Microsoft, Icahn offered Yahoo $2.3 bln annual revenue (Reuters)

Reuters - Microsoft Corp and billionaire investor Carl Icahn's joint proposal for Yahoo Inc , which was rejected on Saturday, included $2.3 billion in guaranteed annual revenue from search advertising for five years, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. Read more…


Computer Security

Plaintiffs Complain About Microsoft Docs (PC World)

PC World - Plaintiffs in the U.S. Microsoft antitrust case complain about continuing problems with technical documentation. Read more…


No deal between Yahoo and Microsoft: report (Reuters)

Reuters - CNBC says no deal "whatsoever" on the table between Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp, citing unnamed sources. Read more…


Microsoft, Yahoo buyout talks back on: report (Reuters)

Reuters - Microsoft Corp is back in talks to buy out Yahoo Inc , technology blog TechCrunch reported on Tuesday, citing multiple unnamed sources at both companies. Read more…


After Bill Gates, five possible futures for Microsoft (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - For most people, Bill Gates and Microsoft are one and the same. Read more…


Microsoft, AT&T, Covisint Partner On Health Data Exchange (TechWeb)

TechWeb - InformationWeek - The agreement lets consumers who use Microsoft's HealthVault share their health data with their doctors. Read more…


Kimball University: Microsoft SQL Server Comes of Age for Data Warehousing (TechWeb)

TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - With new compression, partitioning and star schema optimization features, Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 is catching up with the state of the industry in data warehousing. Here's why these three capabilities are crucial for scalability and performance on any platform. Read more…


Bill Gates Calls Microsoft Stronger as Retirement Looms (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Newsweek is profiling Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates as he prepares to retire this week from the company he cofounded. Read more…


Microsoft Teams With AT&T, Covisint for E-health Exchange (PC World)

PC World - Microsoft teams with AT&T and Covisint to bolster its e-health strategy around its HealthVault patient-information... Read more…


Malware City Welcomes You (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - "There are eight million stories in Malware City...". Well, not yet, but BitDefender's new free resource at www.malwarecity.com includes a virus map, a free scanner, and other goodies in a film noir style. Read more…


U.S. judge upholds Alcatel award in Microsoft case (Reuters)

Reuters - A U.S. judge upheld a jury's ruling for $368 million in damages against Microsoft Corp for violating patents held by Alcatel-Lucent . Read more…