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Siebel's former CEO gets $4.5 million in severance

April 20, 2005 Payment to Michael Lawrie, ousted after less than a year on the job, is equal to base salary and target bonuses for two years. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., payment, CEO, software company, Microsoft Corp.

Sun settles with Microsoft, announces layoffs

April 2, 2004 update The deal dictates that Microsoft must make $1.95 billion in payments to Sun, which separately says it will cut 3,300 jobs, as its losses mount. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., antitrust, Steve Ballmer, payment, Scott McNealy, layoff, agreement, collaboration, Microsoft Corp., software company, Java, CEO, server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft, Adobe squabble over PDF

June 2, 2006 Breakdown in talks over the use of Adobe's PDF in Office leaves Microsoft bracing for an antitrust battle in Europe. TAGS: antitrust, Microsoft Office 2007, regulator, Adobe PDF, Adobe Systems Inc., XML, Microsoft Office, concern, Microsoft Corp., Europe, Microsoft Windows Vista, software company, CEO, printing, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft girds for new battles

May 4, 2006 The software giant is ready to throw piles of dollars at new business efforts, particularly online services. TAGS: Redmond, software company, MSN, battle, CEO, chairman, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., photograph, keyboard, Microsoft Windows Vista

This week in Microsoft

November 11, 2005 Bill Gates and Ray Ozzie urge Redmond's leadership ranks to confront the realities and missed opportunities of online competition. TAGS: Ray Ozzie, memo, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, software company, leadership, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Swan song for Microsoft's music allies?

July 25, 2006 news analysis Some say Microsoft's Zune player means an end to Windows Media PlaysForSure partner program. Photos: PlaysForSure devices TAGS: Microsoft Zune, PlaysForSure, iRiver, Windows Media, software company, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, CEO, Microsoft Windows

USB drives to get smarter

June 7, 2005 SanDisk and M-Systems back an initiative that could further blur the line between consumer electronics devices and storage. Photo: How smart is that drive? TAGS: M-Systems Inc., USB flash drive, digital-rights management, SanDisk Corp., software company, USB, CEO, laptop computer, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft taps Wal-Mart exec as new COO

August 4, 2005 Kevin Turner heads to the software giant to fill a post that has been vacant since Rick Belluzzo left three years ago. TAGS: Kevin Turner, Rick Belluzzo, COO, salary, Steve Ballmer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Kevin Johnson, bonus, exec, software company, payment, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Gates' services memo draws Salesforce.com response

November 10, 2005 Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff tells employees Microsoft is a "dinosaur" and his company is poised to "demonstrate the next level." TAGS: Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, memo, Microsoft CRM, Ray Ozzie, speech, Bill Gates, chairman, software company, Microsoft Corp., response, CEO, Google Inc.

Adobe versus the world

February 23, 2005 CEO Bruce Chizen faces Microsoft on one flank and open-source on the other one. But is he worried? Not a bit. TAGS: Bruce Chizen, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, open source, desktop software, Adobe Acrobat, CEO, software company, document, broadband, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Microsoft's memos

November 11, 2005 Bill Gates and Ray Ozzie urge Redmond's leadership ranks to confront the realities and missed opportunities of online competition. TAGS: Ray Ozzie, memo, Bill Gates, Week in review, Steve Ballmer, rootkit, leadership, software company, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer

Flaw hunters pick holes in Oracle patches

October 27, 2005 Software maker is coming under increased fire from security researchers who say its patch process is "years behind" other companies. TAGS: David Litchfield, Oracle Corp., researcher, patch management, enterprise software, security, software company, CEO, bug, Microsoft Corp., database

Long road for Siebel ends at Oracle

September 12, 2005 Business software company founded by Tom Siebel accepts a $5.8 billion buyout from a company for which he once worked. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., business software, business software company, CRM, SAP AG, software company, Larry Ellison, dot-com, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft to provide security strategy update

October 5, 2005 CEO Steve Ballmer and security chief Mike Nash are expected to detail Microsoft's security strategy and product plans Thursday. TAGS: security strategy, Steve Ballmer, Munich, anti-spyware, security, Germany, Microsoft Corp., software company, spyware, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Macromedia, Adobe make peace for bigger fight

April 18, 2005 Software makers join forces in $3.4 billion pact to stave off larger threats from both Microsoft and open standards. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Web application, open standard, acquisition, Microsoft Longhorn, battle, Adobe PDF, software company, platform, multimedia, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft business unit head steps aside

November 17, 2005 Doug Burgum takes up another role as the company looks for a new leader for its unit selling software to midsized customers. TAGS: Great Plains Software, Steve Ballmer, leader, software company, Oracle Corp., acquisition, Microsoft Corp., CEO, e-mail

This week in Microsoft

August 5, 2005 Virus writers are targeting a new Microsoft tool that will be part of Windows and is set to ship as part of the next Exchange e-mail server release. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., standards, e-mail server, Redmond, PNG, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, virus, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, Google Inc., server

Salesforce CEO: Deal is a thumbs-up for on-demand

September 12, 2005 Marc Benioff also takes a shot at the database giant. But an industry watcher sees the buyout as a challenge for Salesforce. TAGS: Marc Benioff, Siebel Systems Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Corp., buyout, on-demand, client-server, Larry Ellison, CRM, challenge, CEO, software company, Microsoft Corp.

SAP launches investment fund, new software

May 17, 2006 Business software maker announces new versions of flagship software, plus an acquisition and a $125 million investment fund. TAGS: SAP AG, Henning Kagermann, business software company, Shai Agassi, SOA, SAP NetWeaver, Cambridge, fund, business software, on-demand, investment, software company, acquisition, conference, CEO, Microsoft Corp.
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