Yesterday, Microsoft announced that its Live Search, Live Search Maps and Virtual Earth products will be rebranded to be under the "Bing" product name / branding. Live Search Maps will now be called Bing Maps, and Microsoft Virtual Earth will now be called "Bing Maps for Enterprise."

How does this relate to Simplovation and Web.Maps.VE?

Simply put, the transition from "Virtual Earth" to "Bing Maps for Enterprise" will be seamless. You will not need to download any updates from us to keep your maps working after the branding has changed. The Bing Maps for Enteprise JavaScript API will be downloaded from the existing URL that it is toda; the only difference is they will be changing the logo displayed on the map from "Virtual Earth" to say "Bing Maps" or "Bing Maps for Enterprise".

Also, we will not be making any breaking changes to Web.Maps.VE like changing the namespaces or product name. Web.Maps.VE v1.0 and v2.0 will remain "Web.Maps.VE" and the namespace will remain "Simplovation.Web.Maps.VE."

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