Multimap

Updated: Microsoft Buys UK Online Mapping Company Multimap; Deal Worth $50 Million: Report

Dec 12, 2007 10:14 AM

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has acquired Multimap, one of the oldest online mapping companies in UK and Europe, for an undisclosed price. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. MSFT said the new acquisition will complement its existing offerings such as Virtual Earth, Live Search, Windows Live services. The site/service was…

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UK Local Directory Firms: Mapping The Minutiae

Dianne See Morrison

Nov 21, 2007 11:25 AM

Can smaller directory companies providing maps and local information compete with the sector’s global digital giants? The FT.com has an in-depth article looking at 192.com, Touch Local and Multimap, three privately owned UK companies, with the goal of becoming the “mighty minnows” of the local knowledge market. They’ve got stiff…

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Posted In: E-Commerce, Classifieds Business, Companies, Pearson, Financial Times, FT.com, Countries, Europe, 192.com, multimap, touch local