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.Net comes to WebSphere Portal
In the beginning, Mainsoft released Visual MainWin for Java EE, which compiled .Net CIL (Common Intermediate Language) code into Java bytecode. As technically fascinating as that was, on its own it provided limited traction. Much of Microsoft's

Microsoft's options, post-Yahoo
Poor Steve Ballmer. Having yanked his offer to buy Yahoo, Microsoft Corp.'s CEO is left to run a $57 billion company that is on track for its annual orgy of profits and continues to dominate several software spheres. And he still gets to decide how -- or

Google seeks Yahoo ad partnership
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- Google Inc.'s top executives on Thursday expressed hope that the Internet search leader will be able to form a potentially lucrative advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc. - a deal that would lower the odds of Microsoft

Microsoft's post-Yahoo options
Poor Steve Ballmer. Having yanked his offer to buy Yahoo, Microsoft Corp.'s CEO is left to run a $57 billion company that is on track for its annual orgy of profits and continues to dominate several software spheres. And he still gets to decide how -- or

Google: We Like Yahoo, and We Like It Independent
From left: Eric Schmidt, Google chief executive, Elliot Schrage, who recently departed for Facebook, and co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. (File Photo: Kimberly White/Reuters) Will you do a search advertising deal with Yahoo? How will you do it in

Yahoo employees not jumping ship - yet
(Fortune) -- SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- For many Yahoo employees, it was business as usual at the Internet company's Silicon Valley headquarters this week. Despite Microsoft's (MSFT, Fortune 500) decision to withdraw its $47.5 billion buyout bid for Yahoo

Italy's tax returns on the internet
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Microsoft walks away from Yahoo!
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Yahoo tests aggregated search
Yahoo has chosen India for the beta test of its new search concept that aggregates text, images, and video results on a single results page. The currently works for select search terms across select categories such as health, sports, entertainment,

Yahoo employees stay put - for now
(Fortune) -- SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- For many Yahoo employees, it was business as usual at the Internet company's Silicon Valley headquarters this week. Despite Microsoft's (MSFT, Fortune 500) decision to withdraw its $47.5 billion buyout bid for Yahoo

Google rethinks Yahoo ad deal
Google may be getting cold feet. In a last-ditch effort to avoid a merger with Microsoft, Yahoo said it was considering teaming with Google in a search advertising deal. But some Google executives are now questioning whether thats a good idea, the

Yahoo tests aggregated text, video, and image search
Yahoo has chosen India for the beta test of its new search concept that aggregates text, images, and video results on a single results page. The currently works for select search terms across select categories such as health, sports, entertainment,

Google denies staff 'brain drain'
By Maggie ShielsTechnology reporter, in Silicon ValleyElliot Schrage was a senior executive at GoogleGoogle has denied there is a brain drain of talent at the firm following the departure of its communications boss to social network Facebook. Elliot

Yahoo board faces ouster
Summer fireworks displays traditionally take place July 4 in the U.S., but this year Yahoo's board of directors could be treated to some fireworks of their own at the company's annual shareholders meeting on July 3. Eric Jackson, president of Ironfire

Yahoo-MS: Off again, on again?
Just when it seemed that , Yahoo and Microsoft may end up reconciling and coming to terms on a merger sooner rather than later. Comments by both CEO Jerry Yang and President Sue Decker -- pressured by a sliding stock price and grumbling shareholders --

Yahoo, Microsoft: Off again ... on again?
Reports of the death of the Microsoft-Yahoo deal could be greatly exaggerated as there is still a possibility that both sides will return to the bargaining table Talkback E-mail Printer Friendly Reprints Just when it seemed that their stormy

Internet Archive challenges FBI's secret records demand
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has withdrawn a secret demand that the Internet Archive, an online library, provide the agency with a user's personal information after the Web site challenged the records request in court. The FBI sent a national

Yahoo shareholders eye board ouster after failed Microsoft bid
Summer fireworks displays traditionally take place July 4 in the U.S., but this year Yahoo's board of directors could be treated to some fireworks of their own at the company's annual shareholders meeting on July 3. Eric Jackson, president of Ironfire

Zero-day treasure hunt: Researcher hides IE attack on Web
Security researcher Aviv Raff has published code that would allow someone to take control of a computer running Internet Explorer, but there's a catch. He's not saying exactly where he's hidden the attack. 'Somewhere in my blog, I embedded a

Product review: .Net comes to WebSphere Portal
In the beginning, Mainsoft released Visual MainWin for Java EE, which compiled .Net CIL (Common Intermediate Language) code into Java bytecode. As technically fascinating as that was, on its own it provided limited traction. Much of Microsoft's

Microsoft's offer to up Yahoo bid questioned
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Just how serious was Microsoft Corp. about raising its bid to $47.5 billion for slumping Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc.? The answer is taking on greater importance as more outraged Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) shareholders threaten to sue

Yahoo! shareholders thump Yang in the fiduciaries
In late February, after Yahoo! famously rejected Microsoft's initial $44.6bn bid for the company, two share-holding Detroit pension funds filed a class action lawsuit against Jerry Yang and the Yahoo! board, claiming a 'breach of fiduciary duties'. And

Photos: HTC's Touch Diamond phone
With the iPhone still setting the standard for touch-screen phones, challengers to the throne all seem to be trying to out-elegance one another--witness the new Samsung Armani, for instance. Now along comes the HTC Touch Diamond, 'a new benchmark for

Google launches security group for open source
Google is spearheading a volunteer workforce it hopes will become the centralized authority for responding to security issues in open source software. oCERT, short for the open source computer emergency response team, will aim to remediate security

Open Strategy could save Yahoo
If Yahoo can move ahead with its Open Strategy, it could pose a major threat to MySpace, Facebook, and other social networks, and give Yahoo the boost it needs Talkback E-mail Printer Friendly Reprints As its stock price plummets, Yahoo's executives

Yahoo's Open Strategy could be its salvation
If Yahoo can move ahead with its Open Strategy, it could pose a major threat to MySpace, Facebook, and other social networks, and give Yahoo the boost it needs Talkback E-mail Printer Friendly Reprints As its stock price plummets, Yahoo's executives

Microsoft GM to Yahoo: Good-bye to you
While Yahoo would have given Microsoft's Internet business an immediate boost, Microsoft has closed that chapter and is focused on moving forward, a Microsoft official said Tuesday. 'We have a lot of opportunity to keep growing organically. Certainly

ISPs, Web sites must tackle piracy, says CBS, Viacom chief
Internet service providers, Web site operators, and manufacturers of devices that are used by some to pirate content should play a part in stamping out that piracy, Sumner Redstone, chairman and controlling shareholder of both Viacom and CBS, said on

Yahoo filters out evil Web sites
there will be a few less Web sites popping up in Yahoo searches. That's because Yahoo plans to start filtering out malicious Web sites using McAfee's SiteAdvisor software, which warns Web surfers if they are about to visit a Web site that has been linked

Yahoo faces shareholder ire
Two public pension funds from the city of Detroit plan to expand a complaint against Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang and other members of Yahoo's board of directors, saying they failed to act in the best interest of shareholders in to buy Yahoo. Their original