Microsoft Corporation acquired Caligari Corporation, a transaction announced in February 2008.
Caligari Corporation operates in Virtual Earth, is based in Mountain View, California, United States. Caligari was a maker of 3D modeling and animation software, best known for its trueSpace product for creating 3D content. Microsoft acquired it to help users build and publish 3D models for its Virtual Earth mapping platform.
Enable creation and publishing of 3D models and content for the Virtual Earth platform.
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.