Important News from MapMate

 

MAPMATE ALERTS! ISSUE 169

Welcome

Very Important Notice

As some of you may know, I have designed, run and supported MapMate since its creation 25 years ago. It is now time for me to start to think about retirement! This is a very difficult thing for me to do, both logistically and personally.

The first step is to close down the business side, for which I have the following timetable: From today, 28 October 2024, to 30 November 2024 inclusive, will be the last chance to renew licences and to obtain any new licences (CUKs) you may require for the near future. From 1st December inclusive no new business transactions will be accepted and no more CUKs will be issued or renewed. If your licence runs out in December, or first quarter 2025, or anytime next year, then you may wish to renew now. Licences are renewed from their expiry date, even if this is in the future. "MapMate Ltd" will then close for business on 31st December 2024.

Moving forward...Users will be supported, updated, and the infrastructure maintained (funded privately) until the last licence has expired. During 2025, important aspects of the program (like making taxon update patches) will be passed on to any interested parties. Hopefully over this time you can decide what's next for your recording or continue using MapMate for as long as our recording community (and Windows!) supports it.

If you have any questions please direct them to me at support@mapmate.co.uk.

Mark Yeates
For MapMate Ltd
28 October 2024