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Welcome to the CDXZipStream May 2016 Newsletter
CDXZipStream is now faster than ever when you update
your databases, so if you currently own 64-bit CDXZipStream, get the
latest version by just downloading the free trial available from the
website or from this newsletter's list of links. We also review
the one-year maintenance subscription available for both basic and
premium ZIP Code feeds, and introduce our latest tutorial covering
the use of the Bing Maps function CDXRouteBing for calculating travel
time and distance and getting route directions.
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The Latest
(and Fastest) Version of CDXZipStream
 We've
made some programming changes to CDXZipStream to make it faster and
more efficient whenever you update your databases. If you
currently use the 64-bit, Bing-compatible CDXZipStream, you can get
the latest version by simply downloading the free trial available
from the website or this newsletter's list of links on the right.
If you are still using the classic 32-bit CDXZipStream,
you can obtain the latest version free with purchase of a one-year
maintenance subscription, which includes 12 monthly ZIP Code updates.
After signing into your CDXTech.com account, select "Buy
Data Update" from the account area, and once the purchase is
complete, you can activate the new version by downloading the trial.
Maintenance subscriptions are $39.95 for the basic ZIP Code
database and $129.95 for premium ZIP Code data; the premium data is
provided with premium demographic versions of CDXZipStream.
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Maintenance Subscriptions for CDXZipStream
With the introduction of the 64-bit Bing-compatible
version of CDXZipStream late last year, we now provide a one-year,
renewable software maintenance subscription included with purchase.
The subscription provides 12 months of ZIP Code data updates
along with unlimited technical support.
It's also very fast and easy to install the monthly
updates, and now you can do it without leaving Microsoft Excel.
Just click on the "Account" icon on the CDXZipStream
commandbar, and then click "Check for Available Database
Updates". If a new database is available, click the
highlighted "Update" button on the right. You can
update all data this way, including the Application (ZIP Code),
Canadian, and CDXTract databases:
As an alternative, you can also sign into the website,
and from the Account area, click on "Download Data Files".
Available files for your software version will be listed; click on
each one to download, and then run the installation file. You
can download data updates from your website account for both current
and older versions of CDXZipStream.
The U.S. Postal Service updates ZIP Code data monthly,
and there are frequent removals/additions to the ZIP Code listing.
This month there was a major update involving 1,286 changes to
the database. A one-year maintenance subscription for basic ZIP
Code data is $39.95, and for the premium database (available with
demographic versions of CDXZipStream) the annual subscription is
$129.95. To purchase maintenance subscriptions select "Buy
Data Update" from your account area of CDXTech.com.
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Using Bing
Maps to Get Route Data
The
CDXRouteBing function of CDXZipStream uses Bing Maps as the source of
mapping data in order to calculate travel time and distance, and get
route directions. Route maps can also be created using this
function. For our current clients who use MapPoint as the data
source, this functions works very similarly to CDXRouteMP.
However, while CDXRouteMP performs calculations for driving
routes only, Bing Maps can provide time, distance, and directions for
walking and transit routes as well. CDXRouteBing also has an
autocopy feature that automatically provides data for an entire list
of locations. Here is a short tutorial describing how to use
CDXRouteBing:
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Get Driving Distance and Time Using Bing Maps in
Excel
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Latest Data
Updates
Canadian and
U.S. data feeds of CDXZipStream were updated as of May 26.
There were 1,286 changes made to the U.S. database this month.
If you would like to update your database to reflect these
changes, select the "Account" option on the
CDXZipStream commandbar and click on "Check for Available
Database Updates". You can then update each database as
required.
CDXZipStream
updates are a part of the one-year software maintenance
subscription included with your purchase. If you would like to
extend your subscription, please sign in to the CDX Technologies
website and from the account area for CDXZipStream, select "Buy
Data Update".
As always
we hope you find the information here helpful for you and your
organization. You can contact us with your feedback and
suggestions by replying to this email.
The
Team at CDX Technologies
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In
This Issue
The Latest (and Fastest) Version of CDXZipStream
Maintenance Subscriptions for CDXZipStream
Using Bing Maps to Get Route Data
Data Updates
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