| Acquired by | Microsoft |
| Date | 10/02 |
| Terms | Cash |
| Website | vicinity.com |
| Category | Consumer Web |
| Employees |
Vicinity provides technology-based solutions that enable businesses and governments to market the local availability of their products and services. Using Web, wireless and speech platforms, Vicinity offers a portfolio of application services and application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow enterprises to analyze and direct their customers to a store, branch or outlet near them that offers the specific product or service they are seeking.
Vicinity was acquired by Microsoft in 2003.