FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 14, 2009

FUGAWI X-TRAVERSE ADDS NAVIONICS CHARTS SUPPORT TO THE APPLE iPHONE

New Partnership Brings High-Detail, Brilliant Color Nautical Charts and Fishing Maps
to iNavX software for iPhone

TORONTO, Canada – Software manufacturer Northport Systems Inc. announced today that its popular Fugawi™ X-Traverse online map collection for use with iNavX™ marine software for the Apple iPhone™ now supports award-winning Navionics® marine and outdoor charts.

Adding to iNavX’s support of raster maps including NOAA RNC, Swedish Marine Charts, and TRAK Maps, users now have subscription-based, fingertip access to world-wide Navionics Gold international marine, HotMaps® Premium North American fishing and European Discovery outdoor charts from www.X-Traverse.com. Offering enthusiasts renowned marine and outdoor cartography, the map additions feature the unparalleled clarity and detail that are the hallmark of all Navionics digital charts.

Navionics charts are downloaded directly into iNavX software through the iPhone’s internet connection (Edge, 3G or WiFi) and saved locally on the phone for use when outside of cell phone or WiFi internet coverage. With an enabled X-Traverse.com account and a subscription to one or more Navionics regions, iNavX users may view their location on Navionics charts using the iPhone’s integral Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, seamlessly pan and zoom the charts, query objects, plot and navigate waypoints and receive and view GRIB file weather data. Users may also transfer waypoints and saved routes to PC- or Mac-based navigation software such as Fugawi Marine ENC or MacENC. iNavX will also plot AIS vessel traffic when connected by WiFi to a suitable AIS receiver or NMEA data stream.

“Navionics vector charts are a powerful addition to the Fugawi X-Traverse online mapping collection,” said Robin Martel, president of Northport Systems. “iNavX is clearly one of the world’s most advanced marine navigation software products for the iPhone and we are very pleased to be working with iNavX for our launch of Navionics chart support.”

“We will grow the map and chart content on X-Traverse.com and expand partnerships with chart suppliers, software developers and mobile device manufacturers,” continued Martel. “Fugawi
X-Traverse users are assured easy access to up-to-date and inexpensive charting data from mobile phones and desktops anywhere and anytime, while providing a robust revenue platform for our data partners.”

The X-Traverse chart and data API is free to qualified mobile application developers. The API allows third party developers to quickly and easily access a growing catalog of maps and charts. A regularly updated list of compatible applications and supported handsets can be accessed on the X-Traverse website.

Price & Availability:
Navionics Gold charts of the Americas and HotMaps Premium fishing maps of the US are available immediately and may be licensed from www.X-Traverse.com starting at $45.00 per region. Navionics Gold international marine charts and European Discovery charts will be available on X-Traverse.com in the coming weeks. Apple iPhone 3G users may purchase the iNavX marine navigation App directly from the Apple iTunes App store for $49.99.

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About Fugawi X-Traverse:
Fugawi X-Traverse (www.x-traverse.com) is designed for marine and outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy flexible charting and planning. The innovative application enables users of mobile software to exchange data with PC or Mac based software. X-Traverse provides seamless waypoint transfer between an iPhone or iPod Touch and a PC or Mac, and allows users to safely save, retrieve and move data without cabling between a desktop and a mobile device. X-Traverse also facilitates the direct download of Fugawi Touratel Maps to a variety of desktop and mobile application. A regularly updated list of supported maps and charts, compatible applications and supported handsets can be accessed on the X-Traverse website.

About Northport Systems, Inc.:
Established in 1995 in Toronto, Canada, Northport Systems, Inc. now supplies desktop and mobile navigation and mapping software products and online services to over 130 countries under the Fugawi brand. Northport enjoys a worldwide reputation as a leader in GPS mapping software and innovative GPS applications for the outdoor recreation, marine, tracking and military markets. Fugawi Software, Fugawi Touratel and Fugawi X-Traverse are properties of Northport Systems Inc.

iNavX software for iPhone, running a Navionics Gold chart as supplied by X-Traverse.com

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