Rotterdam, 20 December 2005 - AND Automotive Navigation Data (AND), leading supplier of map data from areas all around the globe, announces a new partnership with Mappy, a multimedia service across Europe. Mappy offers on-line route planning services, mapping and tourist information and will now be able to offer a global service.

The on-line service by mappy.com present many types of data including on-line hotel reservations, tourist info and car parking's in ways that are geographically relevant to the user. Mappy.com will integrate map coverage offered by AND, including more than 150 cities around the world on street level.

By combining the current coverage of mappy.com with the industry's widest mapping coverage, mappy.com offers their users the opportunity to plan their trips around the globe. The AND maps will be made available both on mappy.com and in the business to business applications such as MappyPro Locator, MappyPro Map, MappyPro Route and Mini Map.

"We are proud to be working with Mappy to offer internet users the opportunity to search for geographically information around the world," said Maarten Oldenhof, CEO at AND. "The value of the AND data in combination with 3rd parties data will offer a valuable service to the customers of mappy.com."

About AND Automotive Navigation Data

Founded in 1984, AND (AEX: AND) specializes in the production of mapping data for location-based services used in vehicle navigation, online mapping, fleet management, route-planning and more. Top 500 blue chips such as AOL-Mapquest, Garmin, Microsoft and Thales Navigation all rely on AND's maps. The company is headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

About Mappy

100% subsidiary of PagesJaunes Groupe (Groupe France Telecom), Mappy conceives, develops and markets geolocalization services designed for consumers as well as businesses. Mappy also offers, through MappyVisiocity, an urban photographic database, with a visualization interface intended for online directories and local governments. Mappy.COM, the 11th French website[ 1 ], is a leader in terms of audience with 5,4 million single visitors per month[ 2 ]. Published in 13 languages, mappy.COM covers 25 European countries and is accessible on the Internet, on mobile as well as on PDA. Through these various supports, Mappy offers driving directions, maps and proximity search for local services. The numerous possibilities offered by these three functionalities allow Mappy to propose MappyPro, its line of professional applications under the label Mappy Inside.