Skype to acquire Qik
I’m happy to announce that we’ve entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Qik, a provider of mobile video software and services that let people capture, instantly share and preserve great moments on video from anywhere. Qik has 60 employees, and is headquartered in Redwood City, California and has an office in Moscow, Russia. We expect to close the transaction in January 2011.
Qik is available on over 200 mobile phones running Android, iOS, Symbian, BlackBerry OS and Windows Mobile, and comes preloaded on a wide variety of mobile handsets through partnerships with handset manufacturers and mobile networks.
Skype and Qik share a common purpose of enriching communications with video, and the acquisition of Qik will help to accelerate our leadership in video by adding recording, sharing and storing capabilities to our product portfolio.
Through this acquisition, we’ll also be able to take advantage of the engineering expertise that is behind Qik’s Smart Streaming technology, which optimizes video transmission over wireless networks.
Together, we’ll focus on providing great products that will allow people around the world to share experiences in real-time video across different platforms, as well as storing those moments so they can be viewed later.
Real time communication has moved up the ladder! I look forward to great improvements to Qik.
Congrats!! i hope Skype user will have great experience after this deal.
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Wow! 2 of my favorite companies in 1… it’s like a dream come true… am I look happy?
Hilarious that the video blog announcing a QiK acquisition was announced using youtube.
Huge fan of Skype and I am very excited about the integration of Skype & Qik. Look forward to great things and sharing live videos with family and friends.
What about skype for androids
congratulations to the Qik team! I have worked together with some of your developers before they joined Qik and they have great talent. Looking forward to a unified integrated video calling solution for all my mobile and stationary devices
Great news !