In an outstanding effort to better the services it can offer online, Google is looking for to get Global IP Solutions (GIPS), a Norwegian company specializing in Internet telephony and videoconferencing. Google and GIPS declared the move 18th may morning, saying Google offered to pay $68.2 million, a premium of 27.5% over the most recent trading price and of 142% from January 11, when GIPS publicized interest from a strategic partner.

GIPS board has suggested that investors accept the proposal, and some large investors, as well as Kistefos Venture Capital AS and Kistefos Venture Capital II DA, have irretrievably loyal to accept the allows regarding around 50% of the outstanding shares and votes of GIPS, GIPS said.

The statement comes just a day before Google starts its Google I/O conference. even though Google's cash cow stays search advertising, it's also looking for other returns sources, and subscription services to Google Apps clients is one future billion-dollar profits opportunity, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt has said. Gmail, which recommends a few video chat technologies today, is a center part of the Google Apps service.

Google previously had some voice over IP (VoIP) technology through its achievement of Gizmo5 and its Google Voice service. Getting GIPS could expand Google's capabilities, exerting new aggressive pressure on existing telecommunications powers and unknowns such as Skype.