MapPoint.exe has excessive cpu usage

On my office computer I'm using MapPoint North America 2009. I also use an
application called SmartMap, a dispatch app, which uses the 2009 map data
base for its program. On Task Manager the MapPoint.exe process cycles every
15 seconds to a high cpu usage of 75-80% for about 3 seconds then drops back
to 00. then it repeats apprx every 15 secs. During this high usage time the
SmartMAPMP.exe process goes from 00 usage to 06 usage then back to 00. Any
solutions as to why this is happening, i am not using the programs they are
just open.