Apple reportedly acquired mapping firm BroadMap and Evernote competitor Catch in 2013, reports 9to5Mac, citing data acquired from “evidence and chatter from sources,” including LinkedIn profiles.
Several former BroadMap employees are now listed as working at Apple on LinkedIn, including the company’s former Director of Program Management who now works in “Maps Data Validation” at Apple. BroadMap CEO Daniel Perrone’s LinkedIn profile suggests the company was purchased by a “Fortune 5” company for “supporting their digital mapping efforts.”
We have specifically heard from a source directly familiar with Apple’s mergers and acquisitions process that Apple acquired BroadMap. The source says that the acquisition was mostly centered around talent, not solely BroadMap’s technology. In addition to the information from our source, there is evidence online that Apple made the acquisition.
BroadMap is a company that provides Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services, designed to analyze and manage geographical data. The company provides GIS tools along with Digital Mapping Data Products, Location Intelligence, and Web and Mobile Application Development.
Catch, which suspended its service in August, was reportedly acquired in the same month according to the former LinkedIn profile of the company’s — For more information read the original article here.
