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Three companies Microsoft could buy instead of Yahoo Assuming that Saturday's public walkaway by Microsoft doesn't prove just to be a high-risk negotiation tactic against Yahoo -- after all, the companies are rumored to have been talking about some sort of merger or acquisition for almost three years -- then what we hav Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft's IE Market Share Drops Again Computerworld: "Internet Explorer lost nearly a full percentage point in market share during August, the browser's biggest drop in three months, a Web metrics firm said today." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Microsoft makes gains in server virtualization Bolstered by the June launch of its Hyper-V virtualization software , Microsoft grabbed nearly a quarter of the fast-growing x86 server virtualization market in the second quarter, IDC said Thursday.The success Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft vs. VMware: Rumble in the virtual world Two weeks ago, VMware found itself squarely in Microsoft's crosshairs -- and chaos followed. VMware lowered its revenue expectations for the year earlier this week. Its stock took a nosedive, which likely led to President and Chief Executive Diane Greene's sudden resi Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft and Yahoo: Now what? Microsoft's three-month courtship of Yahoo has ended, but it changed both companies forever and neither can expect to return to the way they were.Microsoft and Yahoo will need to deliver on promises, address que Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Microsoft says it would deal with new Yahoo board In a statement Monday, Microsoft confirmed that it would be interested in resuming talks with Yahoo with a new board of directors, both to buy the search business or the entire company.Billionaire investor Carl Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Yahoo weighs options as Microsoft drama continues Yahoo is weighing its options to accept a buyout by Microsoft or consider tie-ups with other companies, in particular a reported plan to join forces with AOL, as a way to stave off the software giant's advances. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Google seeks route around Microsoft with Chrome Google's surprise announcement of a new browser, Chrome, via a Web comic book could prove to be another game-changing development for the Internet in the coming years.The browser presents a serious challenge to Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Yahoo ends talks with Microsoft, nears Google deal Yahoo has ended its talks with Microsoft about a deal narrower in scope than a full acquisition, Yahoo revealed on Thursday. Instead, the company is nearing an agreement with Google, The Wall Street Journal repo Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Report: Microsoft to launch Yahoo proxy fight Microsoft plans to intensify its pursuit of Yahoo this week when it authorizes a proxy fight to oust Yahoo's board, meaning the 19-day old acquisition attempt will soon turn a darker shade of ugly, according to The New York Times. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft bid caps turbulent week Microsoft's offer Friday to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion in cash and shares put a turbulent end to a heavy earnings week in which forecasts from Internet leaders worried IT investors.Internet leaders Google, Yah Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft prototype search engine personalizes results Microsoft's research arm has developed a prototype search engine with social-networking features that let users edit and reorder search results, as well as share them with online friends.The prototype engine mar Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft's price for Yahoo loses value Microsoft may end up having to raise the amount it is willing to pay for Yahoo if the software company's stock continues to drop while Yahoo's continues to rise.In the week since Microsoft made its surprise bid Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft could stumble in quest for ad speed Microsoft executives said very little on Friday about the undeniable challenges of integrating the company's Internet division with Yahoo, largely avoiding the proverbial elephant in the room that could delay or, in some cases, eliminate benefits of the deal. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft's offer to Yahoo's board In a letter to Yahoo's board, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer offered to acquire the company for a per-share price of $31 in cash or 0.9509 of a share of Microsoft common stock -- a 62 percent premium above the Jan. 31, closing price of Yahoo -- and cited the broad rang Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft: Smarter IDs needed for Net gains Microsoft's chief security strategists are asking for help.The massive software vendor is working harder than ever to do its part to improve online security, but the company cannot solve all the electronic world Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft rewards search -- but only with Internet Explorer As a sign of how desperate Microsoft is to draw U.S. Internet users to its Live Search site and away from rival Google, the company is now offering frequent flyer miles to frequent searchers -- but only if they surf with Internet Explorer: Users of Firefox, Chrome or Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft exec touts mixed source ventures Microsoft has been making moves on the licensing front and accommodations with open source, such as its controversial 2006 agreement with Novell pertaining to Suse Linux. Looking to elaborate on Microsoft's activities, Horacio Gutierrez, Microsoft vice president and d Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft offers push e-mail with new SMB servers Microsoft is offering smaller businesses the same kind of Windows Mobile push services that enterprises get with new versions of its server software, expected to be launched on Wednesday.In addition, as part of Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Icahn to Yahoo: Sell to Microsoft for $49.5 billion Carl Icahn and Yahoo's board traded barbs once again on Friday as the billionaire investor increased his pressure on Yahoo to make a deal with Microsoft, demanding that the company put itself up for sale to Microsoft for a little more than $34 a share. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |