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Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it would buy a Quantive Inc. for $6 billion, paying an 85 percent premium to snap up one of the last large independent companies in a consolidating Web advertising market. In the biggest acquisition ever made by the world's No. 1 software maker, Microsoft said it...

A year ago, the two companies were reportedly in talks about a merger, but those conversations were dismissed as rumors and speculation. Well, here's Microsoft and Yahoo 2.0. A pairing in the spirit of a superhero teamup could happen if the latest chatter about Yahoo and Microsoft proves...

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Here are a list of shortcuts to help you move faster in Microsoft Outlook. If you are a regular user of this application, then knowing these shortcuts can save you lot of precious time. Alt + . (period) Open the Address Book with the To field selected Alt + A Open the Action drop-down menu...

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DETROIT, United States (AFP) - US auto giant Ford and technology leader Microsoft joined forces to unveil a new system to enable voice-activated telephone and music operations for car drivers. The "Sync" platform, introduced at a glitzy presentation of new Ford vehicles at the Detroit auto...

Ad review Reviewer: George John, CEO, TBWA India Brand: Microsoft XBOX 360 Spot: The ad starts with two guys coming to their homeland, the village. Both of them get surprised on seeing a guy with skateboard in air. A woman puts her water pot in well, somersaults and catches...

Microsoft and HP launch business blitz Microsoft and HP have rolled out plans to expand their joint enterprise offerings. The two companies said at a press conference that they will be launching a $300m campaign geared towards business IT systems. The project will include new offerings in...

Microsoft Gets Integrated in Systems Management Last week, Microsoft announced the launch of Vista and Office 2007 to the business world, and provided analysts with an update on Longhorn - Microsoft's next generation of server software. As a part of this update, Microsoft announced its plans to...

Microsoft New Browser Microsoft has moved a step closer to finishing a new version of its popular Internet Explorer browser. The software giant has released a revised test version of Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7). It is offering free telephone support to consumers in the US, Germany and...

Microsoft Vs. Google: Who Will Lead the Next IT Wave? Google has made millions of lives happy. Specially, the management graduates, who finds it so simpler "to google" all their project reports and assignments and get them ready in one-tenth of the required time. Also, the Internet community...

Microsoft launches net surfer browser As all eyes are on Microsoft's operating system - Vista - the software giant has unceremoniously launched its Internet Explorer browser. One now can download IE version 7 from Microsoft. Ironically, it was Yahoo that launched its own version of a...

Microsoft's BIG plans for India Everything at the nearly-$45 billion software giant Microsoft has been going "Live" over the past few months: starting with its search offering "live.com", to counter Google's search engine; to others like MSN Live, Live Labs, Live Cams, Windows Live, Live...

The official pricing and release date for Microsoft's 30-gigabyte digital media player Zune are out. Zune is to start selling from November 14 this year, and will carry a price tag of $249 (Rs 11,454), which is cheaper than what was projected unofficially...

Microsoft bets big on Xbox 360 here Software Giant Is Targeting A Young Population And Rising Disposable Incomes Meenakshi Verma & Moumita Bakshi Chatterjee NEW DELHI THE business of gaming is no child’s play. Especially in a price sensitive market like India where gaming has...

Dead money? Isn't a new computer upgrade cycle on the horizon with Microsoft's impending release of its next-generation operating system for PCs, Windows Vista? Not to mention Office 2007 and Windows Server (codenamed Longhorn)? Yes. Did I forget about Microsoft's very promising Web 2.0 and .NET...

SEATTLE: The release of Microsoft’s much-anticipated Windows Vista operating system will drive $40bn in economic activity and create 100,000 new jobs in six European countries next year, a study said on Thursday. The study, conducted by research firm IDC and commissioned by Microsoft, said...

Thirty-five corporate teams from across-the-country have reportedly gathered for the start of the Microsoft Corporate Challenge 2006 in Kochi. The Challenge, which is conceptualized, managed, and produced by Sports Media Limited and DNA Networks, is the first and the largest of its kind in...

Microsoft acknowledged Friday that it is gearing up to challenge Apple Computer's dominance in the portable music player business by producing its own line of media devices. The software giant said that it is creating a new line of portable entertainment devices and software under the "Zune"...

Apple and Microsoft's successes are not easy to compare because (1)they sell different products: Apple software is bound to it's own hardware versus Microsoft software which runs on publicly cloneable hardware; and (2) they target different customers: Apple products appeal mostly to consumers...