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Microsoft completes FrontBridge acquisition

August 31, 2005 E-mail services firm FrontBridge Technologies will continue to provide support for Microsoft Exchange as well as rival e-mail servers. TAGS: FrontBridge Technologies Inc., acquisition, e-mail server, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., server, e-mail

Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo

February 1, 2008 Offer--described by Yahoo as "unsolicited"--amounts to $31 per share, or a 62 percent premium above its closing stock price Thursday. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., aQuantive Inc., shareholder, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Microsoft to acquire search start-up Medstory

February 26, 2007 Acquisition of company specializing in health-related searches will become part of Microsoft's nascent Health Solutions Group. TAGS: health care, health, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., start-up

Microsoft harpoons Whale for security

July 26, 2006 Acquisition of remote-access provider is part of plan for better security arsenal. TAGS: SSL VPN, SSL, acquisition, security, Microsoft Corp.

EMC acquires Internosis

January 9, 2006 Storage giant buys privately held company that provides IT services for corporations that use Microsoft applications. TAGS: EMC Corp., acquisition, information technology, Microsoft Corp.

PalmSource posts loss before acquisition

September 22, 2005 Loss is the result of a drop in the number of Palm OS licenses and increased competition from Microsoft. TAGS: PalmSource Inc., Palm OS, acquisition, handheld, Palm Inc., operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Commentary: Pros and cons of a Microsoft-Yahoo mashup

May 4, 2007 Reports of a potential merger are intriguing, says Forrester's Charlene Li, but could the giants really get along as one? TAGS: merger, Yahoo! Inc., mashup, commentary, Forrester Research Inc., audience, pro, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., acquisition, Firefox, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft completes Sybari buy

June 21, 2005 Acquisition bolsters Microsoft's defensive products for the network by adding scanner for virus and spam. TAGS: Sybari Software Inc., Microsoft Exchange Server, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., server, virus, Microsoft Windows

Google buys ad firm DoubleClick for $3.1 billion

April 14, 2007 Deal boosts the search giant's banner advertising business, which lagged rival Yahoo's. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., Eric Schmidt, banner advertisement, Google Inc., advertiser, Internet search advertising, acquisition, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft eyes acquisitions to build security

August 2, 2006 Software giant plans to bolster its business security capabilities through acquisitions, U.K. executive says. TAGS: Whale Communications, business security, e-mail antivirus, acquisition, VPN, SSL, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, server, e-mail

Adobe under construction

August 29, 2005 newsmaker CEO Bruce Chizen talks up the impending merger with Macromedia and what comes next for Flash. TAGS: Bruce Chizen, Macromedia Inc., merger, Newsmaker, Adobe Systems Inc., acquisition, Novell Inc., Adobe PDF, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Ex-Groove exec loses initial bid to nix Microsoft deal

April 1, 2005 Judge refuses to grant request for temporary restraining order. All other major investors have approved the deal. TAGS: Groove Networks Inc., Delaware Chancery Court, investor, acquisition, exec, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft picks up business analytics tool

March 14, 2005 The technology, called Analysis Cubes for Excel, will be one of several extension modules for Great Plains 8.0. TAGS: business analytics, Great Plains Software, analysis, Microsoft Excel, acquisition, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft and Adobe to square off?

June 20, 2005 In digital documents, Web applications and image editing, Adobe has a healthy head start. But Microsoft is making some noise. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Longhorn, web-based application, graphic design, image-editing, threat, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., document, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Microsoft seeks for search gains

May 23, 2008 Company gets creative in quest for larger search market slice, while Facebook tries to make nice with Google. Also: Soft cell market. TAGS: Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo Search, Week in review, Google Inc., acquisition, asset, Internet search, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft, Google square off in Washington

September 27, 2007 Thursday will mark the opening round in the heavyweight fight over Google's acquisition of DoubleClick. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., lobbyist, Washington, Google Inc., antitrust, merger, acquisition, economist, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft buy comes with strings attached

December 17, 2004 A Florida company claims co-ownership of anti-spyware software scooped up by Microsoft this week in an acquisition. TAGS: Sunbelt Software, acquisition, Florida, spyware, agreement, Microsoft Corp., anti-spyware, security, PC

Microsoft to buy Groove Networks

March 10, 2005 Plans include adding Groove's "virtual office" software to Office lineup. Groove founder Ray Ozzie to become Microsoft CTO. TAGS: Groove Networks Inc., Ray Ozzie, collaboration, Bill Gates, founder, worker, Massachusetts, P2P, Microsoft Corp., acquisition, office, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft launches anti-spyware beta

January 6, 2005 Company unveils first version of a spyware-killing application based on technology from recently acquired Giant Software. Images: Microsoft's anti-spyware beta TAGS: anti-spyware, spyware, beta, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft acquires Net-calling start-up

November 3, 2005 Purchase of Swiss firm should bolster Microsoft's corporate instant messaging push. TAGS: Microsoft Office Live Communications Server, communications server, VoIP, agent, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., start-up, Microsoft Office, IM, IP, server
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