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 ...

It's difficult to look at a column of numbers and try to visualize data trends. Whether you want to analyze your own data, develop sales territories, or plan a marketing program based on demographic ...

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 ...

But for our purposes what is really interesting is that MapPoint is also available as hosted XML Web services called “MapPoint Web Services.” These services support a range of very useful functions, ...

No matter where you go, as the vaudeville comics used to say, there you are. And few programs can determine where you are better than Microsoft’s 2004 rendition of Streets & Trips. Based on the ...

REDMOND, Wash. — April 30, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of MapPoint® 2006, an industry leader in business mapping software. MapPoint 2006 can help customers improve decision ...

.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 ...

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 ...

Norwegians might want to use a reality check before trusting directions from Microsoft's online MapPoint service. A bug in Microsoft's MapPoint software sends those looking to travel between two ...