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Truth in advertising; Microsoft.(Microsoft Corp. buys online advertising agency aQuantive)
Feeling unusually threatened, the software giant does an unusual deal Feeling unusually threatened, the software giant does an unusual deal
Tags: advertisement, aQuantive Inc., Microsoft Corp., online advertising, software giant
Research articles 2007-05-26
Microsoft cracks open window on trade secrets, becomes more open-source friendly (Electronic News)
While the software giant claims its actions will encourage interoperability, Microsoft is also looking to meet legal requirements set after a European court ordered the company to be more open last September. While the software giant claims its actions will encourage interoperability, Microsoft is...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., open source, software giant, window
Research articles 2008-02-25
Microsofts India strategy ; The giant is eyeing solutions in health and education sectors.
That India is extremely important in Microsoft's scheme of things is no secret. And it certainly helps if the man entrusted with guiding the software giant into the future also happens to be an Indophile. Meet Craig Mundie, Microsoft's Chief Research and That India is extremely important in Microsoft's scheme...
Tags: health care, Microsoft Corp., software giant, strategy
Research articles 2008-03-23
Microsoft deal boosts SDL.
A large translation services contract with software giant Microsoft drove first-half outperformance Tim Bradshaw A large translation services contract with software giant Microsoft drove first-half outperformance Tim Bradshaw
Tags: Microsoft Corp., software giant
Research articles 2007-09-03
Microsoft Wants Yahoo for $44.6B (Broadcasting and Cable)
In a move to better compete against Google, software giant Microsoft made a cash-and-stock bid for Internet portal Yahoo on Feb. 1 that valued the company at $31 per share, or $44.6 billion. That represents a 62% premium over the company's closing p In a...
Tags: broadcasting, cable, company, Microsoft Corp., software giant, Yahoo! Inc.
Research articles 2008-02-04
Directors of software giant CA Inc. adopts poison pill provision
The directors of software giant CA Inc. unanimously adopted a poison pill provision, the company announced Monday in a sign that the company believes it's a hostile takeover target.
Tags: CA Inc., poison pill, software, software giant
Research articles 2006-10-17
Microsoft Makes Nice in D.C. (Broadcasting and Cable)
The software giant tackles TV issues--gently The software giant tackles TV issues--gently
Tags: broadcasting, cable, Microsoft Corp., software giant
Research articles 2004-12-13
ORACLE'S OYSTER
The PeopleSoft acquisition alters the software giant's competitive landscapeThe PeopleSoft acquisition alters the software giant's competitive landscape
Tags: Oracle Corp., software giant
Research articles 2005-03-01
Wisconsin Says Man May Sue Microsoft Over Prices
A Milwaukee man can sue Microsoft Corp. in state court over his claim the software giant created a monopoly to artificially inflate prices for consumers, even though the alleged conduct happened outside Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously rA Milwaukee man can sue Microsoft Corp. in state court over his...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., software giant
Research articles 2005-08-15
TAIWAN ACCEPTS MICROSOFT SETTLEMENT OFFER.
TAIPEI, Feb 28 Asia Pulse - The Cabinet-level Fair Trade Commission decided Thursday to accept an offer by Microsoft to settle a dispute with the software giant over its alleged unfair trade practices. TAIPEI, Feb 28 Asia Pulse - The Cabinet-level Fair Trade Commission...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., software giant
Research articles 2003-02-28
Extending its tentacles; Microsoft.(Microsoft introduces Windows XP, with a series of other products awaiting their own introduction)
As it launches an array of new products, the software giant is changing, and yet its basic instincts are staying much the same As it launches an array of new products, the software giant is changing, and yet its basic instincts are staying much the...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, software giant
Research articles 2001-10-20
Oracle launches surprise bid for its software rival.
Larry Ellison, the flamboyant head of software giant Oracle, has launched a surprise $5.1bn ([euro]4.3bn) bid for rival PeopleSoft. Larry Ellison, the flamboyant head of software giant Oracle, has launched a surprise $5.1bn ([euro]4.3bn) bid for rival PeopleSoft.
Tags: Oracle Corp., software, software giant
Research articles 2003-06-08
U.S. Sticks to Its Guns on Microsoft Breakup.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
May 27--WASHINGTON--In what is likely to be their last filing before the judge who will decide whether to break up Microsoft, government lawyers stuck with their original proposal to split the software giant into two parts. May 27--WASHINGTON--In what is likely to be their...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., software giant
Research articles 2000-05-26
Infosys goes on a talent hunt in US.
Aug. 3--MYSORE: The US market generates more than 60 percent of revenues for Infosys Technologies, and now the software giant is out hiring more young graduates from the said country in an effort to make the company a global and multicultural organis Aug. 3--MYSORE: The US...
Tags: Infosys Technologies Ltd., software giant, talent
Research articles 2006-08-03
MS to offer movies, TV shows on game service.
Nov. 8--LOS ANGELES: Microsoft Corp on Monday said it would rent movies and sell television shows through Internet downloads to its Xbox Live video game service, pitting the software giant against long-time rival Apple Computer Inc and others respond Nov. 8--LOS ANGELES: Microsoft Corp on Monday...
Tags: game, Microsoft Corp., software giant, video, video game
Research articles 2006-11-08
Obstacles test agility of new Microsoft ads; Will tech giant's $250M campaign deliver big-business customers?
Microsoft Corp.'s $250 million b-to-b advertising campaign, launched two weeks ago, represents a leap of faith for the software giant. Microsoft Corp.'s $250 million b-to-b advertising campaign, launched two weeks ago, represents a leap of faith for the software giant.
Tags: advertisement, Microsoft Corp., software giant
Research articles 2001-02-05
Microsoft's Millennium Edition.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
The software giant's latest offering is aimed at small offices and home users The software giant's latest offering is aimed at small offices and home users
Tags: Microsoft Corp., software, software giant
Research articles 2000-11-01
U.S. Government Brief Offers Reasons Why Microsoft Should Be Split.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Jan. 13--SAN JOSE, Calif.--A week before President-elect George Bush takes office, the Clinton Administration took its parting shots at Microsoft Corp. Friday in an appeals court brief outlining one last time why the software giant should be broken i Jan. 13--SAN JOSE, Calif.--A week before President-elect...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., software giant, U.S. Government
Research articles 2001-01-12
Industry Brief Suggests Triplets Remedy for Microsoft Breakup.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
May 25--Earlier this month, Microsoft Corp. argued that it would need at least seven months to fight a proposal that the software giant be split in two. Now U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson has indicated that the company may end up with ju May 25--Earlier...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., software giant, Remedy Corp.
Research articles 2000-05-28
MICROSOFT PROCUREMENT DEAL TO SAVE PHILIPPINES GOVT US$3.92 MLN.
MANILA, April 9 Asia Pulse - The Philippines government expects an e-procurement agreement signed with multinational software giant Microsoft Corp to save it an estimated P200 million (US$3.92 million). MANILA, April 9 Asia Pulse - The Philippines government expects an e-procurement agreement signed with...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., procurement, software giant
Research articles 2002-04-09