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Microsoft acquires email apps provider Acompli
2014-12-02 08:52:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Acompli, which specialises in providing mobile email apps for iOS and Android. Although the precise terms of the deal were not disclosed, Recode reports that Microsoft paid over USD 200 million for the startup. Acompli is an email client that is designed to make complex tasks easier to manage on mobile devices. "Users love how it connects to all email services and provides a single place to manage email with a focus on getting things done," said Microsoft in a statement. The company added that the acquisition is part of its effort to help people accomplish more with their mobile devices and that it would bring it together with work currently in progress by the Outlook team. Acompli already integrates with Microsoft's primary email server software, Exchange.
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