British Columbia University spin-out Cloudburst Research acquired by Google.

Cloudburst Research, an app developer spun-out of British Columbia University (BCU) in 2009, has been acquired by Google.

Details of the acquisition are threadbare, with a one sentence announcement replacing former content on the Cloudburst’s website and a picture and a congratulatory note announcing the acquisition on BCU’s website.

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