What's New with 
MapInfo Professional v4.1

• Direct access to Microsoft Access databases--an often-asked-for feature from end users (available only in the 32-bit version of MapInfo Professional 4.1).
• MapGen--improved OLE automation interface for programming display mapping functions such as zoom and pan from within other development environments such as VisualBasic, Delphi, C++. MapGen is designed to provide Web Site administrators the ability to load and position maps, and to export those maps to graphics when using a MapInfo ProServer solution. These OLE automation extensions will also be useful to anyone writing Integrated Mapping applications. Customized apps with simpler viewing functionality no longer require MapBasic.
• Autometric SQS--allows storage and retrieval of complex spatial objects (maps) on Sybase databases, moving more of the work to the server and making MapInfo Professional a better client.
• Exporting Functionality to Photoshop 3.0--allows endusers, for the first time, to export mapping images from MapInfo Professional 4.1 to Photoshop 3.0, one of the most popular presentation formats.
• Blue Marble GPS software--Add-on to MapInfo Professional which was previously included on a floppy disk in the 4.0 box. It can now be installed by running the Blue Marble installer from the GPS directory on the MapInfo Professional 4.1 CD. Documentation can be founded in the MapInfo User Guide and Reference Manual.
• MapFAQs--a new book included in the documentation set. This book walks users through some common MapInfo tasks that are often the subject of technical support calls.
• Labeling enhancements--now include the ability to create text objects from labels and the ability to force a label to appear on a line or polyline, even if the centroid of that line is not currently visible.