NewsGator Acquires NetNewsWire

It's true, the deal is done.  There's been quite a bit of speculation on what we might be announcing next, and the cat got out of the bag this morning.  Phew!  It was hard not talking about this one.  We are VERY excited to announce the acquisition of NetNewsWire.  As you know (or should by now because we try not to miss a single opportunity to point this out), the NewsGator Online Platform provides highly integrated and sychronized reading across multiple devices (the web, mobile phones, media devices and e-mail clients like Microsoft Outlook).  The FeedDemon acquisition extended this to the Windows desktop, and now NetNewsWire extends our platform to Mac OS X.

For anyone not familiar with NetNewsWire, it's the award winning RSS reader for Mac OS X.  NetNewsWire has great user interfaces and a loyal following among Mac users.  Best of all, it has Brent Simmons (the brilliant mind behind NetNewsWire) who now joins the NewsGator team.  Believe me, we can't wait to start working with him.

So what's the plan?  First we'll work on releasing a new version of NetNewsWire that will synchronize seamlessly with the NewsGator Online platform (which means it will sync with all our other product offerings).  Of course there will be more to follow, but that's where we'll start. 

You can get more details here.  Also, for anyone attending Web 2.0 in San Francisco this week, Greg Reinacker and Brent Simmons will be there ready to chat.  Also, if you happen to be there, don't miss the opportunity to party with them at the NewsGator Web 2.0 party, Wednesday evening at the Argent Hotel (where Web 2.0 is being held), Moscone Suite (33rd floor) from 5:30 to 7:30.

Stay tuned for more details on NewsGator and NetNewsWire!