Pitney Bowes MapXtreme - Manual (Page 21)

Introduction to
MapXtreme
Welcome Developers to Pitney Bowes Software’s latest offering in the world of
.NET programming. In support of Microsoft’s .NET Framework for Windows,
MapXtreme reflects a single object model for developing or extending mapping
applications for the desktop, traditional client/server environments or the Web.
MapXtreme is an application development tool for organizations who recognize
that data visualization and mapping can help you make better business
decisions and manage assets and operations more effectively. MapXtreme is for
organizations that need to incorporate location analysis or definition into
desktop, client/server and web-based products. MapXtreme can be used as a
powerful analysis toolkit to make critical business decisions such as optimal
locations for sales offices, how to transport products most efficiently, and how to
manage and protect assets. Developers can use MapXtreme to shorten their
development time and improve performance, reliability, and security.
In this chapter:
Š Overview of MapXtreme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Š Migrating to MapXtreme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Š Learning to Use MapXtreme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
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