Microsoft MapPoint Location Server is an enterprise server product that works with PC and mobile device clients to help enterprise users determine the location of coworkers whose jobs frequently take them out of the office. With MapPoint Location Server, a user can find—and show on a map screen—the location of a coworker when he or she is using a wireless device. Mobile personnel can use MapPoint Location Server to locate each other and to find other places they want to visit. Non-mobile personnel can use MapPoint Mobile Locator for PC software to locate enterprise users who are on the road; for example, to dispatch an employee to make a delivery or make a service call.

MapPoint Location Server can be used for more than just finding the locations of mobile users. Users can also view maps of, and get directions to and from, the following types of places:

• The address of a Microsoft Outlook® contact.
• A street address, such as 1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA.
• A named place, such as Carnegie Hall or the San Diego Zoo.
• Items in Find Nearby categories—services such as restaurants, hotels, bank machines, and dry cleaners that are close to their own locations.

Students and developers who wants to work on Map Point will find this Guide quite handy. Check it out here.

Microsoft MapPoint Location Server Administrator's Guide, Version 1.0