Google, the world’s leading search engine, plans to purchase Santa Monica, Calif.-based Neven Vision for an undisclosed sum, in an effort to enhance the Mountain View, Calif.-based firm’s Picasa photo management software and related services, the IDG News Service (IDGNS) reports via PC World.com.The news was announced on Tuesday by Adrian Graham, a Picasa product manager, on his official Google blog, and he said the acquisition gives Google Neven Vision technology that instantly derives information about a photo, IDGNS reports.“This technology just may make it a lot easier for you to organize and find the photos you care about,” Graham wrote, according to IDGNS. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Though a Neven Vision representative did say the deal has been finalized, the company did not offer any financial details and Google did not immediately respond to IDGNS inquiries, according to the report. Neven Vision offers a set of image-recognition and facial-analysis applications for mobiles that can be employed for marketing, search and security initiatives, among others, IDGNS reports.Not long ago, Google upgraded its Picasa offering to enable users to upload their photo albums to the Web to share with others, in an effort to capitalize on the popularity of other photo-sharing sites like Flickr, according to IDGNS. Related Link: AOL’s Overhauled Photo Site to Rival FlickrCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Fireside Chat between Tata Communications and Tata Realty: 5 ways how Technology bridges the CX perception gap By Tata Communications Sep 24, 2023 9 mins Emerging Technology feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 Quantum Computing Data and Information Security feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe