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Jeppesen Marine Announces New Generation Nobeltec Navigation SoftwareE

JEPPESEN MARINE ANNOUNCES NEW GENERATION NOBELTEC® NAVIGATION SOFTWARE WITH ADVANCED C-MAP MAX PRO CARTOGRAPHY

New Admiral MAX Pro and VNS MAX Pro Deliver the "Best of Both Worlds" for Leisure Boaters
PORTLAND, OR., February 14, 2008 - Jeppesen Marine's Light Marine division announced today it will
demonstrate its latest release of Nobeltec Navigation Software MAX Pro at the upcoming Miami International Boat Show, being held February 14-18 in Miami, Florida.  Jeppesen Marine's next generation of software, newly named Admiral MAX Pro and VNS MAX Pro, will be unveiled at demonstrations in the Jeppesen Marine booth, #1657. Jeppesen Marine will also introduce new versions of Sailing Plus Pack, now with Windvantage weather routing, and Weather Plus Pack, which newly supports Sirius Marine Weather.


New Nobeltec Visual Navigation SuiteTM (VNSTM) MAX Pro and AdmiralTM MAX Pro deliver the "Best of Both Worlds" for boaters-the powerful features of Nobeltec Navigation Software combined with C-Map MAX ProTM electronic charts, the most advanced cartography available for the leisure marine market. These new systems provide boaters a whole new level of navigational performance, delivering popular Nobeltec features with the incomparable cartographic detail and accuracy of MAX Pro. In addition, MAX Pro's Real Time Updates (RTU) function allows navigators to download recent Notice to Mariner advisories, so every voyage can begin with the most accurate, up-to-date data available.

"The integration of MAX Pro cartography makes these two new software systems our most advanced yet for recreational boaters," said Shepard Tucker, Sr. Manager, Sales and Marketing for Jeppesen Marine, North America. "MAX Pro brings vivid, crisp and colorful chart detail with versatile display options, making our VNS MAX Pro and Admiral MAX Pro Navigation Software even more powerful. Customers who have been asking for worldwide coverage will now benefit from the  argest leisure database of charts in the market. Boaters new to cruising, sailing or fishing with  obeltec software will be introduced to a level of functionality, integration and professional-quality cartography unequalled in the recreational market," added Tucker.

VNS MAX Pro
VNS MAX Pro sets a new standard for powerful yet simple navigation software. It delivers all the most popular features, including real-time vessel positioning, quilting for seamless chart integration, distance and bearing to active mark/route/target, GPS upload/download, twilight and night display, integrated ETA calculator, autopilot support and much more. Designed to work with Windows® Vista, VNS MAX Pro also offers a new Undo feature, so boaters needn't worry if they accidentally delete a Nav Object or mark.

VNS MAX Pro also serves as the launch platform for sounder and radar integration and featurespecific "Plus Pack" add-ons for offshore fishing, sailing and satellite weather support.
Highlights

• MAX Pro Chart Data with Large Coverage Areas
• Now for Microsoft® Vista
• 3D View with Shaded Relief
• Real-Time Tracking
• Autopilot Ready
• Multiple Routes, Waypoints and Boundaries
• AIS Target Tracking
• Powerful Place and Name Search
• Seamless Chart Quilting and Rotation Options
• Video Camera Support
• Tides and Currents Overlay
• GRIB Weather Support
• Single Radar Support

Admiral MAX Pro
Admiral MAX Pro is simply the most powerful electronic navigation solution available for the yachting market. Admiral MAX Pro delivers all the features found in VNS Max Pro, including Windows® Vista support, improved depth contour and night mode display options, and a handy Undo feature. Available add-on Plus Packs make the system even more powerful for specific applications, including the Sailing Plus Pack with new WindvantageTM weather routing, Weather Plus Pack (now works with both XM and Sirius Marine Weather data receivers), Bathy Recorder, Tender Tracker and Raster Plus Pack. Additional Admiral MAX Pro features include four fully customizable NavInfo panels for immediate display and histogram representation of key navigation data, a hand panning tool, GPS signal strength, trip odometer display, advanced multimonitor support, GlassBridge Network data sharing, track line coloring, dual radar support, vessel scaling, AIS filtering, and the easy-to-use NavView touch-screen with a big-button user interface.

Admiral MAX Pro Highlights

• MAX Pro Cartography with Large Coverage Areas
• Now for Microsoft® Vista
• Real-Time Tracking
• Optional Plus Pack Upgrades
• Multi-Monitor Support
• GlassBridge Network Data Sharing
• Enhanced Target Tracking (ARPA, MARPA, DSC, AIS, Tender)
• Exclusive NavView Look and Feel
• Support for Multiple Video/Camera Inputs
• Single and Dual Radar Support
• 3D View with Shaded Relief
• Autopilot Ready
• Tides and Currents Overlay
• GRIB Weather Support

New VNS MAX Pro and Admiral MAX Pro are planned for public launch in Spring 2008 and will be available through qualified Nobeltec dealers. For additional information, including specific product and availability details and suggested retail pricing for VNS MAX Pro, Admiral MAX Pro or available Plus Packs, contact Jeppesen Marine headquarters at (800) 946-2877 or visit http://www.nobeltec.com

Jeppesen Marine is a market-leading provider of digital navigation solutions, based on worldwide vector chart data type approved to ISO19379, meteorological information and transmission technologies. Through its wide range of products and services, Jeppesen Marine serves numerous markets from light marine, to today's safety-conscious commercial shipping industry operating on the inland/coastal waterways as well as high seas. Jeppesen Marine is chartered with the same underlying values that launched Jeppesen in 1934 - improving safety and efficiency through innovative navigation solutions.

For more than 70 years Jeppesen has made it possible for pilots and their passengers to safely
and efficiently reach their destinations. Today this pioneering spirit continues as Jeppesen delivers essential information and optimization solutions to improve the efficiency of air, sea and rail operations around the globe. Jeppesen is a subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, a unit of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Jeppesen corporate information is available online at www.jeppesen.com.

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