Whisper Systems announced on its blog today that it will become part of Twitter. Although the company didn't disclose an acquisition price, it did say that it will bring its "technology and our expertise into Twitter's products and services."
Whisper offers a range of security products--currently all in beta--that focus on safeguarding device data, network connections, backups, and calls. Considering that, it's quite possible Twitter will try to improve the security of its mobile apps with Whisper's technology.
That said, don't expect to see Whisper's apps, including TextSecure and RedPhone, to be available for a while. Whisper said that as part of its transition to Twitter, it will be forced to take its services down until the social network decides to put them back up. However, they will all be making a comeback.
For its part, Twitter hasn't publicly commented on the Whisper acquisition and has not immediately responded to CNET's request for comment.
Twitter has been on a tear as of late, acquiring a host of companies across several different markets. Last December, Twitter "acquired" personnel from Q&A startup Fluther and followed that up in May with the purchase of TweetDeck. In August, Twitter acquired Bagcheck, a small gear-sharing startup.
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