Box, the cloud storage start-up getting close to going public, has acquired Crocodoc and its HTML5 document rendering and viewing solution.
The widgetry works on PDF, Word and other files without Flash or plug-ins. The transformed files can’t be edited.
Box said Crocodoc’s technology will be “deeply integrated” into its cloud content collaboration service, replacing its existing widgetry, and still be a standalone platform for HTML5 document viewing on third-party applications across the web and mobile devices via its API.
Box is also going to invest in the technology and ecosystem.
The whole Crocodoc team will join Box and co-founder and CEO Ryan Damico will be Box’ platform director.