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January 19, 2006 Software giant says it has closed its deal to acquire software and other assets from consulting firm UMT. TAGS: Microsoft Project, consulting company, Microsoft Visio, consulting, asset, conference, Microsoft Corp.

October 10, 2005 Company includes enterprise customers in the market for Navision 4 and offers licensing promotion to small-business customers. TAGS: Navision, consulting, consulting service, business application, small business, promotion, Microsoft Office 2003, service pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

March 17, 2006 Selling to CEOs with a different "point of view" will translate to revenue growth, the Microsoft head says. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, consulting, IBM Corp., business software, CEO, consultant, information technology, developer, Microsoft Corp.

July 11, 2005 Software giant is designing "standardized" managed services in its bid to get a leg up over IBM Global Services. TAGS: managed services, IBM Global Services, Steve Ballmer, consulting, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., conference, CEO

November 24, 2006 Virtualization and 64-bit will be key planks of Microsoft's architecture, says server and tools chief Bob Muglia. TAGS: managed services, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, 64-bit, consulting service, virtualization, 32-bit, Microsoft Longhorn, consulting, Microsoft Windows Server, server, Microsoft Corp., information technology, Microsoft Windows

December 21, 2004 Company will host first developers conference dedicated to Office System, underscoring a strategy to make Office a foundation for customized business applications. TAGS: Microsoft Office, client software, conference, business application, developer, consulting, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., server

September 25, 2000 The company will unveil a new generation of Unix servers and UltraSparc processors, amid a cultural transformation that may prove more difficult than other product launches. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix server, Ed Zander, consulting, Unix, IBM Corp., generation, server, HP, Microsoft Corp., Intel

September 18, 2001 Lag times on parts of the Internet double as the Nimda worm attempts to spread to servers and PCs. TAGS: Exodus Communications, Nimda worm, cyberterrorism, Counterpane Internet Security Inc., EarthLink Inc., worm, consulting, attempt, server, Unix, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

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