Tobii: Gets boost from Google collaboration

Tobii AB

07/10/2020 11:37

** Shares in Sweden-based vendor of eye tracking technology
Tobii  TOBII.ST  rise 10%, hitting highest since February 2017
    ** The company announced on Tuesday new collaboration
between Tobii Dynavox, its unit focused on assistive technology
for communication, and Google  GOOGL.O   urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2GY0LT
    ** As fist step, the parties aim to integrate Google
Assistant into Tobii Dynavox's communication software Snap Core
First, which supports people with disabilities
    ** "Google-Tobii Dynavox deal is the positive catalyst
behind Tobii's strong performance today," a trader says, adding
that with such a deal, other big tech players might even come
knocking at the company's door
    ** Tobii shares are up 71% year to date

 ((joanna.wodzicka@tr.com))