Britain: Microsoft Buys Map Service
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Microsoft said it had agreed to acquire MultiMap, an online map service based in London, in an attempt to compete more effectively with the search services of Google.
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British telecom company Vodafone said it would provide Google Maps services for its mobile phone customers with the assistance of the US Internet search giant.
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Augmenting its technology assets and pushing into subscription services, Google (Quote, Chart) announced today that it has acquired digital mapping specialist Keyhole for an undisclosed sum.
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And ends spat with LG Microsoft has bought data management firm Stratature to provide improvements to its SQL server, business intelligence, and SharePoint products.â¦
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With Web sites like Yahoo and MapQuest giving away maps and driving directions it seems like a waste of money to buy a standalone program that basically does the same thing. To survive, software publishers need to offer a lot more than the online freebies. Microsoft Corp.'s Streets &amp; Trips 2005 does just that.
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Last call for vocab, me old china plates Microsoft is calling for final contributions to its UK dialect dictionaries - due for free release in July.â¦
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Vodafone Group PLC, the world's largest mobile phone network operator, said Monday it agreed with Internet search leader Google Inc. to develop maps for mobile telephones.
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Spy maps of Britain compiled by the  Soviet Union during the Cold War contain such a wealth of  information that a digital mapping firm has bought them for use  by property developers.
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The world's top handset maker Nokia   NOK1V.HE said on Thursday it had agreed to buy mapping   software firm gate5 AG for an undisclosed sum to tap into the   fast-growing mobile navigation market.
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The world's top handset maker Nokia  (NOK1V.HE) said on Thursday it had agreed to buy mapping  software firm gate5 AG for an undisclosed sum to tap into the  fast-growing mobile navigation market.
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LONDON - Google has acquired US-based digital mapping firm Keyhole Corporation , which allows users to see images of locations from space as well as close up, for an undisclosed sum.
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Internet search company Google Inc. has acquired Keyhole Corp., a supplier of online satellite maps that allow users to zoom down to street level to specific locations, Google said Wednesday.
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The Dutch navigation systems company said it plans to make a cash offer of 21.25 euro per share for digital map supplier Tele Atlas, valuing the company at 2 billion euros ($2.76 billion).
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U.S. software giant Microsoft  said on Tuesday it would bid 19 crowns per share for Norwegian Internet search software firm Fast Search & Transfer , valuing the company at about $1.2 billion.
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Microsoft technology partner Dassault will help Virtual Earth users add 3D images to maps.
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Microsoft Corp.  said on  Wednesday it will buy privately owned Tellme Networks, a voice  recognition technology company, as it promotes the service for  computer users and customer call centers.
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The British Broadcasting Corporation  is teaming up with Microsoft Corp.  to help develop the next generation of Internet services for the world's biggest public broadcaster.