AccuWeather.com™ selects GeoMicro for mobile applications

June 9, 2006, Irvine, CA, AccuWeather.com has chosen GeoMicro, Inc. to supply the mapping technology to power AccuWeather.com Premium™ Wireless Applications. Requirements include the ability to manage multiple radar imagery feeds in real time, customize the display for small format devices while maintaining the AccuWeather.com look and feel, and the ability to scale to support tens or even hundreds of thousands of active users.

AccuWeather.com Premium Wireless allows you to enter your location and access the latest weather, including current conditions, detailed Hour-by-Hour Forecasts™ and in-depth 10-Day Forecasts. Subscribers can also check out UV, air quality and pollen levels, as well as look at animated radar images at local, state, regional and national levels. The application helps keep them informed of the latest severe weather alerts for thunderstorms, tornadoes, floods and winter storms.

"GeoMicro was extremely pleased to apply AltaMap technology to AccuWeather.com's Mobile applications," says Dave Ransier, VP of GeoMicro Inc. "GeoMicro's AltaMap solution offers the freedom to customize the application within a rapid development environment and scale to support a rapidly growing base of customers and applications."

"AltaMap from GeoMicro is the perfect solution for our needs," says Jim Candor, AccuWeather.com's Senior Vice President of New Media. "The customization that AltaMap provides for our imagery helps to make our Premium Wireless Applications the very best available today."

About GeoMicro

GeoMicro is the premier creator of mapping and location technologies for mobile and GPS applications. By leveraging its innovative AltaMap technology, GeoMicro offers a unique combination of carrier grade performance, robust functionality, and ease of customization. AltaMap powers consumer applications such as; MapQuest Traffic, Handmark's Pocket Express, AccuWeather.com PremiumTM, and Geocaching.com. In addition, many companies and government agencies, such as Trimble, GE, Telus, Webtech Wireless rely on AltaMap to power their new wireless and GPS based products. For more information visit our web site at www.geomicro.com

About AccuWeather.com

AccuWeather.com, The World's Weather Authority®, provides a portfolio of products and services through the airwaves, via the Internet, in print, and behind the scenes that benefit hundreds of millions of people worldwide. AccuWeather.com services more than 150,000 paying customers in media, business, government and institutions, and millions more through the website. AccuWeather.com also provides content onto more than 1,200 Internet sites including CNN Interactive, ABC's owned and operated stations, The Associated Press©, The Washington Post and The New York Times.