Google acquires mobile office software company Quickoffice

MUMBAI: Fresh from its acquisition of instant messaging firm Meebo for an estimated $100 million, internet giant Google has announced the acquisition of mobile office software company Quickoffice.

“We‘re happy to announce that we have acquired Quickoffice, a leader in office productivity solutions,” Google said in a statement.

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“Quickoffice has an established track record of enabling seamless interoperability with popular file formats, and we‘ll be working on bringing their powerful technology to our Apps product suite,” the statement added.

Launched in 1997, Quickoffice is a leader in mobile office solutions which allows users to view, edit and create Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents for devices run on Android, iPhone, iPad, HP webOS and Symbian platforms.