Microsoft to snap up MobiComp

Microsoft announced on Thursday that it has made plans to acquire MobiComp, a mobile-data company founded in 2000.

The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. MobiComp, which is based in Braga, Portugal, will become part of Microsoft's Mobile Communications Business division.

The acquisition will be used to bolster a number of services on the Windows Mobile smartphone platform, as well as the Windows Live web-services division.

MobiComp has developed an array of products: MobileKeeper Backup &Restore, MobileKeeper Sharing &Communities, and Active mTicker. The products are used by companies to back up data stored on mobile phones, submit content from mobile phones to social networks like Facebook, and access news and other mobile media.

"People expect their phones to deliver the best experiences from PCs and the web right to their pockets," Todd Peters, Microsoft's corporate vice president for its Mobile Communications Business, said in a release on Thursday.

"Investing in the right solutions from companies like MobiComp will extend the capabilities of Windows Mobile and Windows Live to help us provide the most innovative and seamless way to stay connected," Peters added.

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