20th March, 2008

National Car Rental to drive more bookings with Multimap

London 20 March, 2008 National Car Rental is launching a new online advertising campaign on Multimap to increase car rental bookings. The campaign will be geographically targeted to reach UK-based visitors looking at ten major cities on Multimap, Europe's leading online mapping service provider. National Car Rental has produced creative featuring details of the offer and the name of the city searched by the user on Multimap. Read more »

18th March, 2008

Multimap Demonstrates its Leadership in Online Mapping in the Asia Region at the Travel Distribution Summit, Singapore, 2008

Multimap, one of the world's leading online mapping providers, will be showcasing its recently expanded mapping coverage in Asia, in addition to its other industry leading services at the Travel Distribution Summit, Singapore, on the 18th and 19th March, 2008. Visitors to the Multimap booth (no. 5) can hear how about the benefits the services deliver to leading travel websites, including Agoda, PYO travel, HolidayCity.com and Hotels valued.com. Read more »

5th February, 2008

Hotels4U selects Multimap to power holiday website, as Multimap showcases Virtual Earth and new Indian and Chinese mapping at Travel Technology Show

Multimap, one of the world's leading online mapping and location-based services providers today announced that Hotels4U, a leading website for booking hotels and apartments world-wide, has selected Multimap to provide mapping, routing and local information services for its online booking site. Read more »

9th January, 2008

Multimap showcases its Mobile Services at the Real Estate Connect Show in New York 2008

Multimap, one of the world’s leading online mapping and location-based services providers, today announced the availability of two new mobile services, Storefinder4Mobile and Multimap2Mobile, at the Real Estate Connect Show, at the Marriott Marquis, Times Square, News York. The show runs from Wednesday, 9th to Friday, 11th January, 2008. Read more »

20th December, 2007

Have a Mappy Christmas

It’s not just Santa making an address list this Christmas; if you’d like to add a bit more festive spirit to your holiday, look no further than Multimap! The UK’s most popular online mapping site can help you to find Christmas all over the country. Read more »

12th December, 2007

Microsoft Acquires One of Europe's Top Online Map Services

Microsoft Corp. has acquired Multimap, one of the United Kingdom's top 100 technology companies and one of the leading online mapping services in the world. The acquisition gives Microsoft a powerful new location and mapping technology to complement existing offerings such as Virtual Earth, Live Search, Windows Live services, MSN and the aQuantive advertising platform, with future integration potential for a range of other Microsoft products and platforms. Read more »

23rd November, 2007

Find Wi-Fi Hotspots Using Interactive Maps on iPhone and Other Mobile Devices

Multimap, one of the world's leading online mapping and location-based services providers, today announced the implementation of its Storefinder4Mobile service for The Cloud, Europe's leading wireless broadband provider. Users of The Cloud's network are now able to find their nearest Wi-Fi hotspot with ease, and identify its exact location on an interactive map on their mobile phones. Read more »

14th November, 2007

Food Glorious Food!

Multimap, one of the world's leading online mapping and location-based services providers, today announced the implementation of its API service for Waitrose, a leading UK supermarket, and part of the John Lewis Partnership. Waitrose customers are now able to find their nearest branch with ease, and identify its exact location on an interactive map. Read more »

5th November, 2007

Multimap helps Warehouse shoppers find their nearest store on warehouse.co.uk

Multimap, one of the world’s leading online mapping and location-based services providers, today announced the implementation of its Store Locator service on warehouse.co.uk to enable fashion lovers across the UK to find their nearest Warehouse store in seconds. The implementation of the service for Warehouse was rolled out by Fresca, the leading on-demand ecommerce service provider and web design agency. Read more »

31st October, 2007

Make sure your fireworks night goes with a bang at www.multimap.com

Keen to ensure this bonfire night is a roaring success? You can now plan ahead and visit www.multimap.com to find organized firework displays in your local area. Read more »

16th October, 2007

Multimap Announces Mobile Services for the Property Sector at PCS Expo 2007

Multimap, one of the world's leading online mapping and location-based services providers, today announced the availability of two new mobile services, Storefinder4Mobile and Multimap2Mobile, for customers in the property sector, at PCS Expo at London's Business Design Centre. Read more »

9th October, 2007

Multimap Demonstrates its Latest Mapping Services at the Travel Distribution Summit, North America, 2007

Multimap, one of the world's leading online mapping providers, will be demonstrating two of its recently-launched industry-leading services to the travel industry at the Travel Distribution Summit, Las Vegas, on the 9th, and 10th, October, 2007. Read more »

28th September, 2007

Multimap Partners with Carbon Clear to Help Drivers Reduce Their Carbon Footprints!

Multimap, Europe’s leading online mapping service provider, has enhanced its travel directions service to offer users information about the carbon footprint of journeys, as well as the ability to offset those journeys. Read more »

27th September, 2007

On the Road with Daihatsu: Multimap Drives Car Buyers to Dealerships with its Ground-breaking API v1.2

On the Road with Daihatsu: Multimap Drives Car Buyers to Dealerships with its Ground-breaking API v1.2 Read more »

4th September, 2007

Clarks Gets in Step with Multimap’s Storefinder Service!

Clarks customers can now find their nearest stockists in seconds, thanks to the new service Read more »

29th August, 2007

Multimap Australasia Announces Online Mapping Deal with HotelsValued.com at the Travel Distribution Conference, Shanghai, China

HotelsValued.com has implemented Multimap's industry-leading Location Map service to help boost the conversion ratio of lookers to bookers Read more »

1st August, 2007

Multimap Shows the Real Estate Sector the Way to Increase Viewings and Extend their Dialogue with House-hunters at Real Estate Connect, San Francisco

Multimap demonstrates the latest version of its API service, its new Points of Interest data and aerial imagery for real estate websites at booth 201 at the SF Connect Show Read more »

31st July, 2007

Multimap Lights up the Path to Sun Microsystems' Offices in Key International Markets with its In-line Mapping Service!

Multimap, one of the world's leading online mapping and location-based services providers, today announced the implementation of its In-line service for many of Sun Microsystems' websites worldwide. Thanks to the site enhancement, visitors to Sun's offices in Europe, Singapore, and some South American countries, are now able to access elegant, accurate and content-rich, interactive maps pinpointing their exact location, in a few seconds. Read more »

18th July, 2007

Multimap showcases its cutting-edge API V1.2 to the travel sector at the Sales and Marketing in Travel show, Sydney, 2007

Multimap, one of the world's leading online mapping and location-based services providers, will be demonstrating the latest version of its API service to the travel industry at the Sales and Marketing in Travel Show, at the Marriott Hotel, Sydney, on the 18th and 19th July, 2007. Read more »

13th July, 2007

Multimap's Founder, Sean Phelan and Senior Software Engineer, John McKerrell, Close OpenStreetMap's State of the Map Conference with a Futuristic Bang!

Multimap's Founder, Sean Phelan and Senior Software Engineer, John McKerrell, are gearing up for their closing presentations at the first international OpenStreetMap conference, in Manchester (14th and 15th July). Phelan will guide the audience through the key milestones of the online mapping space over the last fifteen years - from the initial creation of Xerox Parc Map Server in 1993 to the birth of the concept of OpenStreetMap in 2004 - while McKerrell will focus on the current pervading craze for mash-ups and where this might be leading. Read more »

10th July, 2007

Multimap Lays the Trail to Glamour and Style on www.principles.co.uk

Multimap, today announced the rollout of its Storefinder proximity search service for Principles, the leading women's fashion brand for 'thirty something' women looking for great style, quality and value. Multimap was selected on the basis of the accuracy and richness of its maps and their speed of delivery, and the worldwide reputation the company enjoys for smooth implementations and competitive pricing. Read more »

26th June, 2007

Glastonbury Festival Goers Might Not Be Able to Plan for the Weather, but They're Certainly Planning their Journeys Online with Multimap!

Despite Glastonbury festival goers' denial when it comes to planning their wardrobes, it cannot be said that they don't plan their journeys... In the five-day period from 16th to 20th June 2007 alone, over 8,000 people searched for maps and directions to Glastonbury on www.multimap.com, as compared to the much more modest figure of 1,000 for an average week. Read more »

26th June, 2007

Sean Phelan, Founder of Multimap, Scoops the Ernst & Young London Region Entrepreneur of The Year Award for 2007!

Ernst & Young has awarded its prestigious Ernst & Young 2007 London Region Entrepreneur of The Year Technology and Communication award to Sean Phelan, founder of Multimap. Phelan picked up the trophy at the awards ceremony at the London Hilton Metropole, in recognition of his success as a leading internet entrepreneur and innovator. Read more »

19th June, 2007

Multimap Promotes Steve Frost to Head of Worldwide B2B Sales

Multimap today announced the promotion of Steve Frost, Head of Sales for Europe, to Head of Worldwide B2B Sales. Heading up Multimap's global sales team, which is based in London, Boston and Sydney, Steve is responsible for business solutions for Multimap's 1,200 plus business customers around the world. Steve will also focus on growing new business, as the company continues to strengthen its position in the online mapping and location-based services space on a global level. Read more »

31st May, 2007

The New Face of multimap.com is Revealed to the World!

Multimap, Europe's number one online mapping and location-based services provider, today launched a world-leading new version of its multiple-award-winning site, www.multimap.com. Beta testers love the new features and the site is destined to become the favourite lifestyle manager for everyday needs. The new site launch comes at a time when, according to a recent Forrester Research survey, over 45% of people in the UK are using the internet to access maps and travel directions. As the internet community grows rapidly (over 86% of people are regularly using emails) users are expecting more from web-based services. Read more »

23rd May, 2007

Improving users' experience on travel websites: Multimap shows newest version of its API at the Travel Distribution Summit, London

Multimap, one of the world's leading online mapping providers, will be demonstrating the latest version of its highly-functional API (Application Programming Interface v.1.2) to the travel industry at the Travel Distribution Summit 2007, Islington, London (23rd & 24th May, 2007). Read more »

9th May, 2007

Barry Slatter, Business Development Expert, is Appointed Head of B2C Revenue, as Multimap's B2C Sales Moves In-house

Multimap, one of the world's leading online mapping and location-based services providers, today announced the appointment of Barry Slatter, business development expert, as Head of B2C Revenue. The new position was created following Multimap's decision to bring sales of advertising on Multimap's award-winning consumer website in-house. Read more »

1st May, 2007

Multimap Demonstrates the Latest Version of its New API and Mobile Services for Business, at Internet World 2007

Multimap, one of the world’s leading online mapping and location-based services providers, today demonstrates two of its recently-launched industry-leading services to attendees of Internet World 2007 (at Earls Court, London, from 1st to 3rd May, 2007). Read more »

23rd April, 2007

Multimap Scoops Up Four Major Industry Awards in Two-Week Period!

Multimap, one of the world’s leading online mapping and location-based services providers, has won four major industry awards during the second fortnight of March 2007 alone. The awards recognize Multimap’s strengths and successes on both the B2B and the B2C sides of the business. Read more »

18th April, 2007

Full coverage for Multimap with Payforit First

2ergo, the AIM listed provider of convergent mobile communication solutions, has announced today that Multimap, one of the world’s leading providers of online mapping and location-based services, has become the first company to deploy its Payforit service, the new mobile payment scheme being introduced by all UK network operators. Read more »

20 March 2007

Riding on the Crest of a Wave to Improved Security and Productivity; MarineTrack and Multimap Tie the Nautical Knot to Boost Fleet Management Efficiency

Multimap, one of the world’s leading online mapping and location-based services providers, and MarineTrack, the popular provider of tracking solutions in the commercial shipping, recreational yachting and charter market, today announced the implementation of Multimap’s recently-launched API (Application Programming Interface) service on www.marinetrack.com. Read more »

13 March 2007

Multimap Opens Up its Treasure Trove of Online Mapping Solutions, including its Industry-leading New API, at the Travel Distribution Summit Asia

Multimap, one of the world’s leading providers of online mapping and location-based services, today showcases the latest version of its leading-edge API service (version 1.2) at the Travel Distribution Summit, Asia (the Suntec Convention Centre, Singapore, on the 13th and 14th March, 2007). The Multimap API v. 1.2 brings together searching, routing, mapping, geocoding, and POI data and imagery, into a single one-stop service, for the first time. Read more »

20 February 2007

Converting ASDA Surfers to ASDA Shoppers; Multimap’s Storefinder Service Drives Customers All the Way to the Store Doors!

Multimap, Europe’s number one online mapping and location-based services providers, and ASDA, the second largest UK supermarket chain and part of the Wal-Mart family, today announced the implementation of Multimap’s Storefinder service on www.asda.com. The new proximity search service, which enables shoppers to search for their nearest ASDA stores by location and store type, provides customers with the ability to find their five nearest stores quickly and easily. Read more »

13 February 2007

Multimap Unveils the Latest Version of its API Service to the Travel Industry at the Travel Technology Show, London

Multimap, one of the world’s leading online mapping providers, today unveils the latest version of its highly functional API (Application Programming Interface v.1.2) to the travel industry at the Travel Technology Show 2007, Earls Court 2, London (13th and 14th February, 2007). Read more »

06 February 2007

Multimap Showcases the Latest Version of its Leading-Edge API Service, at the Technology for Marketing Show, at London Olympia, 2007

Multimap, one of the world’s leading providers of online mapping and location-based services, today showcases the latest version of its leading-edge API service (version 1.2), at the Technology for Marketing show at London Olympia, 2007. The Multimap API v. 1.2 breaks new ground in bringing together searching, routing, mapping, geocoding, and POI data and imagery into a single one-stop service. Read more »

21 November 2006

Whirlpool Channels Customers to Nearby Stockists, with Multimap’s Storefinder Service

Visitors to www.whirlpool.co.uk can now locate their nearest stockists offering products of interest to them, and access interactive maps showing their exact locations, thanks to Multimap, Europe’s number one online mapping provider. The world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances has deployed Multimap’s Storefinder service to improve customers’ experience of Whirlpool online, and boost footfall to stockists. Read more »

14 November 2006

Oddbins Breaks Open the Bubbly to Celebrate Multimap’s New Mapping Services on www.oddbins.com!

Multimap.com today announced the deployment of its Storefinder and Travel Directions mapping services on www.oddbins.com to enable Oddbins’ customers to search for their nearest store, view an interactive map pinpointing its precise location, and get step-by-step directions to it, in seconds. Oddbins selected Multimap on the basis of its proven record of success as regards implementation times, data accuracy and the reliability of its services. Read more »

19 October 2006

Multimap is Shortlisted for the Company of the Year Category of the Prestigious Growing Business Awards 2006

Real Business magazine and the CBI are pleased to announce that Multimap, one of the world’s leading providers of online mapping and location-based services providers, has been shortlisted for the Company of the Year category of the prestigious Growing Business Awards 2006, now in its eighth year. Read more »

17 October 2006

Multimap Launches Comprehensive Mapping and Location-based Services Package at PCS Expo 2006

Multimap, one of the world’s leading online mapping providers, today unveiled several new enhancements to its award-winning mapping and location-based services that together provide one of the most comprehensive packages for estate agents and property companies on the market. The services can all be seen at the PCS Expo 2006, Business Design Centre, London, 17th & 18th October. Read more »

04 October 2006

Roaming around Europe, the US or Canada, and Need to Get Online in a Hurry? Visit WeRoam’s Hotspot Directory Service, Enabled by Multimap’s Storefinder Service, and You Will be Guided to Your Nearest Wi-Fi Hotspots!

Multimap, one of the world’s leading online mapping providers, announces the implementation of its flagship Storefinder proximity search service for WeRoam, the specialist in wholesale public WLAN roaming solutions for the fixed and mobile telecommunications sector. Read more »

25 September 2006

Multimap Headlines in The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 League of Fastest-Growing Technology Companies as One of Only Three Companies to Feature for Four Years Running!

Multimap, one of the world’s leading online mapping providers, features in The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 League for the fourth time running, as published on 24th September, 2006. Multimap is one of only three companies to feature in the prestigious ranking for four years in a row. According to the report, with sales growth at 50 percent a year from £3.4m in 2003 to £7.6m in 2005, Multimap continues to count among the UK’s fastest-growing, unquoted technology companies. Read more »

21 September 2006

Multimap Extends Mobile Services through Partnership with 2ergo

Multimap, one of the world’s leading providers of mapping and location-based services, has partnered with the global convergent communication specialist, 2ergo, to further mobilize its range of business-to-business solutions. Read more »

14 September 2006

Boosting the Ratio of Lookers to Bookers; Multimap Signposts the Way to over 9,000 Hotels Worldwide on www.holidaycity.com

Multimap, one of the world’s leading online mapping providers, today announced the addition of its Location Map service to the global websites of HolidayCity, the world-class online hotel accommodation reservation service. Business travellers and holiday-makers can now find maps for over 9,000 hotels in more than 600 destinations worldwide (across Asia, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the US) quickly and easily. Read more »

12 September 2006

Multimap Appoints Eric Brown as Head of Technology

Multimap, one of the world’s leading providers of online mapping services, today announced the appointment of Eric Brown as its new Head of Technology. Eric brings to Multimap a wide range of skills and experience, including many years working on software and systems for the oil industry and, most recently, at the National Lottery. Read more »

08 August 2006

Multimap Named UK Partner of the Year 2006 by Tele Atlas

Multimap has been granted the UK Partner of the Year 2006 award by Tele Atlas, a global leader in digital mapping, based on Multimap’s commitment to both Tele Atlas data and the company overall, and on the substantial revenue growth to which it contributed in 2005. Read more »

04 July 2006

Multimap Helps Flora pro.activ to Spread the Word on Healthy Hearts!

As part of its drive to help people manage their cholesterol and blood pressure, Flora pro.activ is using Multimap’s Storefinder service on its www.floraproactiv.co.uk web site. Thanks to the implementation, visitors to the site can now find their nearest ‘Testing The Nation’ road show, where they can have their cholesterol and blood pressure checked free of charge, and view an easy-to-read map pinpointing its exact location, in less than a heartbeat! Read more »

19 June 2006

Converting Lookers to Bookers; Multimap's Storefinder Service Goes Live for Francophiles on www.justtourfrance.com

Multimap today announced that JustTourFrance.com, the popular tourist information provider for visitors to France, has implemented Multimap’s Storefinder service. The new service is expected to help to build users’ confidence to make a booking by enabling them to familiarize themselves with unknown areas, and to see how close features such as the city center, meeting venues, and tourist hotspots are to particular hotels. Read more »

05 June 2006

Multimap Maps on TravelRepublic.co.uk Show Holiday-makers Where their Hotels Really are in Relation to the Beach!

Multimap today announced that www.travelrepublic.co.uk, the UK's fastest growing online travel agency, has implemented Multimap's In-line service. Multimap's easy-to-read maps show holiday-makers that a hotel really is as close to the beach, tourist attractions, or a relative's address, as it claims to be. Read more »

21 April 2006

Queen’s Award for Innovation Goes to Multimap.com

Multimap.com is proud to be among the elite group of winners of the 2006 Queen's Awards for Enterprise. Its Innovation Award is made for the provision of high-quality online mapping and location-based services. Read more »

05 April 2006

Multimap Tops the 'Travel - Maps' Charts, Says Hitwise

The Hitwise UK Annual Online Performance Awards recognize outstanding business achievement and acknowledge the most successful websites in key industries based on popularity (defined by the percentage of user visits received during 2005). In the 'Travel - Maps' sector, Multimap's monthly visitor numbers, which jumped from 5 million in January 2005 to 8.6 million in December 2005 in the UK alone, greatly outstripped visitor numbers to other mapping websites. Read more »

03 April 2006

Holiday-makers and Business Travellers Find their Way to Wyndham Hotels and Resorts with Multimap's Online Mapping Services

Wyndham Hotels, North America's premier luxury hotel and resort accommodation provider, today announced that it has chosen Multimap to enable customers to search by location for accommodation, and to access interactive maps and travel directions to their hotel of choice, in a few easy steps. The deployment of Multimap's Storefinder and Travel Directions services helps to convert lookers to bookers, as they equip customers with the location information that they need to make a decision about a hotel. The knock-on effect on customer loyalty, visitor retention, and repeat bookings is expected to be significant. Read more »

03 April 2006

Pointing the Way towards Health and Beauty; Multimap Enables Boots Customers to Find their Nearest Stores in the Flutter of an Eyelash

Multimap today announced the implementation of its Storefinder 'where's-my-nearest' search facility on www.boots.com. The new service enables customers of the UK's leading health & beauty retailer to search for nearby stores by both location and services provided, and to access comprehensive street-level maps showing their exact locations, in a few simple steps. Read more »

02 April 2006

Hitwise Australia Grants Multimap.com.au its Prestigious Top 10 Award for its 'Travel - Maps' Category, Q1, 2006

Hitwise Australia, the online competitive intelligence service, today awarded Multimap the prestigious Hitwise Top 10 award for the ‘Travel-Maps’ category for the first quarter of 2006. During this period, www.multimap.com.au ranked no. 6 by visits against other Australian websites in the same category. Read more »

30 March 2006

Left Your Easter Plans until the Last Minute Again? Worry Not! Multimap has a Basketful of Eggs-citing Ideas for You!

If you've left your Easter plans until the last minute, and you don't want to wait to see what the Easter Bunny will pull out of the basket, worry not! Simply visit www.multimap.com for a bevy of ideas that will help you hunt down your Easter treasure with great ease and success. In conjunction with our partners toptable, Active Hotels, Francis Frith and Getmapping, we've got lots of fabulous ideas for restaurants, hotels and gifts over the Easter period. Read more »

16 March 2006

UK Public Votes Multimap.com the 'Best Navigation Site' in MetrixLab's 'Website of the Year' Competition

The UK public has voted www.multimap.com the 'Best Navigation Site' in the 'Website of the Year' competition run by MetrixLab, Europe's largest online market research agency. Multimap received the highest scores for the content, navigation and design of its industry-leading website to win this category. Read more »

14 March 2006

Follow BBC 1Xtra's UK Drum & Bass Tour with Mobile Commerce and Multimap.com

1Xtra, the BBC's cutting-edge digital broadcast channel for urban music, today announced the launch of its UK Drum & Bass tour. Showcasing the genre's finest talent, the tour visits key UK cities every day this week, ending in Bristol on the 18th March. Through the BBC's partnership with Mobile Commerce, the UK's foremost mobile telecom content facilitator, and its relationship with Multimap.com, listeners are able to track the progress of the 1Xtra tour bus around the country on a map via WAP on mobile phones or on the web. Read more »

26 February 2006

Keeping your Journey in Australia and New Zealand Short and Sweet - Multimap.com.au and Multimap.co.nz Map the Best Route out for you for Free!

Multimap today announced that consumers can now access point-to-point travel directions for Australia and New Zealand free of charge. The service delivers directions as a highlighted route on a map, and as a text list, which visitors can then print up and pocket, saving them time and effort when it comes to journey planning. Read more »

21 February 2006

Painting the Town Green this Saint Patrick’s Day - Multimap Signposts the Way to the Craic!

You don't need the luck of the Irish to make journey-planning a success this Saint Patrick's Day! Wherever your plans take you this 17th March, just log onto www.multimap.com for all the detailed maps, travel directions and local information services you need to be sure you get to the party in plenty of time to say slainte! Read more »

13 February 2006

Multimap Australasia Announces Online Mapping Deal with Commonwealth Travel Services Corporation at the Travel Distribution Summit, Singapore

Multimap, one of the world's leading online mapping providers, today announced the implementation of its online mapping services for the Commonwealth Travel Services Corporation (CTC), at the Travel Distribution Summit in Singapore (14th & 15th February, 2006). Now, customers of one of the largest and most trusted travel and tour operators in Singapore can access content-rich, easy-to-read interactive maps of their hotel destinations in Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The site enhancement is expected to increase the conversion rate of lookers to bookers, by lowering the barriers to booking online. Read more »

10 February 2006

Multimap Signposts the Way to Successful Romance this Valentine’s Day!

Multimap, one of the world's leading online mapping providers, is helping romances flourish this Valentine's Day, thanks to its broad range of online mapping and travel-related services which ensure that you and your hot date find the perfect Valentine's destination. In association with its partners, Cottages4You, Kelkoo, Active Hotels and TopTable, Multimap is also offering some fabulous promotions in celebration of that old devil called love, so the love-struck need look no further than Multimap.com for a one-stop shop for all their heart's desires this Valentine's Day. Read more »

05 February 2006

Multimap Delivers Interactive Maps as Part of Optus’s 3G Launch

Multimap today announced the deployment of its mapping solution for Optus, an Australian leader in telecommunications. This is the first time that an international mobile telecommunications company has benefited from Multimap's expertise in location-enabled solutions development and Microsoft's MapPoint Web Service Platform Technology for 3G phones. Read more »

12 January 2006

Multimap.com.au Launches Free Maps and Reciprocal Links for Small Businesses across Australia and New Zealand

Multimap today announced the launch of free maps and reciprocal links for small businesses across Australia and New Zealand. Businesses with between one and five outlets registering fewer than 5,000 map impressions per year can now benefit from Multimap's comprehensive street-level coverage of the region at no charge, in a few easy steps. In addition, through free listings on www.multimap.com.au, these businesses also benefit from exposure to more than 160,000 local unique users, and a worldwide user base of more than 10 million. Read more »

16 December 2005

Multimap Guides Christmas Season Holiday-makers to the Nation's Great Historical Houses, Natural Treasures, and Archaeological Masterpieces on www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Multimap today announced the deployment of its online mapping services for the National Trust, the charity which seeks to conserve and protect the coastline, countryside and buildings of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Thanks to the new service, visitors to www.nationaltrust.org.uk can access street-level maps showing the location of sites of interest in a few easy steps, making journey planning for special Christmas events effortlessly smooth. Read more »

29 November 2005

Multimap and Intuition Communication Guide People to their Nearest Private Clinics and Hospitals in a Heartbeat

Multimap has teamed up with Intuition Communication, provider of consultancy, internet, intranet and extranet solutions to the healthcare sector, to enable people to find their nearest private healthcare facilities across the UK. Using Multimap's Storefinder service, the nation can now search for private hospitals, cosmetic surgery clinics, cosmetic dentists, travel health clinics, and health screening centres by postcode or place name, and view an interactive map pinpointing their exact locations, on www.privatehealth.co.uk. Read more »

24 November 2005

Multimap's Storefinder Service Boosts Advertising Campaign Effectiveness for TXT4 Clients

Multimap and TXT4, the popular text response specialist, have teamed up to enable advertisers to send nearest store information to customers responding to advertising and promotional campaigns via text. The addition of this service to TXT4's offering makes the quick, inexpensive and convenient response channel even more effective for advertisers; providing full address details of nearby stores quickly to interested consumers boosts footfall to brands' physical locations, and increases promotion take-up. Read more »

18 November 2005

Multimap Celebrates its Tenth Birthday!!

Multimap, one of the world's leading online mapping providers, is pleased to announce that it is ten years old! The company has now been providing top-notch online mapping and location-based services to the business community and to users of its consumer website, www.multimap.com, for over a decade. Read more »

09 November 2005

Deloitte Congratulates Multimap on its Entry into the Technology Fast 50 Awards, and Names its Founder and Chairman, Sean Phelan, as 'Entrepreneur of the Year'

Deloitte Touche, the largest accounting organization in the world, applauded Multimap's entry into its Technology Fast 50 league for London and the South, at its awards evening yesterday in London. With Multimap's revenue growth from 2000 to 2004 reaching almost 1,000% (from £0.6 million to £5.4 million), its place in the top ten of the prestigious ranking of fastest-growing high-technology companies in the region was assured. Read more »

03 November 2005

Look up and Call in at your Local ALLPHONES Store, thanks to Multimap’s Premium Online Mapping Services

ALLPHONES, Australia's largest specialist multi-carrier telecommunications retailer, and Multimap today joined forces to enable customers to search for their nearest ALLPHONES outlet by state, and to access street-level maps with zoom in/out and pan N,S,E,W functionality, in a matter of seconds. The site enhancement represents an invaluable tool for customers, and is expected to increase footfall through the doors significantly. Read more »

18 October 2005

Foxtons Unveils Multimap’s XML Portal Service on www.foxtons.co.uk at PCS Expo 2005

Foxtons, the high quality property provider, and Multimap, announced the implementation of Multimap's XML Portal service on www.foxtons.co.uk today at the PCS Expo, 2005, London. Thanks to the service, property hunters can view properties fitting their search criteria on interactive maps and, to access top-line information about a property of interest, they simply have to click on the relevant icon on the map. They may also opt to view local schools and transport links, or even an aerial photograph of the area. The new service is designed to make property-searching as easy and quick as possible for customers. Read more »

11 October 2005

Travel and Entertainment Seekers on totaltravel.com.au Access Street-level Maps from Industry Leader, Multimap

totaltravel.com.au, Australia's largest online travel guide, today announced the deployment of Multimap's online maps on its site to enable users to view detailed, interactive maps of tens of thousands of accommodation, entertainment, and service options. The added functionality is designed to facilitate travel and entertainment decision-making by equipping consumers with the location information they need to make an informed decision in a few easy steps from any page on the site. Read more »

10 October 2005

HMV Plugs in and Plays Multimap's Storefinder Service

HMV, the UK and Ireland's leading specialist retailer of music, DVD and games, today announced the deployment of Multimap's Storefinder service on www.hmv.co.uk. HMV selected Europe's leading online mapping provider because of its proven track record regarding the accuracy of its maps, the reliability of its services, and the positive feedback supplied by many other high-profile retailers currently using Multimap's services. Read more »

26 September 2005

Multimap Features in The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 League of Fastest-Growing Technology Companies for the Third Year Running

Multimap features in The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 League for the third year in a row, as published on 25th September, 2005. According to the report, with sales growth at 44 percent year-on-year, increasing from £2.6 million in 2002 to £5.4 million in 2004, Multimap continues to rank among the UK's fastest-growing, unquoted technology companies. Read more »

12 September 2005

Multimap Guides People around London's Treasure Trove of Architectural Delights, in Celebration of Open House London, 2005

Open House, the UK architecture education charity, today announced the continued support for its Open House London event from Multimap. On the 17th and 18th September, hundreds of thousands of people will flock to over 600 private and public buildings of architectural importance throughout the capital, many of which are usually off limits to the public. It is expected that majority of these visitors will find their nearest architectural gems thanks to Multimap's online proximity search service, Storefinder, as found at www.openhouse.org.uk. Read more »

05 September 2005

Medina Apartment Hotels Unveils Multimap's Online Maps to Help Customers Plan their Trips

Australia's popular apartment hotel chain, Medina Apartment Hotels, has joined Multimap's rapidly expanding pool of Australasia-based clients. Thanks to the deal, visitors to www.medinaapartments.com.au can now view content-rich maps pinpointing the exact location of an apartment hotel of interest. The implementation is expected to increase customers' confidence to proceed to make a booking by providing them with useful location information. Read more »

16 August 2005

Steering Drivers in the Right Direction; Multimap Enables Chevrolet's Customers to Search for their Nearest Retailers by Road Distance

Chevrolet, the new name for value in the UK car market and the global brand of the GM automotive family (selling the Matiz, Kalos, Lacetti and Tacuma model ranges) has today announced a major enhancement of its existing retailer locator service, as provided by Multimap. Europe's leading online mapping provider has developed functionality that enables web users to search for retailers by road distance, as opposed to distance "as the crow flies". Read more »

10 August 2005

ChildLocate’s Location Technology Helps Parents Keep Track of their Children

Mobile phone technology offered by ChildLocate, the leading mobile location provider in the UK, allows parents instantly and unobtrusively to pinpoint the whereabouts of their children, using the co-ordinates generated by the actual signal that enables a mobile to lock onto a network operator's phone mast. The system uses co-ordinates from several masts to triangulate the position of a user's mobile phone. Read more »

05 August 2005

Multimap Helps to Drive NCP's Communications to Higher Levels…

NCP, the UK's leading parking and traffic management provider, has launched a new website (www.ncp.co.uk) signalling an increased focus on using digital communications to offer a broader range of services to both drivers and car park owners. Multimap's Storefinder and Travel Directions services are a key part of NCP's strategy to make the website as useful as possible. Thanks to the service, customers can not only find their most convenient car park quickly, but also access step-by-step travel directions by car to it, and by foot from it to their final destination. Read more »

03 August 2005

Propertyfinder and Multimap Put Properties on the Map

Multimap today announced the implementation of its Storefinder service for property web site, www.propertyfinder.com. Visitors to the site, which sources residential properties from over 2,400 estate agents, are now able to search for properties by location and view suitable options as icons on a map. Read more »

07 July 2005

Multimap Promotes Steve Frost to Head of Sales for Europe

Multimap today announced the promotion of Steve Frost, Senior Account Manager, to Head of Sales for Europe. Heading up Multimap's multinational team of account managers, Steve is responsible for further strengthening the company's position as number one online mapping company of choice for businesses across Europe. Read more »

30 June 2005

Peer in at your Local Pier Store for the Latest in Home Design from around the Globe

Visitors to www.pier.co.uk can now view interactive maps showing the exact location of nearby stores, thanks to the In-line map service from Multimap. The popular homewares retailer chose Multimap as its mapping partner on the basis of its excellent track record for providing reliable and accurate mapping services to many of the world's leading retailers. It is expected that, in addition to boosting brand loyalty, the new service will drive more visitors to The Pier stores across the UK and Ireland. Read more »

07 June 2005

Multimap and Spicerhaart Help House Hunters to Make their Move with Aerial Photographs

Spicerhaart, Europe’s largest independent Estate Agent, and Multimap, today announced the deployment of Multimap’s Aerial Photography services on the web sites of Spicerhaart’s five-strong portfolio of property brands (haart, Spicer McColl, Darlows, Felicity J. Lord and Bailys). Thanks to the implementation, house hunters can now view aerial photographs of the properties and areas in which they’re interested. The photos, provided by Multimap’s partner Getmapping, correspond to the interactive maps Multimap delivers showing the exact location of properties of interest. Read more »

25 May 2005

Multimap and the THINK! Campaign Advise May Bank Holidaymakers to Take a Break Every Two Hours

Multimap and the Department for Transport’s THINK! campaign have stepped the campaign to boost awareness of the dangers of driving while tired up a notch with the incorporation of fatigue alerts to Multimap's step-by-step Travel Directions service. Read more »

10 May 2005

Stepping out in Style; Barratts Walks Customers to their Nearest Stores thanks to Multimap’s Storefinder Service

Multimap and Barratts, the shoe retailer for the style-conscious shopper, stand together to enable customers across the UK and Ireland to find their nearest Barratts store in two easy steps. Fashion-conscious men and women can now access detailed, interactive maps of the locations of nearby Barratts stores on www.barratts.co.uk in a hop and a skip. Read more »

18 April 2005

The British Heart Foundation Launches Multimap’s Storefinder Service on its Main Website

Multimap and the British Heart Foundation have joined forces to help in the nation's fight against heart disease. Multimap's Storefinder service is now live at www.bhf.org.uk, enabling people to find their nearest BHF shops, Heartstart UK emergency life support training schemes, Cardiac Support Groups and BHF professors, in a matter of seconds. Read more »

13 April 2005

Multimap Wins Place in Red Herring’s Top 100 European Companies Awards

Red Herring, the media company dedicated to technology and innovation, has named Multimap as one of the Top 100 private companies in Europe (including Israel). The results of the competition, for which over 800 companies were put under the microscope, were announced at the opening party for Red Herringis Venture Market Europe event in London on Tuesday, 12th April. Read more »

11 April 2005

Multimap Powers Location-Based Services on www.volkswagen.co.uk to Drive More Customers to their Nearest Volkswagen Retailers

Volkswagen, the largest car maker in Europe, and Multimap today announced the deployment of Multimap's Inline service on www.volkswagen.co.uk. The new site enhancement enables online customers to locate their nearest Volkswagen retailers in a few easy steps, and to view retailer locations as icons on a map. The deployment will enhance customers' experience of locating their nearest retailer on the Volkswagen web site and should help to increase footfall to retailers across the UK. Read more »

08 April 2005

Australia-based eHound Launches New Location-based SMS Service with Partners including Multimap

eHound, an Australian owned and developed wireless location software company, today announced a partnership with mobile marketing service provider, 5th Finger; leading online mapping services provider, Multimap; and web development and content management services company, Komodo. Read more »

04 April 2005

Multimap Voted Best Site in the Prestigious Imperatives Digital Awards

www.multimap.com has been voted the UK's number one web site by readers of the digital industry's leading online publication, www.netimperative.com. The announcement was made at the Imperatives Digital Awards, London, on 30th March. Multimap's success bears testament to the popularity of the site among its 7.3 million-strong unique user base. Read more »

16 March 2005

Multimap and Robert Dyas Announce Major Deal at Retail Week, 2005, London

Robert Dyas, the big-brand home and garden retailer, and Multimap today announce the implementation of Multimap's Storefinder service on www.robertdyas.co.uk at The Retail Week Conference in London (16th and 17th March). The service enables customers looking for their nearest store to access detailed, interactive maps in a few quick steps. The ease-of-use of the service, and the accuracy and sharpness of the maps, are expected to increase the conversion rate of those researching outlet locations online to in-store customers. Read more »

28 February 2005

Multimap and Holmes Place Point the Way to Fitness and Well-being across Europe

Multimap today announced a deal with Holmes Place, the premium health club chain, which enables fitness enthusiasts to find their nearest gym simply by entering their postcode or town/city on www.holmesplace.com. In addition, Multimap’s Inline map service has been rolled out for Holmes Place gyms across Austria, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. Read more »

16 February 2005

The University of Leeds and Multimap Deliver Door-to-Door Travel Directions on www.leeds.ac.uk/accommodation

Multimap today announced the deployment of its Travel Directions service on The University of Leeds web site. The new service enables students, lecturers and visitors to map their route to the University in a series of simple steps. Multimap delivers step-by-step travel directions and plots the route on a map, from any start point in the country. Read more »

08 February 2005

Multimap Launches Two New Vehicle Tracking Services to Boost Security and Productivity Worldwide for Fleet Managers

Multimap today launched two new ASP vehicle tracking services, "Multi-Vehicle Tracking" and "Reverse Geo-Coding", to enhance security and productivity for fleet managers. "Multi-Vehicle Tracking" enables fleet managers to view the location of their entire fleet at a glance, and to track the movement of a mobile asset over the previous 24 hours or longer. Read more »

31 January 2005

Multimap Guides People to their Nearest Dollond and Aitchison Stores in a Blink of an Eye

People looking for their nearest Dollond and Aitchison stores can now locate them on www.danda.co.uk, thanks to Multimap. Multimap's Storefinder solution has been deployed to make it as easy as possible for people to find their nearest D&A store, in a bid to drive more traffic through the doors and increase the number of appointment bookings made online. Read more »

13 January 2005

Find and Seek Gets a Makeover

Mobile Commerce today announced that it has updated and extended the Vodafone Live! Find and Seek service as well as launching a 3G version, which features Multimap's content-rich maps. The updates allow Vodafone customers to organize activities from cosying up to Tom Cruise in their preferred cinema, to locating a sports bar to watch the world cup qualifiers - all direct from their mobile phone. Read more »

10 January 2005

Multimap Drives Ford’s Customers to their Nearest Dealerships across Europe

Ford, one of the world’s leading car manufacturers, and Multimap today announced a deal which increases footfall to Ford dealerships in nineteen European countries. Multimap's mapping services are part of Ford's latest suite of new look and feel web sites, called Firefly #3, which has been designed to improve customers' online experience, and increase brand loyalty. Read more »

04 January 2005

The University of Manchester Ensures that Delegates Make it to the Venue on Time, thanks to Multimap’s Door-to-Door Travel Directions

Multimap today announced the deployment of its "Travel Directions" service on www.meeting.co.uk, The University of Manchester’s events website. The service provides step-by-step travel directions and plots the route on a map, from any start point in the country, to make the journeys of conference delegates and organizers alike as smooth and easy as possible. Read more »

16 December 2004

This Christmas and New Year There’s No Congestion Charge, and Multimap is Ensuring that Londoners Looking for Travel Directions are Fully Aware of the Good News!

The Mayor of London has suspended London's congestion charge from 25th December to 3rd January inclusive. Multimap is ensuring that Londoners looking for travel directions involving the 8 square miles affected by the charges are fully aware of the suspension, and can make plans accordingly. Read more »

09 December 2004

Multimap’s Maps Direct Holiday Makers and Business Travellers to Moat House Hotels across the UK

Multimap today announced the deployment of its In-line internet mapping service for Moat House Hotels across the UK. The hotel operator now offers its online customers detailed maps, with zoom in/out functionality, showing the exact location of its hotels. The maps will help Moat House guests find the hotel they require quickly and easily. They should also help to increase the volume of bookings made via the Moat House web site; providing users with more information about their destinations helps to build confidence, bringing down many of the barriers to booking online. Read more »

06 December 2004

Multimap Ranks Among the Nation’s Fastest-Growing Unquoted Companies Across the Board, according to The Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 League Table

Multimap has made its first appearance in The Fast Track 100, published by The Sunday Times on 5th December, 2004. According to the report, with sales growth averaging 82 percent per annum, from £565,000 in 2000 to £3.4 million in 2003, Multimap ranks among the nation's fastest-growing unquoted companies. Read more »

02 December 2004

Need to Wrap up Your Christmas Shopping Quickly? Log on to www.multimap.com for Fantastic Festive Ideas!

Multimap has teamed up with a number of partners to offer Christmas shoppers some fantastic ideas for festive gifts. Before present planning fatigue sets it, internet users should get online and get inspired with www.multimap.com. Read more »

30 November 2004

Mothercare Customers Find the Solution to all their Maternity and Parenting Needs, thanks to Multimap

Visitors to www.mothercare.com can now locate their nearest store, and find its full contact details, thanks to Multimap. The UK's leading maternity retailer has deployed Multimap's Storefinder service to improve customers' experience of Mothercare online. The service should help to boost site usage frequency, customer satisfaction, and footfall to stores. The service is live across Mothercare's 230 plus-strong store network. Read more »

23 November 2004

Peace of Mind for Parents at Last! Multimap and Creativity Software Join Forces to Reassure Parents about the Whereabouts of their Children

Multimap and Creativity Software, the developer and publisher of software products and services catering for the needs of families, have joined forces to offer parents peace of mind about their childrenis whereabouts 24x7. Parents can now view the location of their childrenis mobile phones on a map at www.findyourchild.net, or receive an SMS saying that John is in the vicinity of NW1, for example, thanks to Multimap's location-based services. Read more »

16 November 2004

Multimap Drives Customers of Ford’s Brand Portfolio to their Nearest Dealerships throughout the US and Canada

Ford, one of the world’s leading providers of automotive products and services, and Multimap today announced a significant development to help customers of seven of Ford's brands to find their nearest dealership, and map their route to it. Visitors to the North American web sites of Ford, Volvo, Land Rover, Jaguar, Mazda, Lincoln and Mercury can search for their nearest dealership, and receive step-by-step travel directions to it using high-speed, high-quality location services from Multimap. Read more »

11 November 2004

The University of Sheffield and Multimap Deliver Door-to-Door Travel Directions on www.sheffield.ac.uk

Multimap today announced the deployment of its Travel Directions service on The University of Sheffield's web site. The new service enables students, lecturers and visitors to map their route to a number of the University's departments. Multimap delivers step-by-step travel directions and plots the route on a map, from any start point in the country. Read more »

03 November 2004

Multimap and Avis Join Forces to Provide BA Executive Club Members with Step-by-Step Travel Directions

Multimap announced the deployment of its Travel Directions service on www.avisba.com today at Internet World North, 2004 (G-Mex, Manchester, 3rd and 4th November). The deployment enables British Airways' Executive Club members interested in Avis's car-hire services to receive point-by-point travel directions, in the language of their choice, across 16 European countries and the US*. The quality, accuracy and relevance of the services are expected to boost visitor loyalty to the site. Read more »

01 November 2004

Cardiff University and Multimap Lead the Way with New English/Welsh Door-to-Door Travel Directions

Multimap today announced the deployment of its Travel Directions service on Cardiff University's web site. The new service enables students, lecturers and visitors to map their route to the University's 60-strong portfolio of premises. Multimap delivers step-by-step travel directions and plots the route on a map, from any start point in the country. Read more »

12 October 2004

Saving Time, Effort and Money for Everyone; Multimap Enables Property Seekers on www.shopproperty.co.uk to Search by Location

Multimap and Propex Announce their Relationship at The Property Computing Show, 2004

Multimap, Europe's leading online mapping provider, announced the deployment of its "Storefinder" service on www.shopproperty.co.uk today at the Property Computer Show, 2004 (the Business Design Centre, London, from 18th to 20th October). Thanks to Multimap, commercial property seekers can now search for premises by preferred region, town or postcode in a matter of seconds. The service radically reduces the amount of time and effort that users must spend before committing to a viewing. It also means that fewer staff resources are wasted on viewings that don.t result in a sale, freeing employees up to spend time on more profitable pursuits. Read more »

04 October 2004

Multimap Features in The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 League of Fastest-Growing Technology Companies for the Second Year Running

Multimap, Europe's number one internet mapping company, features in The Tech Track 100 for the second consecutive year, as published by The Sunday Times on 3rd October, 2004. According to the report, with sales growth at 74 percent per annum, from £1.1 million in 2001 to £3.4 million in 2003, Multimap remains among Britain’s fastest-growing, unquoted technology companies. Read more »

30 September 2004

Multimap Announces Partnership with Terralink to Provide Local Online Mapping Services to New Zealand

Multimap, one of the world's leading online mapping providers, today announced a partnership with Terralink, New Zealand's leading land information, mapping and data integration company. Thanks to the partnership, Multimap now offers high-quality, street-level mapping services to consumers and businesses across New Zealand. Read more »

28 September 2004

Multimap Enhances its Public Site with Google’s Sponsored Links

Multimap and Google, the global technology leader focused on improving the way people connect with information, today announced an agreement that makes Google’s web site monetisation programme for publishers, Google AdSenseo, available on Multimap's popular public website. Googleis AdWords ads appear whenever a map is shown and are targeted to the location shown on the map. The fact that Multimap understands the useris geographical interest means that Google can serve appropriate advertising campaigns from local businesses to reach their target market(s); the traffic driven to advertisersi web sites is expected to increase as a result. Read more »

21 September 2004

Multimap’s “Travel Directions” Service Lets Drivers Know When They’re in the Zone

Multimap today announced that drivers can now view at a glance where their journey crosses London’s Congestion Charging Zone, when searching for directions on Multimap.com. The new enhancement to Multimap’s "Travel Directions" service, whereby Congestion Charging Zone icons appear against every relevant instruction in the step-by-step list of directions delivered, enables drivers to better plan paying their congestion charges before they set out on a journey. Read more »

16 September 2004

On the Beach and Want to Check your Email? Find your Nearest Hotspot with New Mobile Location-based Directory

Mobile Commerce and Multimap, Europe’s leading online mapping provider, today announced that they are partnering to deliver an innovative new mobile location-based SMS ‘Storefinder’ service. Mobile ‘Storefinder’ services, enabled by Mobile Commerce, are available to the 700-plus businesses with an online presence currently using Multimap’s mapping services. Storefinder operates across all four of the UK’s leading mobile networks so that Multimap’s clients can extend their relationship with customers into the mobile arena. Read more »

07 September 2004

Multimap Signposts the Way to the Capital's Architectural Gems in Support of Open House London, 2004

Open House, the UK architecture education charity, today applauded the continued support of Multimap for its Open House London event, this year taking place on 18th and 19th September. Europe’s number one online mapping provider is once again providing interactive maps of 500 private and public venues of contemporary and historical architectural significance throughout London on www.openhouselondon.org. Read more »

19 August 2004

”Make Time for a Break”, Multimap and the Department for Transport Warn Bank Holidaymakers

Multimap will host online adverts designed to boost awareness of the dangers of tiredness among UK drivers, in the expected surge in traffic volumes over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Banners featuring advice to drivers to make time for a break every two hours link directly to the www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk site. The creative banners will rotate on www.multimap.com over the holiday period, alerting a potential audience of some 7.3 million unique users to the dangers of driving while tired, and offering useful tips on how to minimise the risks. Read more »

16 August 2004

Multimap Chooses Sydney for Asia Pacific Office

Multimap Australasia has been set up to service Multimap’s international and local customers in the Asia Pacific region. The company currently delivers over six million maps globally each day and now plans to make Multimap Australasia its regional base, overseeing sales to Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and other ASEAN nations. Read more »

10 August 2004

Powerhouse Plugs in and Plays Multimap’s “Storefinder” to Make it Easy and Quick for Customers to Find their Nearest Store

Visitors to www.powerhouse.co.uk can now locate their nearest store, and access full contact details for it, thanks to Multimap.com. The leading independent appliance retailer has deployed Multimap’s "Storefinder" service to enhance users’ experience online, and increase the number of visitors to its stores. The service encompasses all 129 Powerhouse stores across the UK. Axida, the multi-channel sales order and fulfilment solutions provider, built and maintains the site. Read more »

03 August 2004

Multimap.com Partners with PSMA to Launch Industry-leading Australian Mapping Services

Multimap is entering the Australian market with the launch of its new website www.multimap.com.au, and business mapping services for Australian websites. The new Australian services are based on high-quality mapping and spatial data provided by PSMA Australia. Read more »

15 July 2004

Pub Goers Can Always Find Their Nearest Thwaites Pub Thanks to Multimap’s Online Maps

Multimap today announced a deal with Thwaites Brewery, the seventh-largest beer, ale and lager brewer in the UK. The deal enables users of www.thwaites.co.uk to rapidly find their nearest pub that stocks Thwaites products in just five easy steps. The added functionality increases footfall to Thwaites’s managed outlets, based mostly in Northern England and The Midlands, and generates greater brand loyalty among consumers. Read more »

01 July 2004

Multimap.com Paves the Way to Focus Wickes Stores across the UK

Focus DIY and Multimap today announced a deal that enables DIY enthusiasts and gardeners to find their nearest Focus DIY store quickly and easily. Multimap’s services, being template-based, were made live in a matter of hours, involving very little time investment from Focus’s web developers. Read more »

22 June 2004

Multimap Announces Important Deal with UK Online at The Government Computing Exhibition and Conference 2004, London

Multimap.com announced the deployment of its online mapping services for UK Online at The Government Computing Exhibition and Conference 2004, Earls Court, London, on 22th June. UK Online, which aims to give internet access and advice to people across the UK who would not otherwise have it, has deployed Multimap’s location-based services to enable its users to quickly find the nearest UK Online centre matching their language, personal and technical requirements. Read more »

21 June 2004

Multimap Helps Sport Relief Show Thousands the Way to a Brighter Future

Multimap has joined forces with Sport Relief ’04 to support the fundraising campaign, raising cash for people in the UK and in some of the poorest countries around the world. Multimap is providing free online mapping services to users of www.sportrelief.com to enable participants and spectators of what is likely to be the biggest Mile event in history, to find their nearest Mile, and to map their route to it. Multimap is also providing printed maps of 114 routes to participants; each receives a map of the route on the back of their runner number. Read more »

17 June 2004

Microsoft and Multimap Sign Agreement to Accelerate Delivery of Location Technology via XML Web Services

Microsoft and Multimap today announced they have signed an agreement to accelerate the delivery of solutions based on the Microsoft MapPoint Web Service. As part of a non-exclusive worldwide partnership, Multimap will add Microsoft's MapPoint Web Service to its service portfolio, providing customers and prospects with a broader range of services. Read more »

08 June 2004

Multimap Announces Major Deal with Wella UK at Retail Solutions 2004, Birmingham

Multimap.com will announce the implementation of its online mapping services for Wella UK at The Retail Solutions Show in Birmingham on the 8th June, 2004. The leading hairdressing manufacturer, which supplies 8,000 salons across the UK, has empowered users of its site, www.wella.co.uk, to find their nearest salon, see which Wella products it stocks, access a map of the surrounding area, and get point-to-point travel directions, by deploying Multimap’s services. NetInfo, the e-business consultancy, also worked with Wella to implement Multimap’s mapping services. Read more »

15 April 2004

Nectar Users Find their Nearest Rewards Suppliers and Nectar Sponsors thanks to Multimap

Online customers of Nectar, the UK’s largest rewards programme, can now locate their nearest Rewards suppliers and Nectar sponsors as a result of a deal with Multimap. The added functionality drives traffic to Rewards supplier stores including Argos, Blockbusters, Cafe Uno, Cannons Health and Fitness Clubs, Kodak Express and Lunn Poly, and to Nectar sponsor outlets such as Sainsbury’s, bp, Debenhams, Threshers and Vodafone. Read more »

07 April 2004

Multimap and reed.co.uk Join Forces to Point Job Seekers in the Right Direction

Multimap today announced a deal with reed.co.uk, the UK’s leading recruitment website. The deal enables users of www.reed.co.uk to find the nearest branch that specialises in the field of their choice, such as administration and secretarial work, accountancy, IT, engineering or sales, with over 20 to choose from. Read more »

05 April 2004

Britons Waste a Full Working Week Struggling to Find their Way

Yell.com, a leading site for finding businesses, shops and services in the UK, today announced the launch of a new map facility that enables its users to make more informed decisions about locations and save time when searching for and choosing a shop or service online. The 'Multi Point Map' displays the results of a search on a local map, allowing users to compare the locations of businesses on a single map for the first time. Read more »

31 March 2004

Multimap Helps The London Borough of Brent Maintain Top Ranking in Socitm’s Survey, “Better Connected 2004”, in the Race to Meet e-Government Deadlines

Socitm, the professional association for ICT managers working in the public sector, has for the second year running awarded the London Borough of Brent "Top 20" status for its website. Among the features that determined Brent’s continued success are its multiple language facility, easy navigation, the currency of its information, its browsealoud screen reader for the visually-impaired, and its online mapping and location-based services, powered by Multimap. Read more »

05 March 2004

Paying Congestion Charges is Convenient and Easy with Multimap

Multimap.com today announced that it is working with Transport for London to improve its payment finder system. The system gives users of www.cclondon.com access to detailed maps and information about their nearest place to pay congestion charges in London, enabling them to find the relevant outlet easily. The service also provides details of the level of disabled access and opening hours at each outlet. Read more »

19 January 2004

Teletext Holidays in Partnership with Multimap.com

Teletextholidays.co.uk has signed a new partnership agreement with Multimap.com. Four great offers on short breaks in the UK will appear in a box on Multimap’s UK map page; users can then click on the deal of interest to link to further information before proceeding to book a reservation. Read more »

20 December 2003

Multimap Traffics Banners for m6toll.co.uk in Massive Advertising Push

Multimap has been chosen to support Midland Expressway’s massive advertising campaign to promote the new M6 Toll Road. The regionally-specific campaign uses banner ads that click through to m6toll.co.uk, a site that provides users with information about the toll including how to pay it, its benefits, and maps and routes. The ads appear on Multimap whenever users view maps or routes of the area around the M6. Read more »

19 December 2003

Multimap.com Helps Consumers Prepare for the Holidays with Travel Services ... and Last-minute Gift Suggestions!

Multimap.com today announced that sales of historic prints and photos have increased three-fold over the Christmas period to date. The nation’s penchant for historic photographs has turned into a mass yuletide obsession as online shoppers rush to obtain beautiful framed prints and posters of photographs, taken between 1860 and 1970, to offer as gifts for their loved ones. Read more »

19 December 2003

A New Gift in the Nation’s Christmas Stocking this Year

Multimap.com today announced that sales of historic prints and photos have increased three-fold over the Christmas period to date. The nation’s penchant for historic photographs has turned into a mass yuletide obsession as online shoppers rush to obtain beautiful framed prints and posters of photographs, taken between 1860 and 1970, to offer as gifts for their loved ones. Read more »

09 December 2003

Multimap Announces Multi-country Deal with Hilton International

Multimap.com today announced the implementation of its mapping services for Hilton International. The mapping services have been rolled out across six countries, in six different languages and cover over 400 hotels. Hilton, the world’s best known hotel brand, has deployed Multimap’s "In-line Mapping" and "Travel Directions" services to provide users with detailed maps of the area surrounding the hotel of their choice, and to enable them to map their route from start to finish. Read more »

14 October 2003

Multimap Homes in on the Property Market with Launch of Local Property Zone at PCS 2003

Multimap launches its new Property Zone today at the Property Computer Show 2003. The zone gives users of Multimap’s popular public website a new way to search for properties for sale or rent around a desired location. Multimap.com has joined forces with industry heavyweights including Foxtons, Winkworth, Townends and Hamptons to provide this service across the UK. Read more »

29 September 2003

Multimap Ranks 27th in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100

Multimap is the nation’s 27th fastest growing unquoted technology company, according to the Tech Track 100 report, published by The Sunday Times on 28th September, 2003. The list is based on growth in sales from 2000 to 2002, which, for Multimap, rocketed from £565,000 to £2,599,000; that’s an annual sales growth of more than 114% year-on-year. Read more »

19 September 2003

Multimap and eMapSite Announce Strategic Partnership at GeoSolutions 2003

Multimap has announced a strategic partnership with digital mapping provider eMapSite, at the GeoSolutions Conference, 2003. The deal enables users of Multimap.com’s public site to buy maps like those shown on Multimap for their own business or personal use, online, and at low cost. Read more »

18 September 2003

Argos Adds Multimap’s Services to its Online Shopping Basket

Visitors to Argos.co.uk can now locate their nearest store as a result of a deal with Multimap.com. The store locator has also been built into a unique online reservation service, Click & Collect, for the UK’s largest non-food retail chain. Read more »

28 August 2003

Multimap Appoints Chris Warrick Development Director

Multimap has appointed location-based services expert, Chris Warrick, to become its new Development Director. Chris’s remit covers all software, product and project development. His chief responsibility is to design and drive Multimap’s Product Roadmap for its website, and its range of internet mapping services for businesses. Read more »

03 June 2003

Multimap Drives Growth and Innovation in Location-based Service Market with New Developer Program

Multimap today announced a new program designed to help developers build powerful geographic and location-based applications and services for their customers, quickly and cost-effectively. By offering services and tools to help developers bring the benefits of geographic information to their customers, Multimap expects to drive growth and innovation in the location-based services sector. These new offerings are provided through Multimap’s new Developer Program. Read more »

08 April 2003

Multimap.com Voted "Most Innovative Use of the Web"

Multimap.com has won Web User magazine’s prestigious "Most Innovative Use of the Web" award, because, as they put it, "Multimap has changed the lives of anyone who has to get anywhere." Read more »

10 March 2003

Multimap Works with Community Alerts on Ground-breaking New Service

Multimap has produced a geo-spatial ("where’s my nearest?") search facility for the innovative new Community Alerts Service. The new service will have a variety of important roles to play within the community. These could vary from tracing kidnapped children within the first crucial hours after abduction, to alerting communities to flood or even health warnings. Read more »

28 January 2003

InterContinental Hotels Checks in with Multimap.com

Multimap has designed a unique service for InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, part of the Six Continents Hotels Group. "Insider Concierge" has been developed to provide an extra level of service to InterContinental hotel guests through the company’s website, www.intercontinental.com. Read more »

01 November 2002

Active Hotels Secures Multimap Deal to Reach 4 Million More Customers

Active Hotels has secured a deal to provide hotel information and real-time reservation capabilities for Multimap.com. The new service will enable Multimap.com users to check hotel availability in real-time and secure a confirmed reservation within seconds. Read more »

31 October 2002

Multimap.com Proves to Be a Hit for Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn has registered a record number of click-throughs to its website as a result of an advertising campaign with Multimap.com. Nick Barton, Brand Director, Express by Holiday Inn said: "The campaign ... has been an unprecedented success ... We have seen an average 5% monthly increase in the number of visitors to our site." Read more »

09 October 2002

Multimap Promotes Jeff Kelisky to CEO

Multimap has chosen Jeffrey Kelisky, who was recently promoted to the post of Chief Operating Officer, to become its new Chief Executive Officer. Former CEO, Sean Phelan, will become Chairman of the company. Read more »

07 October 2002

Multimap.com Wins Top Award

Multimap.com was awarded the title of "Best Internet Service" at the annual World Communication Awards held in London on 30th September 2002. The panel of judges rated Multimap.com’s services highly, saying: "This is a great service. It’s easy to use and it’s fast. It’s extremely simple and valuable." Read more »

04 September 2002

Multimap.com Shortlisted for Top Award

Multimap.com has been shortlisted for "Best Internet Service" in the World Communication Awards 2002. The Awards, which are in their fourth year, reward and celebrate business excellence within the global telecoms industry. The winner will be announced at a presentation ceremony on 30 September at the London Hilton Park Lane. Read more »

03 September 2002

Multimap.com Offers Users a Bird's Eye View

Users of Multimap can now access aerial images of most of England and Wales thanks to a deal with Getmapping – providers of the Millennium Map. Read more »

01 August 2002

Tiscali and Multimap Develop the "Ultimate Map Service"

Tiscali UK, a subsidiary of Tiscali SpA, the Internet Communication company, today announces a renewed partnership with Multimap, allowing their customers to take advantage of enhanced mapping services in Tiscali’s travel channel, http://www.tiscali.co.uk/maps. Read more »

25 July 2002

Multimap Puts Land Rover on the Map

Visitors to www.landrover.co.uk can now locate their nearest dealer as a result of a global partnership agreement with Multimap.com. The agreement initially covers all of Land Rover’s dealerships in the UK, but will roll out worldwide, starting with France and Germany in August. Read more »

05 July 2002

Get into the Groove with Multimap.com

Multimap users can now search for and book tickets for musical, theatrical and other entertainment events in their area. This is made possible by a partnership deal with livegiguide.com. Read more »

24 June 2002

Multimap Delivers the Goods for MFI

Multimap has designed and implemented a shop locator service for MFI on its web site, www.mfi.co.uk. The service covers all of MFI’s 200+ stores in Great Britain. Users can now locate their nearest MFI store by town, city, postcode or London street. They can also search for stores that stock particular types of product. Read more »

13 June 2002

Dine Online with Multimap.com

Multimap.com has signed a partnership deal with toptable.co.uk, Europe’s largest restaurant booking and advisory service. The deal means that users can now search for and book restaurants via Multimap.com. Multimap maps will also be integrated into toptable.co.uk.’s web site. Read more »

27 May 2002

Check the Weather Forecast while on the Move with Multimap.com

Multimap has launched a new text-message service in association with the Met Office, which allows users to receive local weather forecasts for any UK postcode, town or city, on their mobile phone. Read more »

17 May 2002

Multimap Provides Online Location-based Services for Ford and Mazda

Ford has chosen Multimap to provide the "dealer locator" services on its UK web site (www.ford.co.uk), and on that of Mazda Motors UK (www.mazda.co.uk). Read more »

09 May 2002

Multimap Develops Shop Locator for Thomas Cook

Multimap has implemented a shop locator for the travel company, Thomas Cook, on its web site (www.thomascook.com). Visitors to the site can now find their ten nearest travel shops and foreign exchange bureaus - using maps and local information. Read more »

07 May 2002

QJump to Provide Online Rail Ticket Services for Multimap

QJump, the online rail-ticket provider from National Express Group, has formed a strategic partnership with Multimap. This allows Multimap to increase its growing range of complementary services. Read more »

24 April 2002

Multimap Partners with Geographer’s A-Z

Multimap has partnered with the Geographers’ A-Z Company, one of the largest independent map publishing companies, to offer enhanced mapping services on the Multimap public site, and to Multimap business customers. Read more »

04 April 2002

Multimap Appoints Sales Manager

Multimap.com has promoted Willem Mijnarends to the newly-created position of Sales Manager. Read more »

14 February 2002

Multimap.com Creates Mapping Service for New Airtours Website

Europe’s leading online mapping company, Multimap.com, has joined forces with Airtours Plc to boost the dynamic appeal of the UK’s top travel and leisure company’s new web site - MyTravel.com. Read more »

30 January 2002

Multimap.com appoints E type as online sales agent

New Media Sales House, Etype, has become the exclusive online-sales agent for Multimap.com. Read more »

13 December 2001

Multimap.com Appoints Business Development Director

Multimap.com, Europe’s leading provider of online mapping services to consumers and businesses, has appointed Julia Swanston to the position of Business Development Director. Read more »

13 December 2001

Multimap.com Launches Personalized Service

Multimap.com today launches MyMultimap, a free service which allows users to create their own personalized version of the popular www.multimap.com, giving them quicker access to frequently used maps and travel directions. Read more »

28 November 2001

Multimap.com Launches Location Services on New Consignia Portal

The recently launched portal offers Consignia's customers a single point of access to the range of services available from Royal Mail, Parcelforce Worldwide and the Post Office™ under one electronic roof. Read more »

15 November 2001

Sussex Police and Multimap.com Join Forces

Sussex Police Force has drafted in Europe’s leading online mapping company, Multimap.com, to develop a web-based service that will combat the growing problem of abandoned cars littering the countryside. Read more »

16 October 2001

Multimap Supplies Interactive Route Planner for BP Customers

Multimap has won a contract to supply interactive route planning service for the e-kiosks of BP’s Connect forecourt stores in Britain. Read more »

09 August 2001

Multimap.com Awarded US Internet Patent

Multi Media Mapping Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has been granted a US patent covering internet mapping technology. Read more »

09 August 2001

Multimap.com Joins Openwave™ Developer Alliance Program

Openwave wireless carrier customers can now offer their subscribers access to Multimap’s key WAP services. Read more »

10 July 2001

Multimap.com Extends Street-level Maps across Europe

Multimap.com has extended its range of street maps available by adding 12 extra European countries. Read more »

28 June 2001

Thistle Hotels Chooses Multimap.com

Multimap.com provides online mapping for London’s largest hotel group. Read more »

21 June 2001

AdLINK Internet Media signs exclusive sales agreement with number one UK directory site, Multimap.com

AdLINK Internet Media has extended its premium partner-sites portfolio with Multimap.com, the leading provider of Internet mapping for businesses and consumers and one of the UK’s top ten most visited sites. Read more »

05 June 2001

Multimap.com Launches 'Polling Station Finder' Service

Don’t lose your way on Election Day. Multimap has provided a polling station finder for the general election Read more »

24 May 2001

Multimap Partnership with Cybertrack Offers a World First in Personal Protection

Multimap has partnered with Cybertrak, the world’s most technologically advanced personal tracking system. Read more »

03 May 2001

Multimap.com Finds New Partner in Palm

Multimap.com, the UK’s leading provider of internet-based maps to businesses and consumers, has formed a partnership with Palm,Inc. to become the first UK mapping company to offer services on Palm™ handhelds. In addition, Multimap.com’s services will come bundled with all the new Palm handhelds, Palm m500 and Palm m505, to be distributed in the UK starting this month. Read more »

26 April 2001

Multimap.com Awarded Internet Patent

Multi Media Mapping Limited is pleased to announce that it has been granted a patent covering internet mapping technology. Read more »

15 March 2001

Multimap.com Listed as No.1 Directory

Multimap.com has topped the directories category since last May. Read more »

21 November 2000

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words

Multimap.com, the UK’s favourite provider of online maps to consumers and businesses, has added high-tech aerial photographs to its web site. Read more »

24 August 2000

Going Underground? Multimap.com Offers Essential Map Links

Multimap.com, the UK’s leading provider of internet-based maps to both consumers and businesses, has established a unique link with the London Underground network. Read more »

23 August 2000

Multimap.com Now Offers Online WAP Directions to Everywhere

Multimap.com, the UK’s favourite provider of online maps, today announced the launch of its WAP site: wap.multimap.com/wap. Read more »

19 July 2000

Multimap.com Shows it Has the WAP factor

Multimap.com announced today that it has joined the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Forum. Multimap.com joins more than 500 other companies whose common mission is to promote and develop WAP as the de facto standard for wireless information and telephony services on digital mobile phones and other wireless devices. Read more »

26 June 2000

Multimap.com Appoints Director of Operations and Business Development

Multimap.com, the UK's leading provider of internet-based maps to both consumers and businesses, has appointed Jeff Kelisky as Director of Operations and Business Development. Read more »

22 May 2000

Multimap.com Now Launches Storefinder service on WAP Phones

Multimap.com, today launched its market-leading Storefinder service on WAP phones. The new service enables businesses with multiple outlets such as stores, restaurants, hotels and estate agents, to offer consumers access to text-based information on outlet locations via their WAP phones. Read more »

09 September 1999

Flextech Invests £1.875 Million in Multimap.com

Flextech plc ("Flextech") today announced the acquisition of a 25% shareholding in Multi Media Mapping Limited ("Multimap"), one of the UK’s leading providers of Internet mapping services. Read more »