Yahoo buys information 'widget' company Pixoria Mon Jul 25, 2005 06:01 PM BST
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. said on Monday it bought Pixoria, a company that provides small, downloadable programs that let computer users quickly get up-to-the-minute information, such as stock quotes and weather reports without using a Web browser.
Terms of the sale, which closed July 19, were not disclosed. The products, which also include such things as an alarm clock and a launching pad for Web searches, are available free at http://widgets.yahoo.com/.
The move comes as Yahoo and chief rival Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) open their networks to independent developers, whose program tweaks at times move technology forward or result in popular products.
Pixoria, is the developer of the Konfabulator engine that builds small desktop applications to help users access Web content and other information from their desktops. The programs are built on an open platform, which allows developers to write specialized programs.
The company's three employees are joining Yahoo as full-time employees. --- You are currently subscribed to telecom-cities as: archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set DIGEST mode and only receive one list message per day with all the daily traffic, please visit the list website at http://www.informationcity.org/telecom-cities
