Communicate with ease—and boost sales—with Microsoft MapPoint 2009

Microsoft® MapPoint® 2009 allows you to visualize business data so you can effectively communicate powerful insights to customers—and sales teams. Easily create maps showing sales territories and performance results. Insert maps into Microsoft Office PowerPoint® presentations or Microsoft Office Word documents for added impact and clarity. And use the efficient routing and detailed driving directions to help save time—and gas money, too.

Visualize, analyze, and quickly communicate key sales information.

MapPoint 2009 offers a new streamlined design, step-by-step data-mapping wizards, and 24-hour access to updated street maps for the United States and Canada, so you can:

• Quickly visualize sales territories and performance by mapping data stored in current versions of Microsoft Office Excel®, Microsoft Office Outlook®, Microsoft Office Access®, and Microsoft SQL Server®.
• Analyze sales performance and trends by region when you overlay information based on your own business data.
• Target potential customers and drive smart decision-making by combining your sales and location data with included demographics.
• Seamlessly integrate maps into the work you do in Microsoft Office programs such as Office Word and Office PowerPoint.
• Stay in control - map efficient routes between multiple customer locations, with estimated drive times.
• Add pushpins or colorful shapes to show nearby restaurants and hotels on your maps.
• Generate a demographic analysis chosen from hundreds of variables, to target prospects and identify new opportunities.
• Always be prepared by sending addresses and phone numbers directly to your mobile device.*

Need real-time routing and driving directions? Use Microsoft MapPoint 2009 with GPS Locator to optimize your stops and track your location. (Or use MapPoint 2009 with your existing GPS device.)**

• Track your location in real time—even in the deepest urban canyons or wooded areas.
• Take advantage of full-screen Navigation mode for easier viewing and get turn-by-turn, spoken directions.***
• Driving at night? Change to a special Night Map view with a click of a button.

Map your business success.

Microsoft MapPoint 2009 is business mapping made simple. It helps you tell a compelling, visual story to identify opportunities and track performance, tap into your existing data resources, and extend your customer base.

Additional items or services may be required to use certain features:
Note: Some Internet functionality may require Internet access and payment of a separate fee to an Internet service provider; local and/or long-distance telephone toll charges may apply.

*Microsoft Exchange Server, Internet SMTP/POP3, IMAP4, or MAPI-compliant messaging software is required to use Send to Mobile and Send To as attachment. Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Office Outlook 2007 is required to use Send To as picture.

You may be charged a fee by your wireless provider to receive messages. Not supported by all carriers.

**GPS functionality requires a GPS device that supports NMEA 2.0 or later.

***For Voice Output, a compatible soundcard is recommended.

Also see system requirements.