Today we are proud to announce that we have just released Web.Maps.VE v3.0!

Download FREE Edition!

One of the most notable things about this new version release is that it's completely FREE to use for Non-Commercial purposes.

There are a few new things in this latest release, but the most significant are the following performance updates:

• Microsoft CDN (Content Delivery Network) Support Added. This helps improve the Bing Maps content delivery speed by up to 82%
• JavaScript Performance Optimizations. All the JavaScript code internally within the control has been optimized to increase the overall speed of the Web.Maps.VE Map controls functionality.

Check out the following link to see what has all been included in this release:
https://simplovation.com/page/webmapsve30/roadmap.aspx

Also, this new version release is a completely FREE upgrade to all existing customers who have already purchased Web.Maps.VE v2.0. If you have previously purchased v2.0, then there is nothing required to obtain your v3.0 license other than going to the "My Licenses" page to download the DLL and License Activation File. If for some reason you have trouble obtaining your Free Upgrade to v3.0, please let us know and we'll get it activated as soon as possible.

Thank you for your continued support in Web.Maps.VE and Simplovation!

Chris Pietschmann
Owner, Simplovation LLC
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Platform
http://simplovation.com
http://pietschsoft.com

Since both Web.Maps.VE v2.0 and the AjaxControlToolkit are both built on top of ASP.NET AJAX, they compliment each other very well when used together to easily create some very dynamic user experiences. One of the requests we've gotten a few times is to give an example of how to show a Popup over the Map when a user clicks on a specific pushpin. This example demonstrates just such an example using both Web.Maps.VE v2.0 and the AjaxControlToolkit's ModalPopupExtender control.

Download Source Code: WebMapsVE_2.0_PopupWindowDemo.zip (753.58 kb)

This demo website also allows you to easily manipulate the Pushpins/Shapes on the Map in the following ways:

1. Left Click an Existing Pushpin to Edit it's Title and Description using a Popup Dialog
   
2. Left Click to Add a New Pushpin and enter the Pushpins Title and Description using a Popup Dialog 
3. Hold the Control (Ctrl) Key while Left Clicking on an Existing Pushpin to Delete it from the Map

The total source code for this example is pretty short, and it demonstrates how to perform the above mentioned actions all from within Server-Side .NET code. There is actually No JavaScript written to wire everything up with this example.

Also, once you download this demo website, you'll need to do the following 2 things before you can Hit Run within Visual Studio:

1. Download Web.Maps.VE v2.0 from http://simplovation.com/download
2. Copy the "Simplovation.Web.Maps.VE.dll" file into the "Bin"
   folder within this demo website.