(Update with the FTC in the third paragraph.)
April 8 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc., the largest search engine, has agreed to Ministry of Justice of surveillance research trips and services to win the approval of the purchase of ITA Software Inc. $ 700 million.two people familiar with the matter said.Under the agreement, the company would also be the subject of compulsory licences and create firewalls on the client data, according to people, who asked not be identified, because the agreement was not announced.The agreement to buy ITA, an online travel information company, could pave the way for the Department of Justice to consider a larger investigation of Google. The Federal Trade Commission, which also oversees the U.S. antitrust laws, is considering a possible probe of the activities of Google search, two people who are familiar with the case, said on April 5. the outcome of the case ITA may determine if the two organizations compete for the control of a wider investigation of Google, people have told me. The two organizations sometimes negotiate who will handle large investigations antitrust decision turning on their respective expertise.Rivals such as Microsoft Corp. and Kayak.com have accused Google based in Mountain View, California to the competition.In Cambridge, Massachusetts based ITA consent decree, which provides data for the airline of the rates of note on online travel sites, the Government will endeavour to ensure that travel search results promote unfairly Google-related businessesa person familiar with the said agreement.Adam Kovacevich, a spokesman for Google, did not immediately respond to an email and a telephone call seeking comment. Gina Talamona, a spokesman for the Department of Justice, refused to comment on.Google rose 53 cents to $580.53 at 9: 43 in the trade of the Nasdaq Stock Market.-Editors: Glenn Holdcraft, David e. Rovella
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