Kaltix acquired by Google

In August, it was reported that a spin-off company from Stanford was developing a new technology that could lead to the birth of a new search engine.

The idea behind the company was to personalize the Page Rank system, so that the search engine could learn from searcher behavior.

Kaltix was formed by three members of Stanford's PageRank team, the research environment that gave birth to Google. This is why it now comes as no surprise that the company has been acquired by -- you guessed it -- Google.

"Kaltix is working on a number of compelling search technologies, and Google is the ideal vehicle for the continued development of these advancements," says Larry Page, co-founder and president of products at Google.

Source: Pandia