With the aim to take its battle with Microsoft Corp. to an all new level, Google Inc. has taken-over DocVerse, a technology start-up that lets people edit Microsoft Office files online.

Under the terms of the deal, Google paid about $25 Million for the acquisition of the San Francisco-based firm, as has been reported by sources.

Jonathan Rochelle, Group Product Manager for Google Apps, recently shared in an interview that the search engine giant had purchased DocVerse to make it simpler and quicker for users to transition desktop software to online software, and the latter is the domain in which Google is trying its best to outrace Microsoft, with its Google Apps service, which is inclusive of online word-processing and spreadsheet software.

The pricing details of the latest deal have not been officially shared yet.

As has been confirmed by Mr. Rochelle, Google will now be making DocVerse's technology a part of Google Apps, which will allow users to upload, store, edit and share Microsoft files online.