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The Arrowpointe Maps privacy policy was updated. The Change History page documents these updates.

Version 1.0.8 of Arrowpointe Maps was just released. You can read about all the improvements on the Change History page.

The biggest change is the addition of Routing functionality. The best way for you to get an understanding of it is to watch it on a screencast.

Other improvements include:

• International Routing is well supported. Results will vary country by country.
• The Star and Dot images were redone to be cleaner and more professional
• Added a form on the homepage allowing users to subscribe to Arrowpointe Maps related blog posts by email
• Other Usability, Performance & Security Enhancements

NOTE: If you are using Arrowpointe Maps and are confused by these posts about new versions, just know that these updates are happening automatically for you. You do not need to re-download the AppExchange application. Changes to the AppExchange package will be few and far between and those will be communicated very explicitly.

About Arrowpointe Maps

Arrowpointe Maps is an on-demand mapping platform that facilitates a conversation between Salesforce.com & MapQuest allowing for easy deployment of mapping capabilities in your organization and providing end-users a simple means for mapping their data. Arrowpointe Maps is configurable and can be tailored to your organization, so that your users can work with their information in a meaningful way.

The official location for information on Arrowpointe Maps is its product page at http://www.arrowpointe.com/maps. There, you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions, screencasts and links to its AppExchange page.

I made a small improvement to Auto vCard and the new version (1.3) is available on the AppExchange now. Prior to 1.3, the country field was not included in the URL and was not being accounted for in the vCard. This has now been changed and it is included in version 1.3.

It is recommended to upgrade, just to stay current. To do so:

1. Go to the AppExchange listing
2. Click Get It Now and follow the instructions to sign in and get it into your org
3. You will be prompted to update the custom links from the original package. Follow the prompts to do so.
4. That’s all. All that happened was that the custom links were overwritten on Leads and Contacts. You do not need to touch your Page Layouts.

Use of Auto vCard has really picked up usage. As of today, it is listed at #7 in the Top Installs list on the main AppExchange page. vCards created by month through November 2007 is below.

Lastly, if you are a user of Auto vCard and would like to contribute an honest review to the AppExchange, it would be great to get some feedback.

Version 1.0.7 of Arrowpointe Maps was just released. You can read about all the improvements on the Change History page. The changes that most impact user experience and the application’s capabilities are:

• Support for relating custom objects to Accounts and/or Contacts. This will allow you to pull fields from those objects including using the addresses there.
• Printing buttons were added to Map Pages and View Generated Maps. Look for the icon.
• Upgraded to the latest version of MapQuest’s API.
• Added a Declutter button to the maps. When pressed, any map points that overlap each other will be separated and a line will be drawn from their original point to their new location. In declutter mode, all map points will be easily clickable.

  

• Each time a map is run, it will display in the width and height used by that user the last time a map was run.
• Added links on the front page to let users open Map Pages in a new window. Sometimes this can result in better usability and printing since the application is not embedded in an IFRAME in Salesforce. Look for the image next to a hyperlink to open that link in a new window.
• Fixed some usability issues in the Admin area where some sections would shift around the screen if the user’s screen was too narrow or in too low of a resolution.
• Re-architected the way maps are generated. This new setup will allow us to allow users to save their maps in an upcoming release.
• Fixed an issue on Campaign Member maps if there are no Campaigns in the system.
• Other Usability, Performance & Security Enhancements

NOTE: If you are using Arrowpointe Maps and are confused by these posts about new versions, just know that these updates are happening automatically for you. You do not need to re-download the AppExchange application. Changes to the AppExchange package will be few and far between and those will be communicated very explicitly.

About Arrowpointe Maps

Arrowpointe Maps is an on-demand mapping platform that facilitates a conversation between Salesforce.com & MapQuest allowing for easy deployment of mapping capabilities in your organization and providing end-users a simple means for mapping their data. Arrowpointe Maps is configurable and can be tailored to your organization, so that your users can work with their information in a meaningful way.

The official location for information on Arrowpointe Maps is its product page at http://www.arrowpointe.com/maps. There, you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions, screencasts and links to its AppExchange page.

We just implemented improved geocoding for the UK in Arrowpointe Maps. If you were getting some suspect results when plotting certain UK addresses, those issues should be resolved now.

We are not aware of inaccuracies for any other countries, but to be thorough, we’ll be performing analysis to ensure we get the best possible geocoding results for every country. If you are using Arrowpointe Maps and find that some countries geocode better than others, please let us know.