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- 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...
- Research articles 2006-11-08
- Two giants launch video service: Verizon teams with Microsoft to enter TV business midyear.(Technology)
- As the line between phone companies and cable companies blurs, Verizon is the latest telco to get into the TV game. Teaming up with Microsoft, the world's largest software company, Verizon is transforming itself into a TV-delivery powerhouse. ...
- Research articles 2005-02-07
- High def, low drama: Gates back as Comcast OKs guide rollout.(Bill Gates joins other executives at trade show)
- CHICAGO -- The reappearance of Microsoft Corp. chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates at last week's National Show added a welcome dose of drama to an otherwise calm convention. He helped draw crowds to the opening general session, j ...
- Research articles 2003-06-16
- Will MPEG-4 Soar or Bore? (Standards).
- After a delay of more than a year, digital media's next full-fledged standard, MPEG-4, is poised to make its entrance. But the digital industry is offering mixed reviews: Supporters said the standard will command center stage for video and interact After a delay of...
- Research articles 2001-12-03
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- 2005 was just the beginning: after three years of posturing, threatening and spinning, the high-def phony war goes hot in 2006.
- If 2005 was the year of the format war, 2006 could be the year of new vistas for the video industry. Microsoft's Vista, that is--the long-anticipated new version of its Windows operating system that the software giant hopes will cement its place at If...
- Research articles 2006-01-02
- Microsoft ventures into new windows.(UltimateTV and Xbox)(Brief Article)
- With the launch of digital video recording service UltimateTV and the Xbox gaming console, software giant Microsoft is trying to expand its empire beyond the infrastructure that makes computers work. With the launch of digital video recording service UltimateTV and the Xbox...
- Research articles 2001-06-25
- Gearing up for Xbox launch; A growing contingent of marketers, developers and programmers are preparing to lead Microsoft's charge against Sony's dominant PlayStation 2 game console.
- Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox video-game system is a year away from launch, but plans for the software giant's entry into the console market are in high gear. Microsoft's ballyhooed Xbox is the prime focus of a growing army of developers, designers and prog Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox video-game...
- Research articles 2000-11-20
- EU and Microsoft agree on name of media-free Windows version
- BRUSSELS AFP — The European Commission and Microsoft have agreed on the name for a stripped-down version of its Windows software without the Media Player audio and video software, the US software giant said. "Microsoft proposed several names and finally the European Commission accepted the name adding the letter...
- Research articles 2005-03-28
- Pearson of Britain buying Software Toolworks for cash.
- The Software Toolworks, a leading publisher of educational, "edutainment and infotainment" mutltimedia software, and video games, says it is being acquired by British-based Pearson PLC, a $5.2 billion giant in the entertainment industry. Pearson owns Thames Television and has a major stake in the BSkyB...
- Research articles 1994-04-04
- IF IT'S CHRISTMAS AT COMPUTER ASSOCIATES, FLYING CREAM PIES, SELF-SPOOFING NERDS AND HAMMING INFANTS DEBUT ON INTER-OFFICE VIDEO; How The Software Giant Sends A Message of Good Cheer to Thousands of Employees At 47 Company Holiday Parties - And Corporate
- ISLANDIA, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--December 23, 1994--Why are thousands of employees at 47 Computer Associates Christmas parties watching a Christmas video featuring managers in violent collision with cream pies, plus hamming infants, frisbee-playing canines, and computer programmers spoofing their own nerdiness? Because, as CA chairman Charles B. Wang puts it: "In...
- Research articles 1994-12-23
- Microsoft and Publicis sign digital ad pact
- Microsoft is looking to develop new digital ad formats and attempt to tap into the digital TV ad market in tandem with Publicis' digital arm, VivaKi. The search deal the pair have signed is the latest move by the software giant to boost its advertising revenue, and will also...
- Articles 2009-06-28
- Microsoft and Tesco unveil virtual DVDs
- Microsoft is joining forces with supermarket chain Tesco to launch a home video viewing service based on the software giant’s Silverlight platform. From the autumn, UK consumers will be able to buy ?virtual DVDs’ from Tesco stores which they can download from the internet onto their PC. ...
- Articles 2009-09-10
- Clutter-Free, Twittified, Binged (and Also Apple-icious): The New MSN Homepage Debuts (Plus Screenshots and the Press Release [BoomTown]
- The new MSN homepage debuts tonight and you would be completely correct for thinking the recipe Microsoft MSFT has cooked up to inform its design ethos–white, clean and hiply modern–has definite echoes of a certain longtime tech rival. That would be Apple AAPL, of course, with a big dollop of...
- News items 2009-11-03
- BNET Video: Ballmer Gets Intense Talking Microsoft Strategy
- Speaking at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business on March 15, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer elaborates on what he thinks makes a good leader, and the kinds of employees the software giant wants in its workplace. by BNET staff
- Blog posts 2007-03-27
- GameCube vs. X-Box - Nintendo vs. Microsoft video game machines at the Electronic Entertainment Expo - Brief Article
- The annual Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles is still four months away, but the buzz around the event is already audible. That's because the main event will be a showdown between industry titan Nintendo and software giant Microsoft Corp., a well-heeled newcomer to the industry.
- Research articles 2001-01-01
- Internet Explorer 9 to sport GPU acceleration and HTML5 support
- Even if you don't have a favored fighter in the browser wars , you have to admit Microsoft's Internet Explorer has been looking mighty unfit over the last few years. Younger and fitter contenders like Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome have arguably overtaken the old stalwart, and...
- News items 2009-11-20
- Google Voice Now a Viable Skype Rival with Gizmo5 Buy
- Google Nov. 12 confirmed that it had acquired Gizmo5 for an undisclosed sum. Gizmo5 makes Web-based calling software for mobile phones and computers. Specifically, it provides a Web-based VoIP client that lets users make phone calls over the Internet, similar to programs like Skype. Some speculate Gizmo5 will evolve into...
- News items 2009-11-13
- How to Use Web 2.0 Inside Your Company
- Today the business world is undergoing a significant transformation thanks to a set of technologies collectively known as "Web 2.0." Although it's tempting to dismiss Web 2.0 as Silicon Valley hype, that would be a mistake. Start Small and Simply Goal: Identify a Web...
- Articles 2007-05-15
- Microsoft Says Xbox Launch, Development on Target.(Brief Article)
- Seattle, WA--Microsoft Corp. said that its Xbox video game console is on target for a fall release and that the software giant's support for developers making games for the highly anticipated machine is also "right on track." Progress on th Seattle, WA--Microsoft Corp. said that its...
- Research articles 2001-06-01
- Microsoft cash for CinemaNow.(Brief Article)
- Microsoft Corp. has made an investment in online entertainment site CinemaNow.com, joining the ranks of Blockbuster and others who have demonstrated their faith in streaming video. The software giant's first investment in CinemaNow came during the Microsoft Corp. has made an investment in...
- Research articles 2000-12-11
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