The technology Mirabilis developed for ICQ was distributed free of charge. What was missing was the technology for locating and connecting the users of the Windows operating system. They recognized that many people were online accessing the Internet through a non- UNIX operating system, and that there was no software that enabled an immediate connection between them. Mirabilis was first established in 1996 by five Israelis: Yair Goldfinger, Sefi Vigiser, Amnon Amir, Arik Vardi, and Arik's father Yossi Vardi. In April 2010, AOL sold ICQ to Digital Sky Technologies for $187.5 million. In 2001, ICQ had over 100 million accounts registered. AOL acquired Mirabilis on June 8, 1998, for US$287 million in cash up front and $120 million in additional payments over three years. The first version of the program was released in November 1996 and ICQ became the first Internet-wide instant messaging service, later patenting the technology. This is an adaptation of the Morse code callout " CQ", which means "calling any station". The name ICQ is a homophone for the phrase "I seek you". ICQ is an instant messaging computer program, which was first developed and popularized by the Israeli company Mirabilis, then bought by America Online, and since April 2010 owned by Group.
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