One of the most important things a computer can do is give small businesses the same tools that benefit corporate giants, but in easy-to-use and affordable packages. Today, I want to introduce you to ...

* Microsoft offers MapPoint online map as a Web service There are a number of things I am fascinated by: clocks and watches, old copies of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and maps. And if there is ...

.NET, its first commercially available SOAP/XML Web service. MapPoint .NET is a programmable platform for mapping and location-based services. Developed and hosted by Microsoft, MapPoint .NET enables ...

REDMOND, Wash., April 23, 2001 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release to manufacturing of Microsoft® MapPoint® 2002 North America, the latest version of its business-mapping and location-based ...

Businesses and individuals still using Microsoft’s MapPoint and Streets & Trips need to start thinking about alternatives. Microsoft is discontinuing both products, according to notices posted on ...

Microsoft created new packaging for its MapPoint application and location Web service tailored to organizations managing fleets of vehicles. Microsoft on Tuesday announced MapPoint Fleet Edition 2004, ...

Last week I started discussing extracting pushpin data from Microsoft MapPoint 2004. Pushpins in MapPoint are markers that you can place anywhere on a MapPoint map. There are several hundred visual ...

Microsoft recently released a SQL Server 2008 add-in for MapPoint. MapPoint is Microsoft's business mapping application and gives users the power to visualize business data and communicate insights in ...

MapPoint .Net is not Microsoft’s first attempt at providing mapping capabilities to developers. MapPoint, the desktop mapping app in Microsoft Office, uses ActiveX to embed maps in applications. In ...

Another end of an era is right around the corner, though attentive drivers could probably have seen this one coming. We're talking about the discontinuation of Microsoft's MapPoint software. After 15 ...