| Source: The Associated Press
Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc.'s share of the U.S. search market contracted slightly in July while market leader Google Inc.'s improved, according to estimates released by ComScore Inc. Thursday.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will star
in a $300 million marketing campaign for Microsoft Corp aimed
at burnishing the image of its computer operating system, a
person familiar with the effort said on Thursday.
| Source: The Associated Press
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver on Thursday announced plans for software giant Microsoft Corp. to build a $500 million data center in West Des Moines.
Jerry Seinfeld will be one of the key celebrity
pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's <MSFT.O> $300 million advertising
campaign aimed at changing its image, the Wall Street Journal
said on Thursday, citing people close to the situation.
| Source: The Associated Press
Federal aviation officials said Wednesday they are conducting an unusual 30-day review of the Eclipse 500 very light jets in response to reports of safety problems when the planes were certified in 2006.
(Reuters) - Jerry Seinfield will be one of the key
celebrity pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's <MSFT.O> $300 million
advertising campaign aimed at changing its image, the Wall
Street Journal said on Thursday, citing people close to the
situation.
U.S. firm Hillcrest Laboratories has accused Japan's Nintendo of infringing four of its patents to make the top-selling Wii game console, filing a complaint with a trade panel, and a lawsuit.
Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
Salesforce.com Inc.'s fiscal second-quarter profit nearly tripled, as thousands of new corporate customers signed up for an online software service that supplants technology programs that must be installed on individual computers.
Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
Two of the world's richest men visited Alberta's oil sands this week and inquired about Canada's energy plans, a Canadian oil official said Wednesday.
Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
The Consumer Electronics Association spent $480,000 in the second quarter to lobby on electronics recycling and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report.
Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008 | Source: Reuters
Palm Inc. unveiled a Treo smartphone on Wednesday based on Microsoft Corp. software to compete for business users against rivals such as Research In Motion's BlackBerry.
Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
VMware Inc.'s shares slid more than 4 percent Wednesday as some investors locked in profits from a sharp rise in the stock earlier this month.
Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008 | Source: Reuters
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates,
two of the world's richest men, toured Canadian Natural
Resources Ltd's <CNQ.TO> Horizon oil sands project near Fort
McMurray, Alberta, this week.
Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008 | Source: Reuters
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Warren Buffett and Bill Gates,
two of the world's richest men, toured Canadian Natural
Resources Ltd's <CNQ.TO> Horizon oil sands project near Fort
McMurray, Alberta, this week.
Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
Gov. Chet Culver will announce Thursday that Microsoft Corp. will build a data center in West Des Moines.