* 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 ...

NEW ORLEANS, March 19, 2003 — Today at the Microsoft Mobility Developer Conference 2003, Microsoft Corp. highlighted the growing developer demand for its MapPoint® location-based services platform.

Microsoft has quietly announced plans to discontinue its MapPoint and Streets & Trips products at the end of this year. Both will be officially killed off on December 31, 2014, though online support ...

Most people who think about Software as a Service (SaaS) look at full-blown applications like Salesforce.com, where users simply log in and begin working. But the concept of Web-based services is much ...

Microsoft announced on its website that it has decided to discontinue Microsoft AutoRoute, Microsoft Streets & Trips and Microsoft MapPoint. The company says "It was a tough decision to discontinue ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft said Tuesday that it will acquire Vicinity, a provider of online maps and directions, in a cash-for-stock transaction worth $96 million. Under the terms of the deal, Vicinity's products will ...

REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 24, 2002 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release of MSN® MapPoint™ through the MSN network of Internet services. Built on the MapPoint .NET Platform, MSN MapPoint expands ...

Microsoft MapPoint 2004 entered general availability on Thursday. The updated release of Microsoft's business mapping software brings expanded demographic data, more map coverage and better support ...

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 ...