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In a bid to boost its Internet search and e-commerce business in Europe, Microsoft agrees to buy Greenfield Online, owner of popular European price comparison Web site ciao.com, for about $486 million.
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Microsoft has agreed to buy Greenfield Online, owner of Ciao.com, a European price comparison website, for about $486 million to boost its search and e-commerce business in Europe. Microsoft, whose $47.5 billion bid to buy Yahoo earlier this year failed after a protracted battle, said the acquisition should benefit its Live Search platform. Internet search is dominated by Google, which has 62 percent of the global search market and 79 percent in Europe, according to the most recent data published by Web usage tracker ComScore. Microsoft has a 2 percent market share in Europe and 9 percent worldwide, behind both Google and Yahoo. In Europe, Microsoft is also outranked by online auction site eBay and Russia's Yandex.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 includes a number of security and privacy features that allow it to keep pace with competing browsers such as Firefox and Safari. Many users of Internet Explorer seem to appreciate Microsoft's privacy protections, which are designed to protect users' browsing information. The most talked-about features are InPrivate Browsing and InPrivate Blocking.
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Microsoft accused Primax Electronics of Taiwan of infringing on its patents for peripheral devices like keyboards and mice. The International Trade Commission has agreed to hear Microsoft's case against Primax Electronics. The complainant requests that the ITC issue an exclusion order and a cease and desist order.
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Microsoft released on Aug. 27 a second test version of Internet Explorer 8, delivering a feature-complete upgrade to the world's most widely used Web browser. The world's largest software maker said the latest version -- beta 2 -- of Internet Explorer, which has a market share of about 75 percent, comes with new features to enhance privacy, ease-of-use, and security. Microsoft first released a test -- or beta 1 -- version of IE 8 in March, but that was aimed at letting Web developers take a first look at the new browser. This latest version is aimed at a broader consumer audience.
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VMware application virtualization offering ThinApp 4 reduces application conflict and speeds the cycle of application deployment while boasting lower overhead than full-blown desktop virtualization approaches. However, VMware's maiden app virtualization voyage hits some stormy patches.
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The first Treo device with built-in Wi-Fi connectivity is worth a look for companies running a Microsoft back-end infrastructure.
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Microsoft will buy $100 million worth of Linux support certificates from Novell to redistribute to Microsoft Windows Server customers for Novell for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES). Novell has promised "tools, support, training and resources" for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server users seeking "optimal interoperability" with Microsoft Windows Server.
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Microsoft, the definitive desktop computer software maker, is firing back at rival Apple with new ads featuring comedy king Jerry Seinfeld, who built a name for himself as the star of a show about nothing. Microsoft has branched into enterprise applications, Web services and several other areas to compete with Google, Apple and other rivals.
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Microsoft's Xbox 360 beat Sony's PlayStation 3 in Japan weekly sales for the first time two weeks ago, riding robust demand for a recent Xbox 360 title produced by Namco Bandai Holdings. Microsoft sold 28,116 units of the Xbox 360 in the week ended August 10, compared with 10,705 units of the PS3, driven by the August 7 launch in Japan of Namco Bandai's "Tales of Vesperia" role-playing game. Microsoft, locked in a three-way game console battle with Sony and Nintendo has been struggling to stir up demand for the Xbox 360 in Japan.
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eWEEK research shows that negative perception of the Windows Vista operating system is growing.
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Microsoft's Windows is the undisputed king of the desktop, and, for a long time now, it's seemed as though Windows would reign forever more. However, with customer uptake of Vista still limp—even with the magical Service Pack 1 milestone months behind us—it's time to ask if any of Windows' client OSes has what it takes to capture a bigger chunk of the mainstream desktop. Here are some of the contenders.
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Stratus' Avance ably protects key applications from run-of-the-mill hardware problems such as disk and power supply failures.
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As Microsoft announces service pack releases of its Visual Studio 2008 and .Net Framework 3.5 technology, developers say the enhancements make for faster, better development. Microsoft's new service packs feature the .Net Framework Client Profile, ADO.Net Data Services and ADO.Net Entity Framework.
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Microsoft's Zune is looking to Hollywood to gain an edge on Apple's iPod. Microsoft has denied persistent rumors that Zune would expand into communications a la Apple's iPhone, but the company confirmed it is exploring the option to add exclusive content such as original video programming for the Zune portable media player.
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Vista SP1 offers a rollup of fixes and performance enhancements,
but the real driver for upgrade may be the halt of new XP sales.
Review: During eWEEK Labs' tests, conversions using the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack show file fidelity.
Review: Version 2.2 is worth evaluating as an alternative to Microsoft Office.
Review: Microsoft makes strides while decreasing the server's number of vulnerable areas.
European versions don't enable USB lockout by default.
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