Introduction:

Microsoft has improved the way travelers ca plan and execute road trips. With Streets & Trips 2005, users will never have to worry about the hassle of planning trips and dealing with cumbersome maps. Not only does this program offer an array of features for prospective travelers, but it provides a variety of services that are no offered by on-line or traditional mapping agencies. After users try out Microsoft streets and Trips 2005, they will wonder how they were able to get around without it.

Retail Price: 39.95 USD (10 USD Mail in rebate)

Features:

• Streets & Trips 2005 includes millions of miles of local, national and international roads and highways that are accurate and up-to-date.

• More than 1.8 million points of interest such as restaurants, service stations, hotels, ATMs and airports so you can feel right at home no matter where you are.

• Download the latest information on road construction and road closures with free road construction updates available online.

• Includes the most current mapping data and points of interest from NAVTEQ, Geographic Data Technology Inc. (GDT), Acxiom and Woodall Publication Corporation.

• Easily customize maps and routes based on personal travel preferences.

• With a few mouse clicks you can create a personal driving profile including preferred travel times, rest stops, average driving speeds and road types.

• Manage fuel consumption by entering your gas mileage, the size of your tank and at what point you would like to be prompted to stop for gas. You’ll never have to check your gas gauge again.

• Calculate fuel costs by entering the current price of gas and generate a cost summary for your trip. Streets & Trips will help you conserve fuel and lower your costs by optimizing your travel.

• Snap-routing enables consumers to drag and drop a route anywhere on their map and watch it snap into place as the map and driving directions recalculate automatically. Change a travel itinerary for your next road trip with a click.

• Drive-time Zones show travelers how far they can travel by car within a specified amount of time. Take the guesswork out of planning your next road trip or even your morning commute.

• A comprehensive set of map drawing and annotation tools enables consumers to customize maps with highlighting, freehand drawing, arrows, text, pushpins, images and custom icons.

Package:

• Microsoft Streets & Trips 2005

System Requirements:

• PC with Pentium II or higher processor; Pentium III recommended.

• Microsoft Windows® 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), Windows 2000.

• Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional Edition or later operating system.

• 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended). Running additional applications simultaneously may require additional memory.

• 1 GB of available hard disk space for standard installation (500 MB for minimum installation).

• Some users may require up to an extra 100 MB of hard disk space for System Files Update. (Hard disk usage will vary depending on configuration.)

• 4x or faster CD-ROM drive.

• Super VGA (800x600) or higher-resolution monitor with 256 colors; monitor with higher resolution and more colors recommended.

• Microsoft Mouse, IntelliMouse® or compatible pointing device..

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 browser software; Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 included.

Additional System Requirements (for extra features):

• Microsoft Exchange, Internet SMTP/POP3, IMAP4 or MAPI-compliant messaging software required to use Send To as attachment; Microsoft Outlook 2000 or later required to use Send To as picture; Outlook 2000 or later required to import contacts

• Using GPS functionality with a GPS device other than the Microsoft USB GPS requires a GPS device that supports NMEA 2.0 or later, configured to use COM Port 20 or less

• Some Internet functionality may require Internet access and payment of a separate fee to a service provider; local and/or long-distance telephone charges may apply

• 14.4 Kbps or faster modem

• A Pocket PC running Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 or later with the ActiveSync® 3.1 API and 500 KB of available program memory required for installation of Pocket Streets for Pocket PC.

• Installing map files requires additional memory of approximately 1 MB per city map.

• A Microsoft Windows Mobile™-based Smartphone 2002 or later with ActiveSync 3.6 API and 350 KB available program memory required for installation of Pocket Streets for Smartphone.

• Installing map files requires additional memory of approximately 1 MB per city map.

• Microsoft USB GPS requires an available USB port.