Microsoft Acquisition of Online Map Multimap

Copes extends its the service instantly, Microsoft acquisition Multimap, one of online map feeder company is notable in English.

" This acquisition will play important role in growth of our seeking machine business in coming and gives big opportunity to develop our business platform in English and world," says Sharon Baylay, General Manager Online Services Group Microsoft like cited by Reuters.

This agreement will add location search service and mapping which has been provided Microsoft, its( ex: Virtual Earth, Windows Life Services, and other service). Multimap would remain to operates full of its the service as subsidiary company Microsoft.


Microsoft is not ready to calls this akusisi value. Agreement of both parties business marks serious of Microsoft in busines digital map.

Before all, company known as the biggest ponsel producer in world, Nokia, also acquisition other digital map feeder of Navteq Corp. for the price of 8,1 dollar billions AS. Software mapping of Navteq now has in various ponsel Nokia supporting global of positioning systems ( GPS).

Last month, navigation peripheral maker company from Dutch, Tom Tom NV, also offers acquisition to digital map maker of Tele Atlas NV. The acquisitions likely is form of consolidate busines supply of sprouting digital map to become service to promise.