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Microsoft and Powerset confirm deal Microsoft and Powerset confirmed Tuesday that Microsoft will purchase the search-engine startup. The news comes several days after a rumor about the deal circulated on the Web.[ See related video of Eric Knorr's Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Ozzie hints at Microsoft's search future, downplays Yahoo Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie on Wednesday suggested that Microsoft has its own clear ideas on the next direction it will take in Internet search, downplaying any deal the company might still make with Yahoo in favor of highlighting Microsoft's own ambi 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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Top 10: Microsoft grows hostile, Yahoo says nyah nyah We've been waiting all week for the other shoe on Microsoft's hostile takeover attempt to drop on Yahoo, which isn't waiting for that to happen and has forged an advertising agreement with Google as a way to hedge against the ongoing acquisition dispute. In other ne Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft buys Powerset, gets foot in semantic search door - Ars Technica Search Engine WatchMicrosoft buys Powerset, gets foot in semantic search doorArs Technica - 34 minutes agoBy Jacqui Cheng | Published: July 01, 2008 - 05:21PM CT While Google and Yahoo focus on indexing Flash sites, Microsoft has other search plans up its sleeve.Mic Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Microsoft Offers iPod Prizes for Search in Australia - The Mac Observer ComputerworldMicrosoft Offers iPod Prizes for Search in AustraliaThe Mac Observer - 2 hours agoby John Martellaro , 4:45 PM EDT, July 2nd, 2008 Microsoft is offering iPod nanos, shuffles, and touches as prizes to promote their Live Search in Australia, according to the Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Microsoft closes Powerset deal The natural language search firm officially became part of Microsoft on Friday. Now the question is what Redmond will do with the technology. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Is Microsoft stalking Powerset's search technology? While Powerset is preparing for the public rollout of its semantic search engine, Microsoft is rumored to be interested in acquiring the start-up. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Microsoft searches for meaning with Powerset buy Beats Google. Semantically speaking The rumors were true. Microsoft is buying Powerset, the San Francisco-based semantic search startup.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Microsoft Buys Linguistic Web Search Firm Powerset Microsoft said it had agreed to buy Powerset, a start-up that is working on a new class of Web search that relies on insights from linguistics rather than simple keyword strings. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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It's official: Microsoft acquires Powerset As expected, Microsoft scoops up semantic search startup Powerset. It's not Yahoo search, but it brings in some compelling technology. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Microsoft buys linguistic Web search firm Powerset SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy Powerset, a start-up that is working on a new class of Web search that relies on insights from linguistics rather than simple keyword strings. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Reuter |
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Microsoft Buys Linguistic Web Search Firm Powerset Microsoft said it had agreed to buy Powerset, a start-up that is working on a new class of Web search that relies on insights from linguistics rather than simple keyword strings. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > NY Time |
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Microsoft pursues search improvements, sans Yahoo While the company only has a 10 percent share of the search market with its Live Search technology, Microsoft has big plans to enhance its platform regardless of what happens with its now-dormant proposal to buy Yahoo. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Not-Just-A-Search-Engine Powerset Launches Beta - BusinessWeek The Money TimesNot-Just-A-Search-Engine Powerset Launches BetaBusinessWeek - 3 hours agoAfter a couple of years of anticipation, the upstart search engine-plus Powerset is launching on Monday to the public in limited form—limited not just in being in beta test but fo Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Yahoo bid could backfire lest Microsoft changes ways Microsoft's $44.6 billion offer to purchase Yahoo is a dramatic statement from a company that delayed acknowledging the importance of emerging Web business models for so long, it faced becoming an also-ran in the Web 2.0 economy. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Privacy groups vow to fight Microsoft-Yahoo deal Privacy groups are promising a fight before U.S. regulatory agencies if Microsoft's offer to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion is accepted, and the deal could face significant hurdles in Europe as well.Microsoft ann 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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Update: Microsoft and Novell extend Linux partnership Microsoft said Wednesday it would purchase up to $100 million in coupons for Suse Linux support from Novell, furthering a controversial 2006 partnership aimed at customers who run both Windows and Linux in their server environments. 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 |