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Year in review: On Web, innovation meets hard times

December 22, 2008 A lot of progress took place this year in Web start-ups and online technology, before the dark clouds of recession and layoffs swept in. TAGS: innovation, layoff, Twitter, Facebook, Web 2.0, standards, start-up, open source, Mozilla Corp., Google Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft gives U.K. start-ups a helping hand

October 1, 2007 CEO Steve Ballmer announces a program that aims to help U.K. software upstarts meet their potential. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, potential, U.K., London, start-up, Microsoft Corp.

Start-up taps Microsoft's labs to boost mobile Net

March 27, 2007 ZenZui turns a cell phone screen into multiple tiles, hoping to solve usability issues and find revenue in the process. Photo: ZenZui's zoomable mobile interface TAGS: Inrix, Hertz Corp., tile, CTIA, lab, start-up, real estate, trial, mobile phone, Microsoft Corp.

Start-up merges cell phone and PC into a handheld

December 16, 2005 Almost everyone has a cell phone and a notebook, but cPC says they will sell one box that does it all. TAGS: DualCor Technologies, smart phone, cell phone, handheld, VIA Technologies Inc., battery, start-up, notebook computer, PC, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft licensing push shifts to start-ups

May 4, 2005 Software maker has previously focused much of its intellectual-property licensing efforts on larger companies. TAGS: intellectual property, start-up, entrepreneur, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., software company, IP

Microsoft to acquire search start-up Medstory

February 26, 2007 Acquisition of company specializing in health-related searches will become part of Microsoft's nascent Health Solutions Group. TAGS: health care, health, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., start-up

Microsoft acquires Net-calling start-up

November 3, 2005 Purchase of Swiss firm should bolster Microsoft's corporate instant messaging push. TAGS: Microsoft Office Live Communications Server, communications server, VoIP, agent, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., IM, Microsoft Office, start-up, IP, server

Start-up offers Web conferencing on the cheap

February 14, 2005 Convoq takes aim at WebEx and other rivals with low-cost virtual meetings--and wins some big clients. TAGS: Convoq, Web conferencing, WebEx Communications Inc., participant, start-up, Microsoft Corp.

Chinese firms get hold of Microsoft tech

October 31, 2006 Software giant exports its licensing push to China, putting three mobile phone technologies in the hands of two start-ups. TAGS: Chinese firm, China, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., mobile phone, software company, start-up

Insiders share tips for partnering with Microsoft

November 29, 2005 Microsoft executives repeat their investment mantra to entrepreneurs: Don't count on our cash. TAGS: insider, entrepreneur, vice president, Microsoft Corp., software company, start-up

Microsoft licenses new way to make friends

April 26, 2006 Start-up hopes to use technology developed by Microsoft's research unit to take on sites like Friendster and MySpace.com. TAGS: Karl Jacob, Inrix, Friendster Inc., entrepreneur, Silicon Valley, MySpace, start-up, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Microsoft opens research lab for licensing

April 11, 2005 Software maker says commercializing its own research is still job one, but it sees some opportunity in sharing tech with start-ups. TAGS: Inrix, lab, intellectual property, traffic, start-up, Microsoft Corp., idea, Microsoft Windows

Perens joins start-up SourceLabs

June 8, 2005 Open-source advocate to lead developer relations at start-up founded last year by former Microsoft and BEA employees. TAGS: Bruce Perens, developer relations, open source, BEA Systems Inc., open-source software, start-up, Microsoft Corp., server

Fighting fraud, plugging leaks

January 24, 2005 Microsoft missed a loophole in its last patch, security firm warns. Also: Start-up takes aim at the threat from within. TAGS: fraud, start-up, Symantec Corp., security, virus, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

The many faces of Web search

December 8, 2005 Heavyweights such as Google and Microsoft look well beyond basic text search, while start-ups look for their own angle. Also: An offbeat site gets artsy with search terms. TAGS: Internet search, angle, Microsoft Windows Live, Google Inc., start-up, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

The do-it-yourself Web emerges

July 31, 2006 New services from fledging start-ups enable people to build Web applications themselves, which pundits say will unleash creativity. TAGS: mashup, Wiki, application development, Web application, collaboration, spreadsheet, blog, start-up, Web browser, idea, Microsoft Corp.

Virtualization start-ups hit reset button

April 3, 2006 Virtual Iron and XenSource, two contenders in a hot market, will tell LinuxWorld faithful their new ways to take on VMware. TAGS: Virtual Iron, XenSource Inc., virtualization, VMware, Xen, hypervisor, virtual server, LinuxWorld, AMD, start-up, leader, server, Intel, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

KVM steals virtualization spotlight

February 26, 2007 A new open-source virtual-machine project has quickly won Linux allies, but its arrival brings complications. TAGS: KVM, virtualization, Xen, Linux, Novell Inc., open source, chief technology officer, virtual machine, Red Hat Inc., project, start-up, Microsoft Corp.

'Office 2.0' start-ups knock on business doors

October 9, 2006 Start-ups try to chip away at the Microsoft Office franchise via lower costs and Web-based collaboration. TAGS: Onyx Software, Web 2.0, Microsoft Office, collaboration, start-up, spreadsheet, decision, president, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Making connections with VoIP

March 28, 2006 The Net telephony field continues to draw new players, from start-up Jajah to the xMax wireless technology. TAGS: IP telephony, telephony, VoIP, Skype, wireless technology, start-up, Microsoft Corp.
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