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LexisNexis Acquires BAIR Analytics

by Joachim Bartels | Jan 10, 2015 | Analytics, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Mapping Services, Ownership Changes of Information Companies, United States | 0 |

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions announced its intent to acquire BAIR Analytics, a provider of analytics...

Reed Business Information Acquires Farmade

by Joachim Bartels | Jun 8, 2014 | Digital Imaging, International, Mapping Services, Ownership Changes of Information Companies, Platforms / Workflow Tools, Reed, Software Services, Uncategorized, United Kingdom | 0 |

Reed Business Information (RBI), a division of Reed Elsevier, announced it has acquired the entire issued share capital of agricultural software and workflow solutions business Farmade. Farmade will join RBI’s agricultural...

Alibaba Offers to Acquire AutoNavi

by Joachim Bartels | Feb 14, 2014 | Alibaba, China, E-Commerce, Mapping Services, Ownership Changes of Information Companies, Uncategorized | 0 |

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd offered to buy AutoNavi Holdings Ltd in a deal valuing the Chinese digital mapping and navigation firm at $1.58 billion. Alibaba, which already owns 28 percent of AutoNavi, has been trying to expand...

Baidu Launches Total View – Copy Cat of StreetView

by Joachim Bartels | Aug 26, 2013 | Alibaba, Baidu, China, E-Commerce, Internet Development, Mapping Services, Uncategorized | 0 |

Baidu announced TotalView, a Street View-like feature for its Baidu Maps service. Total View is available as a feature inside Baidu Maps, and, unsurprisingly, it’s very Street View-like in its appearance. Total View is...