HTC has agreed to acquire Dashwire, a Seattle-based cloud services company, for $18.5 million via its HTC America Holding division. Dashwire offers a range of cloud services for carriers, handset vendors, and retailers. They offer Dashworks which is a cross-platform cloud sync solution that is available on Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile.
“Cloud services are key to delivering the promise of connected services to our customers,” HTC’s president of engineering and operations, Fred Liu, said in a statement. ”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.”
This aquisition might bolster cloud services for HTC, but there could be another reason that HTC sets their eyes on Dashwire, and that is patents. Back in April Dashwire gained some patents for defensive purposes. It used to be that companies bought other companies for growth, but companies like Apple and Microsoft have changed the climate with patent trolling.
In other news, HTC reported record sales for the fourth consecutive month. HTC had NT$45.11 billion ($1.56 billion) for July which is a record month. Although it is a record, their momentum has slowed, but on the flip side they are going to launch six to eight phones this quarter, so expect continued record sales.