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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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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."
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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.
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Ballmer: Google wants special treatment in IE
May 11, 2006
The Microsoft chief says there could be more behind Google's gripes about the Web browser's default settings.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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