Rand McNally Showcases New Mobile Technologies During ShowStoppers @ CES 2009

WHO: Rand McNally is revealing its tech side at ShowStoppers @ CES 2009.

WHAT: New mobile, consumer, educational and commercial transportation technologies. As the largest and most trusted map publisher, Rand McNally is leveraging its renowned mapping and content expertise into new markets.

WHERE: Lafite Ballroom, The Wynn Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

WHEN: Thursday, January 8, 2009; 6:00 - 10:00 PM

TOPIC: Rand McNally, a Patriarch Partners portfolio company, is expanding its superior geographic and editorial content to a variety of location-aware devices and new media.

During ShowStoppers, Rand McNally will showcase:

• RandMcNally.com - More Roads-Better Directions^TM - online driving directions - featuring 1 million more addresses and more than 22,000 more miles of roads not found on MapQuest, Google Maps, or any other online maps and directions service;
• Sneak preview of new retail specialty navigation devices for the consumer and commercial transportation markets;
• New CE partnerships utilizing Rand McNally proprietary digital mapping and editorial content;
• First digital road atlases for the Amazon Kindle eBook reader;
• Wireless applications for mobile phone users, such as StreetFinder® Wireless, Rand McNally Traffic and Rand McNally Navigator;
• Industry leading maps and driving directions applications provided for a leading rental car agency; and
• Groundbreaking online subscription service designed specifically for classroom use by students and teachers.

Stop by the booth for a free fabMAP® of Las Vegas to help you navigate around town without the need for a computer.

About Rand McNally

From America's number-one-selling Road Atlas, The Thomas Guide®, FabMAP® and Goode's World Atlas to StreetFinder® Wireless and IntelliRoute® trucking database, Rand McNally has been an industry leader in the mapping, routing, geographic reference and trip-planning tool marketplace for more than 150 years. With More Roads-Better Directions^TM, the Company's products are sold in more than 50,000 retail outlets and distributed to 98% of schools across the U.S. Rand McNally is the premier resource for online travel planning as well as maps and directions. For more information, please visit http://www.randmcnally.com/, call 800-333-0136 or buy maps and travel gear online at http://store.randmcnally.com/.

For More Information:
Xenia Moore
Moore Media Relations, Inc.
619-275-0185
xenia@moorepr.com