Google on Tuesday said it had acquired the
software firm Quickoffice, which allows users to create and edit
documents on mobile devices.
Google on Tuesday said it had acquired the
software firm Quickoffice, which allows users to create and edit
documents on mobile devices.
The deal, terms of which were not disclosed,
helps Google compete against Microsoft and others in the mobile space
with the software allowing users to view, edit and create documents
compatible with Microsoft formats such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
"We worked very hard to build Quickoffice as a
user friendly, seamless and yet powerful way to view, edit, sync and
share documents anywhere, anytime. It's been a very humbling experience
to see this vision embraced by our users," Quickoffice co-founder Alan
Masarek said. "Now, we are ushering in a new chapter with Google."
Alan Warren, Google's engineering director, called Quickoffice "a leader in office productivity solutions."
"Today, consumers, businesses and schools use
Google Apps to get stuff done from anywhere, with anyone and on any
device. 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," Warren
said on the Google blog.
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