. Increased competition may lead to pricing pressures that could reduce our gross margins. Prices of software in EMEA and Asia are generally higher than in the Americas to cover localization costs and higher costs of distribution. These higher prices could decrease in the future. We cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain or increase our market share or compete effectively in our industry.


Our recently introduced enterprise location platform, Envinsa, may experience difficulty in gaining commercial acceptance. We have recently introduced Envinsa, our enterprise location platform. Our sales efforts for Envinsa may not be successful, and we cannot assure you that Envinsa will achieve market acceptance or generate sufficient revenues to recoup the significant development and marketing expenses we have incurred to bring Envinsa to market. In addition, if we experience significant product returns related to Envinsa, our financial performance could be harmed.


We may be unable to attract and retain key employees. Our continued success will depend in large part on our ability to attract and retain highly qualified technical, managerial, sales and marketing, executive and other personnel. Competition for such personnel is intense. We cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to attract or retain such personnel. Loss of key personnel or changes in management could have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.


We depend on third parties for a portion of our data. The loss of access to this data would harm our business, and we could become subject to liability for the use or distribution of the data we receive from third parties. We rely in part on independent developers for the development of specialized data products that use our software. In some cases we rely on sole source suppliers for data. Failure by these independent developers to continue to develop such data products, or changes in the contractual arrangements with these independent developers, could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. We may experience delays in finding and securing alternative suppliers in the event of the loss of any of these independent developers, especially sole source suppliers. In addition, when we integrate and distribute information we obtain from third parties, we could become liable for such things as defamation, invasion of privacy, fraud, negligence, intellectual property infringement and product or service liability.


Market, competitive and other factors could prevent us from selling our products or services at prices that yield an economic return to our stockholders. Future prices we are able to obtain for our products may decrease from previous levels depending upon market or competitive pressures or distribution channel factors. Any decrease could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.


Our financial performance will suffer if we are unable to contain our cost of revenues. The cost of our revenues varies with the mix of technology development and licensing fees, product revenues, services revenue and services utilization rates, as well as with the distribution channel mix and the success of our cost reduction measures. Changes in our revenue mix, including an

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increasing percentage of sales attributable to services (which have lower margins associated with them), as well as changes in our distribution model, may increase the cost of revenues as a percentage of net revenues in the future.


If we are unable to maintain and expand our distribution channels, our sales and profitability could be adversely affected. We primarily market and distribute our products in North America, Europe and Australia through a worldwide network comprised of a direct sales organization, VARs, system integrators, distributors and OEMs. In the rest of the Asia-Pacific region, our products are marketed and distributed through exclusive and non-exclusive distribution relationships. While we have contractual agreements with such resellers and distributors, we cannot control their continued performance. In addition, some of our reseller and distributorship agreements permit the reseller or distributor to terminate its agreement with us at its election by giving us advance written notice. We cannot assure you that we will be able to retain our current resellers and distributors, that the resellers and distributors will perform to our expectations or that we will be able to expand our distribution channels by entering into arrangements with new resellers and distributors in our current markets or in new markets.


Our recent growth in our services revenue may not prove to be sustainable or profitable. We have increased our services business with the acquisitions of Thompson during fiscal year 2003 and GeoBusiness during fiscal year 2005. As a result, services revenue now comprises over 20% of total revenue. We cannot assure you that we will be able to increase or to maintain this level of services revenue. Loss of any large customer in the services business could have an adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations. In addition, our gross margins on services revenues have historically been lower than our gross margins on product sales. Furthermore, in those cases where we enter into service agreements with our customers, some of these service agreements are short-term contracts and permit our customers to terminate their agreements with us at their election.


Unfavorable economic conditions may affect the level of technology spending by our customers and the demand for our products and services. The revenue growth and profitability of our business depends on the overall demand for software products and related services, particularly within our target vertical markets. Because we sell our products and services primarily to customers in the public sector, retail, telecommunications, and financial services (including insurance) markets, our business depends on the overall economy and the economic and business conditions within these vertical markets. For example in 2001, 2002, and part of 2003, the stock market decline and the broad economic slowdown affected the demand for software products and related services, lengthened sales cycles and decreased technology spending of many of our customers and potential customers, particularly in the United States. These events could have a material effect on us in the future, including, without limitation, on our future revenue and earnings. In addition, in cases where we enter into product licensing agreements with our customers, since some of those agreements permit the customer to terminate its agreement with us at its election, any decrease in technology spending by these customers may result in termination of our agreements with them.


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of stock issued to employees. We use stock options and other long-term equity incentives as a fundamental component of our employee compensation. We currently account for the issuance of stock options under APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees". The FASB has issued SFAS No. 123(R), "Share-Based Payment" that changes the accounting treatment for grants of options, sale of shares under equity instruments issued to employees and liability-classified awards at grant date fair value or based upon certain calculation methods that approximate fair value on the grant date, and to record those values as compensation expense in our income statement. We will be required to expense all outstanding non-vested stock options with the beginning of our next fiscal year on October 1, 2005 and stock options and other applicable equity instruments issued to employees on or after October 1, 2005. Due to the significant number of expected outstanding unvested stock options as of October 1, 2005, we expect to incur material compensation expense after October 1, 2005 as those options vest. We may decide to change our stock based compensation plan strategy for future grants. This could affect our ability to retain existing employees and to attract qualified candidates.

From time to time, we are or may be subject to litigation that could result in significant costs to us. From time to time, we have been, and may continue to be, subject to litigation in the ordinary course of our business. Litigation against us may include claims of infringement of intellectual property rights by us, claims for damages related to errors and defects in our products and services and other claims. As a result, we could incur significant expenses to defend against these claims or we could have to pay substantial amounts of damages, which could materially harm our business and divert our management's attention from our core business.


We are currently involved in litigation with one of our former resellers. That reseller has alleged claims based on, among other things, breach of contract and copyright infringement. Although we are vigorously defending against the claims of this reseller, we cannot assure you that we will prevail. See Part II, Item I "Legal Proceedings" for a further description of this proceeding.


Our software products may contain defects or errors, which could decrease sales, injure our reputation or delay shipments of our products. The software products that we develop are complex and must meet the stringent technical requirements of our customers. In addition, to keep pace with the rapid technological change in our industry and to avoid the obsolescence of our software products, we must quickly develop new products and enhancements to existing products. Because of this complexity and rapid development cycle, we cannot assure you that our software products are free of undetected errors, especially in newly released software products and new versions of existing software products. If our software is not free of errors, this could result in litigation, fewer sales, increased product returns, damage to our reputation and an increase in service and warranty costs, which would adversely affect our business.


An impairment of the value of our investments or acquired intangible assets could significantly reduce our earnings. We periodically review several items on our balance sheet for impairment and record an impairment charge if we determine that the value of our assets has been impaired. During the quarter ended December 31, 2004, we wrote-off the remaining value of our 49% equity investment in Alps. (See Note 9 to the Notes to Financial Statements). As of March 31, 2005, we had approximately $45.4 million in goodwill, $10.4 million in other intangible assets and $1.1 million in investments. We recognized approximately $16.7 million in

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goodwill in connection with our acquisition of Southbank in 2004 and $14.1 million in goodwill in connection with our acquisition of Thompson in 2003. We periodically review these assets for impairment. If we determine that the carrying value of these assets is not recoverable, we would record an impairment charge against our results of operations. Such an impairment charge may be significant, and we are unable to predict the amount, if any, of potential future impairments. In addition, if we engage in additional acquisitions, we may incur additional goodwill and intangible assets.


We may not be able to fully use our net operating loss carryforwards to reduce our future taxable income, if any. As of September 30, 2004, we had approximately $26.9 million in net operating loss carryforwards. These net operating loss carryforwards could reduce our taxable income in future years. However, they are scheduled to expire at various dates beginning in 2021, and we may not be able to fully use these net operating carryforwards to offset any future taxable income we may earn.


Unauthorized access to our systems, an interruption of our services or a system failure would harm our business. Our operations depend in part on our ability to maintain our computer equipment and systems in effective working order. Unauthorized access or damage or interruption from fire, natural disaster, power loss, sabotage, network failure or similar events could halt or interrupt our operations. Although we have established procedures designed to prevent or address these events, we cannot assure you that our computer equipment and systems are not vulnerable to such an interruption.


We may require additional financing, and our future access to capital is uncertain. Developing new products and enhancements to existing products and providing technical, training and analytics services is very expensive. In the course of our business, we incur significant costs of revenues and operating costs, such as research and development, general and administrative and selling and marketing expenses. Our current operations may not generate sufficient cash flow to fund our future operations and our growth strategy or service our outstanding or future debt. We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, together with funds generated from operations and available financing, will be sufficient to meet our operating and capital requirements for the next twelve months.


Any financing activities we undertake, whether to fund acquisitions, operations, growth or otherwise, could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations. Additional debt financing could require us to pay a greater amount of interest and impose covenants that could impede our ability to manage our operations, raise additional capital, undertake acquisitions or other strategic transactions or pay dividends. For example, our current credit facilities contains covenants that require us, among other things, to maintain certain debt ratios and restrict how we invest our cash and liquid assets. Any financing through the sale of stock would result in dilution to existing stockholders.


Market volatility may affect our stock price, and the value of our common stock may experience sudden decreases.
There has been, and will likely continue to be, significant volatility in the market price of securities of technology companies, including ours. These fluctuations can be unrelated to the operating performance of these companies. During the

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period from January 1, 2003 to March 31, 2005, the lowest and highest reported trading prices of our common stock on the NASDAQ National Market were $3.11 and $15.70, respectively. Factors such as the following could cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate substantially:

A decline in the market price of our common stock may adversely impact our ability to attract and retain employees, acquire other companies or businesses and raise capital. In addition, stockholders may initiate securities class action lawsuits if the market price of our stock drops significantly, which may cause us to incur substantial costs and could divert the time and attention of our management.


Provisions of our charter documents and Delaware General Corporation Law may deter a change of our control, which may affect our stockholders. Certain provisions of our charter documents could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so would be beneficial to our stockholders. These provisions include:

In addition, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law generally prohibits us from engaging in any business combination with certain persons who own 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock or any of our associates or affiliates who at any time in the past three years have owned 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock. These provisions could adversely affect the price that investors are willing to pay for shares of our common stock and prevent stockholders from realizing a premium that they may receive in connection with a corporate takeover.

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Item 3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk


Foreign Currency
. We export products to diverse geographic locations. Most of our international revenues through subsidiaries are denominated in foreign currencies. In total, the strengthening of certain foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar improved second quarter revenue growth by approximately $554 thousand, or 2 percentage points, and improved the fiscal year 2005's first half revenue growth by approximately $1.3 million compared to the prior year's comparable periods. To date, foreign currency fluctuations have not had a material effect on our operating results or financial condition. Our exposure is mitigated, in part, by the fact that we incur certain operating costs in the same foreign currencies in which revenues are denominated.


Interest Rates. We are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates. A significant portion of our cash is invested in short-term interest-bearing securities. Assuming an average investment level in short-term interest-bearing securities of $45.0 million (which approximates the average amount invested in these securities during the first half of fiscal year 2005), each 1-percentage point decrease in the applicable interest rate would result in a $450 thousand decrease in annual investment income. To date, interest rate fluctuations have not had a material impact on our operating results or financial condition. In addition, we have an outstanding term loan under which we make a principal payment of approximately $72 thousand per month, plus monthly interest payments of LIBOR plus 1.75%. The outstanding balance on this term loan as of March 31, 2005 was $1.4 million. To date, interest rate fluctuations have not had a material impact on our operating results or financial condition.


In order to reduce exposure to movements in interest rates, in January 2003 the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement to convert its variable rate mortgage loan to a fixed rate. The agreement involves the exchange of fixed and floating interest rate payments over the ten-year life of the loan. The variable interest rate on the mortgage loan is the greater of 3.5% or the sum of the 30-day LIBOR rate plus 2.25%. The interest rate swap has fixed the effective interest rate that we will pay at 6.82%. The 6.82% interest rate is based on the assumption that the 30-day LIBOR rate plus 2.25% is 3.5% or higher, due to the interest rate minimum which applies to the mortgage. The impact of the fluctuations in interest rates on the interest rate swap agreement will be naturally offset by the opposite impact on the related mortgage debt. The Company accounts for this interest rate swap in accordance with SFAS No. 133 "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities".


At March 31, 2005 the fair value of the swap agreement, which represents the cash the Company would receive or pay to settle the agreement, was a receivable of $76 thousand and at September 30, 2004, the fair value was a payable of $397 thousand. As of March 31, 2004, the current portion of $10 thousand was included on the balance sheet under the caption Other Current Assets and the long-term portion of $66 thousand was included on the balance sheet under the caption Investments and Other Assets. As of September 30, 2004, the current portion of $48 thousand was included on the balance sheet under the caption Accrued Liabilities and the long-term portion of $349 thousand was included under the caption Other Long-term Liabilities. The Company records the payments or receipts on the agreement as adjustments to interest expense.

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Item 3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk (continued)


The Company recognized interest expense related to the swap of $70 thousand and $167 thousand for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005, respectively, and $128 thousand and $259 thousand for the three and six months ended March 31, 2004, respectively.



Item 4.     Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2005. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2005, our disclosure controls and procedures were (1) designed to ensure that material information relating to us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to our chief executive officer and chief financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report was being prepared and (2) effective, in that they provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms.

No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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MapInfo Corporation
Part II. Other Information



Item 1. Legal Proceedings


On August 5, 2002, the Company filed an action against Spatial Re-Engineering Consultants ("SRC"), a former MapInfo reseller, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York to collect approximately $100 thousand in receivables owed by SRC to the Company under contractual obligations. SRC answered and asserted fifteen counterclaims against the Company. The counterclaims include allegations of breach of contract and copyright infringement. The District Court dismissed one counterclaim and SRC voluntarily withdrew a second counterclaim; thirteen counterclaims remain. In its computation of damages made pursuant to court rules, SRC has alleged general damages of $5.1 million. SRC has also claimed special damages of $14.8 million. The Company is vigorously defending against all remaining counterclaims. In addition, the Company has amended its complaint against SRC to add five claims relating to unauthorized distribution of the Company's products and copyright infringement. Although, the Company is vigorously defending against all claims, there can be not assurance that the Company will prevail.


The Company is also party to other legal proceedings, none of which it believes is material.

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MapInfo Corporation
Part II. Other Information (continued)


Item 4.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on February 17, 2005, the following proposals were adopted by the vote specified below:

For

Against

Withheld

Abstentions

Election of Directors:

Mark P. Cattini

15,360,477

4,119,925

John C. Cavalier

15,366,102

4,114,300

Joni Kahn

18,292,721

1,187,681

Thomas L. Massie

14,302,181

5,178,221

Robert P. Schechter

18,808,775

671,627

Simor J. Orebi Gann

18,865,837

614,565

Amendment to the 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

14,139,985

230,199

182,324

The shares authorized under the 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan were increased from 2,212,500 to 2,512,500 shares.

Approval of the Company's 2005 Stock Incentive Plan

10,603,505

3,760,713

188,290

Approved the adoption of the Company's 2005 Stock Incentive Plan.

Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

19,256,068

209,299

15,035

The stockholders ratified the selection of Pricewaterhouse
Coopers LLP as the Company's independent auditors
for the current fiscal year.


Item 5. Other Information

On May 6, 2005, MapInfo Corporation (the "Company") entered into identical amendments to the employment agreements with each of the following executive officers of the Company: Mark P. Cattini, President and Chief Executive Officer; John C. Cavalier, Chairman; Michael J. Hickey, Chief Operating Officer; K. Wayne McDougall, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; George Moon, Chief Technology Officer; and Bert C. Tobin, Executive Vice President of Human Resources. The amendments are intended only to clarify the amount of severance paid to each executive under the employment agreement in the event of termination of employment for Good Reason (as defined in the employment agreement) and upon a change in control of the Company.

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MapInfo Corporation
Part II. Other Information (continued)


Item 5. Other Information (continued)

In accordance with each amendment, in the event of termination of employment for Good Reason, the executive will receive "a lump sum payment equivalent to his highest annual remuneration (consisting of base salary and actual incentive compensation) achieved during the immediately preceding three-year period", and in the event of termination of employment upon a change in control of the Company, the executive will receive "a lump-sum payment equivalent to two times his highest annual remuneration (consisting of base salary and actual incentive compensation) achieved during the immediately preceding five-year period". The amendments for each of these executive officers are included as exhibits to this Form 10-Q.



Item 6.     Exhibits


See Exhibit Index attached hereto, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

MAPINFO CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 9, 2005

By:   /s/ K. Wayne McDougall                   
     K. Wayne McDougall
     Vice President and
       Chief Financial Officer
       (principal financial and
       accounting officer)

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit

 

Number

Description of Exhibit

 

 

10.1

Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement dated May 6, 2005 by and between the Registrant and Mark P. Cattini.

 

 

10.2

Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement dated May 6, 2005 by and between the Registrant and John C. Cavalier.

 

 

10.3

Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement dated May 6, 2005 by and between the Registrant and Michael J. Hickey.

 

 

10.4

Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement dated May 6, 2005 by and between the Registrant and K. Wayne McDougall.

 

 

10.5

Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement dated May 6, 2005 by and between the Registrant and George Moon.

 

 

10.6

Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement dated May 6, 2005 by and between the Registrant and Bert C. Tobin.

 

 

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

 

 

31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

 

 

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b).

 

 

32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b).


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