The deal is expected to be a boon for Microsoft, which has been struggling for a bigger share of the cell phone software market.
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The software giant's CFO says a target as big as SAP is less likely, but some big buys could be in Microsoft's future.
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Microsoft Corp. has appointed a new leader for its Worldwide Public Sector group, which plays a key role in its efforts to counter competition from open source software in government and education markets.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Microsoft Corp. may make more large acquisitions than it has done historically and become a more distributed company as opposed to moving key employees to its Redmond, Washington, headquarters, Chief Financial Officer John Connors said Monday.
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Analysts speculate that the software giant will focus on the low end of the market--at least initially.
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The productivity package is added to the program that allows governments to see Microsoft source code.
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As part of its efforts to combat software piracy, Microsoft Corp. is testing a new feature on its Download Center Web site that can lock out pirated copies of Windows.
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European aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS has taken issue with part of the European Union's (E.U.'s) antitrust decision against Microsoft Corp. and has filed a petition with the court handling the software maker's appeal.
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"End to end" systems seen as next evolution in network defense, but incompatible products could hurt customers.
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Citing lackluster support and poor compatibility with its own technology, the Internet giant says it won't use Sender ID.
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Microsoft Corp. plans to introduce several new consumer products on Oct. 12 at an event in Los Angeles. The announcements are expected to include an update to Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 and the first devices using Media Center Extender technology.
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Microsoft Corp. and Polycom Inc. have struck a multi-year agreement to link Microsoft's Office Live Communications Server with Polycom's conferencing products, the companies plan to announce Tuesday.
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Sun Microsystems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. next month plan to provide more details on work they are doing to make their products interoperable, a Sun executive said Monday.
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The software giant will defend itself against claims surrounding "Smart Tags" in its Office applications.
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Microsoft Corp. and U.K. mobile phone maker Sendo Holdings PLC have ended a two-year legal dispute over smart phones with a settlement, the companies said Monday.
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Continuing to fill out its Visual Studio tools line, Microsoft on Monday is announcing Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition, intended for developers working in small organizations.
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The Internet Engineering Task Force decides that the software giant's gift horse could be a Trojan horse.
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - U.S. software giant Microsoft is aiming to get its audio and video software into mobile phones before it is beaten to the 650-million-handsets-a-year market by rivals like Apple.
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Person who fingered alleged author of virus must cool heels while waiting for cool quarter-million-dollar reward.
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Software giant hopes for la dolce vita with digital TV deal that brings advanced features to broadband subscribers.
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