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Google's search share rises, Microsoft's falls sharply -
marketwatch-com
- 13 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Google Inc. continued to take a larger share of the U.S. Internet search market in November, according to data published Monday by Nielsen Online. Google's share of the market rose 21.7% compared to the period ...
Google - Microsoft - Yahoo
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Google in push to gain e-mail market share -
ft-com
- 4 days ago
Google, the clear leader in internet search, has been zeroing in on user's inboxes in a push to win market share in e-mail, an area where its rivals Microsoft and Yahoo still dominate
Google - Microsoft - Yahoo
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Microsoft's Zune tripped by leap year: WSJ -
marketwatch-com
- 4 days ago
Microsoft Corp.’s digital music player, Zune, was tripped up by the leap year, causing thousands of devices to freeze on Wednesday and subjecting the software giant to year-end embarrassment, The Wall Street Journal ...
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Stocks to Watch: Eyes on Citigroup, Gazprom, Janus, Microsoft, Wells Fargo -
marketwatch-com
- 5 days ago
Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday's session are Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Citigroup, Gazprom, Janus, Microsoft and Walter Industries.
Citigroup - Gazprom - Microsoft - Walter Industries
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Chinese Court Jails 11 in Microsoft Piracy Ring -
nytimes-com
- 6 days ago
A court in China convicted 11 people of participating in a counterfeiting ring that manufactured and distributed pirated Microsoft software throughout the world.
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Pressure mounts for Microsoft to deliver with Windows 7 -
usatoday-com
- 14 days ago
Nearly two years after introducing Vista, Microsoft is grappling with an unanticipated phenomenon: The latest version of its ...
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Microsoft wants you to throw a party for its Xbox -
usatoday-com
- 15 days ago
On a recent Saturday, about 1,000 women across the country moonlighted as marketers for Microsoft's newest Xbox services. Microsoft ...
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Apple U.S. Mac sales flat in November -
reuters-com
- 21 days ago
(Reuters) - Apple Inc witnessed flat year-over-year overall sales in the United States for its Macs in November, while sales of rival Microsoft Corp's Windows PCs were up 7 percent, according to research firm NPD Group Inc, ...
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Microsoft warns of browser flaw -
washingtontimes-com
- 25 days ago
Microsoft Corp. is advising users of its Internet Explorer browser to guard against a newly discovered flaw that enables hackers to take over the computer of anyone visiting a compromised Web site.
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Yahoo amends controversial severance plan -
marketwatch-com
- 26 days ago
Yahoo Inc. has revised a controversial severance program that critics had argued was meant to block Microsoft Corp.'s takeover bid earlier this year.
Microsoft - Yahoo
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Tech stocks follow broad market into the red -
marketwatch-com
- 26 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks fell along with the broader market Thursday in the wake of the latest figures on jobless claims. The Labor Department said the number of new jobless claims reached a 26-year ...
Apple - Dell - Microsoft
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Yahoo stakeholder urges Microsoft deal -
marketwatch-com
- 27 days ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Ivory Investment Management LP, which own 1.5% of Yahoo Inc. issued an open letter Wednesday to Yahoo's board of directors saying the company should salvage a deal with Microsoft "and not miss another ...
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Tech stocks lose ground in early trading -
marketwatch-com
- 28 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks were in the red in early trading Tuesday, with losses from Hewlett-Packard Co. , Dell Inc. , Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc. . The tech-heavy ...
Apple - Dell - Hewlett Packard - Microsoft - Texas Instruments
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Ringier Opts for Unified Communications from Nortel, Microsoft -
marketwire-com
- 28 days ago
ICA Solution Boosts Productivity, Helps Deliver World News Faster
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Microsoft Offers to Reduce Search Data in Europe -
nytimes-com
- 28 days ago
Microsoft said it would abide by a European privacy panel#x2019;s request to reduce the length of time it kept records of Web searches if its rivals, Yahoo and Google, did the same.
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Phase 2 International Announces Move of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Hosting ... -
marketwire-com
- 28 days ago
HONOLULU, HI--(Marketwire - December 8, 2008) - Phase 2 International, the world's leadingprovider of Software as a Service (SaaS), announced that it has chosen new,high-powered IBM servers to maximize its href="http://www.phase2.com/microsoft-dynamics-crm-hosting.aspx">MicrosoftDynamics ...
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H-P, Apple among gainers as tech stocks rise -
marketwatch-com
- 29 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks rose in early trading Monday, with gains from bellwether issues such as Hewlett-Packard Co. , Microsoft Corp. , Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems ...
Apple - Barack Obama - Cisco Systems - Hewlett Packard - Microsoft
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Microsoft Hires Yahoo Ex-Executive -
wsj-com
- 33 days ago
Microsoft hired former Yahoo executive Qi Lu to run its Internet operations, seeking to strengthen a strategically important business.
Microsoft - Yahoo
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Microsoft names former Yahoo exec to top Internet post -
marketwatch-com
- 33 days ago
Microsoft Corp. has named a new top executive to oversee its Internet services business, as it seeks to gear up for a more formidable challenge to market leader Google Inc.
Google - Microsoft - Yahoo
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IBM Creates 'Microsoft-Free' Desktop -
wsj-com
- 33 days ago
IBM is offering a virtual desktop suite that runs on a backroom server and doesn't require Microsoft software.
IBM - Microsoft
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Icahn says no Microsoft-Yahoo search deal 'imminent' -
marketwatch-com
- 34 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Activist investor Carl Icahn said Wednesday that no deal for Microsoft Corp. to acquire Yahoo Inc.'s online search business is "imminent." In an interview on CNBC, Icahn, who sits on the board ...
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Microsoft's Massive Inc. unit partners with Activision -
marketwatch-com
- 34 days ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp.'s Massive Inc. unit and Activision Blizzard on Wednesday inked an 18-title marketing alliance for Xbox 360 and PC games including "Guitar Hero: World Tour" and "James ...
Activision Blizzard - Microsoft - Quantum
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Start-ups still have unrealistic valuation goals, tech giants say -
marketwatch-com
- 35 days ago
Deep-pocketed technology giants such as Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. plan to continue snapping up companies during the economic downturn, likely benefiting from an ability to drive a hard bargain with even red-hot startups, ...
Google - Microsoft
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Movers & Shakers: Monday's biggest gaining and declining stocks -
marketwatch-com
- 36 days ago
Stocks expected to move significantly in trading on Monday include the retailers as well as Citi, GM, Microsoft, Midway Games, Qimonda, Trump Entertainment and Yahoo.
Microsoft - Midway Games - Yahoo
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More Yahoo-ey -
portfolio-com
- 36 days ago
Well, maybe Carl Icahn will get something out of the weekend rumor that Microsoft will pony up $20 billion to buy Yahoo's seach business. The best the rest of Yahoo shareholders can hope for is that a morning pop from optimistic ...
Meredith - Microsoft - Whitney - Yahoo
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Credit card industry may cut $2 trillion of lines: analyst -
reuters-com
- 36 days ago
(Reuters) - The U.S. credit card industry may pull back well over $2 trillion of lines over the next 18 months due to risk aversion and regulatory changes, leading to sharp declines in consumer spending, prominent banking analyst Meredith ...
Meredith - Microsoft - Whitney
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Microsoft in talks to buy Yahoo search at $20 bln: UK Times -
marketwatch-com
- 37 days ago
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp., the Redmond, Wash., software giant, is in talks to buy Yahoo Inc.'s search business for $20 billion, the Sunday Times of London reported. Microsoft does not plan to ...
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Bill Gates raises stake in dealership AutoNation -
reuters-com
- 39 days ago
DETROIT (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates has raised his stake in AutoNation Inc , the largest U.S. auto dealership group, to nearly 12 percent.
Autonation - Microsoft
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AMD leads tech stocks; online retailers decline -
marketwatch-com
- 39 days ago
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Texas Instruments, Yahoo and Cisco Systems edged higher in early Friday trades to lead technology stocks ...
Advanced Micro Devices - Cisco Systems - eBay - Microsoft - Texas Instruments - Yahoo
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Gates' trust boosts stake in AutoNation -
ibtimes-com
- 41 days ago
A trust set up by Microsoft co-founder and Chairman Bill Gates has increased its stake in car dealer AutoNation Inc. to about 5 percent, according to a regulatory filing.
Autonation - Microsoft
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Rumors of a Microsoft cell phone swirl again -
marketwatch-com
- 42 days ago
Speculation has revived that Microsoft Corp. may yet release a branded cell phone, in a move that would draw the software giant into further competition with rivals Apple Inc., Research In Motion Ltd. ...
Apple - Google - Microsoft - Research in Motion
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Ignify Ranked as Fastest Growing Technology Firm by Deloitte; Company ... -
marketwire-com
- 42 days ago
Software Provider Attributes Continued Growth to Increased Global Demand for Ignify eCommerce, Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM Solutions and Recent Customer Wins
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Big Apple, Microsoft names back stock-picking site -
marketwatch-com
- 42 days ago
Apple co-founder Mike Markkula and Microsoft executive Mike McCue are backing an Internet start-up designed to let stock-market investors trade on the collective wisdom of its users.
Apple - Microsoft
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Bill Gates Boosts Stake in Coca-Cola FEMSA -
ibtimes-com
- 46 days ago
Microsoft chairman and co-founder Bill Gates boosted his investment in Coca-Cola FEMSA (NYSE:KOF), adding nearly 7 million American Depositary Shares to his investment.
Coca Cola - Coca-Cola Femsa - Microsoft
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Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Battle lines forming in nascent robotics ... -
marketwatch-com
- 47 days ago
Microsoft Corp. has very clearly set its sights on what could be the next big field of technology – robots. But the software titan will have to compete with open-source developers who are also making a big push in the field.
Microsoft - Titan
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes -
washingtontimes-com
- 47 days ago
Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month, included in the $14.99 monthly subscription fee.
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Symantec, McAfee slide as Microsoft eyes free rival software -
marketwatch-com
- 48 days ago
Investors push down shares of the leading vendors of corporate software security technology after Microsoft unveils plans to introduce a rival product free of charge in 2009.
McAfee - Microsoft - Symantec
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Tech stocks put in mixed early trading performance -
marketwatch-com
- 48 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks were mixed in early trading Wednesday with gains coming from Apple Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , IBM Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. . The tech-heavy ...
Apple - Cisco Systems - Dell - Hewlett Packard - IBM - Microsoft - Oracle
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Compugen Recognized as Canada's Best Large Account Reseller and Tops for ... -
marketwire-com
- 48 days ago
Canadian technology partners' and their commitment and leadership in the channel community recognized at annual Microsoft Awards
Compugen - Microsoft
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New Yahoo CEO must be willing to do Microsoft deal -
reuters-com
- 48 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - To impress shareholders, Yahoo Inc's next chief executive needs just one qualification: the willingness to do a deal with Microsoft Corp .
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Mark/Space Announces The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile With Enhanced ... -
marketwire-com
- 49 days ago
LOS GATOS, CA--(Marketwire - November 18, 2008) - Mark/Space, a mobile to desktopsynchronization software company, announced today the release of TheMissing SyncT for Windows Mobile version 4.0.4 with enhanced syncsupport for Microsoft ...
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Yang out as Yahoo Chief, Dovish RBA Sinks Aussie Index to 4-year low -
fxstreet-com
- 49 days ago
Inability by Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang to neither secure an advertising partnership with Google nor succeed in shopping the company to Microsoft has cost the investors dearly - YHOO shares are off by over 65% from ...
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Yahoo to replace Yang as CEO, ending rocky reign -
washingtontimes-com
- 49 days ago
Yahoo Inc. co-founder Jerry Yang is stepping down as chief executive, ending a rocky reign marked by his refusal to sell the Internet company to Microsoft Corp. for $47.5 billion _ more than triple Yahoo's current market value.
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Zune could lend Microsoft a rare rhythm infusion -
washingtontimes-com
- 49 days ago
A video for the title track on hip-hop veteran Common's forthcoming album, "Universal Mind Control," begins with a digital music player pulsing to the beat. The viewer is pulled through the screen into the gadget's guts, where the cool, collected rapper ...
Microsoft - Universal
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Norway encourages use of open source software -
usnews-com
- 50 days ago
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Norway pledged funds Monday to stimulate public sector use of the free open source software OpenOffice to reduce its dependency on Microsoft Corp. and other major software producers....
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After a delay, Microsoft makes big moves in China -
marketwatch-com
- 54 days ago
More than a year after the surprise resignation of Microsoft’s chief executive of greater China, the software giant names former Motorola executive Simon Leung to oversee a key market that is fraught with both great commercial promise ...
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Microsoft adding more networking to Windows Live -
washingtontimes-com
- 54 days ago
Microsoft Corp. is planning a Windows Live update in the coming weeks that adds social networking features to the software maker's instant messaging program, free Hotmail e-mail service and other sites.
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Microsoft nears deal on search with Verizon: report -
reuters-com
- 55 days ago
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is moving closer to an agreement with Verizon Wireless to become the default search provider on the wireless carrier's cellphones, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the discussions.
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Microsoft's lobbying tab dwarfs Google's tally -
washingtontimes-com
- 55 days ago
The most recent federal disclosure forms offer a stark reminder of Microsoft Corp.'s mighty Washington presence: The software giant's tab of almost $2 million for the third quarter alone nearly equaled the amount its rival Google ...
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Tech stocks fall in early trading -
marketwatch-com
- 56 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks fell in early trading Tuesday as fears about the state of the economy continue to drive the broad market into the red. Among bellwether tech stocks, declines came from Microsoft Corp. , ...
Apple - Dell - Hewlett Packard - IBM - Microsoft - Morgan Stanley
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Microsoft strikes Web search deal with Sun -
reuters-com
- 57 days ago
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Monday that it reached a Web search deal with Sun Microsystems Inc, the latest partnership struck by Microsoft aimed at chipping away at the dominance of ...
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Sun to help old foe Microsoft get search traffic -
washingtontimes-com
- 57 days ago
In its latest move to increase Internet search traffic, Microsoft Corp. has turned to an old rival, Sun Microsystems Inc., for marketing help.
Microsoft - Sun Microsystems
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Tech stocks start week with broad gains -
marketwatch-com
- 57 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks mostly rose in early trading Monday as the sector climbed along with the broad market following a plan by the Chinese government to launch a nearly $600 billion economic stimulus package. Among bellwether ...
Apple - Hewlett Packard - IBM - Microsoft
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Microsoft CEO: No interest in buying Yahoo -
washingtontimes-com
- 60 days ago
Yahoo Inc. shares dived nearly 13 percent after the chief executive of Microsoft Corp. said Friday the software giant is not interested in renewing its bid for the struggling Internet company.
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Microsoft tries to steal Verizon deal: report -
reuters-com
- 60 days ago
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp, capitalizing on Google Inc's regulatory snarl, is working to steal a deal with Verizon Wireless away from its rival, the Wall Street Journal said.
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Microsoft Tries to Steal Verizon Deal -
wsj-com
- 60 days ago
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Yahoo rises on overture to Microsoft -
ft-com
- 61 days ago
Yahoo's shares bucked the trend of a falling stock market as comments by the embattled internet company's chief executive added to the belief that it could return to negotiations with Microsoft.
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Yahoo CEO to Microsoft: Make us another offer -
washingtontimes-com
- 61 days ago
Now that a pivotal advertising partnership with Google is off the table, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is ready return to the bargaining table with Microsoft if the world's largest software maker remains interested in ...
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Yahoo says no truth to Microsoft deal rumor -
reuters-com
- 62 days ago
(Reuters) - A Yahoo Inc spokesman said on Wednesday there was no truth to a rumor that it would announce a deal with Microsoft Corp on Wednesday.
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Microsoft looking to China to create new products -
washingtontimes-com
- 62 days ago
Microsoft Corp. expects its Beijing research center to start producing breakthroughs that could lead to global products in health care and other areas, the software giant's chief research officer said Wednesday as the center marked its ...
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FCC approves use of 'white spaces' spectrum -
marketwatch-com
- 63 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday approved the unlicensed use of so-called "white spaces" spectrum to increase Internet access, handing large technology companies such as Google Inc. and Microsoft ...
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Yahoo has little remaining upside in Google deal, analysts say -
marketwatch-com
- 63 days ago
A revised search deal with Google is likely to limit the upside for Yahoo and could push the troubled Web portal back to considering a merger with Microsoft, analysts say.
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Yahoo hires ex-Microsoft exec to run news channel -
washingtontimes-com
- 63 days ago
Yahoo Inc. said Monday that it has hired former Microsoft Corp. executive Jeff Dossett to oversee the Internet company's news and entertainment sites in the United States.
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Xandros Announces Broad Series of Cross-Platform Management Packs at Micros -
marketwire-com
- 64 days ago
New Xandros BridgeWays Management Packs Enable Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 to Administer Enterprise Applications on Windows, Linux and UNIX
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After Hours: Software giant Microsoft to nab evening spotlight -
marketwatch-com
- 75 days ago
Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, and Juniper Networks Inc. are on the docket of companies scheduled to deliver their latest financial reports in late trading.
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Amazon losses highlight tech trading action -
marketwatch-com
- 75 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks put in a mixed performance in early trading Thursday, with online retalier Amazon.com Inc. in the spotlight. Amazon's shares fell $4.28, or 8.5%, to $45.71 after the company gave a disappointing outlook ...
Apple - IBM - Microsoft
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Microsoft blackouts -
reuters-com
- 75 days ago
Oct 23 - Microsoft blacks out screens to fight piracy in China.
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Apple, EMC rise, but most other tech stocks retreat early -
marketwatch-com
- 76 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks showed some signs of life in early trading Wednesday, but the overall sector was in the red, due to broad-market fears about the economy. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index fell 22 points to 1,675, ...
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Aetna to offer records in Microsoft HealthVault -
washingtontimes-com
- 76 days ago
Health insurer Aetna Inc. is becoming the first health insurer to team with Microsoft Corp. to give its customers an Internet-based vault for storing medical records they can access even if they change jobs or leave their ...
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Yahoo firing 1,500 workers; 3Q profit falls 64 pct -
washingtontimes-com
- 77 days ago
Mired in a deep slump, Yahoo Inc. will fire at least 1,500 workers to cope with a crumbling economy that dented its third-quarter profit and turned up the heat on the Internet company's management as investors stew over a missed opportunity ...
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Oracle joins Microsoft and HP; boosts stock buyback -
reuters-com
- 77 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp has nearly doubled a plan to buy back shares of its stock, joining a handful of corporate giants who have made similar moves even as most companies struggle to conserve their cash.
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Tech on the griddle -
cnnmoney-com
- 80 days ago
Apple, Microsoft and Yahoo will be big market drivers when they report earnings next week.
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Earnings Outlook: Microsoft expected to post gains next week -
marketwatch-com
- 81 days ago
Microsoft Corp. is expected to post profit and sales gains when it reports fiscal first-quarter financial results after the market's close next Thursday, even as analysts have raised concerns about the impact of the ongoing credit crunch ...
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Ballmer: Microsoft-Yahoo deal still good idea -
msnbc-msn-com
- 81 days ago
Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said a Web search advertising deal with Yahoo Inc makes economic sense and may still be possible, though the two sides aren't talking.
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Microsoft may purse Yahoo search partnership: report -
reuters-com
- 82 days ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's CEO said on Thursday that the company may pursue a search partnership with Yahoo in the future, but no there are discussions now, Bloomberg reported.
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Ballmer says Yahoo deal would ''make sense economically'' -
marketwatch-com
- 82 days ago
ORLANDO, Fla. (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that he thinks a Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo Inc. would still "make sense economically" for both companies shareholders. ...
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No end in sight for Microsoft-Google war -
marketwatch-com
- 83 days ago
It#x2019;s no secret that Microsoft and Google are engaged in a war for the hearts and minds of the average Internet user, with both companies taking different approaches to undermine the other and chart the direction of ...
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Googling an Antitrust Deal -
portfolio-com
- 84 days ago
The search advertising alliance between Yahoo and Google always seemed to be done something of a Hail Mary pass. How could regulators approve a deal that involves 90 percent of the market? Not only is Microsoft ...
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Buffett boosts wealth to top Gates -
msnbc-msn-com
- 88 days ago
Warren Buffett is again the richest American, deposing Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, after Forbes magazine recalculated the fortunes of some of the 400 wealthiest Americans.
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Slumping tech stocks drag Nasdaq down almost 100 points -
marketwatch-com
- 88 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks dragged the Nasdaq Composite Index down almost 100 points, or 6%, to 1,549 in late trading Friday. No relief was in sight as nearly every major tech stock was in the red, with the shares of Microsoft ...
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Investor proposes Microsoft buy Yahoo for $22 per share -
reuters-com
- 88 days ago
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A small Yahoo Inc investor proposed a new deal on Thursday to sell the company to Microsoft Corp for $22 a share, a 74 percent premium to the Web pioneer's current stock price.
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Plunge in RIM's shares could attract takeover bid -
reuters-com
- 89 days ago
TORONTO (Reuters) - The recent plunge in the market value of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion could leave the company vulnerable to a takeover from a well-capitalized buyer such as Microsoft ...
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Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start -
washingtontimes-com
- 89 days ago
Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later this year.
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Microsoft tries for slice of Japan game market -
washingtontimes-com
- 89 days ago
Microsoft Corp. will be releasing games developed by top Japanese designers for its Xbox 360 console, a senior executive said Thursday, the latest effort by the U.S. software maker to make inroads in a market where it has long struggled.
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Tech stocks close erratic day in the red -
marketwatch-com
- 90 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks staggered to the close of Wednesday's trading session, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index falling more than 14 points to close at 1,740. The late losses came after a day the market zig-zagged for ...
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Facebook co-founder leaving company -
marketwatch-com
- 94 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of closely-held social networking service Facebook Inc., is leaving the company. Moskovitz's departure was first reported by Silicon Valley blog Valleywag. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Facebook has ...
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Google Chrome, IE8, Will Hurt Third Party Ads, Analytics? -
businessweek-com
- 95 days ago
I spoke with Tim Vanderhook, the CEO of behavioral targeting service Specific Media, who is concerned about Microsoft and Google's new browsers. He argues that people using the browsers are provided with a way to block third party cookies ...
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Microsoft Ups Search Ante -
wsj-com
- 96 days ago
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Tech stocks in early market retreat -
marketwatch-com
- 96 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks lost ground early Thursday as the broad market reacted negatively to the latest figures on first-time jobless claims. Micron Technology Inc. shares fell 15 cents, ...
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Microsoft air miles plan to attack Google -
ft-com
- 97 days ago
Microsoft unveiled the latest enticement to attract more internet users to its search engine, as it announced an air miles-style promotion in the US
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Web firms quietly win copyright victory in Congress -
marketwatch-com
- 98 days ago
As the media turned its attention last weekend to battles on Capitol Hill over the fate of the proposed Wall Street bailout bill, Internet companies including Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. quietly walked away with a legislative ...
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Microsoft urges House to rethink bailout vote -
washingtontimes-com
- 99 days ago
Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, urged the House of Representatives to reconsider its vote against the $700 billion financial bailout plan Monday.
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Nokia: In advanced talks to sell security appliances unit -
marketwatch-com
- 99 days ago
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Nokia said it's in advanced talks to sell its security appliances unit and is going to stop developing or marketing its own behind-the-firewall business mobility services. Going forward, it will combine Nokia's devices ...
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Fitch assigns Microsoft 'AA+' issuer default rating -
marketwatch-com
- 102 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Fitch Ratings on Thursday assigned AA+ ratings to Microsoft Corp. . The AA+ ratings include the long-term issuer default, senior unsecured revolving credit facility, and senior unsecured debt ratings. The ...
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Yahoo releases anticipated ad technology -
marketwatch-com
- 104 days ago
The Web portal is counting on the technology to help it weather tough times following its scuttled merger talks with Microsoft and the subsequent slide in its shares.
Microsoft - Yahoo
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digiMedical Solutions, Inc. Implements Digital Prescription Software and ... -
marketwire-com
- 105 days ago
COLLEYVILLE, TX--(Marketwire - September 23, 2008) - digiMedical Solutions, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: DGMS) today announced that the Company has signed a contract with Dr.Jeffrey Heitmann of A Woman's Place obstetrics and gynecology practice inNaples, Florida ...
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Plantronics Expands Its Optimized for Microsoft Office Communicator Headset -
marketwire-com
- 105 days ago
New Wideband Headsets Provide Professional Grade Audio Clarity and Reliability for PC-Based Conversations
Microsoft - Plantronics
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Morgan Stanley, AIG, Microsoft among big movers -
ibtimes-com
- 106 days ago
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE
AIG - Microsoft - Morgan Stanley
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Microsoft jumps on buyback, but tech sector retreats -
marketwatch-com
- 106 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Technology stocks sank at the opening bell on Monday, although Microsoft Corp. jumped more than 3% after unveiling a $40 billion stock buyack. The Nasdaq Composite Index and the Morgan Stanley ...
Microsoft - Morgan Stanley
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Microsoft Boosts Stock Buybacks -
wsj-com
- 106 days ago
Microsoft's board approved a stock buyback of $40 billion and an 18% increase in the software company's quarterly dividend. Hewlett-Packard also is boosting share repurchases.
Hewlett Packard - Microsoft
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