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Microsoft delivers 'Save as PDF' add-on

September 12, 2006 The free download enables Office 2007 users to save documents as Adobe PDF or Microsoft XPS formats. TAGS: Microsoft Office 2007, Adobe PDF, add-on, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., document, Adobe Systems Inc.

Microsoft to buy corporate group chat company

August 29, 2007 Software maker plans to add Parlano's MindAlign group chat functionality to several of its products. TAGS: IM, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Microsoft buy targets Vista transition

March 7, 2006 Microsoft purchases Apptimum, maker of tools to move software from one PC to another. TAGS: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, PC

Microsoft makes Zune Vista-friendly

December 20, 2006 Player now works with new operating system, thanks to software update that also adds unspecified security updates. TAGS: Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., operating system, security

Microsoft to invest $150 million in Apple

August 6, 1997 Unlikely bedfellows Bill Gates and Steve Jobs join to announce Microsoft's $150 million investment in Apple and extensive agreements. TAGS: Dwight Davis, CFO, Bill Gates, Apple Computer, programming language, Microsoft Office, investment, Apple Macintosh, Steve Jobs, Java, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft sued for patent infringement

April 20, 2007 Vertical Computer Systems claims software giant's .Net technology violates its patent. TAGS: Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft sued over VPN patents

February 15, 2007 VirnetX is seeking damages and an injunction against the Redmond, Wash., software giant. TAGS: VPN, patent, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft reissues Excel security update

January 18, 2007 Microsoft reissues its Excel security update, designed to resolve a bug in the software that prevents users from opening files created in certain foreign languages. TAGS: security update, Microsoft Excel, spokesman, security, Microsoft Corp.

Spy program snoops on cell phones

March 30, 2006 Software hides itself on phones to secretly capture data, leading one security company to label it a Trojan horse. TAGS: security company, F-Secure Corp., cell phone, trojan horse, security, antivirus, monitor, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Microsoft licenses video patents

February 15, 2006 Patents cover means for artistically putting advertising or other content into IP video streams. TAGS: Microsoft Corp., IP, video

Microsoft fixes Windows security patch

June 28, 2006 The first version of a critical update caused network connection trouble for some people. TAGS: patch, fix, network connection, security, Microsoft Corp., connection

Microsoft's bold bid for Yahoo

February 1, 2008 Software giant goes public with $44.6 billion bid for the Net pioneer. Will Yahoo succumb to the advances or rebuff Microsoft as it has before? TAGS: bid, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft Germany head to depart

October 12, 2006 Chief of Microsoft's German subsidiary plans to leave following a dispute with Redmond over the company's future. TAGS: Redmond, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft shutters Windows private folders

July 14, 2006 Following an outcry, Redmond is removing add-on feature allowing users to create password-protected folders. TAGS: folder, Microsoft Corp., password, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft offers fix for Outlook Web in Vista

March 16, 2007 The software maker said said it has issued a patch to allow Outlook Web Access to properly run in Windows Vista. TAGS: Microsoft Outlook Web Access, patch, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft reveals more about Live Drive

August 24, 2006 An exec provides some details about Microsoft's plans for a free online storage service, Live Drive. TAGS: online storage, Sydney, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Google Inc., hard drive, PC

Microsoft buys into 'bots'

October 12, 2006 Microsoft is buying Colloquis, a maker of natural language-processing technology used to provide automated customer assistance. TAGS: bot, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft cranks up stock buyback program

August 18, 2006 Company to increase size of ongoing stock repurchase program by additional $16.2 billion. TAGS: stock buyback, Microsoft Corp.

Patent claim against Microsoft, HP dismissed

August 9, 2006 Judge rules in favor of Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard in a case over Windows Mobile software and iPaq handhelds. TAGS: patent, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft opens wallet wider for small business

March 14, 2006 Expands financing program, lowering the qualifying threshold for purchases by small businesses. TAGS: small business, Microsoft Corp.
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