Summary: Apple acquires
Swedish codec and compression algorithm maker AlgoTrim.
According to a new report by
Swedish emerging industry news service Rapidus,
Apple has acquired AlgoTrim, a Swedish company specialising in compression
technologies to optimise memory handling in mobile devices. AlgoTrim develops
advanced solutions for mobile devices within the fields of data compression,
mobile imaging and video, and computer graphics.
AlgoTrim was founded in 2005
by Anders Berglund, Anders Holtsberg and Martin Lindberg, and according to the
report, Holstberg recently moved to California, near Apple's headquarters.
While confirming to Rapidus he now works for Apple, Holstberg declined to
comment on the acquisition to the publication.
According to AlgoTrim's
website, its imaging codecs are used in Google's Gallery app while other
compression technology is used to compress firmware updates in some Android
devices.
It also has several image
codecs to for JPEG, PNG, GIF and BMP files in addition to other imaging
solutions for "modern computational photography". The company's
products are based on a patented lossless compression method that is used for
compressing processor instructions.
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