August 29, 2007Software maker plans to add Parlano's MindAlign group chat functionality to several of its products.TAGS:IM, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office
January 18, 2007Microsoft 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.
February 1, 2008Software 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.
October 12, 2006Chief of Microsoft's German subsidiary plans to leave following a dispute with Redmond over the company's future.TAGS:Redmond, Microsoft Corp.
October 12, 2006Microsoft is buying Colloquis, a maker of natural language-processing technology used to provide automated customer assistance.TAGS:bot, Microsoft Corp.