Small caps round-up: Minoan Group, 1Spatial, blinkx
Minoan Group, an AIM-listed travel and leisure company, has signed an exclusive agreement with the National Federation of Sub Postmasters to install computerised travel agency kiosks across the UK's network of more than 9,000 sub post offices. The deal has been made to create a leading provider of easily accessible online travel agency services. Minoan will operate the kiosks under the brand name Postcard Travel, operated by its Stewart Travel division, and is aiming to set up a minimum of 1,000 kiosks over the next five years.
Minoan Group, an AIM-listed travel and leisure company, has signed an exclusive agreement with the National Federation of Sub Postmasters to install computerised travel agency kiosks across the UK's network of more than 9,000 sub post offices. The deal has been made to create a leading provider of easily accessible online travel agency services. Minoan will operate the kiosks under the brand name Postcard Travel, operated by its Stewart Travel division, and is aiming to set up a minimum of 1,000 kiosks over the next five years.
1Spatial has been selected as a preferred bidder in a 'significant' contract tender Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi). The contract is to provide OSi with a Geospatial Management Solution and will include the sale of software licences, services and support and maintenance. The firm said the directors anticipate that this will lead to a formalised contract in due course.
blinkx, a video search engine, has announced a partnership with Fanlala, an online lifestyle website, to give younger blinkx users access to exclusive and age-appropriate video content. blinkx will place contextually relevant advertising against these videos and share resulting revenue with Fanlala.
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