Czech users of Microsoft Outlook can now look up the geographical locations
of contacts directly in the map, thanks to an effort by Atlas.cz, a. s.,
which runs the portal site Atlas.
Czech Republic is one of the first countries outside the U. S. where such
an interconnection is enabled. Since August 19, Atlas.cz has offered free
of charge integration of
Contacts database in Microsoft Outlook with on-line map management
system mapy.atlas.cz.
Once the software is installed, users can view the map location of any
business or home address in the Czech Republic. The system
contains detailed maps of 138 cities. An English language interface is also
available.
Users can print the map or save it as image, and are also able to edit,
annotate, and e-mail the maps.
“Integration of Microsoft Outlook with our maps is wonderful and
practical tool for our users,” said Ms. Jana Koutova,
spokesperson for Atlas.cz, a. s. She added that the company is committed to
offer the broadest available spectrum of products and services related to
the Republic.
Atlas expects to rely on high popularity of Microsoft Office among Czech
businesses in order to grow traffic to its site. Microsoft was not required
to bring any cash to the table for this deal.
Atlas is one of few portal sites in the Czech Republic. Its principal
competitor is Seznam (“the List”), a Yahoo!-like site which is older
records more page views than Atlas.
