Google Acquires Marratech Video Conferencing Software

6:00 am on April 23, 2007 | Category: Business, Software, Web Services

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Internet search giant, Google Inc., has purchased full and exclusive rights to a video conferencing solution produced by Marratech AB, a Swedish software developer.

For the moment, Google will only use the software internally, as a tool for its employees, according to a company spokesman. The search giant has not yet said whether it ultimately intends to offer the technology to its users, or integrate it with an existing product like Google Talk.

The Marratech technology, which allows for audio and video conferencing, as well as application sharing and instant messaging, would likely fit well with Google’s collaborative online software suite, complimenting existing services like Google Docs, Spreadsheets, and Calendar.

Marratech itself will continue to function as an independent company, but its flagship conferencing software is now fully owned by Google, and the engineers responsible for it have become employees of the search giant.

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    1. There is no mention of video conferencing capabilities!!!

      Comment by ladyfaa — February 11, 2008 #

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