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Veritas: Layoffs will be limited
January 20, 2005
The merger with Symantec will mainly have an impact on back-office operations, executives say.
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File swapping vs. Hollywood
January 25, 2005
Movie studios and record labels find unlikely bedfellows in Supreme Court fight against file swapping.
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Grokster Ltd.
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RIAA
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Former CA chief Kumar pleads guilty to fraud
April 24, 2006
Admits to charges of financial fraud, obstruction of justice, perjury. Awaits September sentencing.
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Sanjay Kumar
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Computer Associates International Inc.
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justice
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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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Oracle Corp.
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The black lining to Symantec's silver cloud
April 27, 2004
CEO John Thompson has tried to make the security software company less dependent on the volatile consumer market and more reliant on stable corporate revenue. The proof will be in the fourth-quarte...
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Berquist Co.
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Salomon Smith Barney
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Symantec Corp.
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John Thompson
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security software company
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software company
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Internet security
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Norton Co.
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CEO
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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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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Scott McNealy
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Microsoft Corp.
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Java
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Microsoft Windows
Web leaders: Search is just the beginning
July 13, 2007
Search execs on a conference panel express intent to expand hosted apps, social networks and market share.
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Jerry Yang
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Google Inc.
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Internet deals of the damned
October 10, 2006
More often than not, big Internet acquisitions turn out to be disappointments, or at least a bit ahead of their time.
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Spyglass
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Mirabilis
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VA Software Corp.
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Netscape Communications Corp.
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IPO
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founder
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PayPal
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America Online Inc.
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software company
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YouTube
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Google Inc.
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TV
XenSource's first product due next week
August 17, 2006
Start-up's XenSource Enterprise is designed to put a pretty face on open-source virtualization.
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Peter Levine
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Xen
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XenSource Inc.
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virtualization
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SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
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Red Hat Inc.
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VMware
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Novell Inc.
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software company
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Microsoft Corp.
Oracle CFO Maffei to step down
November 3, 2005
Greg Maffei is resigning after just a four-month tenure with the company. The finance job passes to co-President Safra Catz.
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Oracle Corp.
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Larry Ellison
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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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Germany
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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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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Google Inc.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Siebel announces first-ever stock dividend
June 8, 2005
Move presented as 'positive news' on the eve of meeting where controversial directors face continued pressure from investors.
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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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M-Systems Inc.
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SanDisk Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
This week in merger news
December 17, 2004
This week saw three merger deals worth about $60 billion--including one that ranks as the largest software merger in history.
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PeopleSoft Inc.
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Oracle Corp.
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John Thompson
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Symantec Corp.
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Sprint Nextel
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Microsoft Corp.
Week in review: The urge to merge
December 17, 2004
This week saw three merger deals worth about $60 billion--including one that ranks as the largest software merger in history. Ellison triumphs in PeopleSoft bid
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Oracle Corp.
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Week in review
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software company
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CEO
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Apple Computer
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Microsoft Corp.
A showcase for all things wireless
February 17, 2006
Service providers and handset makers rolled out their latest offerings and big strategies at the 2006 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.
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Vodafone Group Plc.
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mobile search
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Qualcomm Inc.
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mobile TV
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Barcelona
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cell phone
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Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
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Texas Instruments Inc.
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British Telecommunications
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China
Halloween treat for Oracle: A database worm
November 1, 2005
Proof-of-concept pest is believed to be the first to target Oracle databases.
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Oracle Corp.
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Oracle Database
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No VC in sight? This man tapped his blood
February 2, 2005
With his software start-up unable to land funding in America, Rick Bolin headed to Northern Ireland, where his family's roots lie.
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Colorado
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