<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Streets	I-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
AutoRoute	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
mapping	O
program	O
developed	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Functionally	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
is	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
MapPoint	I-Application
targeted	O
at	O
the	O
average	O
consumer	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
map	O
related	O
tasks	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
region	O
including	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
Mexico	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
route	B-Application
planning	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
NextBase	B-Application
Ltd.	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
version	O
is	O
branded	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
AutoRoute	I-Application
and	O
covers	O
all	O
of	O
Europe	O
,	O
including	O
European	O
Russia	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Armenia	O
,	O
Azerbaijan	O
,	O
Georgia	O
,	O
Cyprus	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
Turkey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AutoRoute	B-Application
was	O
also	O
produced	O
in	O
several	O
European	O
languages	O
besides	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
by	O
NextBase	B-Application
Ltd	O
in	O
the	O
1988	O
,	O
a	O
UK	O
company	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Autoroute	B-Application
"	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
based	O
PCs	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
Macintosh	O
,	O
Atari	O
ST	O
and	O
Psion	O
PDA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
combined	O
the	O
Encarta	B-Application
World	O
Atlas	O
Mapping	O
Technology	O
with	O
new	O
routing	O
technology	O
derived	O
from	O
Autoroute	B-Application
to	O
create	O
Automap	O
Streets/Streets	O
Plus	O
and	O
Automap	O
Road	O
Atlas	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
Autoroute	B-Application
brand	O
was	O
retained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automap	O
Road	O
Atlas	O
was	O
later	O
rebranded	O
in	O
a	O
future	O
release	O
as	O
Automap	O
Trip	B-Application
Planner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
produced	O
as	O
two	O
distinct	O
products	O
under	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Home	I-Application
division	O
and	O
were	O
later	O
rebranded	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
releases	O
as	O
Expedia	O
Streets	O
,	O
Expedia	O
Streets	O
Deluxe	O
and	O
Expedia	O
Trip	B-Application
Planner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
merged	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
product	O
called	O
Microsoft	O
Expedia	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Microsoft	O
spun	O
off	O
Expedia	O
,	O
later	O
releases	O
were	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Streets	I-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
also	O
developed	O
Microsoft	B-Application
MapPoint	I-Application
as	O
a	O
business	O
mapping	O
program	O
for	O
geographic	O
analysis	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
MSN	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
which	O
later	O
became	O
Bing	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2000	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
combining	O
the	O
2	O
separate	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Expedia	O
Trip	B-Application
Planner	I-Application
,	O
it	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
travel	O
guide	O
with	O
pictures	O
and	O
information	O
on	O
points	O
of	O
interest	O
and	O
tourist	O
spots	O
for	O
a	O
particular	O
address	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2001	O
dropped	O
the	O
travel	O
guide	O
but	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
run	O
without	O
the	O
CD	O
by	O
copying	O
all	O
the	O
map	O
data	O
to	O
the	O
disk	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2002	O
added	O
a	O
Pocket	O
Streets	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
every	O
yearly	O
update	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2002	O
and	O
2003	O
were	O
also	O
database	O
updates	O
with	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2003	O
adding	O
more	O
than	O
300,000	O
miles	O
of	O
streets	O
and	O
highways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2004	O
added	O
drive-time	O
zones	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
to	O
see	O
on	O
a	O
map	O
how	O
far	O
you	O
could	O
travel	O
within	O
a	O
specified	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2005	O
significantly	O
improved	O
the	O
GPS	O
features	O
with	O
an	O
on-screen	O
compass	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
USB	O
plug	B-Device
and	I-Device
play	I-Device
GPS	O
receivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GPS	O
version	O
of	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2006	O
introduced	O
voice-prompted	O
directions	O
,	O
a	O
hands-free	O
option	O
with	O
turn-by-turn	O
directional	O
information/	O
All	O
versions	O
starting	O
with	O
2006	O
and	O
later	O
install	O
the	O
new	O
text-to-speech	B-Application
voice	O
,	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Anna	I-Application
"	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
voice-prompt	O
direction	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2006	O
of	O
both	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
AutoRoute	B-Application
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
/	O
Me	B-Device
and	O
version	O
2007	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2008	O
added	O
online	O
services	O
integration	O
like	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Direct	I-Protocol
and	O
Live	B-Application
Search	I-Application
Maps	I-Application
for	O
current	O
traffic	O
updates	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
automatic	O
re-routing	O
feature	O
if	O
the	O
driver	O
missed	O
a	O
turn	O
or	O
took	O
a	O
wrong	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2008	O
(	O
and	O
older	O
)	O
included	O
336	O
pushpin	O
symbols	O
and	O
they	O
were	O
easy	O
to	O
spot	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
bright	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2009	O
replaced	O
these	O
symbols	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
46	O
pushpins	O
and	O
removed	O
many	O
pushpins	O
,	O
besides	O
reducing	O
their	O
contrast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
Streets	B-Application
and	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
user	O
community	O
created	O
a	O
default	O
map	O
template	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
2008	O
pin	O
set	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
re-add	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2009	O
also	O
added	O
pronunciation	O
of	O
street	O
names	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
directions	O
prompts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
saw	O
the	O
first	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
update	O
in	O
many	O
years	O
with	O
new	O
colorful	O
and	O
optionally	O
,	O
large	O
toolbar	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2010	O
added	O
hide/show	O
pushpinsets	O
,	O
hide/show	O
information	O
balloons	O
,	O
import/export	O
GPX	O
files	O
,	O
export	O
to	O
GPS	O
navigation	O
device	O
,	O
export	O
to	O
mobile	O
phone	O
,	O
and	O
348	O
new	O
pushpin	O
symbols	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
restored	O
former	O
pins	O
as	O
mentioned	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2011	O
is	O
mainly	O
a	O
database	O
update	O
adding	O
88,000	O
miles	O
of	O
new	O
mapping	O
to	O
the	O
program	O
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
ending	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Direct	I-Protocol
service	O
and	O
coupon	O
data	O
,	O
while	O
allowing	O
direct	O
map	O
correction	O
feedback	O
to	O
maps	O
provider	O
Navteq	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
cardinal	O
direction	O
guidance	O
and	O
alternate	O
road	O
names	O
to	O
direction	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
no	O
release	O
called	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
version	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2013	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
online	O
custom	O
ratings	O
and	O
reviews	O
feature	O
and	O
Metro	O
UI-style	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
version	O
2008	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
started	O
requiring	O
Product	B-License
Activation	I-License
for	O
the	O
retail	O
versions	O
of	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
,	O
although	O
Volume	O
License	O
(	O
VL	O
)	O
versions	O
available	O
through	O
MSDN	O
did	O
not	O
require	O
activation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
online	O
support	O
for	O
existing	O
users	O
to	O
end	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
include	O
a	O
free	O
GPS-ready	O
mapping	O
app	O
similar	O
to	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
drawing	O
tools	O
from	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
have	O
been	O
removed	O
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2006	O
and	O
later	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
later	O
modern	O
operating	O
systems	O
(	O
Windows	O
7	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
8.1	O
,	O
10	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
had	O
an	O
incompatibility	O
with	O
Advanced	B-General_Concept
Vector	I-General_Concept
Extensions	I-General_Concept
in	O
x86	O
processors	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
hang/freeze	O
on	O
the	O
splash	O
screen	O
on	O
Windows	O
7	O
SP1	O
64-bit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operating	O
system	O
:	O
Windows	O
8	O
,	O
Windows	O
7	O
with	O
1	O
GB	O
RAM	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
with	O
1	O
GB	O
RAM	O
,	O
Windows	O
Server	O
2008	O
with	O
512	O
MB	O
RAM	O
,	O
or	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
with	O
256	O
MB	O
RAM	O
(	O
64-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
Server	O
excluded	O
)	O
;	O
service	O
packs	O
for	O
operating	O
systems	O
recommended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPS	O
features	O
require	O
a	O
USB	O
GPS	O
device	O
that	O
supports	O
NMEA	B-Protocol
2.0	I-Protocol
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
