BANGALORE, INDIA: Bump technology, a Canadian start-up company that focusses on 3D desktop optimization has been acquired by Google. 

The homepage of the company now says: "Today, we have a big announcement to make: we're excited to announce that we've been acquired by Google!," a note posted to the company's Web site said. "This means that BumpTop (for both Windows and Mac) will no longer be available for sale. Additionally, no updates to the products are planned."

Financial details of the buy-out have not been disclosed, but analysts value the deal to be around the tune of USD 35-40 Million.

Bump claims that it would keep its software available for download for one week.

BumpTop debuted in April 2009, three years after a video demo of the freeware replacement desktop captivated YouTube viewers. The software, which runs on top of Windows and Mac OS X, allows files to be thrown into loose piles, tidied into neat stacks, or fanned out like a deck of cards.