Akwan Information Technologies
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Akwan Information Technologies was a search engine company based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It was acquired by Google on July 20, 2005.[1] It was Google's first acquisition in Brazil.[2] Akwan had the University of Minas Gerais and the Brazilian fund Fir Capital as partners. It became Google's research and development center for Latin America.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Google Continues International Expansion, Opens Offices in Latin America". Google. 2005-11-17. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
- ^ a b "Google compra empresa brasileira de busca". Exame (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-04.