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                              MAPINFO CORPORATION
                                ONE GLOBAL VIEW
                             TROY, NEW YORK 12180
 
              NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD
                        ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
 
  The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of MapInfo Corporation (the "Company")
will be held at MapInfo Corporation, Two Global View, Troy, New York on
February 13, 1997 at 4:00 p.m., local time, to consider and act upon the
following matters:
 
    1. To elect eight directors to serve for the ensuing year.
 
    2. To approve an amendment to the Company's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, as
  described herein.
 
    3. To approve amendments to the Company's 1993 Director Stock Option
  Plan, as described herein.
 
    4. To approve an amendment to the Company's 1993 Employee Stock Purchase
       Plan, as described herein.
 
    5. To ratify the selection by the Board of Directors of Coopers & Lybrand
       L.L.P. as the Company's independent accountants for the current fiscal
       year.
 
    6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
       meeting or any adjournment thereof.
 
  Stockholders of record at the close of business on December 27, 1996 will be
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
The stock transfer books of the Company remain open.
 
  All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting.
 
                                          By Order of the Board of Directors,
 
                                          JOHN F. HALLER,
                                          Secretary
 
Troy, New York
January 10, 1997
 
  WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE AND
SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND MAIL IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE IN ORDER
TO ENSURE REPRESENTATION OF YOUR SHARES. NO POSTAGE NEED BE AFFIXED IF THE
PROXY IS MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
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                              MAPINFO CORPORATION
                                ONE GLOBAL VIEW
                             TROY, NEW YORK 12180
 
            PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
                   TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
 
  This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies by the Board of Directors of MapInfo Corporation (the "Company") for
use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") to be held on
Thursday, February 13, 1997 and at any adjournments of the Annual Meeting. All
proxies will be voted in accordance with the stockholders' instructions, and
if no choice is specified, the proxies will be voted in favor of the matters
set forth in the accompanying Notice of Meeting. Any proxy may be revoked by a
stockholder at any time before its exercise by delivery of written revocation
or a subsequently dated proxy to the Secretary of the Company or by voting in
person at the Annual Meeting.
 
  At the close of business on December 27, 1996, the record date for the
determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting (the
"Record Date"), there were outstanding and entitled to vote an aggregate of
5,775,862 shares of common stock, $0.002 par value per share, of the Company
(the "Common Stock"). Stockholders are entitled to one vote per share.
 
  The Company's Annual Report for 1996 and Form 10-K were mailed to
stockholders, along with these proxy materials, on or about January 10, 1997.
 
VOTES REQUIRED
 
  The holders of a majority of the number of shares of Common Stock issued,
outstanding and entitled to vote on any matter shall constitute a quorum at
the Annual Meeting. Shares of Common Stock present in person or represented by
proxy (including shares which abstain or do not vote with respect to one or
more of the matters presented for stockholder approval) will be counted for
purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.
 
  Director nominees must receive a plurality of the votes cast at the Annual
Meeting, which means that a vote withheld from a particular nominee or
nominees will not effect the outcome of the election. The approval of the
amendments to the Company's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, 1993 Director Stock
Option Plan and 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the selection of Coopers
& Lybrand L.L.P. as the Company's independent accountants for the current
fiscal year must be approved by a majority of the votes cast on the matter.
 
  Shares which abstain from voting as to a particular matter, and shares held
in street name by brokers or nominees who indicate on their proxy that they do
not have discretionary authority to vote such shares as to a particular
matter, will not be counted as votes in favor of such matter and will also not
be counted as shares voting on such matter. Accordingly, abstentions and
"broker non-votes" on a matter that requires the affirmative vote of a certain
percentage of the shares present and entitled to vote on the matter, such as
the election of directors, the approval of the amendments to the Company's
1993 Stock Incentive Plan, 1993 Director Stock Option Plan and 1993 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan and the ratification of accountants, have no effect on the
voting of such matter.
 
 
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK
 
  The following table sets forth certain information, as of October 31, 1996,
with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock by (i)
each person known by the Company to beneficially own more than 5% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii) each director of the Company, (iii)
each executive
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officer of the Company named in the Summary Compensation Table set forth under
the caption "Executive Compensation" below and (iv) all directors and
executive officers of the Company as a group:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              NUMBER OF SHARES PERCENTAGE OF
                                                BENEFICIALLY    COMMON STOCK
          BENEFICIAL OWNER                        OWNED(1)     OUTSTANDING(2)
          ----------------                    ---------------- --------------
<S>                                           <C>              <C>
John F. Haller...............................     387,130            6.7%
 c/o MapInfo Corporation
 One Global View
 Troy, New York 12180
Sean O'Sullivan Revocable Living Trust(3)....     318,000            5.5%
 17 Msgr. O'Brien Highway
 Cambridge, MA 02142
Laszlo C. Bardos(4)..........................     202,345            3.5%
John F. Burton(5)............................         661              *
Michael D. Marvin(6).........................     204,299            3.5%
George C. McNamee(7).........................      49,688              *
Brian D. Owen(8).............................      45,983              *
James A. Perakis(9)..........................       3,933              *
D. Joseph Gersuk(10).........................      19,948              *
Elizabeth A. Ireland(11).....................      18,699              *
F. Stephen Weick(12).........................       7,999              *
John C. Cavalier.............................         --               *
All directors and executive officers as a
 group (11 persons)(13)......................     940,685           15.9%
</TABLE>
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 *  Less than 1%
 (1) The inclusion herein of any shares of Common Stock deemed beneficially
     owned does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of those
     shares. Unless otherwise indicated, each person listed above has sole
     voting and investment power with respect to the shares listed. Any
     reference in the footnotes below to stock options held by the person in
     question relates to stock options which are currently exercisable or
     exercisable within 60 days after October 31, 1996.
 (2) Number of shares deemed outstanding includes 5,774,980 shares outstanding
     as of October 31, 1996 plus any shares subject to options held by the
     person or entity in question which are currently exercisable or
     exercisable within 60 days after October 31, 1996.
 (3) Represents holdings based on information provided to the Company by Mr.
     Sean O'Sullivan.
 (4) Includes 25,000 shares held by Mr. Bardos' wife, as to which shares Mr.
     Bardos disclaims beneficial ownership.
 (5) Consists of 661 shares subject to stock options held by Mr. Burton.
 (6) Includes 34,500 shares subject to stock options held by Mr. Marvin.
 (7) Includes 5,918 shares subject to stock options held be Mr. McNamee. Also
     includes 26,670 shares held by First Albany Corporation. Mr. McNamee
     shares voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by
     First Albany Corporation and disclaims beneficial ownership of such
     shares except as to his proportionate pecuniary interest therein.
 (8) Includes 45,000 shares subject to stock options held by Mr. Owen.
 (9) Includes 2,433 shares subject to stock options held by Mr. Perakis.
(10) Includes 18,667 shares subject to stock options held by Mr. Gersuk.
(11) Includes 12,200 shares subject to stock options held by Ms. Ireland.
(12) Includes 6,667 shares subject to stock options held by Mr. Weick.
(13) Includes an aggregate of 126,046 shares subject to stock options.
 
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                             ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
 
  The persons named in the proxy will vote to elect as directors the eight
nominees named below unless authority to vote for the election of any or all
of them is withheld by marking the proxy to that effect. The Board of
Directors has fixed the number of directors following the Annual Meeting at
eight and, accordingly, the proxy may be voted for only eight directors. All
of the nominees are currently directors of the Company. Each nominee who is
elected will hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and
until his successor is elected and qualified. Each of the nominees has
indicated his willingness to serve, if elected, but if any nominee should be
unable or unwilling to serve, proxies may be voted for a substitute nominee
designated by the Board of Directors.
 
  The following table sets forth the name and age of each nominee, his
positions with the Company, his principal occupation, and business experience
during the past five years, the names of the other publicly-held corporations
of which he serves as a director and the year during which he first became a
director of the Company:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                NAME, OFFICES AND POSITION WITH THE                      FIRST
                 COMPANY, PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND                      BECAME A
                           DIRECTORSHIPS                            AGE DIRECTOR
                -----------------------------------                 --- --------
<S>                                                                 <C> <C>
Michael D. Marvin.................................................. 51    1986
 Mr. Marvin has served as Chairman of the Board of the Company
 since 1992 and served as acting President and Chief Executive Of-
 ficer from September 30, 1996 to November 1, 1996. From 1987 to
 1992, Mr. Marvin served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
 Mr. Marvin is also a director of Project Software and Development,
 Incorporated.
Brian D. Owen...................................................... 41    1992
 Mr. Owen served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
 Company from December 1992 until September 30, 1996. From 1990 to
 1992, Mr. Owen was employed by LEGENT Corporation, a computer
 software company, most recently as Vice President and General Man-
 ager, Software Management Division. Mr. Owen is a director of Rap-
 tor Systems, Inc.
John C. Cavalier................................................... 57    1996
 Mr. Cavalier began serving as President and Chief Executive Offi-
 cer of the Company on November 1, 1996. From 1993 to 1996, Mr.
 Cavalier served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Anta-
 res Alliance Group, a software company. From 1990 to 1992, Mr.
 Cavalier was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bimillenium
 Corporation, a software company. Mr. Cavalier is also a director
 of Focus Enhancements Incorporated.
John F. Haller..................................................... 32    1986
 Mr. Haller, a founder of the Company, has served as Vice Presi-
 dent, Technology and Secretary since the Company's inception in
 1986.
Laszlo C. Bardos................................................... 33    1986
 Mr. Bardos has served as a director of the Company since December
 1993 and previously, from its inception in 1986 to 1992. In May
 1996, Mr. Bardos left the Company to pursue a business degree.
 From 1994 to May 1996, Mr. Bardos served as Director of European
 Marketing of the Company. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Bardos served as
 Director of Product Marketing of the Company.
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                NAME, OFFICES AND POSITION WITH THE                      FIRST
                 COMPANY, PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND                      BECAME A
                           DIRECTORSHIPS                            AGE DIRECTOR
                -----------------------------------                 --- --------
<S>                                                                 <C> <C>
John F. Burton..................................................... 45    1995
 Mr. Burton has served as a director of the Company since April
 1995. From 1995 to September 1996, Mr. Burton served as President
 and Chief Executive Officer of Nat Systems, a software company.
 From 1992 through 1995, Mr. Burton was President and Chief Execu-
 tive Officer of LEGENT Corporation. Mr. Burton is also a director
 of Banyan System Incorporated, Netrix Corporation and Network Im-
 aging, Inc.
George C. McNamee.................................................. 50    1988
 Mr. McNamee has served as a director of the Company since 1988.
 Mr. McNamee has been Chairman of First Albany Companies, Inc., a
 publicly traded holding company, and its principal subsidiary,
 First Albany Corporation, since 1984. Mr. McNamee is also a direc-
 tor of Home Shopping Network, Inc.
James A. Perakis................................................... 53    1994
 Mr. Perakis has served as a director of the Company since February
 1994. Mr. Perakis has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and
 Chief Executive Officer of Hyperion Software Corporation, a busi-
 ness software company, since 1985.
</TABLE>
 
BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
 
  The Company has a standing Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which
reviews the Company's internal accounting control policies and procedures,
considers and recommends the selection of the Company's independent
accountants, reviews and approves any major accounting policy changes
affecting the Company's operating results and provides the opportunity for
direct contact between the Company's independent accountants and the Board.
The Audit Committee met two times during fiscal 1996. The members of the Audit
Committee are Messrs. Burton and McNamee.
 
  The Company has a standing Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors,
which provides recommendations to the Board regarding compensation programs of
the Company, administers the executive compensation programs and has authority
to grant stock options under the Company's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan to all
officers of the Company who are persons required to file reports ("Reporting
Persons") pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"). The Compensation Committee met four times during
fiscal 1996. The members of the Compensation Committee are Messrs. Marvin,
McNamee and Perakis.
 
  The Company does not have a nominating committee or committee serving a
similar function. Nominations are made by and through the full Board of
Directors.
 
  The Board of Directors met five times during fiscal 1996. Further, there
were eight meetings where action was taken by written consent. Each current
director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of the total number of Board
meetings and the total of meetings held by all committees of the Board on
which he then served.
 
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
 
  Under the Company's 1993 Director Stock Option Plan (the "Director Option
Plan"), described below under the heading "Approval of Amendments to 1993
Director Stock Option Plan," each director who is not
 
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also an employee of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company receives on
the date of each annual meeting of stockholders a nonstatutory option to
purchase 3,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price which is equal to
the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. Subject to
shareholder approval at the Annual Meeting of the proposed amendment to the
Director Option Plan, the annual option grant to eligible directors will be a
nonstatutory option to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to the
Director Option Plan, in fiscal 1996, Messrs. Burton, McNamee and Perakis each
received an option to purchase 3,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $13.25 per share. In addition, each director who is not also an
employee of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company receives a retainer
of $5,000 per year for serving on the Board of Directors, plus $1,000 for
attendance at each full meeting of the Board of Directors and $500 for
attendance at each meeting of a committee on which the director serves, which
meeting is not coincident with a Board of Directors meeting. Mr. Bardos has
unconditionally waived his right to participate in the Director Option Plan
and has also declined compensation as an outside Director.
 
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
  Summary Compensation
 
  The following table sets forth certain information concerning the
compensation for each of the last three fiscal years of (i) the Company's
Chief Executive Officer and (ii) the Company's four other most highly
compensated executive officers during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996
who were serving as executive officers of the Company on September 30, 1996
and whose salary and bonus during fiscal 1996 exceeded $100,000 (the "Named
Executive Officers"):
 
                          SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       LONG-TERM
                                                      COMPENSATION
                                  ANNUAL COMPENSATION    AWARDS
                                  --------------------------------
                                                       SECURITIES     ALL
                                                       UNDERLYING    OTHER
                                   SALARY     BONUS     OPTIONS     COMPEN-
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION  YEAR    ($)     ($) (1)    (#) (2)    SATION ($)
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<S>                          <C>  <C>       <C>       <C>          <C>
Michael D. Marvin........    1996 $ 125,000 $  23,000    25,000      $  500(4)
  Chairman, Board of Di-
   rectors                   1995   125,000       --        --          500(4)
                             1994    60,000   160,000       --          --
Brian D. Owen............    1996   215,000       --        --        1,986(4)(5)
  President and Chief Ex-
   ecutive Officer (3)       1995   200,000    94,219    70,000         500(4)
                             1994   160,000    90,000       --          --
D. Joseph Gersuk.........    1996   169,907    53,710    66,000(6)   39,500(4)(7)
  Vice President, Trea-
   surer and                 1995   129,615    48,205    70,000(8)      --
  Chief Financial Officer    1994       --        --        --          --
F. Steven Weick..........    1996   180,000    38,000    40,000(9)   11,380(4)(5)(7)
  Vice President, Engi-
   neering                   1995   114,577    18,000    50,000(8)      500(4)
                             1994       --        --        --          --
Elizabeth A. Ireland.....    1996   100,000    40,000    38,400(9)      678(4)(5)
  Vice President, Market-
   ing                       1995   100,000    26,250    45,000(8)      500(4)
                             1994    70,000    25,000     3,000(8)      --
</TABLE>
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(1) Represents amounts earned under the Company's incentive compensation
    programs.
(2) Reflects the grant of options to purchase Common Stock. The Company has
    never granted any stock appreciation rights.
(3) Mr. Owen resigned as an executive officer effective September 30, 1996.
(4) Represents Company contributions to employee's 401(k) account. $500 was
    contributed to each Named Executive Officer's account in fiscal 1996.
(5) Represents reimbursement under the Company's Employee Education Fund. Mr.
    Owen was reimbursed $1,486, Mr. Weick was reimbursed $880 and Ms. Ireland
    was reimbursed $178 through this fund in fiscal 1996.
(6) Of such option grants, an option to purchase 56,000 shares was granted as
    a result of an option repricing program under which previously granted
    options were exchanged for such option on a four-for-five basis (the
    "Option Repricing Program").
(7) Represents $24,000 and $10,000 loaned to Messrs. Gersuk and Weick,
    respectively, for relocation expenses. In accordance with their respective
    employment agreements, these relocation loans were forgiven during fiscal
    1996. In addition, Mr. Gersuk was paid $15,000 to offset the cost of
    maintaining residences in both the Capital District and Connecticut.
(8) Option forfeited in connection with the Option Repricing Program. See Ten-
    Year Option Repricings table.
(9) Option was granted as a result of the Option Repricing Program. See Ten-
    Year Option Repricings table.
 
 
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 Option Grants, Exercises and Year-End Values
 
  The following tables set forth certain information concerning option grants
and exercises during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 to or by the
Named Executive Officers and the number and value of the unexercised options
held by such persons on September 30, 1996.
 
                     OPTION GRANTS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE
                                                                          AT ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES
                                                                        OF STOCK PRICE APPRECIATION
                                     INDIVIDUAL GRANTS                      FOR OPTION TERM (4)
                         ---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------
                                          PERCENT
                         NUMBER OF        OF TOTAL
                         SECURITIES       OPTIONS
                         UNDERLYING      GRANTED TO EXERCISE
                          OPTIONS        EMPLOYEES  OR BASE
                          GRANTED        IN FISCAL   PRICE   EXPIRATION
          NAME              (#)             YEAR     ($/SH)     DATE        5%($)        10%($)
          ----           ----------      ---------- -------- ---------- ------------- --------------
<S>                      <C>             <C>        <C>      <C>        <C>           <C>
Michael D. Marvin.......   25,000 (1)       3.6%    $10.375    9/30/06  $     163,120 $     413,377
Brian D. Owen...........      --            --          --         --             --            --
D. Joseph Gersuk........   10,000 (2)       1.4%    $ 12.75    2/20/06         80,184       203,202
                           56,000 (2)(3)    8.0%    $ 12.00   10/19/04        352,123       858,455
F. Steven Weick.........   40,000 (2)(3)    5.7%    $ 12.00    2/24/05        264,140       650,338
Elizabeth Ireland.......    2,400 (2)(3)    0.3%    $ 12.00     2/1/04         13,592        32,485
                           36,000 (2)(3)    5.2%    $ 12.00    2/24/05        237,726       585,304
</TABLE>
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(1) Option vests in full on March 31, 1997.
(2) Each option vests in six equal installments on each of the first through
    fifth anniversaries of the date of grant and on the day following the
    fifth anniversary of the date of grant.
(3) Option was granted as a result of an option repricing program, under which
    previously granted options were exchanged for such option on a four-for-
    five basis. See Ten-Year Option Repricings table.
(4) Amounts represent hypothetical gains that could be achieved for the
    respective options if exercised at the end of the option term. These gains
    are based on assumed rates of stock appreciation of 5% and 10% compounded
    annually from the date the respective options were granted to their
    expiration date. Actual gains, if any, on stock option exercises will
    depend on the future performance of the Common Stock and the date on which
    the options are exercised.
 
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                AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
                       AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              NUMBER OF
                                             SECURITIES
                                             UNDERLYING
                                             UNEXERCISED
                                               OPTIONS      VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
                                              AT FISCAL     IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS
                                            YEAR-END (#)  AT FISCAL YEAR-END ($)(2)
                                            ------------- -------------------------
                          SHARES
                         ACQUIRED
                            ON      VALUE
                         EXERCISE REALIZED  EXERCISABLE/        EXERCISABLE/
   NAME                    (#)     ($)(1)   UNEXERCISABLE       UNEXERCISABLE
   ----                  -------- --------- ------------- -------------------------
<S>                      <C>      <C>       <C>           <C>
Michael D. Marvin.......  10,000  $  98,550 34,500/25,000     $331,448/--
Brian D. Owen...........  45,000  $ 647,325 15,000/30,000     $129,525/$259,050
D. Joseph Gersuk........     --         --  18,667/47,333           --/--
F. Steven Weick.........     --         --   6,667/33,333           --/--
Elizabeth A. Ireland....     --         --  12,866/34,534     $ 48,926/$28,789
</TABLE>
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(1) Represents the difference between the exercise price and the fair market
    value of the Common Stock on the date of exercise.
(2) Based on the fair market value of the Common Stock on September 30, 1996
    ($10.375), less the option exercise price.
 
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
 
  Messrs. Marvin, McNamee and Perakis each served as a member of the
Compensation Committee during fiscal 1996. Mr. Marvin serves as the Chairman
of the Board of the Company and previously served at various times as the
Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. See "Election of
Directors."
 
REPRICING OF OPTIONS
 
  The following table sets forth certain information concerning options
granted to the Company's executive officers that were repriced during the
fiscal year ended September 30, 1996.
 
                          TEN-YEAR OPTION REPRICINGS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     LENGTH OF
                                           NUMBER OF                                 ORIGINAL
                                NUMBER OF    SHARES    MARKET   EXERCISE              OPTION
                                SECURITIES UNDERLYING PRICE OF    PRICE                TERM
                                UNDERLYING  OPTIONS   STOCK AT     AT       NEW      REMAINING
                                 OPTIONS     AFTER     TIME OF   TIME OF  EXERCISE    AT DATE
                                 REPRICED  REPRICING  REPRICING REPRICING  PRICE        OF
   NAME                   DATE     (#)        (#)        ($)       ($)      ($)    REPRICING (1)
   ----                   ----  ---------- ---------- --------- --------- -------- -------------
<S>                      <C>    <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>
Michael D. Marvin.......    --       --         --         --        --       --        --
 Chairman
Brian D. Owen...........    --       --         --         --        --       --        --
 President and Chief Ex-
  ecutive Officer
D. Joseph Gersuk........ 3/1/96   70,000     56,000    $ 12.00   $ 17.25  $ 12.00       103
 Vice President, Trea-
  surer and Chief Finan-
  cial Officer
F. Steven Weick......... 3/1/96   50,000     40,000    $ 12.00   $ 26.00  $ 12.00       108
 Vice President--Engi-
  neering
Elizabeth Ireland....... 3/1/96    3,000      2,400    $ 12.00   $ 19.00  $ 12.00        95
 Vice President--Market-
  ing
                         3/1/96   45,000     36,000    $ 12.00   $ 26.00  $ 12.00       108
</TABLE>
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(1) Data is presented in terms of months.
 
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON REPRICING OF OPTIONS
 
  On February 20, 1996, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
of the Company approved a four-for-five repricing of certain options granted
to employees pursuant to the Company's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan (the "1993
Plan").
 
  Because of a decline in market value of the Company's Common Stock, certain
outstanding options were exercisable at prices that exceeded the market value
of the Common Stock. In view of this decline and in keeping with the Company's
philosophy of utilizing equity incentives to motivate and retain qualified
employees, the Compensation Committee felt that it was important to regain the
incentive intended to be provided by options to purchase shares of the
Company's Common Stock.
 
  Pursuant to the terms of the repricing, 110 option holders, holding options
to purchase an aggregate of 327,177 shares of the Company's Common Stock, that
had exercise prices ranging from $17.25 to $35.25 per share (the "Existing
Options"), were issued new options to purchase 267,741 shares at an exercise
price of $12.00 per share, the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on
March 1, 1996, the date of the repricing (the "New Options"). The New Options
modify the exercise price of the Existing Options to which each relates,
represent a four-for-five conversion of the existing options and, like the
Existing Options, are governed by the 1993 Plan. The proportionate share of
vested options and the remaining vesting schedule of the New Options remains
the same as those of the Existing Options. The terms of the New Options are
otherwise the same as the terms of the Existing Options that they replace.
 
                                          James A. Perakis, Chairman of the
                                           Compensation Committee
                                          George C. McNamee
                                          Michael D. Marvin
 
OTHER MATTERS
 
  In May 1996, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Marvin a base salary of $125,000
for fiscal 1996, and $5,000 per one cent ($0.01) of earnings per share
beginning with the second fiscal quarter of fiscal 1996. In September 1996,
Mr. Marvin's annual base salary was increased to $250,000 beginning October 1,
1996. Mr. Marvin is also eligible to earn an annual incentive payment of up to
$125,000 based upon the achievement of performance goals established by the
Compensation Committee. In fiscal 1996, pursuant to Mr. Marvin's agreement
with the Company, Mr. Marvin received an option to purchase 25,000 of Common
Stock at $10.375 per share, which option vests in full on March 31, 1997.
 
  Mr. Owen's annual base salary was fixed at $215,000 for fiscal 1996. Mr.
Owen resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer effective September 30,
1996. Pursuant to an agreement between Mr. Owen and the Company, the Company
agreed to continue to pay Mr. Owen until June 30, 1997 at the $215,000
annualized rate, during which time Mr. Owen will provide consulting and
advisory services to the Chairman of the Company. Under the agreement, Mr.
Owen forfeited all stock options that had been granted to him at exercise
prices greater than $1.74 per share.
 
  In January 1996, Mr. Gersuk's annual base salary was fixed at $177,375. Mr.
Gersuk is also eligible to earn an annual incentive payment of up to $52,625
based upon the achievement of certain objectives and performance goals
established by the Company's Chief Executive Officer. In 1996, Mr. Gersuk was
also paid $15,000 to offset
 
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expenses associated with maintaining residences in both the Capital District
and Connecticut. In 1995, Mr. Gersuk borrowed from the Company $24,000,
without interest, for relocation expenses, which loan was forgiven in July
1996 by the Company pursuant to the terms of Mr. Gersuk's employment
agreement.
 
  In October 1996, Mr. Gersuk borrowed $200,000 from the Company in connection
with his purchase of a home in the Capital District. This loan bears interest
at a rate of five percent per annum. Of the borrowed amount, $50,000 must be
repaid to the Company upon the sale of Mr. Gersuk's Connecticut residence and
the remainder is due upon the earlier of (i) 90 days after the termination or
cessation of Mr. Gersuk's employment by the Company and (ii) October 21, 2002.
In addition, while the loan is outstanding, any proceeds received by Mr.
Gersuk as a result of his sale of shares of the Company's Common Stock will be
applied to the amount then outstanding under the loan.
 
  Mr. Weick's annual base salary is $180,000. Mr. Weick is also eligible to
earn an annual incentive payment of up to $40,000 based upon the achievement
of certain objectives and performance goals established by the Company's Chief
Executive Officer. In addition, Mr. Weick borrowed from the Company $10,000,
without interest, for relocation expenses, which loan was forgiven in February
1996 by the Company pursuant to the terms of Mr. Weick's employment agreement.
 
  Ms. Ireland's annual base salary is $100,000. Ms. Ireland is also eligible
to earn an annual incentive payment of up to $50,000 based upon the
achievement of certain objectives and performance goals established by the
Company's Chief Executive Officer.
 
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
 
  Based solely on its review of copies of reports filed by Reporting Persons
of the Company pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act or written
representations from certain Reporting Persons that no Form 5 filing was
required for such persons, the Company believes that during fiscal 1996 all
filings required to be made by its Reporting Persons were timely made in
accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, except that Mr. Laszlo
C. Bardos sold 20,000 shares of Common Stock on April 30, 1996, and the Form 4
reporting this transaction was filed on his behalf on May 13, 1996.
 
 
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          REPORT OF COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
  The Company's executive compensation program is administered by the
Compensation Committee. The Company's executive compensation program,
consisting of base salaries, bonus awards and stock option grants is designed
to attract, retain and reward executives who are responsible for leading the
Company in achieving its business objectives. The Compensation Committee
establishes the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer. All decisions
regarding the compensation of other executive officers are presented by the
Chief Executive Officer for Compensation Committee review and approval.
 
 Compensation Philosophy
 
  The Company's executive compensation philosophy is based on the belief that
competitive compensation is essential to attract, motivate and retain highly
qualified employees. The Company's policy is to provide total compensation
that is competitive for comparable work and comparable corporate performance.
The compensation program includes both motivational and retention-related
compensation components. Bonuses are included to encourage effective
performance relative to current plans and objectives. Stock options are
included to help retain productive people and to more closely align their
interests with those of stockholders.
 
  In executing its compensation policy, the Company seeks to relate
compensation with the Company's financial performance and business objectives,
reward high levels of individual performance and tie a portion of total
executive compensation to the performance of the Company. While compensation
survey data are useful guides for comparative purposes, the Company believes
that a successful compensation program also requires the application of
judgment and subjective determinations of individual performance, and the
Compensation Committee applies judgment in reconciling the program's
objectives with the realities of retaining valued employees.
 
 Executive Compensation Program
 
  Annual compensation for the Company's executives consists of three principal
elements--base salary, cash bonus awards and stock options.
 
CASH COMPENSATION
 
  Annual cash compensation consists of two elements--base salary and bonus
awards. In setting the annual cash compensation for Company executives, the
Compensation Committee reviews compensation for comparable positions in a
group of software companies selected by the Committee for comparison purposes.
Software industry compensation surveys and outside compensation consulting
firms are used as well. The Company also regularly compares its pay practices
with other software companies through review of survey and proxy data.
 
  Increases in annual base salary are based on a review and evaluation of the
performance of the operation or activity for which the executive has
responsibility, the impact of that operation or activity on the Company and
the skills and experience required for the job, coupled with a comparison of
these elements with similar elements for other executives both within and
outside the Company.
 
  The bonus awards for each executive are tied to financial and other
performance objectives and targets, fixed by the Board of Directors for the
Chief Executive Officer, and by the Chief Executive Officer for the other
executive officers. During fiscal 1996, bonus awards were based in part on the
Company's achievement of its goals relating to revenues and earnings per
share. For the Company's sales executive and senior management, bonus awards
were
 
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also based on proportionate achievement of the Company's revenue objectives.
In addition, the Chief Executive Officer set other personal objectives for
each executive officer, and made a subjective determination of the extent to
which such personal objectives were achieved by each executive during fiscal
1996.
 
EQUITY OWNERSHIP
 
  Total compensation at the executive level also includes long-term incentives
afforded by stock options. The purpose of the Company's stock option program
is to (i) reinforce the mutuality of long-term interests between employees and
the stockholders and (ii) to assist in the attraction and retention of
executives, key managers and individual contributors who are essential to the
Company's success.
 
  The Company's stock option program includes multi-year vesting periods to
optimize the retention value of these options and to orient the Company's
executives and managers to longer-term success. Generally, all stock options
granted prior to July 1996 vest over a five-year period following the date of
grant. In July 1996, the Board of Directors approved a change in the vesting
period for all options granted under the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan subsequent
to that date, from five years to equal vesting over a four-year period
following the date of grant. If employees leave the Company before the vesting
period, they forfeit the unvested portions of these awards. The size of the
stock option awards is generally intended to reflect the significance of the
recipient's current and anticipated contributions to the Company. Since the
Company's initial public offering in February 1994, the exercise price of
options granted by the Company has been 100% of the fair market value per
share on the date of grant. The Company also has an employee stock purchase
plan, which is available to all of its full-time employees, including
executives but exclusive of any employee who owns, or would own after purchase
under this plan, 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of the
stock of the Company or of any subsidiary. Such plan generally permits
employees to purchase shares at a discount of 15% from the fair market value
at the beginning or end of an offering period.
 
  In fiscal 1996, pursuant to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan Mr. Marvin, the
Chairman of the Company, received a nonstatutory stock option to purchase
25,000 shares of Common Stock at an option price of $10.375, and Mr. Gersuk,
the Company's Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, received
a nonstatutory stock option to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock at an
option price of $12.75. Pursuant to an option repricing program effected in
March 1996 pursuant to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, (i) Mr. Gersuk forfeited
a nonstatutory stock option to purchase 70,000 shares at an exercise price of
$17.25 in exchange for a nonstatutory stock option to purchase 56,000 shares
at an exercise price of $12.00 per share, (ii) Mr. Weick, the Company's Vice
President, Engineering, forfeited an incentive stock option to purchase 50,000
shares at an exercise price of $26.00 in exchange for a nonstatutory stock
option to purchase 40,000 shares at an exercise price of $12.00 per share, and
(iii) Ms. Ireland, the Company's Vice President, Marketing, forfeited an
incentive stock option to purchase 3,000 shares at an exercise price of $19.00
in exchange for a nonstatutory stock option to purchase 2,400 shares at an
exercise price of $12.00 per share, and forfeited a nonstatutory stock option
to purchase 45,000 shares at an exercise price of $26.00 in exchange for a
nonstatutory stock option to purchase 36,000 shares at an exercise price of
$12.00 per share.
 
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FISCAL 1996 COMPENSATION
 
  Mr. Owen, in his capacity as President and Chief Executive Officer during
fiscal 1996, was eligible to participate in the same executive compensation
programs available to the Company's other senior executives. The Compensation
Committee set Mr. Owen's base salary for fiscal 1996 at $215,000. The increase
in Mr. Owen's base salary for fiscal 1996 was intended to maintain a salary
level competitive with that of comparable
 
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companies and also reflected the Committee's subjective evaluation of Mr.
Owen's achievements and performance in fiscal 1995.
 
 Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m)
 
  Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), enacted in 1993, generally disallows a tax deduction to public
companies for compensation over $1 million paid to its chief executive officer
and its four other most highly compensated executive officers. Qualifying
performance-based compensation will not be subject to the deduction limit if
certain requirements are met. The Company may structure its stock options
granted to executive officers in a manner that complies with the performance-
based requirements of the statute and does not intend to exceed the annual
limit for deductibility under Section 162(m) with respect to any executive.
 
                                          James A. Perakis, Chairman of the
                                            Compensation Committee
                                          George C. McNamee
                                          Michael D. Marvin
 
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                         COMPARATIVE STOCK PERFORMANCE
 
  The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on the
Company's Common Stock with the cumulative return of (i) the CRSP Total Return
Index for the Nasdaq National Market (U.S. & Foreign Companies) (the "CRSP
Nasdaq Index") and (ii) the CRSP Nasdaq Total Return Industry Index for Nasdaq
Computer & Data Processing Service Stocks (the "CRSP Computer & Data Index").
This graph assumes the investment of $100 on February 1, 1994, the date on
which the Company's Common Stock was first publicly traded, in the Company's
Common Stock, the CRSP Nasdaq Index and the CRSP Computer & Data Index and
assumes dividends are reinvested. Measurement points are February 1, 1994,
September 30, 1994, September 30, 1995 and September 30, 1996.
 
              [COMPARATIVE STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH APPEARS HERE] 

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                          FEB. 1, 1994 SEPT. 30, 1994 SEPT. 30, 1995 SEPT. 30, 1996
                          ------------ -------------- -------------- --------------
<S>                       <C>          <C>            <C>            <C>
MapInfo Corporation.....      $100          $104           $107           $ 55
CRSP Nasdaq Index.......      $100          $ 96           $133           $158
CRSP Computer & Data In-
 dex....................      $100          $106           $170           $210
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              APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO 1993 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
 
  The Board of Directors believes that the continued growth and profitability
of the Company depends, in large part, upon the ability of the Company to
maintain a competitive position in attracting and retaining key personnel.
Currently, 361,100 shares remain available for future Awards (as defined
below) under the Company's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan (the "1993 Plan").
Accordingly, on November 12, 1996, the Board of Directors adopted, subject to
stockholder approval, an amendment to the 1993 Plan that increased from
925,000 to 1,325,000 the number of shares of Common Stock available for
issuance under the 1993 Plan (subject to a proportionate adjustment for
certain changes in the Company's capitalization, such as a stock split).
 
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT
TO THE 1993 PLAN.
 
  The following is a brief summary of the provisions of the 1993 Plan.
 
  The 1993 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options,
nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares and
awards of restricted stock and unrestricted stock ("Awards"). Currently, an
aggregate of 925,000 shares of Common Stock may be issued pursuant to the 1993
Plan. The 1993 Plan provides that the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
with respect to which options may be granted to any employee may not exceed
200,000 during any calendar year. No Award may be made under the 1993 Plan
after November 23, 2003, but Awards previously granted may extend beyond that
date. The 1993 Plan contains provisions relating to the disposition of Awards
in the event of certain mergers, acquisitions and other extraordinary
corporate transactions involving the Company.
 
  The 1993 Plan is administered by the Board of Directors of the Company and
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Board has the
authority to adopt, amend and repeal the administrative rules, guidelines and
practices relating to the 1993 Plan, to interpret the provisions of the 1993
Plan and to terminate the 1993 Plan. The Board also has the authority to grant
Awards under the 1993 Plan and to accelerate, waive or amend certain
provisions of outstanding Awards. Pursuant to the terms of the 1993 Plan, the
Board has appointed the Compensation Committee to administer certain aspects
of the 1993 Plan, including the grant of options to Reporting Persons. No
amendment to the 1993 Plan may be made without stockholder approval if such
approval is necessary to comply with any applicable tax or regulatory
requirement, including any requirements for compliance with Rule 16b-3.
 
 Description of Awards under the 1993 Plan
 
  Incentive Stock Options and Nonstatutory Options. Optionees receive the
right to purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock at an option
price and subject to such terms and conditions as are specified at the time of
the grant. The 1993 Plan provides that the maximum number of shares of Common
Stock with respect to which options may be granted to any employee may not
exceed 200,000 during any calendar year. Incentive stock options and options
that the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee intends to qualify as
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code may not be
granted at an exercise price less than the fair market value of the Common
Stock on the date of grant (or less than 110% of the fair market value in the
case of incentive stock options granted to optionees holding 10% or more of
the voting stock of the Company). All other options may be granted at an
exercise price that may be less than, equal to or greater than the fair market
value of the Common Stock on the date of grant.
 
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  Stock Appreciation Rights and Performance Shares. A stock appreciation right
is the right to receive any excess in value of shares of Common Stock over the
exercise price awarded to a participant. A performance share award entitles
the recipient to acquire shares of Common Stock upon the attainment of
specified performance goals.
 
  Restricted and Unrestricted Stock. Restricted stock awards entitle
recipients to acquire shares of Common Stock, subject to the right of the
Company to repurchase all or part of such shares at their purchase price from
the recipient in the event that the conditions specified in the applicable
stock award are not satisfied prior to the end of the applicable restriction
period established for such award. The Company may also grant (or sell at a
purchase price not less than 85% of the fair market value on the date of such
sale) to participants shares of Common Stock free of any restrictions under
the 1993 Plan.
 
  All of the employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the
Company and its subsidiaries who are expected to contribute to the Company's
future growth and success, other than persons who have irrevocably elected not
to be eligible, are eligible to participate in the 1993 Plan. Incentive stock
options, however, may only be granted to persons eligible to receive incentive
stock options under the Code. As of October 31, 1996, an aggregate of
approximately 321 employees, officers and directors of the Company were
eligible to receive Awards under the 1993 Plan.
 
  The granting of Awards under the 1993 Plan is discretionary, and the Company
cannot now determine the number or type of Awards to be granted in the future
to any particular person or group. Pursuant to the 1993 Plan, during fiscal
1996 all employees, including all current officers who are not executive
officers, as a group, received options to purchase 553,635 shares of Common
Stock at a weighted average exercise price of $12.41 per share. In fiscal
1996, pursuant to the 1993 Plan Mr. Marvin, the Chairman of the Company,
received a nonstatutory stock option to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock
at an option price of $10.375 and Mr. Gersuk, the Company's Vice President,
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, received a nonstatutory stock option to
purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock at an option price of $12.75. Pursuant
to an option repricing program effected in March 1996 pursuant to the 1993
Plan, (i) Mr. Gersuk forfeited a nonstatutory stock option to purchase 70,000
shares at an exercise price of $17.25 in exchange for a nonstatutory stock
option to purchase 56,000 shares at an exercise price of $12.00 per share,
(ii) Mr. Weick, the Company's Vice President, Engineering, forfeited an
incentive stock option to purchase 50,000 shares at an exercise price of
$26.00 in exchange for a nonstatutory stock option to purchase 40,000 shares
at an exercise price of $12.00 per share, and (iii) Ms. Ireland, the Company's
Vice President, Marketing, forfeited an incentive stock option to purchase
3,000 shares at an exercise price of $19.00 in exchange for a nonstatutory
stock option to purchase 2,400 shares at an exercise price of $12.00 per
share, and forfeited a nonstatutory stock option to purchase 45,000 shares at
an exercise price of $26.00 in exchange for a nonstatutory stock option to
purchase 36,000 shares at an exercise price of $12.00 per share.
 
 Federal Income Tax Consequences
 
  Incentive Stock Options. Generally, no taxable income will be recognized by
an optionee upon the grant or exercise of an incentive stock option, and no
corresponding expense deduction will be available to the Company. Generally,
if an optionee holds shares acquired upon the exercise of incentive stock
options until the later of (i) two years from the grant of the option and (ii)
one year from the date of transfer of the purchased shares to him or her (the
"Statutory Holding Period"), any gain to the optionee upon the sale of such
shares will be treated as capital gain. The gain recognized upon the sale of
the stock is the difference between the option price and the sale price of the
stock. The net federal income tax effect on the holder of incentive stock
options is to defer, until the stock is sold, taxation of any increase in the
value of the shares between the time of grant to the time of exercise.
 
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  If the optionee sells the shares acquired upon exercise of an incentive
stock option prior to the expiration of the Statutory Holding Period (a
"disqualifying disposition"), then generally, all or a portion of the gain
recognized by the optionee will be ordinary compensation income and the
remaining gain will be a capital gain. If an optionee sells the stock for less
than the exercise price, then the optionee will recognize capital loss. Any
capital gain or loss will be a long-term gain or loss if the shares are held
for more than one year from the date of exercise.
 
  Nonstatutory Stock Options. As in the case of an incentive stock option, an
optionee will not recognize taxable income upon the grant of a nonstatutory
option. Unlike the case of an incentive stock option, however, upon exercise
of a nonstatutory option an optionee generally will recognize ordinary
compensation income. With respect to any Common Stock acquired upon exercise
of a nonstatutory option, an optionee will have a tax basis equal to the
exercise price plus any income recognized upon the exercise of the option.
Upon selling the stock, an optionee generally will recognize capital gain or
loss in an amount equal to the excess of the sale price of the stock over the
optionee's tax basis in the stock. The capital gain or loss will be a long-
term gain or loss if the shares are held for more than one year from the date
of exercise.
 
  Stock Appreciation Rights. No taxable income is recognized by the recipient
upon the grant of a stock appreciation right. The recipient must recognize as
ordinary income any cash delivered and the fair market value of any shares of
Common Stock delivered in payment of an amount due under a stock appreciation
right. Special rules apply to Reporting Persons. On the disposition by the
recipient of any Common Stock received in payment of a stock appreciation
right, any additional gain or any loss recognized will be a capital gain or
loss, and will be a long-term gain or loss if the shares are held for more
than one year.
 
  Performance Shares. No taxable income is recognized by the recipient upon
the grant of a performance share award. The recipient must recognize as
ordinary income the fair market value of any shares of Common Stock actually
delivered in accordance with the terms of the performance share award. Special
rules apply to Reporting Persons. On the disposition by the recipient of any
Common Stock received pursuant to a performance share award, any additional
gain or any loss recognized will be a capital gain or loss, and will be a
long-term gain or loss if the shares are held for more than one year.
 
  Restricted Stock. Neither the Company nor the recipient of a restricted
stock award will realize any federal tax consequences at the time the award is
granted. If, however, the recipient makes a Section 83(b) election within 30
days of the date of the grant, then special rules will apply. Any additional
gain or any loss recognized upon the disposition of the Common Stock acquired
pursuant to a restricted stock award will be a capital gain or loss, and will
be a long-term gain or loss if the shares are held for more than one year.
 
  Tax Consequences to the Company. The grant of an Award under the Plan will
have no tax consequences to the Company. Moreover, in general, neither the
exercise of an incentive stock option acquired under the Plan nor the sale of
any Common Stock acquired under the Plan will have any tax consequences to the
Company. The Company generally will be entitled to a business-expense
deduction, however, with respect to any ordinary compensation income
recognized by an optionee under the Plan. Any such deduction will be subject
to the limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
 
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           APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO 1993 DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
 
  The Board of Directors believes that the continued growth and profitability
of the Company depends upon the ability of the Company to attract and retain
highly qualified non-employee directors. Accordingly, on November 12, 1996,
the Board of Directors adopted, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment
of the Company's Director Option Plan that amended the annual option grant
under the Director Option Plan from an option to purchase 3,000 shares of
Common Stock at an option exercise price equal to the fair market value of the
Common Stock on the date of grant, to an option to purchase 5,000 shares of
Common Stock at an option exercise price equal to the fair market value of the
Common Stock on the date of grant. Additionally, on November 12, 1996, the
Board of Directors adopted, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment to
the Director Option Plan that increased from 20,000 to 50,000 the number of
shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Director Option Plan
(subject to proportionate adjustment for certain changes in the Company's
capitalization, such as a stock split).
 
  THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE APPROVAL OF THE
AMENDMENTS TO THE DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN.
 
  The following is a brief summary of the provisions of the Director Option
Plan.
 
  Each director who is not also an employee of the Company or any subsidiary
of the Company receives on the date of each annual meeting of stockholders a
nonstatutory option to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company. The
amendments to the Director Option Plan submitted to the stockholders for
approval will increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the
Director Option Plan from 20,000 to 50,000 shares of Common Stock, and will
increase the annual option grant from an option to purchase 3,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock, to an option to purchase 5,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock. To date, options to purchase 15,836 shares of the
Company's Common Stock have been granted under the Director Option Plan, and
4,164 shares are available for grant under the Plan.
 
  In the event an optionee ceases to serve as a director, each option granted
under the Director Option Plan may be exercised by the optionee at any time
within 12 months after the date of cessation of service to the extent such
option was exercisable at the time of such cessation of service.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no option is exercisable after the expiration
of ten years from the date of grant. An option granted under the Director
Option Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, is
nontransferable otherwise than by the laws of descent and distribution and may
be exercised during the lifetime of the optionee only by such optionee. The
Director Option Plan contains provisions relating to the disposition of
options in the event of certain mergers, acquisitions and other extraordinary
corporate transactions involving the Company.
 
  The Director Option Plan is administered by the Company's Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors may suspend, discontinue or amend the
Director Option Plan, provided, however, that without approval of the
stockholders of the Company, no amendment may change the number of shares
subject to the Director Option Plan (except as otherwise provided in such
plan), change the designation of the class of directors eligible to receive
options, or materially increase the benefits accruing to participants under
the Director Option Plan. The Director Option Plan may not be amended more
than once in any six-month period. For a description of the federal income tax
consequences of nonstatutory stock options granted under the Director Option
Plan, see "Approval of Amendment to 1993 Stock Incentive Plan--Federal Income
Tax Consequences" above.
 
 
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  During fiscal 1996, Messrs. Burton, McNamee and Perakis were each granted an
option under the Director Option Plan to purchase 3,000 shares of Common Stock
at an exercise price of $13.25. On the date of the Annual Meeting, if the
amendment to the Director Option Plan is approved, each of the Company's non-
employee directors nominated for re-election (currently, Messrs. Burton,
McNamee and Perakis) will receive an option grant under the Director Option
Plan to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock. Mr. Bardos, also a non-employee
director nominated for re-election, has unconditionally waived his right to
participate in the Director Option Plan.
 
          APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO 1993 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
 
  The Board of Directors believes that the continued growth and profitability
of the Company depends, in large part, upon the ability of the Company to
maintain a competitive position in attracting and retaining key personnel.
Currently 34,344 shares remain available for future purchases under the
Company's 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "1993 Stock Purchase Plan").
Accordingly, on November 12, 1996, the Board of Directors adopted, subject to
stockholder approval, an amendment to the 1993 Stock Purchase Plan that
increased from 100,000 to 200,000 the number of shares of Common Stock
available for purchase by employees under the 1993 Stock Purchase Plan
(subject to proportionate adjustment for certain changes in the Company's
capitalization, such as a stock split).
 
  THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT
TO THE 1993 STOCK PURCHASE PLAN.
 
  The following is a brief summary of the provisions of the 1993 Stock
Purchase Plan.
 
  Currently, an aggregate of 100,000 shares of Common Stock may be issued
pursuant to the 1993 Stock Purchase Plan. The 1993 Stock Purchase Plan, which
is implemented through offerings, each approximately six months in length
(provided that the Board may specify a shorter period or longer period of less
than twelve months), provides eligible employees the opportunity to purchase
shares of the Company's Common Stock at a discounted price.
 
  Each employee of the Company and its eligible subsidiaries, including an
officer or director who is also an employee, is eligible to participate in the
1993 Stock Purchase Plan, provided he or she (i) is employed by the Company or
any eligible subsidiary on the applicable offering commencement date, (ii) is
regularly employed by the Company or any eligible subsidiary for 20 or more
hours per week and for more than five months in a calendar year and (iii) has
been employed by the Company or any eligible subsidiary for at least three
months (or such period as may be determined by the Board or the Compensation
Committee) prior to enrolling in the 1993 Stock Purchase Plan. An employee may
elect to have a whole number percentage from 1% to up to 10% withheld from his
or her base pay for purposes of purchasing shares under the 1993 Stock
Purchase Plan, subject to certain limitations on the maximum number of shares
that may be purchased. The price at which shares may be purchased during each
offering will be the lower of (i) 85% of the closing price of the Common Stock
as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on the date that the offering
commences or (ii) 85% of the closing price of the Common Stock as reported on
the Nasdaq National Market on the date that the offering terminates.
 
 
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<PAGE>
 
  The 1993 Stock Purchase Plan is administered by the Board of Directors of
the Company and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The
Board and the Compensation Committee have the authority to make rules and
regulations for the administration of the 1993 Stock Purchase Plan. Pursuant
to the terms of the 1993 Stock Purchase Plan, the Board has appointed the
Compensation Committee to administer certain aspects of the 1993 Stock
Purchase Plan. The Board may at any time terminate or amend the 1993 Stock
Purchase Plan, provided that no such amendment may be made without prior
approval of the stockholders of the Company if such approval is required by
Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or Section 423 of the Code, and in no event
may any amendment be made which would cause the 1993 Stock Purchase Plan to
fail to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated
thereunder or Section 423 of the Code. The 1993 Stock Purchase Plan contains
provisions relating to the disposition of options in the event of certain
mergers, acquisitions and other extraordinary corporate transactions involving
the Company.
 
  As of October 31, 1996, approximately 317 employees were eligible to
participate in the 1993 Stock Purchase Plan.
 
  The purchase of shares under the 1993 Stock Purchase Plan is discretionary,
and the Company cannot now determine the number of shares to be purchased in
the future by any particular person or group. The following table, however,
sets forth the benefits received in fiscal 1996 by the Named Executive
Officers, individually and as a group, by non-executive directors as a group
and by non-executive officer employees as a group under the 1993 Stock
Purchase Plan.
 
                                 PLAN BENEFITS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  DOLLAR NUMBER
                                                                  VALUE    OF
                           NAME AND POSITION                      ($)(1) SHARES
                           -----------------                      ------ ------
      <S>                                                         <C>    <C>
      Michael D. Marvin.......................................... $2,344  1,347
       Chairman, Board of Directors
      Brian D. Owen..............................................  3,373  1,874
       President and Chief Executive Officer
      D. Joseph Gersuk...........................................  3,067  1,781
       Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
      F. Steven Weick............................................  2,251  1,332
       Vice President, Engineering
      Elizabeth Ireland..........................................    --     --
       Vice President, Marketing
      Executive Group............................................ 11,035  6,334
      Non-Executive Director Group...............................    --     --
      Non-Executive Officer Employee Group....................... 62,415 35,814
</TABLE>
 
- - - - - - - - - - - --------
(1) Represents the difference between the purchase price of shares purchased
    in fiscal 1996 and the fair market value of the underlying shares of
    Common Stock on the date of purchase.
 
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<PAGE>
 
 Federal Income Tax Consequences
 
  The 1993 Stock Purchase Plan is intended to qualify as an "Employee Stock
Purchase Plan" within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code, which provides
that the participant does not have to pay any federal income tax upon joining
the 1993 Stock Purchase Plan or when an offering ends and he or she receives
shares of the Common Stock. The participant is, however, required to pay
federal income tax on the difference, if any, between the price at which he or
she sells the shares and the price that he or she paid for them. If the
participant has owned the shares for more than one year and disposes of them
at least two years after the day the offering commenced, he or she will be
taxed as follows. If the market price of the shares on the date they are sold
is equal to or less than the price paid for the shares under the 1993 Stock
Purchase Plan, the participant will incur a long-term capital loss in the
amount equal to the price paid over the sale price. If the sale price is
higher than the price paid under the 1993 Stock Purchase Plan, the participant
will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the
market price of the shares on the day the offering commenced over the price
paid or (ii) the excess of the sale price over the price paid. Any further
gain is treated as a long-term capital gain.
 
  If the employee sells the shares before he or she has owned them for more
than one year or before the expiration of a two-year period commencing on the
day the offering period commenced, the employee will have to recognize
ordinary income on the amount of the difference between the purchase price and
the market price of shares on the date of purchase and the Company will
receive an expense deduction for the same amount, subject to the limitations
of Section 162(m) of the Code. The employee will recognize a capital gain or
loss (long or short term, depending on the period the employee has owned the
shares) for the difference between the sales price and the fair market value
on the date of purchase. Other than as described above, the Company will not
be entitled to a tax deduction upon the purchase or sale of shares under the
1993 Stock Purchase Plan.
 
             RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
  The Board of Directors, at the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has
selected the firm of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as the Company's independent
accountants for the current fiscal year. Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. has served
as the Company's independent accountants since inception. Although stockholder
approval of the Board of Directors' selection of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. is
not required by law, the Board of Directors believes that it is advisable to
give stockholders an opportunity to ratify this selection. If this proposal is
not approved at the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors will reconsider its
selection of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Representatives of Coopers & Lybrand
L.L.P. are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and will have the
opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will also be
available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders.
 
  THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE RATIFICATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P. AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT
ACCOUNTANTS.
 
                             STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
 
  Proposals of stockholders intended to be presented at the 1998 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Company at its principal
office in Troy, New York no later than September 12, 1997 for inclusion in the
proxy statement for that meeting.
 
 
                                      21
<PAGE>
 
                                 OTHER MATTERS
 
  The Board of Directors does not know of any other matters which may come
before the Annual Meeting. However, if any other matters are properly
presented to the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in
the accompanying proxy to vote, or otherwise act, in accordance with their
judgment on such matters. All costs of solicitation of proxies will be borne
by the Company. In addition to solicitations by mail, the Company's directors,
officers and regular employees, without additional remuneration, may solicit
proxies by telephone, telegraph, telecopy and personal interviews, and the
Company reserves the right to retain outside agencies for the purpose of
soliciting proxies. Brokers, custodians and fiduciaries will be requested to
forward proxy soliciting material to the owners of stock held in their names,
and, as required by law, the Company will reimburse them for their out-of-
pocket expenses in this regard.
 
                                          By Order of the Board of Directors,
 
                                          JOHN F. HALLER,
                                          Secretary
 
January 10, 1997
 
  THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOPES THAT STOCKHOLDERS WILL ATTEND THE MEETING.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND, YOU ARE URGED TO COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND
RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE. PROMPT RESPONSE WILL
GREATLY FACILITATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING AND YOUR COOPERATION
WILL BE APPRECIATED. STOCKHOLDERS WHO ATTEND THE MEETING MAY VOTE THEIR STOCK
PERSONALLY EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE SENT IN THEIR PROXIES.
 
 
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<PAGE>
 
                              MapInfo Corporation

                        1993 Director Stock Option Plan
                        -------------------------------


     1.  Purpose
         -------

     The purpose of this 1993 Director Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") of MapInfo
Corporation (the "Company") is to encourage ownership in the Company by outside
directors of the Company whose continued services are considered essential to
the Company's future progress and to provide them with a further incentive to
remain as directors of the Company.

     2.  Administration
         --------------

     The Board of Directors shall supervise and administer the Plan.  Grants of
stock options under the Plan and the amount and nature of the awards to be
granted shall be automatic in accordance with Section 5.  However, all questions
of interpretation of the Plan or of any options issued under it shall be
determined by the Board of Directors and such determination shall be final and
binding upon all persons having an interest in the Plan.

     3.  Participation in the Plan
         -------------------------

     Directors of the Company who are not employees of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.

     4.  Stock Subject to the Plan
         -------------------------

     (a) The maximum number of shares which may be issued under the Plan shall
be 20,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.002 per share
("Common Stock"), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9 of the Plan.

     (b) If any outstanding option under the Plan for any reason expires or is
terminated without having been exercised in full, the shares allocable to the
unexercised portion of such option shall again become available for grant
pursuant to the Plan.

     (c) All options granted under the Plan shall be

non-statutory options not entitled to special tax treatment under Section 422 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to date and as it may be amended
from time to time (the "Code").

     5.  Terms, Conditions and Form of Options
         -------------------------------------

<PAGE>
 
     Each option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written
agreement in such form as the Board of Directors shall from time to time
approve, which agreements shall comply with and be subject to the following
terms and conditions:

     (a) Option Grants.  On the date of each annual meeting of stockholders of
         -------------                                                        
the Company, the Company shall grant to each eligible director an option for
such number of shares of Common Stock equal to $20,000 divided by the option
exercise price per share for each such option (the "Annual Option").

     (b) Option Exercise Price.  The option exercise price per share for each
         ---------------------                                               
option granted under the Plan shall equal (i) the last reported sales price per
share of the Company's Common Stock on the NASDAQ National Market System (or, if
the Company is traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange on the date
of grant, the reported closing sales price per share of the Company's Common
Stock by such exchange) on the date of grant (or if no such price is reported on
such date such price as reported on the nearest preceding day) or (ii) if the
Common Stock is not traded on NASDAQ or an exchange, the fair market value per
share on the date of grant as most recently determined by the Board of
Directors.

     (c) Options Non-Transferable.  Each option granted under the Plan by its
         ------------------------                                            
terms shall not be transferable by the optionee otherwise than by will, or by
the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercised during the lifetime
of the optionee only by him.  No option or interest therein may be transferred,
assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the optionee during his lifetime, whether
by operation of law or otherwise, or be made subject to execution, attachment or
similar process.

     (d) Exercise Period.  Each Annual Option shall become exercisable at the
         ---------------                                                     
end of nine years and nine months after the date of grant, provided that such
                                                           --------          
option shall become exercisable one year after the date of grant if the director
has attended during such year at least 75% of the aggregate of the number of
meetings of the Board of Directors and the number of meetings held by all
committees on which he then served.  In the event an optionee ceases to serve as
a director, each such option may be exercised by the optionee (or, in the event
of his death, by his administrator, executor or heirs), at any time within 12
months after the optionee ceases to serve as a director, to the extent such
option was exercisable at the time of such cessation of service.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no option shall be exercisable after the
expiration of ten years from the date of grant.

     (e) Exercise Procedure.  Options may be exercised only by written notice to
         ------------------                                                     
the Company at its principal office accompanied by (i) payment in cash of the
full consideration for the shares as to which they are exercised or (ii) an
irrevocable undertaking by a broker to deliver promptly to the Company
sufficient

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<PAGE>
 
funds to pay the exercise price or delivery of irrevocable instructions to a
broker to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the
exercise price.

     6.  Assignments
         -----------

     The rights and benefits of participants under the Plan may not be assigned,
whether voluntarily or by operation of law, except as provided in Section 5(d).

     7.  Effective Date
         --------------

     The Plan shall become effective immediately upon its adoption by the Board
of Directors, but all grants of options shall be conditional upon the approval
of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company within 12 months after adoption
of the Plan by the Board of Directors.

     8.  Limitation of Rights
         --------------------

     (a) No Right to Continue as a Director.  Neither the Plan, nor the granting
         ----------------------------------                                     
of an option nor any other action taken pursuant to the Plan, shall constitute
or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the
Company will retain a director for any period of time.

     (b) No Stockholders' Rights for Options.  An optionee shall have no rights
         -----------------------------------                                   
as a stockholder with respect to the shares covered by his options until the
date of the issuance to him of a stock certificate therefor, and no adjustment
will be made for dividends or other rights (except as provided in Section 9) for
which the record date is prior to the date such certificate is issued.

     9.  Changes in Common Stock
         -----------------------

     (a) If the outstanding shares of Common Stock are increased, decreased or
exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities, or if
additional shares or new or different shares or other securities are distributed
with respect to such shares of Common Stock or other securities, through merger,
consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company,
reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split,
reverse stock split or other distribution with respect to such shares of Common
Stock, or other securities, an appropriate and proportionate adjustment will be
made in (i) the maximum number and kind of shares reserved for issuance under
the Plan, (ii) the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to then
outstanding options under the Plan and (iii) the price for each share subject to
any then outstanding options under the Plan, without changing the aggregate
purchase price as to which

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<PAGE>
 
such options remain exercisable. No fractional shares will be issued under the
Plan on account of any such adjustments.

     (b) In the event that the Company is merged or consolidated into or with
another corporation (in which consolidation or merger the stockholders of the
Company receive distributions of cash or securities of another issuer as a
result thereof), or in the event that all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company are acquired by any other person or entity, or in the event of a
reorganization or liquidation of the Company, the Board of Directors of the
Company, or the board of directors of any corporation assuming the obligations
of the Company, shall, as to outstanding options, either (i) provide that such
options shall be assumed, or equivalent options shall be substituted, by the
acquiring or successor corporation (or an affiliate thereof), or (ii) upon
written notice to the optionees, provide that all unexercised options will
terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such merger, consolidation,
acquisition, reorganization or liquidations unless exercised by the optionee
within a specified number of days following the date of such notice.

  10.  Amendment of the Plan
       ---------------------

     The Board of Directors may suspend or discontinue the Plan or review or
amend it in any respect whatsoever; provided, however, that without approval of
the stockholders of the Company no revision or amendment shall change the number
of shares subject to the Plan (except as provided in Section 9), change the
designation of the class of directors eligible to receive options, or materially
increase the benefits accruing to participants under the Plan.  The Plan may not
be amended more than once in any six-month period.

  11.  Governing Law
       -------------

     The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto
shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.



                                  Adopted by the Board of Directors
                                  on November 23, 1993

                                  Approved by the stockholders
                                  on December 8, 1993

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<PAGE>
 
             AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE 1993 DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN

                             OF MAPINFO CORPORATION


     The first sentence of Subsection 5(a) of the 1993 Director Stock Option
Plan (the "Plan") of MapInfo Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to provide as follows:

     "(a) Option Grants.  On the date of each annual meeting of stockholders of
          -------------                                                        
the Company, the Company shall grant to each eligible director an option for
such number of shares of Common Stock equal to $40,000 divided by the option
exercise price per share for each stock option (the "Annual Option")."

                                   Adopted by the Board of Directors on
                                   December 9, 1994
                            
                                   Approved by the Stockholders
                                   on January 20, 1995

                                     

<PAGE>
 
             AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE 1993 DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN

                             OF MAPINFO CORPORATION


     The first sentence of Subsection 5(a) of the 1993 Director Stock Option
Plan (the "Plan") of MapInfo Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety, subject to stockholder approval, to provide as follows:

     "(a) Option Grants.  On the date of each annual meeting of stockholders of
          -------------                                                        
the Company, the Company shall grant to each eligible director an option for
3,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Annual Option")."

                                        Adopted by the Board of Directors on
                                        December 19, 1995
                            
                                        Approved by the Stockholders on
                                        February 2, 1996

                                     

<PAGE>
 
             AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE 1993 DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN

                             OF MAPINFO CORPORATION


     Subsection 4(a) of the 1993 Director Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") of
MapInfo Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety, subject to
stockholder approval, to provide as follows:

     "(a)  The maximum number of shares which may be issued under the Plan shall
be 50,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.002 per share
("Common Stock"), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9 of the Plan."

     The first sentence of Subsection 5(a) of  the Plan is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety, subject to stockholder approval, to provide as
follows:

     "(a) Option Grants.  On the date of each annual meeting of stockholders of
          -------------                                                        
the Company, the Company shall grant to each eligible director an option for
5,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Annual Option")."

 
                                          Adopted by the Board of Directors on
                                          November 12, 1996

                                      
<PAGE>
 
             AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE 1993 DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN

                             OF MAPINFO CORPORATION


     Section 5(c) of the 1993 Director Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") of MapInfo
Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as
follows:

     "(c) Options Non-Transferable. Except as otherwise provided in the option
          ------------------------ 
agreement evidencing the option grant, each option granted under the Plan shall 
not be transferable by the optionee otherwise than by will, or by the laws of 
descent and distribution, and shall be exercised during the lifetime of the 
optionee only by him."

     Section 10 of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to 
read as follows:

     "10. Amendment of the Plan.  The Board of Directors may at any time, and
          ----------------------
from time, modify, terminate or amend the Plan in any respect, except that if at
any time the approval of the stockholders of the Company is required as to such 
modification or amendment under any applicable tax or regulatory requirement,
the Board of Directors may not effect such modification or amendment without 
such approval."
          
                                      Adopted by the Board of Directors on
                                      December 9, 1996 
       
 


                           
<PAGE>
 
                              MapInfo Corporation

                           1993 Stock Incentive Plan
                           -------------------------



Section 1.  Purpose
            -------

     The purpose of this 1993 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to advance
the interests of MapInfo Corporation by enhancing its ability to attract and
retain key employees, consultants and others who are in a position to contribute
to the Company's future growth and success.

Section 2.  Definitions
            -----------

     "Award" means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Performance Share,
Restricted Stock or Unrestricted Stock awarded under the Plan.

     "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

     "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.

     "Committee" means a committee of not less than two members of the Board
appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, provided that if and when the
Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, each member of the Committee shall be a "disinterested person" within the
meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Rule 16b-3").

     "Common Stock" or "Stock" means the Common Stock, $.002 par value per
share, of the Company.

     "Company" means MapInfo Corporation and, except where the content otherwise
requires, all present and future subsidiaries of the Company as defined in
Sections 424(f) of the Code.

     "Designated Beneficiary" means the beneficiary designated by a Participant,
in a manner determined by the Board, to receive amounts due or exercise rights
of the Participant in the event of the Participant's death.  In the absence of
an effective designation by a Participant, Designated Beneficiary shall mean the
Participant's estate.

<PAGE>
 
     "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to Common Stock or any other
property, the fair market value of such property as determined by the Board in
good faith or in the manner established by the Board from time to time.

     "Incentive Stock Option" means an option to purchase shares of Common Stock
awarded to a Participant under Section 6 which is intended to meet the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision.

     "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an option to purchase shares of Common
Stock awarded to a Participant under Section 6 which is not intended to be an
Incentive Stock Option.

     "Option" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

     "Participant" means a person selected by the Board to receive an Award
under the Plan.

     "Performance Shares" mean shares of Common Stock which may be earned by the
achievement of performance goals awarded to a Participant under Section 8.

     "Reporting Person" means a person subject to Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or any successor provision.

     "Restricted Period" means the period of time selected by the Board during
which shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award may be repurchased by or
forfeited to the Company.

     "Restricted Stock" means shares of Common Stock awarded to a Participant
under Section 9.

     "Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR" means a right to receive any excess in
Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock over the exercise price awarded to a
Participant under Section 7.

     "Unrestricted Stock" means shares of Common Stock awarded to a Participant
under Section 9(c).

Section 3.  Administration
            --------------

     The Plan will be administered by the Board.  The Board shall have authority
to make Awards and to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules,
guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it shall deem advisable from
time to time, and to interpret the provisions of the Plan.  The Board's
decisions shall be final and binding. No member of the Board shall be liable for
any action or determination relating to

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<PAGE>
 
the Plan made in good faith. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the
Board may delegate to one or more executive officers of the Company the power to
make Awards to Participants who are not Reporting Persons and all determinations
under the Plan with respect thereto, provided that the Board shall fix the
maximum amount of such Awards to be made by such executive officers and a
maximum amount for any one Participant. To the extent permitted by applicable
law, the Board may appoint a Committee to administer the Plan and, in such
event, all references to the Board in the Plan shall mean such Committee or the
Board. All decisions by the Board or the Committee pursuant to the Plan shall be
final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or
in any Award.

Section 4.  Eligibility
            -----------

     All of the Company's employees, officers, directors, consultants and
advisors who are expected to contribute to the Company's future growth and
success, other than persons who have irrevocably elected not to be eligible, are
eligible to be Participants in the Plan.  Incentive Stock Options may be awarded
only to persons eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Code.

Section 5.  Stock Available for Awards
            --------------------------

     (a) Subject to adjustment under subsection (b) below, Awards may be made
under the Plan for up to 400,000 shares of Common Stock.  If any Award in
respect of shares of Common Stock expires or is terminated unexercised or is
forfeited for any reason or settled in a manner that results in fewer shares
outstanding than were initially awarded, the shares subject to such Award or so
surrendered, as the case may be, to the extent of such expiration, termination,
forfeiture or decrease, shall again be available for award under the Plan,
subject, however, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, to any limitation
required under the Code.  Shares issued under the Plan may consist in whole or
in part of authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares.

     (b) In the event that the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that
any stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization,
reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination or other
similar transaction affects the Common Stock such that an adjustment is required
in order to preserve the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made
available under the Plan, then the Board, subject, in the case of Incentive
Stock Options, to any limitation required under the Code, shall equitably adjust
any or all of (i) the number and kind of shares in respect of which Awards may
be made under the Plan, (ii) the number and kind of shares subject to
outstanding Awards, and (iii) the award, exercise or conversion price with
respect to any of the foregoing, and if considered appropriate, the Board may
make provision for a cash payment with respect to an outstanding Award, provided
that the number of shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number.

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<PAGE>
 
     (c) The Board may grant Awards under the Plan in substitution for stock and
stock based awards held by employees of another corporation who concurrently
become employees of the Company as a result of a merger or consolidation of the
employing corporation with the Company or a Subsidiary or the acquisition by the
Company or a subsidiary of property or stock of the employing corporation.  The
substitute Awards shall be granted on such terms and conditions as the Board
considers appropriate in the circumstances.  The shares which may be delivered
under such substitute Awards shall be in addition to the maximum number of
shares provided for in Section 5(a) only to the extent that the substitute
Awards are both (i) granted to persons whose relationship to the Company does
not make (and is not expected to make) them Reporting Persons; and (ii) granted
in substitution for awards issued under a plan approved, to the extent then
required under Rule 16b-3, by the stockholders of the entity which issued such
predecessor awards.

Section 6.  Stock Options
            -------------

     (a)  General.
          ------- 

     (i) Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board may award Incentive
Stock Options and Nonstatutory Stock Options, and determine the number of shares
to be covered by each Option, the option price therefor and the conditions and
limitations applicable to the exercise of the Option.  The terms and conditions
of Incentive Stock Options shall be subject to and comply with Section 422 of
the Code, or any successor provision, and any regulations thereunder.

     (ii) The Board shall establish the exercise price at the time each Option
is awarded.  In the case of Incentive Stock Options, such price shall not be
less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of
award.

     (iii)  Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such
terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the applicable Award or
thereafter. The Board may impose such conditions with respect to the exercise of
Options, including conditions relating to applicable federal or state securities
laws, as it considers necessary or advisable.

     (iv) Options granted under the Plan may provide for the payment of the
exercise price by delivery of cash or check in an amount equal to the exercise
price of such Options or, to the extent permitted by the Board at or after the
award of the Option, by (A) delivery of shares of Common Stock of the Company
owned by the optionee for at least six months (or such shorter period as is
approved by the Board), valued at their Fair Market Value, (B) delivery of a
promissory note of the optionee to the Company on terms determined by the Board,
(C) delivery of an irrevocable undertaking by a broker to deliver promptly to
the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price or delivery of
irrevocable instructions to a broker to

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<PAGE>
 
deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise
price, (D) payment of such other lawful consideration as the Board may
determine, or (E) any combination of the foregoing.

     (v) The Board may provide for the automatic award of an Option upon the
delivery of shares to the Company in payment of the exercise price of an Option
for up to the number of shares so delivered.

     (vi) The Board may at any time accelerate the time at which all or any part
of an Option may be exercised.

     (b)  Incentive Stock Options.
          ----------------------- 

     Options granted under the Plan which are intended to be Incentive Stock
Options shall be subject to the following additional terms and conditions:

     (i) All Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan shall, at the time
of grant, be specifically designated as such in the option agreement covering
such Incentive Stock Options.  The Option exercise period shall not exceed ten
years from the date of grant.

     (ii) If any employee to whom an Incentive Stock Option is to be granted
under the Plan is, at the time of the grant of such option, the owner of stock
possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company (after taking into account the attribution of stock
ownership rule of Section 424(b) and of the Code), then the following special
provisions shall be applicable to the Incentive Stock Option granted to such
individual:

     (x) The purchase price per share of the Common Stock subject to such
Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of
one share of Common Stock at the time of grant; and

     (y) The option exercise period shall not exceed five years from the date of
grant.

     (iii)  For so long as the Code shall so provide, options granted to any
employee under the Plan (and any other incentive stock option plans of the
Company) which are intended to constitute Incentive Stock Options shall not
constitute Incentive Stock Options to the extent that such options, in the
aggregate, become exercisable for the first time in any one calendar year for
shares of Common Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the
respective date or dates of grant) of more than $100,000.

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     (iv) No Incentive Stock Option may be exercised unless, at the time of such
exercise, the Participant is, and has been continuously since the date of grant
of his or her Option, employed by the Company, except that:

     (x) an Incentive Stock Option may be exercised within the period of three
months after the date the Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company
(or within such lesser period as may be specified in the applicable option
agreement), provided, that the agreement with respect to such Option may
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designate a longer exercise period and that the exercise after such three-month
period shall be treated as the exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock Option under the
Plan;

     (y) if the Participant dies while in the employ of the Company, or within
three months after the Participant ceases to be such an employee, the Incentive
Stock Option may be exercised by the Participant's Designated Beneficiary within
the period of one year after the date of death (or within such lesser period as
may be specified in the applicable Option agreement); and

     (z) if the Participant becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section
22(e)(3) of the Code or any successor provision thereto) while in the employ of
the Company, the Incentive Stock Option may be exercised within the period of
one year after the date of death (or within such lesser period as may be
specified in the Option agreement).

For all purposes of the Plan and any Option granted hereunder, "employment"
shall be defined in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.421-7(h) of the
Income Tax Regulations (or any successor regulations).  Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions, no Incentive Stock Option may be exercised after its
expiration date.

Section 7.  Stock Appreciation Rights
            -------------------------

     (a) The Board may grant Stock Appreciation Rights entitling recipients on
exercise of the SAR to receive an amount, in cash or Stock or a combination
thereof (such form to be determined by the Board), determined in whole or in
part by reference to appreciation in the Fair Market Value of the Stock between
the date of the Award and the exercise of the Award.  A Stock Appreciation Right
shall entitle the Participant to receive, with respect to each share of Stock as
to which the SAR is exercised, the excess of the share's Fair Market Value on
the date of exercise over its Fair Market Value on the date the SAR was granted.
The Board may also grant Stock Appreciation Rights that provide that, following
a change in control of the Company (as defined by the Board at the time of the
Award), the holder of such SAR will be entitled to receive, with respect to each
share of Stock subject to the SAR, an amount equal to the excess of a specified
value (which may include an average of values) for

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a share of Stock during a period preceding such change in control over the Fair
Market Value of a share of Stock on the date the SAR was granted.

     (b) Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in tandem with, or
independently of, Options granted under the Plan.  A Stock Appreciation Right
granted in tandem with an Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option may be
granted either at or after the time the Option is granted.  A Stock Appreciation
Right granted in tandem with an Incentive Stock Option may be granted only at
the time the Option is granted.

     (c) When Stock Appreciation Rights are granted in tandem with Options, the
following provisions will apply:

     (i) The Stock Appreciation Right will be exercisable only at such time or
times, and to the extent, that the related Option is exercisable and will be
exercisable in accordance with the procedure required for exercise of the
related Option.

     (ii) The Stock Appreciation Right will terminate and no longer be
exercisable upon the termination or exercise of the related Option, except that
a Stock Appreciation Right granted with respect to less than the full number of
shares covered by an Option will not be reduced until the number of shares as to
which the related Option has been exercised or has terminated exceeds the number
of shares not covered by the Stock Appreciation Right.

     (iii)  The Option will terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the
exercise of the related Stock Appreciation Right.

     (iv) The Stock Appreciation Right will be transferable only with the
related Option.

     (v) A Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Incentive Stock
Option may be exercised only when the market price of the Stock subject to the
Option exceeds the exercise price of such option.

     (d) A Stock Appreciation Right not granted in tandem with an Option will
become exercisable at such time or times, and on such conditions, as the Board
may specify.

     (e) The Board may at any time accelerate the time at which all or any part
of the SAR may be exercised.

Section 8.  Performance Shares
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     (a) The Board may make Performance Share Awards entitling recipients to
acquire shares of Stock upon the attainment of specified performance goals.  The
Board may make Performance Share Awards independent of or in connection with the
granting of any other Award under the Plan.  The Board in its sole discretion
shall determine the performance goals applicable under each such Award, the
periods during which performance is to be measured, and all other limitations
and conditions applicable to the awarded Performance Shares; provided, however,
that the Board may rely on the performance goals and other standards applicable
to other performance plans of the Company in setting the standards for
Performance Share Awards under the Plan.

     (b) Performance Share Awards and all rights with respect to such Awards may
not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered.

     (c) A Participant receiving a Performance Share Award shall have the rights
of a stockholder only as to shares actually received by the Participant under
the Plan and not with respect to shares subject to an Award but not actually
received by the Participant.  A Participant shall be entitled to receive a stock
certificate evidencing the acquisition of shares of Stock under a Performance
Share Award only upon satisfaction of all conditions specified in the agreement
evidencing the Performance Share Award.

     (d) The Board may at any time accelerate or waive any or all of the goals,
restrictions or conditions imposed under any Performance Share Award.

Section 9.  Restricted and Unrestricted Stock
            ---------------------------------

     (a) The Board may grant Restricted Stock Awards entitling recipients to
acquire shares of Stock, subject to the right of the Company to repurchase all
or part of such shares at their purchase price (or to require forfeiture of such
shares if purchased at no cost) from the recipient in the event that conditions
specified by the Board in the applicable Award are not satisfied prior to the
end of the applicable Restricted Period or Restricted Periods established by the
Board for such Award. Conditions for repurchase (or forfeiture) may be based on
continuing employment or service or achievement of pre-established performance
or other goals and objectives.

     (b) Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred,
pledged or otherwise encumbered, except as permitted by the Board, during the
applicable Restricted Period.  Shares of Restricted Stock shall be evidenced in
such manner as the Board may determine.  Any certificates issued in respect of
shares of Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name of the Participant
and, unless otherwise determined by the Board, deposited by the Participant,
together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company (or its
designee).  At the expiration of the Restricted Period, the Company (or such
designee) shall deliver such

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certificates to the Participant or if the Participant has died, to the
Participant's Designated Beneficiary.

     (c) The Board may, in its sole discretion, grant (or sell at a purchase
price determined by the Board, which shall not be lower than 85% of Fair Market
Value on the date of sale) to Participants shares of Stock free of any
restrictions under the Plan ("Unrestricted Stock").

     (d) The purchase price for each share of Restricted Stock and Unrestricted
Stock shall be determined by the Board of Directors and may not be less than the
par value of the Common Stock.  Such purchase price may be paid in the form of
past services or such other lawful consideration as is determined by the Board.

     (e) The Board may at any time accelerate the expiration of the Restricted
Period applicable to all, or any particular, outstanding shares of Restricted
Stock.

Section 10.  General Provisions Applicable to Awards
             ---------------------------------------

     (a) Applicability of Rule 16b-3.  Those provisions of the Plan which make
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an express reference to Rule 16b-3 shall apply to the Company only at such time
as the Company's Common Stock is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, or any successor provision, and then only to Reporting Persons.

     (b) Reporting Person Limitations.  Notwithstanding any other provision of
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the Plan, to the extent required to qualify for the exemption provided by Rule
16b-3, (i) any Option, SAR, Performance Share Award or other similar right
related to an equity security issued under the Plan to a Reporting Person shall
not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution
or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or
Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), or the rules
thereunder, and shall be exercisable during the Participant's lifetime only by
the Participant or the Participant's guardian or legal representative, and (ii)
the selection of a Reporting Person as a Participant and the terms of his or her
Award shall be determined only in accordance with the applicable provisions of
Rule 16b-3.

     (c) Documentation.  Each Award under the Plan shall be evidenced by an
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instrument delivered to the Participant specifying the terms and conditions
thereof and containing such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the
provisions of the Plan as the Board considers necessary or advisable.  Such
instruments may be in the form of agreements to be executed by both the Company
and the Participant, or certificates, letters or similar documents, acceptance
of which will evidence agreement to the terms thereof and of this Plan.

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     (d) Board Discretion.  Each type of Award may be made alone, in addition to
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or in relation to any other type of Award.  The terms of each type of Award need
not be identical, and the Board need not treat Participants uniformly.  Except
as otherwise provided by the Plan or a particular Award, any determination with
respect to an Award may be made by the Board at the time of award or at any time
thereafter.

     (e) Termination of Status.  Subject to the provisions of Section 6(b)(iv),
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the Committee shall determine the effect on an Award of the disability, death,
retirement, authorized leave of absence or other termination of employment or
other status of a Participant and the extent to which, and the period during
which, the Participant's legal representative, guardian or Designated
Beneficiary may exercise rights under such Award.

     (f) Mergers, Etc.  In the event of a consolidation, merger or other
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reorganization in which all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock are
exchanged for securities, cash or other property of any other corporation or
business entity (as "Acquisition") or in the event of a liquidation of the
Company, the Board of Directors of the Company, or the board of directors of any
corporation assuming the obligations of the Company, may, in its discretion,
take any one or more of the following actions as to outstanding Awards:  (i)
provide that such Awards shall be assumed, or substantially equivalent Awards
shall be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an
affiliate thereof) on such terms as the Board determines to be appropriate, (ii)
upon written notice to Participants, provide that all unexercised Options or
SARs will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction
unless exercised by the Participant within a specified period following the date
of such notice, (iii) in the event of an Acquisition under the terms of which
holders of the Common Stock of the Company will receive upon consummation
thereof a cash payment for each share surrendered in the Acquisition (the
"Acquisition Price"), make or provide for a cash payment to Participants equal
to the amount by which (A) the Acquisition Price times the number of shares of
Common Stock subject to outstanding Options or SARs (to the extent such Options
or SARs are then exercisable or would become exercisable on the date 18 months
after the effective date of such Acquisition) exceeds (B) the aggregate exercise
price of all such outstanding Options or SARs, in exchange for the termination
of such Options and SARs, and (iv) provide that all or any outstanding Awards
shall become exercisable or realizable in full prior to the effective date of
such Acquisition.

     (g) Withholding.  The Participant shall pay to the Company, or make
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provision satisfactory to the Board for payment of, any taxes required by law to
be withheld in respect of Awards under the Plan no later than the date of the
event creating the tax liability.  In the Board's discretion, and subject to
such conditions as the Board may establish, such tax obligations may be paid in
whole or in part in shares of Common Stock, including shares retained from the
Award creating the tax

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<PAGE>
 
obligation, valued at their Fair Market Value. The Company may, to the extent
permitted by law, deduct any such tax obligations from any payment of any kind
otherwise due to the Participant.

     (h) Foreign Nationals.  Awards may be made to Participants who are foreign
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nationals or employed outside the United States on such terms and conditions
different from those specified in the Plan as the Board considers necessary or
advisable to achieve the purposes of the Plan or comply with applicable laws.

     (i) Amendment of Award. The Board may amend, modify or terminate any
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outstanding Award, including substituting therefor another Award of the same or
a different type, changing the date of exercise or realization and converting an
Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Stock Option, provided that the
Participant's consent to such action shall be required unless the Board
determines that the action, taking into account any related action, would not
materially and adversely affect the Participant.

     (j) Cancellation and New Grant of Options.  The Board of Directors shall
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have the authority to effect, at any time and from time to time, with the
consent of the affected optionees, (i) the cancellation of any or all
outstanding Options under the Plan and the grant in substitution therefor of new
Options under the Plan covering the same or different numbers of shares of
Common Stock and having an option exercise price per share which may be lower or
higher than the exercise price per share of the cancelled Options or (ii) the
amendment of the terms of any and all outstanding Options under the Plan to
provide an option exercise price per share which is higher or lower than the
then current exercise price per share of such outstanding Options.

     (k) Conditions on Delivery of Stock.  The Company will not be obligated to
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deliver any shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan or to remove restrictions from
shares previously delivered under the Plan (i) until all conditions of the Award
have been satisfied or removed, (ii) until, in the opinion of the Company's
counsel, all applicable federal and state laws and regulations have been
complied with, (iii) if the outstanding Stock is at the time listed on any stock
exchange, until the shares to be delivered have been listed or authorized to be
listed on such exchange upon official notice of notice of issuance, and (iv)
until all other legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of
such shares have been approved by the Company's counsel.  If the sale of Stock
has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Company may require, as a condition to exercise of the Award, such
representations or agreements as the Company may consider appropriate to avoid
violation of such Act and may require that the certificates evidencing such
Stock bear an appropriate legend restricting transfer.

Section 11.  Miscellaneous
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     (a) No Right To Employment or Other Status.  No person shall have any claim
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or right to be granted an Award, and the grant of an Award shall not be
construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or service
for the Company.  The Company expressly reserves the right at any time to
dismiss a Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan, except as
expressly provided in the applicable Award.

     (b) No Rights As Stockholder.  Subject to the provisions of the applicable
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Award, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall have any rights as a
stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock to be distributed under
the Plan until he or she becomes the record holder thereof.

     (c) Exclusion from Benefit Computations.  No amounts payable upon exercise
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of Awards granted under the Plan shall be considered salary, wages or
compensation to Participants for purposes of determining the amount or nature of
benefits that Participants are entitled to under any insurance, retirement or
other benefit plans or programs of the Company.

     (d) Effective Date and Term.  Subject to the approval of the stockholders
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of the Company, the Plan shall be effective on November 23, 1993.  Prior to such
approval, Awards may be made under the Plan expressly subject to such approval.
No Award may be made under the Plan after November 23, 2003, but Awards
previously granted may extend beyond that date.

     (e) Amendment of Plan.  The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan
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or any portion thereof at any time, provided that no amendment shall be made
without stockholder approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any
applicable tax or regulatory requirement, including any requirements for
compliance with Rule 16b-3.  Prior to any such approval, Awards may be made
under the Plan expressly subject to such approval.

     (f) Governing Law.  The provisions of the Plan shall be governed by and
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interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.


                                        Adopted by the Board of Directors
                                        on November 23, 1993
                                
                                        Approved by the Stockholders
                                        on December 8, 1993

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                AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE 1993 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                             OF MAPINFO CORPORATION


     The first sentence of Subsection 5(a) of the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan (the
"Plan") of MapInfo Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to
provide as follows:

     "Subject to adjustment under subsection (b) below, Awards may be made under
the Plan for up to 675,000 shares of Common Stock."

     Subsection 8(e) of the Plan is hereby added to the Plan to provide as
follows:

     "(e)  Subject to adjustment as provided in Subsection 5(b) above, the
maximum number of shares with respect to which Options may be granted to any
employee under the Plan shall not exceed 200,000 shares of Common Stock during
any one calendar year.  For purposes of calculating such maximum number, (a) an
Option shall continue to be treated as outstanding notwithstanding its
repricing, cancellation or expiration and (b) the repricing of an outstanding
Option or the issuance of a new Option in substitution for a cancelled Option
shall be deemed to constitute the grant of a new additional Option separate from
the original grant of the Option that is repriced or cancelled."

                                        Adopted by the Board of Directors on
                                        December 9, 1994
                            
                                        Approved by the Stockholders
                                        on January 20, 1995

                                     
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                AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE 1993 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                             OF MAPINFO CORPORATION


     The first sentence of Subsection 5(a) of the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan (the
"Plan") of MapInfo Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety,
subject to stockholder approval, to provide as follows:

     "Subject to adjustment under subsection (b) below, Awards may be made under
the Plan for up to 925,000 shares of Common Stock."

                                        Adopted by the Board of Directors on 
                                        October 20, 1995
                                 
                                        Approved by the Stockholders on
                                        February 2, 1996

                                     
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                AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE 1993 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                             OF MAPINFO CORPORATION


     The first sentence of Subsection 5(a) of the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan (the
"Plan") of MapInfo Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety,
subject to stockholder approval, to provide as follows:

     "Subject to adjustment under subsection (b) below, Awards may be made under
the Plan for up to 1,325,000 shares of Common Stock."

                                           Adopted by the Board of Directors on
                                           November 12, 1996
                                         
                                         
                                         

                                    
<PAGE>
 
                AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE 1993 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                             OF MAPINFO CORPORATION


     The definition of "Committee" contained in Section 2 of the 1993 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Plan") of MapInfo Corporation is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety, to provide as follows:

"'Committee' means a committee of not less than two members of the Board

appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, provided that if and when the
Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, each member of the Committee shall be a "Non-Employee Director", as such
term is defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended ("Rule 16b-3"), and an "Outside Director", as such term is defined in
the Code."

                                             Adopted by the Board of Directors
                                             on December 9, 1996
                                        

                                    
<PAGE>
 
                              MapInfo Corporation

                       1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
                       ---------------------------------
                                        
     The purpose of this Plan is to provide eligible employees of MapInfo
Corporation (the "Company") and certain of its subsidiaries with opportunities
to purchase shares of the Company's common stock, $.002 par value per share (the
"Common Stock").  100,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate have been
approved for this purpose.

     1.  Administration.  The Plan will be administered by the Company's Board
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of Directors (the "Board") or by a Committee appointed by the Board (the
"Committee").  The Board or the Committee has authority to make rules and
regulations for the administration of the Plan and its interpretation and
decisions with regard thereto shall be final and conclusive.

     2.  Eligibility.  Participation in the Plan will neither be permitted nor
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denied contrary to the requirements of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and regulations promulgated thereunder.  All
employees of the Company, including Directors who are employees, and all
employees of any subsidiary of the Company (as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code) designated by the Board or the Committee from time to time (a "Designated
Subsidiary"), are eligible to participate in any one or more of the offerings of
Options (as defined in Section 9) to purchase Common Stock under the Plan
provided that:

     (a) they are regularly employed by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary
for more than 20 hours a week and for more than five months in a calendar year;
and

     (b) they have been employed by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary for
at least three months (or such number of days as may be determined by the Board
of Directors or Committee) prior to enrolling in the Plan; and

     (c) they are employees of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary on the
first day of the applicable Plan Period (as defined below).

     No employee may be granted an option hereunder if such employee,
immediately after the option is granted, owns 5% or more of the total combined
voting power or value of the stock of the Company or any subsidiary.  For
purposes of the preceding sentence, the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of
the Code shall apply in determining the stock ownership of an employee, and all
stock which the employee has a contractual right to purchase shall be treated as
stock owned by the employee.

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     3.  Offerings.  The Company will make one or more offerings ("Offerings")
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to employees to purchase stock under this Plan.  Offerings will begin on such
dates as may be determined by the Board of Directors or the Committee (the
"Offering Commencement Dates").  Each Offering Commencement Date will begin an
approximately six-month period (a "Plan Period") during which payroll deductions
will be made and held for the purchase of Common Stock at the end of the Plan
Period.  The Board or the Committee may, at its discretion, choose different
Plan Periods of twelve (12) months or less for Offerings.

     4.  Participation.  An employee eligible on the Offering Commencement Date
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of any Offering may participate in such Offering by completing and forwarding a
payroll deduction authorization form to the employee's appropriate payroll
office at least seven days prior to the applicable Offering Commencement Date.
The form will authorize a regular payroll deduction from the Compensation
received by the employee during the Plan Period.  Unless an employee files a new
form or withdraws from the Plan, his deductions and purchases will continue at
the same rate for future Offerings under the Plan as long as the Plan remains in
effect.  The term "Compensation" means the amount of money reportable on the
employee's Federal Income Tax Withholding Statement, excluding, to the extent
determined by the Board or the Committee, overtime, shift premium, incentive or
bonus awards, allowances and reimbursements for expenses such as relocation
allowances for travel expenses, income or gains on the exercise of Company stock
options or stock appreciation rights, and similar items, whether or not shown on
the employee's Federal Income Tax Withholding Statement, and including, in the
case of salespersons, sales commissions to the extent determined by the Board or
the Committee.

     5.  Deductions.  The Company will maintain payroll deduction accounts for
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all participating employees.  With respect to any Offering made under this Plan,
an employee may authorize a payroll deduction up to a maximum of 10% of the
Compensation he or she receives during the Plan Period or such shorter period
during which deductions from payroll are made, subject to such lesser maximum
rate as may be determined by the Board of Directors or Committee prior to the
applicable Offering Commencement Date.  Subject to the foregoing, payroll
deductions may be at the rate of 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9% or 10% of
Compensation.

     No employee may be granted an Option (as defined in Section 9) which
permits his rights to purchase Common Stock under this Plan and any other stock
purchase plan of the Company and its subsidiaries, to accrue at a rate which
exceeds $25,000 of fair market value of such Common Stock (determined at the
Offering Commencement Date of the Plan Period) for each calendar year in which
the Option is outstanding at any time.

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     6.  Deduction Changes.  An employee may decrease or discontinue his payroll
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deduction once during any Plan Period, by filing a new payroll deduction
authorization form.  However, an employee may not increase his payroll deduction
during a Plan Period.  If an employee elects to discontinue his payroll
deductions during a Plan Period, but does not elect to withdraw his funds
pursuant to Section 8 hereof, funds deducted prior to his election to
discontinue will be applied to the purchase of Common Stock on the Exercise Date
(as defined below).

     7.  Interest.  Interest will not be paid on any employee accounts, except
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to the extent that the Board or its Committee, in its sole discretion, elects to
credit employee accounts with interest at such per annum rate as it may from
time to time determine.

     8.  Withdrawal of Funds.  An employee may at any time prior to the close of
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business on the last business day in a Plan Period and for any reason
permanently draw out the balance accumulated in the employee's account and
thereby withdraw from participation in an Offering.  Partial withdrawals are not
permitted.  The employee may not begin participation again during the remainder
of the Plan Period. The employee may participate in any subsequent Offering in
accordance with terms and conditions established by the Board  or the Committee,
except that employees who are also directors or officers of the Company within
the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act") and the rules promulgated there under may not participate again for a
period of at least six months as provided in Rule 16b-3(d)(2)(i) or any
successor provision.

     9.  Purchase of Shares.  On the Offering Commencement Date of each Plan
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Period, the Company will grant to each eligible employee who is then a
participant in the Plan an option ("Option") to purchase on the last business
day of such Plan Period (the "Exercise Date"), at the Option Price hereinafter
provided for, such number of whole shares of Common Stock of the Company
reserved for the purposes of the Plan as does not exceed the number of shares
determined by dividing 15% of such employee's annualized Compensation for the
immediately prior six-month period by the price determined in accordance with
the formula set forth in the following paragraph but using the closing price on
the Offering Commencement Date of such Plan Period.

     The purchase price for each share purchased will be 85% of the closing
price of the Common Stock on (i) the first business day of such Plan Period or
(ii) the Exercise Date, whichever closing price shall be less.  Such closing
price shall be (a) the closing price on any national securities exchange on
which the Common Stock is listed, or (b) the closing price of the Common Stock
on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System
("NASDAQ") or (c) the average of the closing bid and asked prices in the over-
the-counter-market, whichever is applicable, as published in The Wall Street
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Journal.  If no sales of Common Stock
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were made on such a day, the price of the Common Stock for purposes of clauses
(a) and (b) above shall be the reported price for the next preceding day on
which sales were made.

     Each employee who continues to be a participant in the Plan on the Exercise
Date shall be deemed to have exercised his Option at the Option Price on such
date and shall be deemed to have purchased from the Company the number of full
shares of Common Stock reserved for the purpose of the Plan that his accumulated
payroll deductions on such date will pay for pursuant to the formula set forth
above (but not in excess of the maximum number determined in the manner set
forth above).

     Any balance remaining in an employee's payroll deduction account at the end
of a Plan Period will be automatically refunded to the employee, except that any
balance which is less than the purchase price of one share of Common Stock will
be carried forward into the employee's payroll deduction account for the
following Offering, unless the employee elects not to participate in the
following Offering under the Plan, in which case the balance in the employee's
account shall be refunded.

     10.  Issuance of Certificates.  Certificates representing shares of Common
          ------------------------                                             
Stock purchased under the Plan may be issued only in the name of the employee,
or in the name of the employee and another person of legal age as joint tenants
with rights of survivorship.

     11.  Rights on Retirement, Death, or Termination of Employment.  In the
          ---------------------------------------------------------         
event of a participating employee's termination of employment prior to the last
business day of a Plan Period, no payroll deduction shall be taken from any pay
due and owing to an employee and the balance in the employee's account shall be
paid to the employee or, in the event of the employee's death, (a) to a
beneficiary previously designated in a revocable notice signed by the employee
(with any spousal consent required under state law) or (b) in the absence of
such a designated beneficiary, to the executor or administrator of the
employee's estate or (c) if no such executor or administrator has been appointed
to the knowledge of the Company, to such other person(s) as the Company may, in
its discretion, designate.  If, prior to the last business day of the Plan
Period, the Designated Subsidiary by which an employee is employed shall cease
to be a subsidiary of the Company, or if the employee is transferred to a
subsidiary of the Company that is not a Designated Subsidiary, the employee
shall be deemed to have terminated employment for the purposes of this Plan.

     12.  Optionees Not Stockholders.  Neither the granting of an Option to an
          --------------------------                                          
employee nor the deductions from his pay shall constitute such employee a
stockholder of the shares of Common Stock covered by an Option under this Plan
until such shares have been purchased by and issued to him.

                                      -4-
<PAGE>
 
     13.  Rights Not Transferable.  Rights under this Plan are not transferable
          -----------------------                                              
by a participating employee other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, and are exercisable during the employee's lifetime only by the
employee.

     14.  Application of Funds.  All funds received or held by the Company under
          --------------------                                                  
this Plan may be combined with other corporate funds and may be used for any
corporate purpose.

     15.  Adjustment in Case of Changes Affecting Common Stock.  In the event of
          ----------------------------------------------------                  
a subdivision of outstanding shares of Common Stock, or the payment of a
dividend in Common Stock, the number of shares approved for this Plan, and the
share limitation set forth in Section 9, shall be increased proportionately, and
such other adjustment shall be made as may be deemed equitable by the Board or
the Committee.  In the event of any other change affecting the Common Stock,
such adjustment shall be made as may be deemed equitable by the Board or the
Committee to give proper effect to such event.

     16.  Merger.  If the Company shall at any time merge or consolidate with
          ------                                                             
another corporation and the holders of the capital stock of the Company
immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continue to hold at least 80%
by voting power of the capital stock of the surviving corporation ("Continuity
of Control"), the holder of each Option then outstanding will thereafter be
entitled to receive at the next Exercise Date upon the exercise of such Option
for each share as to which such Option shall be exercised the securities or
property which a holder of one share of the Common Stock was entitled to upon
and at the time of such merger, and the Committee shall take such steps in
connection with such merger as the Committee shall deem necessary to assure that
the provisions of Paragraph 15 shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as
reasonably may be, in relation to the said securities or property as to which
such holder of such Option might thereafter be entitled to receive thereunder.

     In the event of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into
another corporation which does not involve Continuity of Control, or of a sale
of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company while unexercised
Options remain outstanding under the Plan, (a) subject to the provisions of
clauses (b) and (c), after the effective date of such transaction, each holder
of an outstanding Option shall be entitled, upon exercise of such Option, to
receive in lieu of shares of Common Stock, shares of such stock or other
securities as the holders of shares of Common Stock received pursuant to the
terms of such transaction; or (b) all outstanding Options may be cancelled by
the Board or the Committee as of a date prior to the effective date of any such
transaction and all payroll deductions shall be paid out to the participating
employees; or (c) all outstanding Options may be cancelled by the Board or the
Committee as of the effective date of any such transaction, provided that notice
of such cancellation shall be given to each holder of an Option, and each holder
of an

                                      -5-
<PAGE>
 
Option shall have the right to exercise such Option in full based on payroll
deductions then credited to his account as of a date determined by the Board or
the Committee, which date shall not be less than ten (10) days preceding the
effective date of such transaction.

     17.  Amendment of the Plan.  The Board may at any time, and from time to
          ---------------------                                              
time, amend this Plan in any respect, except that (a) if the approval of any
such amendment by the shareholders of the Company is required by Section 423 of
the Code or by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, such amendment shall not be
effected without such approval, and (b) in no event may any amendment be made
which would cause the Plan to fail to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act
and the rules promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time, or Section
423 of the Code.

     18.  Insufficient Shares.  In the event that the total number of shares of
          -------------------                                                  
Common Stock specified in elections to be purchased under any Offering plus the
number of shares purchased under previous Offerings under this Plan exceeds the
maximum number of shares issuable under this Plan, the Board or the Committee
will allot, in such manner as it may determine, the shares then available.

     19.  Termination of the Plan.  This Plan may be terminated at any time by
          -----------------------                                             
the Board.  Upon termination of this Plan all amounts in the accounts of
participating employees shall be promptly refunded.

     20.  Governmental Regulations.  The Company's obligation to sell and
          ------------------------                                       
deliver Common Stock under this Plan is subject to listing on a national stock
exchange or quotation on the NASDAQ and the approval of all governmental
authorities required in connection with the authorization, issuance, or sale of
such stock.

     The Plan shall be governed by New York law except to the extent that such
law is preempted by federal law.

     The Plan is intended to comply with the provisions of Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Any provision
inconsistent with such Rule shall to that extent be inoperative and shall not
affect the validity of the Plan.

     21.  Issuance of Shares.  Shares may be issued upon exercise of an Option
          ------------------                                                  
from authorized but unissued Common Stock, from shares held in the treasury of
the Company, or from any other proper source.

     22.  Notification upon Sale of Shares.  Each employee agrees, by entering
          --------------------------------                                    
the Plan, to promptly give the Company notice of any disposition of shares
purchased

                                      -6-
<PAGE>
 
under the Plan where such disposition occurs within two years after the date of
grant of the Option pursuant to which such shares were purchased.

     23.  Effective Date and Approval of Shareholders.  The Plan shall take
          -------------------------------------------                      
effect upon the closing of the initial public offering of Common Stock of the
Company, subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company as required by
Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and by Section 423 of the Code, which approval
must occur within twelve months of the adoption of the Plan by the Board.

 
                                            Adopted by the Board of Directors on
                                            November 23, 1993
  
  
                                            Approved by the stockholders on
                                            December 8, 1993

                                      -7-
<PAGE>
 
            AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE 1993 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                             OF MAPINFO CORPORATION


     The first paragraph of of the 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
"Plan") of MapInfo Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety,
subject to stockholder approval, to provide as follows:

     "The purpose of this Plan is to provide eligible employees of MapInfo
Corporation (the "Company") and certain of its subsidiaries with opportunities
to purchase shares of the Company's common stock, $.002 par value per share (the
"Common Stock").  200,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate have been
approved for this purpose."

                                               Adopted by the Board of Directors
                                               on November 12, 1996
  
  
                                            
                                            


<PAGE>
 
            AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE 1993 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                             OF MAPINFO CORPORATION

     Section 8 of the 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of MapInfo Corporation
is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     "8.  Withdrawal of Funds.  An employee may at any time prior to the close
          -------------------                                                 
of business on the last business day in a Plan Period and for any reason
permanently draw out the balance accumulated in the employee's account and
thereby withdraw from participation in an Offering.  Partial withdrawals are not
permitted.  The employee may not begin participation again during the remainder
of the Plan Period. The employee may participate in any subsequent Offering in
accordance with terms and conditions established by the Board or the Committee."


                                               Adopted by the Board of Directors
                                               on December 9, 1996
  

                                     

<PAGE>
 
                              MAPINFO CORPORATION

                   PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

               Annual Meeting of Stockholders - February 13, 1997


     The undersigned, revoking all prior proxies, hereby appoint(s) John C.
Cavalier and John F. Haller, or either or any of them with full power of
substitution, as proxies for the undersigned to act and vote at the 1997 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of MapInfo Corporation and at any adjournments thereof
as indicated upon all matters referred to on the reverse side and described in
the Proxy Statement for the Meeting, and in their discretion, upon any other
matters which may properly come before the Meeting.

     THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED BY
THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER(S).  IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THE PROXIES SHALL VOTE
FOR THE ELECTION OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES AND FOR PROPOSALS 2, 3, 4 AND 5.

                 CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON THE REVERSE SIDE

                                                                     SEE REVERSE
                                                                            SIDE
<PAGE>
 
   X    Please mark votes as in this example.
 ----                                        
 
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE DIRECTOR
NOMINEES AND FOR PROPOSALS 2, 3, 4 AND 5.

1.  Election of Directors

Nominees:  Laszlo C. Bardos, John F. Burton, John C. Cavalier, John F. Haller,
Michael D. Marvin, George C. McNamee, Brian D. Owen and James A. Perakis

     _____ For  _____ Withheld


- - - - - - - - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     For all nominees except as noted above


2.  Approval of an amendment to the Company's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, as set
    forth in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

     _____ For      _____ Against    _____ Abstain


3.  Approval of amendments to the Company's 1993 Director Stock Option Plan, as
    set forth in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

     _____ For      _____ Against    _____ Abstain


4.  Approval of an amendment to the Company's 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
    as set forth in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

     _____ For      _____ Against    _____ Abstain


5.  Ratification of appointment of independent public accountants.

     _____ For      _____ Against    _____ Abstain

     MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT  _____

     MARK HERE IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING  _____

     Note:  Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each
            sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or
            guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please
            sign in full corporate name by an authorized officer. If a
            partnership, please sign in the partnership name by an authorized
            person.

Signature:_______________________  Date:___________

Signature:_______________________  Date:___________


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