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TheWhereBusiness correspondent Ritesh Gupta speaks to Vikas Arora, EMEA Solutions Specialist, Microsoft and the latest developments in Business Analystics and Location Intelligence.

Vikas Arora, EMEA Solutions Specialist for Microsoft discusses in-depth how he sees geospatial information transforming business strategies for the coming years.

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Location Intelligence for Enterprise USA is back and aims to be the premier meeting place for anyone who's anyone in the geospatial, GIS and Location Intelligence industry.

This year's agenda is geared towards the end user and guarantees to give a unique opportunity to address the major problem plaguing the Location Intelligence ecosystem - Communicating the value of Location Intelligence to big businesses and securing profitable business.

They have speakers from Fedex, ...

Where, April 2-4, 2012, San Francisco, CA: The Art and Business of Location

Now in its 8th year, the O’Reilly Where Conference is where the grassroots and leading-edge developers building location-aware technology intersect with the businesses and entrepreneurs seeking out location apps, platforms, and hardware to gain a competitive edge. Where Conference presents leading trends rather than chasing them. Immerse yourself in three full days of hands-on training, information-rich sessions, ...

Microsoft recently made a lot of changes to Streetside feature in Bing Maps. These changes represent a significant enhancement for desktop browsers, enabling users to quickly pan up and down the street to find businesses and see the neighborhood. MS is doing this by providing street level panoramas so users can take a virtual walk through the streets with a view of locations and landmarks. As you slide the street level imagery sideways, the view of the sidewalk is seamlessly constructed including ...

Another newsletter was published May 5th, 2011. Topics include the MapForums Downloads Section (new downloads: Extracting Coordinates of a Route and Import a Route with Stoptimes and Depart Times), an article: Using MapPoint in a Routing Application Part 1 - Route Factory Spreadsheet and Part 2 - Required MapPoint Functionality, and an introduction to four new MapPoint videos on Youtube. Read the newsletter here - http://bit.ly/mappoint2011.