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New at MP2K Magazine - 02/11/2004
Version
3.5 of the MapPoint Web Service was announced yesterday. Everything was upgraded
to 3.5 this past weekend and existing customers were already using the service
on Monday.
In
this issue we highlight some of the news and articles that were released
pertaining to the 3.5 release yesterday and will cover more in an issue to
come out later this month. Elsewhere in this issue, there is an article from
Chandu Thota of Microsoft on programming MapPoint 2004 with the .NET Framework.
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Contents
- articles
- news
- extras
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Articles
Programming with MapPoint 2004 using the .NET Framework
MapPoint
2004 provides a rich object model to build powerful business intelligence
and location based applications. However, the MapPoint 2004 object model
was originally designed for COM based programming and if you are currently
programming using the .NET Framework, you need build MapPoint 2004 applications
using the interoperable assemblies generated from the COM type libraries.
This article outlines the step by step approach to build MapPoint 2004 applications,
by developing an Address Finder application, using the .NET Framework. This
article also discusses a couple of tricky conditions and resolutions that
you may face while developing with MapPoint 2004 using the .NET Framework.
Read the full article, only on MP2K Magazine.
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Working with pushpins in MapPoint?
Get the MapPoint 2002 Pushpin Tool for just $75. The latest features include
the ability to export lat/lon coordinates of pushpins to Excel and advanced
find Pushpin functionality. Read more and purchase the tool here or go directly
to paypal.
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News
GeorgeWBush.com
is using the MapPoint web service to help direct voters to their nearest
polling station. MP2Kmag hears that additional applications are in the works.
Football Player Producing States
A
feature article on a sports web site uses MapPoint to visually display locations
from which football players originate with greater frequency. Six maps created
with MapPoint 2002 images help to tell the story.
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Microsoft Unveils the "Connected Car"
Microsoft
has announced its first Connected Concept Cars -- using a Hummer H2, Cadillac
CTS and BMW X5 -- at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show in
the USA.
MapPoint Gets a New Marketing Director
Tom
Bailey replaces Andrew Mackles as Director of Marketing for the MapPoint
Business Unit effective today. Tom Bailey was formerly a FrontPage product
manager and lead product manager for Office.
MapPoint Partner Tracking "Mad Cows"
Digital
Angel Corporation stated that its proprietary, microchip meat safety systems
are specifically designed to completely fulfill the livestock tracking and
tracing needs necessary to minimize the human and animal health effects of
“mad cow” disease.
MapPoint A Platinum Sponsor of Mobile DevCon
Microsoft
Mobile DevCon to be held March 23 - 27 in San Francisco is billed as the
premier developer event for building and bringing to market mobile applications,
content and services for the Windows Mobile and Windows platforms.
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Warflyers Seek Out Vulnerabilities with MapPoint
Kallahar
writes "We went warflying over Los Angeles and Orange counties yesterday.
Flying in a small plane at 1400 feet we detected 2013 802.11b APs in 75 minutes,
71% had no WEP encryption. A map and some pretty pictures are up at my writeup."
Extras
MapPoint Project Hosting on MP2Kmag
We
are pleased to offer another service for MapPoint developers - project hosting.
This is a way for you to collaborate with other MapPoint developers to make
that next cool MapPoint module or tool to extend MapPoint's capability. Request
an account to get started today.
Write
for us! A description of a recent solution or project you've worked on, an
innovative code sample, a tutorial, all submissions are welcome and will
be reviewed and edited for publication. Become an MP2Kmag Author.
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