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Yahoo, Microsoft agree to tango to take on Google
05 Dec 2009
Under the no-cash deal, Yahoo will use Microsoft’s new Bing search engine on its own sites while Yahoo will offer the exclusive global sales force for premium search advertisers.
Microsoft may pay newspapers to avoid Google
05 Dec 2009
Microsoft mobilises users to combat piracy
03 Dec 2009
Australian Canadian regulators endorse Microsoft-Yahoo! tie-up
25 Nov 2009
The tech giants executed a 10-year no-cash deal in July, under which Microsoft was licensed to power Yahoo! search while Yahoo! agreed to become the exclusive relationship sales force for both companies’ premium search advertisers
Google, Yahoo, Intel, Microsoft, IBM and Cisco vie for UID project
12 Nov 2009
Global technology leaders are keen on being asociated with the ambitious multi-billion dollar Unique Identification (UID) project, headed by former Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekan
Microsoft launches Windows 7 to overcome Vista shock
22 Oct 2009
The new operating system is faster, less cluttered and has new touch-screen features
Microsoft releases biggest ever patch to address a range of security issues
14 Oct 2009
The patch, comprising 13 security bulletins, addresses 34 vulnerabilities across its Windows, Internet Explorer, Silverlight, Office and other products.
EU watchdog eases the noose on Microsoft
08 Oct 2009
The world’s largest software maker offered to make concessions in July to address competitors charges of monopoly abuse in two European Union antitrust cases.
Microsoft grants shareholders a say on executives’ pay
19 Sep 2009
Microsoft call for a non-binding advisory vote every three years approving or disapproving of the company's pay policies
Microsoft researchers test anti-hacking programme
25 Aug 2009
Microsoft researchers have successfully tested an anti-hacking programme that can help track hackers or malicious content to servers of origin with 99 per cent accuracy.
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