ServiceNow acquires Mapwize, an indoor map company

Workflow provider ServiceNow has signed an agreement to acquire Mapwize, an indoor mapping and wayfinding company headquartered in Lille, France. With Mapwize, ServiceNow can provide employees with indoor map functions for booking spaces, meeting rooms, workspaces, and work supplies, as well as the ability to navigate the office environment on desktop or mobile devices. The Mapwize application helps facility teams manage and keep their floor plans up to date based on usage trends and changing real estate needs.

Blake McConnell, ServiceNow’s senior vice president of employee workflow, said: “In the new world of mixed work, workplace services are critical to creating a great employee experience. “With Mapwize, ServiceNow aims to make it easier for people to navigate the work environment and Access the work area information and work area services needed to maintain work efficiency, empowering the future of employee experience. “

Build Mapwize function into Now platform

To support agile and flexible workplaces, ServiceNow plans to build Mapwize functionality into its Now platform and workplace service delivery suite. Mapwize’s map solutions, product features and technical talents will complement and enhance ServiceNow’s existing workplace service delivery capabilities, including workplace space mapping, workplace reservation management, workplace space management, workplace visitor management, case and knowledge management And a safe workplace kit.

Médéric Morel, CEO and co-founder of Mapwize, said: “With ServiceNow, we have a unique opportunity to expand our technology to help global organizations navigate a mixed work environment. “Our technology is comparable to Now Platform and Workplace Service Delivery Suite. The combination will eliminate the pressure and time of navigating in the workplace, enabling employees to remain flexible and efficient in any environment and on any device. “

Mapwize was founded in 2014 by CEO Médéric Morel and CTO Mathieu Gerard and is headquartered in Lille, France. ServiceNow expects to complete the acquisition of Mapwize in the third quarter of 2021. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

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