The networking colossus Cisco has acquired the private software company Versly based in San Fransisco and founded by Benjamin Renaud and Erik Eccles for a sum which has not been disclosed yet.
Versly is a start up company known for developing the collaboration tools used in Microsoft Office. The software developed by Versly is expected to be used in Cisco products like Quad, Jabber, and WebEx.
Murali Sitaram, Vice President and General Manager of the Collaboration Software Group of Cisco, said “We’re enhancing our collaboration offerings and improving the user experience by integrating social technologies within the business applications individuals and teams use at work.” “The integration with Versly will drive productivity improvements for organizations and their knowledge workers, many of whom are among the 600 million Microsoft Office users,” he added.
