Mappoint alternatives?

I'm using MP2006 for a small part of the functionality that my application 
provides.  It works well enough for the inexpensive price, but the lack of 
regular upgrades and map updates has me thinking about alternatives.

Does anyone have a favorite 'fallback' product that they use when MP just 
won't cut it?  Or when your customer is willing to pay more for something 
better?  I can imagine providing the hook to MP in my app for the 
budget-conscious users, and something a little higher-end for those that 
need it.

Any thoughts? 

After re-reading my message, I realize I should have added more detail of 
exactly what I use MP for:

I only use Mappoint to display a number of contacts (no more than 20-25), 
and use the optimize function to put those stops into a logical order.  I 
then read the arrival time of each stop to be able to assign an arrival time 
window.

That's really the only functionality I need in a new product.

thanks,

Bob M.. 

"Bob Murdoch" <ram_re_move_5@erols.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using MP2006 for a small part of the functionality that my application
> provides.  It works well enough for the inexpensive price, but the lack of
> regular upgrades and map updates has me thinking about alternatives.
>
> Does anyone have a favorite 'fallback' product that they use when MP just
> won't cut it?  Or when your customer is willing to pay more for something
> better?  I can imagine providing the hook to MP in my app for the
> budget-conscious users, and something a little higher-end for those that
> need it.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>
I had the same requirement a while ago and eventually used one by
www.tatukgis.com . It did what I wanted as I need to cover a country not
supported in MapPoint.

Neil..