Microsoft has announced the acquisition of the assets of Onfolio Inc., a privately held, Cambridge, Mass.-based Internet research and information management provider. Onfolio's technology has been incorporated into the Windows Live Toolbar "to enhance the way people discover, save and reuse their personal and professional Web research," according to Microsoft.

Onfolio was founded by JJ Allaire (pictured), one of two brothers (the other being Jeremy Allaire) who developed the ColdFusion application development environment before selling it to Macromedia (recently acquired by Adobe) in 2001.

JJ Allaire reportedly started his new venture when he became frustrated with organizing information from his google searches. Microsoft says the new Onfolio Add-in for the Windows Live Toolbar beta will give people convenient ways to collect information online and organize it on their PCs.

"People can harness this information by saving it onto their computer so that it can be easily accessed for use in documents, e-mail messages and blog postings. In addition, new online information is easily discovered and accessed through Onfolio's integrated Really Simple Syndication (RSS) aggregator and reader," Microsoft said in an official statement posted at Onfolio's website. "The Windows Live Toolbar beta with the Onfolio Add-in is available now and can be downloaded at http://ideas.live.com."

Allaire said regarding the acquisition that "Onfolio's core competency is providing users with the tools to enable them to save, collect and share that information as they conduct research on the Internet. We are thrilled to be integrated into Microsoft's Windows Live products and to continue to help people efficiently capture and organize information on the Web."