From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report.Two large Internet companies Facebook and Google recently purchased two India-based technology start-up companies.India is home to tens of thousands of computer software engineers and a growing information technology industry.The sales of the start-up companies are expected to influence others to launch businesses in the country.Facebook closed its deal to buy Little Eye Labs in early January.Four engineers in Bangalore launched Little Eye Labs about a year and a half ago.The company builds mobile application software tools, the deal is set to be worth between 10 and 15 million dollars.It is the first time Facebook has purchased an Indian start-up company.Google bought the cyber security company Imperium. Imperium has offices in Bangalore and California.Media reports set the value of the deal at about $9 million.The two deals are considered small but important.
