Google Acquires Kaltix Corp.
New Technologies and Engineering Team Complement Google Search Engine
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Sept. 30, 2003 - Google Inc. today announced it acquired Kaltix Corp., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based search technology start-up. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"Google and Kaltix share a common commitment to developing innovative search technologies that make finding information faster, easier and more relevant," said Larry Page, co-founder and president of Products at Google. "Kaltix is working on a number of compelling search technologies, and Google is the ideal vehicle for the continued development of these advancements."
Kaltix Corp. was formed in June 2003 and focuses on developing personalized and context-sensitive search technologies that make it faster and easier for people to find information on the web.
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