The cloud race is shaping up to be a very competitive one.
Device-manufacturer HTC is buying Dashwire, a Seattle-based company that provides a mobile-Web connected services platform for operators, device makers and retailers. The “Dashworks" platform is designed to enable anyone to easily set up and personalize their smartphones, and seamlessly access content across multiple screens and services.
"Cloud services are key to delivering the promise of connected services to our customers," said Fred Liu, president of engineering and operations, HTC Corp. "People want access to all of their important content wherever they are on any device. The addition of Dashwire's cutting-edge sync services and deep mobile cloud experience strengthens our ability to deliver these services in a more powerful way."
HTC, which launched HTCSense.com cloud services in 2010, will use Dashwire’s cloud sync and device-setup products. HTC Sense is a graphical user interface based on the TouchFLO 3D design, for mobile devices running Android or Windows software.
"HTC shares the mobile cloud computing vision with Dashwire which makes it exciting for us to be joining the HTC family to drive even more innovation in this space," said Ford Davidson, founder and CEO of Dashwire.
Dashwire will become a wholly owned subsidiary of HTC.
